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White's 6000 Di Pro SL?????
- Thread starter SkiWhiz
- Start date
Thanks for the reply : XLT-user, I meant to ask earlier how heavy is the 6000 Di Pro. I have been a Tesoro user for years (really like them) and wondered how the Di Pro will compare to them, I know that the older Tesoro's (12kHz) hit very well on smaller jewelry items & rings and have a very quick recovery time and can be swept slow. From my understanding a person has to swing the DiPro fairly fast to get any depth, and will the DiPro hit on small jewely/rings as good as a older Tesoro. Thanks! Steve.
P.S. Not trying to get anything going between White's & Tesoro's detectors, just that I have used Tesoro's for 25 years gotton used to them but want to learn different brands and like to learn form folks like yourself on the forums that have used different brands/models.
P.S. Not trying to get anything going between White's & Tesoro's detectors, just that I have used Tesoro's for 25 years gotton used to them but want to learn different brands and like to learn form folks like yourself on the forums that have used different brands/models.
Yes, the 6000 Di pro is still a very popular machine. Yes it will be heavier than your Tesoro, but it is balanced sufficiently in the way they made the ergonomics. No it will not hit on low conductors as well as your 2 filter type Tesoros, but it will probably hit on silver/copper deeper than your Tesoros, and will probably tackle nastier ground minerals than your Tesoro. Yes it requires a faster swing, but will eventually learn that to your advantage, as there are tell-tale audio clues you can glean from momentarily giving a little "chop" swing over suspected targets.
Thanks for all the info on the 6000 Di Pro, I am sure it is a good machine but after reading your posts & the reviewing that I have done I am going to stick with my beep & dig Tesoro. That way when my wife wants to hunt she won't have to lug around the extra weight and learn how to ground balance & adjust this and adjust that. Thanks! Steve.
Why I was asking about the 6000 Di Pro is because a guy on the forum has one and wants to trade it for a lighter weight machine such as a Tesoro for his wife to use & I gave it some thought to trade with him. Anyone looking to buy or trade for a 6000 Di Pro check out the classified section.
Why I was asking about the 6000 Di Pro is because a guy on the forum has one and wants to trade it for a lighter weight machine such as a Tesoro for his wife to use & I gave it some thought to trade with him. Anyone looking to buy or trade for a 6000 Di Pro check out the classified section.
downeaster
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Monte, oh Monte, wherefore art thou? Too much Christmas cheer methinks. I'm surprised that you are not all over this! Just kiddin. Skiwhiz,check with MonteVB@comcast.net and he can tell you all you want to know about this machine. It still is an outstanding metal detector and one of my favorites. Steve
I emailed Monte awhile ago & haven't heard back from him but he probably got into too much of that spiked eggnog, lol. I decided against trading my Tesoro for the White's, no offense to the White's just have got so used to using Tesoro's, it would take the fun out of detecting for me if I had to swing a detector very fast like I hear that you have to do with the Di Pro to get the deeper targets. I am not a TID kind of guy but the older analog metered machines are pretty neat. Thanks! Steve.downeaster said:
We've had a heavy dose or 'winter' the past 10 days or so and have had some power issues from time to time. Been away from the computer a lot as well. I hope your Christmas and holiday season are going well.
No, it is not necessarily "outdated' as such, but for many it is still considered one of the older top performers that just got to be too heavy.
Not all 6000 Di Pro's are the same as they went through a number of changes from the first blue-box release in mid-April, 1985, to the Di Pro Plus version, and finally to the "SL" configuration. Even then the electronics had some subtle revisions until they reached the final circuit design termed 'CB' .... Composite Board.
White's 6000 Di Series 3 and renamed 5900 Di Pro were better, back then, than the 6000 Di Pro because there were some issues with the initial auto-tracking circuitry and I found the manual GB'ed models to work much better. Still, one thing they all had was that excellent analog display that, to this day, I prefer over the XLT/DFX models display.
As they advanced and worked the bugs out of everything, they did progress to the 'S" version which was a superior physical packaging and provided better balance and control. Also, with the addition of the Signal Balance control, the operator had greater adjustment of the detector's performance and, by advancing the setting to the highest level w/o instability (on the edge), you could sweep reasonably slow and comfortable. This is especially true when you opt for a smaller coil, such as a 6
Yes, the 6000 Di Pro SL is a good detector.SkiWhiz said:
No, it is not necessarily "outdated' as such, but for many it is still considered one of the older top performers that just got to be too heavy.
Not all 6000 Di Pro's are the same as they went through a number of changes from the first blue-box release in mid-April, 1985, to the Di Pro Plus version, and finally to the "SL" configuration. Even then the electronics had some subtle revisions until they reached the final circuit design termed 'CB' .... Composite Board.
White's 6000 Di Series 3 and renamed 5900 Di Pro were better, back then, than the 6000 Di Pro because there were some issues with the initial auto-tracking circuitry and I found the manual GB'ed models to work much better. Still, one thing they all had was that excellent analog display that, to this day, I prefer over the XLT/DFX models display.
As they advanced and worked the bugs out of everything, they did progress to the 'S" version which was a superior physical packaging and provided better balance and control. Also, with the addition of the Signal Balance control, the operator had greater adjustment of the detector's performance and, by advancing the setting to the highest level w/o instability (on the edge), you could sweep reasonably slow and comfortable. This is especially true when you opt for a smaller coil, such as a 6
Cobra detector
New member
Hello!
This is my White's 6000 / Di Pro SL metal detector.
Good metal detector? Backlight normal? XLT coil compatible? XLT research coil is cool depth. XLT and Di Pro 6,51 Khz.
6V 1,3Ah gel akkumulator compatible is a detector? 97x51x25mm. Normal 4x1,5V baby battery weak.
(I'm Hungarian. I' bad speak english....)
Thank you very much!!!!
This is my White's 6000 / Di Pro SL metal detector.
Good metal detector? Backlight normal? XLT coil compatible? XLT research coil is cool depth. XLT and Di Pro 6,51 Khz.
6V 1,3Ah gel akkumulator compatible is a detector? 97x51x25mm. Normal 4x1,5V baby battery weak.
(I'm Hungarian. I' bad speak english....)
Thank you very much!!!!