The Winburn Avenger 180 meter. Photo in and out.

[Ron from Michigan]

This 180 meter has no external adjustment.There is a on and off power switch on the side of the meter.Also requires one nine volt battery for power.The mounting bracket is nice and gives the user a great view of the ID screen. After the back plate is removed a small screw driver is needed to adjust the pot inside the meter.

 

[MonDak]

I have a Winburn, it really works good. Once you adjust it to 180, it never needs readjustment.
But it has a problem, on hot or sunny days the screen goes black and you can't read it.

 

[Ron from Michigan]

Mondak,my Winburn Nighthawk had the same problem in summer on a bright sunny day I would have to search in shade so I could see the meter.I could search for 5 to 10 minutes before I lost the screen and then in the shade that amount of time to recover.Would a screen cover work?So your saying the Avenger holds its adjustment and the external knob is no big deal.Thanks Ron

 

[MonDak]

Ron
A screen cover would help for the sunlight problem, but not the ambient temperature.
When I got mine it read about 3 points lower than it should have. I took the cover off
and adjusted it correctly. I have'nt had to readjust it since and that was about
2 years ago.

 

[Ron from Michigan]

MonDak,you must use the same coil.I have found that a coil switch will require an adjustment on the Winburn Blackhawk meter.Speaking of coils I have a Slimline 800 on the way.The BBS1000 gets good depth,but lighter weight and target separation is good for my trashy park hunts.

 

[John(H)]

............So who sells the Windburn Avenger?? Or is this a home built project kit converting a calulator?? Joe

 

[plugger]

The Sun Ray S-8 will get the same depth as the 10" BBS and weighs only about 12oz with cover.

 

[Ron from Michigan]

Joe,Winburn manufactured these 180 meters and like the Sunray meters these are difficult to find.I used the Winburn Nighthawk for a couple of seasons which didn't require a battery had an outside adjustment knob and even a night light.Again after looking for another 180 meter the Sunray was my first choice,but found the Avenger and it works great.Thanks Ron

 

[Ron from Michigan]

Plugger,I have heard good things about the S8.One of the guys on this Forum was getting rid of his Sovereign coils a couple seasons ago and I got one of these coils at a good price.I had both the 1000 and 800 Slimline coils and did an air test comparison with these three coils.This is just my data but both of the Slimline coils had better tones and depth for me.The 800 coil didn't match the 1000 for depth but was more stable and the little 7 1/4 coil has great separation.Thanks Ron