Tony

10 hours ago, ALEXANDRE TARTAR said:

There isn't just one company profile, let's look at the jewelry world.

You can find companies that make a lot of low cost gold rings, but you can also find companies that make high quality and expensive jewelry in weak quantity.

But for all that, the turnover is higher at CARTIER in Paris than in the WALMART jewelry stores.

Here Cartier USD 45 000

 

And there’s probably $40,000 profit on that ring......😗

5 hours ago, Ridge Runner said:

No company is in business for their health and all have to make a profit.

 If I make a PI detector do I want to sell one are do I want to sell hundreds. I can’t make a profit even selling one out of a hundred then why bother with a PI .

 If it’s some great detectors out there for under 1500. for land and beach then anything above that in price will be a hard sell.

 You can always find some willing to go for the high dollar ones but again it’s volume of sales that pays the bills.

 Chuck 

A big yes to this ⬆️

I was 13.......the rich kid down the road had a Whites and a Compass detector. I had this piece of junk (Micronta?)......but I loved it. Cost me $19.95 back in the day. A couple of years later I bought the Compass from the rich kid for a great price.....I think mainly due to the fact that I was a solid kid for my age and took care of a couple young punks who liked to beat up the rich kid. A couple of years later I “discovered” beer and girls and it would be another 20 years before those novelties wore off and I rediscovered my real passion of detecting again 😗

TVR.......you are spot on when you refer to the AQ as a “niche” detector.
The problem for Fisher is niche detectors don’t pay the bills 😳

I haven’t posted in some time but my feelings toward the AQ (assuming it makes production) are very mixed.....

The price is to be expected but certainly at the higher end of what most of us expected. The depth rating is UNACCEPTABLE at this price point. It will certainly be a matter of “when”  the detector leaks and not “if”. A 10 foot rating will not support prolonged submersion !

As I have mentioned before......Fisher needs to bring in a bare bones straight PI model for $2000 maximum......in a rated enclosure for > 100 feet. 
 

Yep.....Minelab GP3500. Spend some time looking for a pristine unit and I finally did. Managed to pick another one up a few months ago and it’s in even better condition......it’s a keeper this time.

1 hour ago, Pombo2000 said:

yes the metal detector works, with some hammer job i think to restore it.

You can send it to me and I’ll “restore it” with my hammer......🤬

I’m going to hold back what I really want to say because it will probably violate every rule in this great forum. I will say this though....knowingly buying a fake known brand detector only gives the incentive to make more and is another potential nail in the coffin for genuine manufacturers.

I’m glad someone recognised the value of the White’s brand and to let it wither and die on the vine would be unforgivable......Garrett/White’s will be a force to be reckoned with and I’m guessing a lot of consumers will appreciate this loyalty and will be showing their “thanks” via their wallet.

Come on ......It’s the 16th down here.....👍

Yep....1998-1999.......building a house, getting married, first child on the way. The “Cuda” was definitely circling but if I had cast out some bait and snagged one then my wife to be would have taken an even bigger chunk out of my azzz 😂

Jim,

I wonder if the fish below would snap up an AQ......👍

Now that was just plain mean of you Jim 😜

I couldn’t get a Barracuda back in 2000 and now can’t get an AQ in 2020

It’s a good thing that my Excalibur has been so good to me 👍

Enjoy your AQ.......or should that be AQ’s

Tony

Apologies.....I mistakenly thought the AQ battery was a Lithium chemistry.

That battery needs to be stored well away from anything that could ignite.......outside somewhere safe. Remember the scene in one of the Terminator movies....Arnies battery becomes damaged and very unstable.......

In these photo’s.....you can see Aquaseal over the endcap connection, thread tape for the headphone connection and reinforced headphone cable to spread any flexing load from a sharp angle to a softer angle. My coil has at least 8 coats of Plastic Dip and hasn’t had to be recoated after 3 years....detecting I the water over rocks and reef.

Come on summer !

I ended up using plumbers thread tape for the screw connector as it
perfectly seals (as it would a tap) and then a small amount of Marine Grease over that general area. I’m trying to avoid constant mating and unmating of the headphone 8 pin connector and your very nice endcaps for the Excal. I’ll probably inspect once a month to check on integrity......somewhat overkill as its designed for submersion but as you well know....you can’t over maintain anything in a saltwater environment.

Agree with the Simon......the Quest Wirefree works perfectly with my Whites MX7 and XL Pro.

Thanks Joe.....I’m thinking of making the connection and then coating with Aquaseal or PlastiDip the whole of the outside connector....making it completely sealed from salt and sand as well as only needing to disconnect if required to. Thanks Tony 

I’m sure I read somewhere that all of these common connectors (typically for headphones) such as the 8 pin style have a limited amount of mating cycles. Connector integrity cannot be assured after this. I guess there is a small amount of wear and tear on the male/female metal contact points as well as the plastic/rubber moulding that keeps water out.

Any views on this? 
Thanks

Tony

16 hours ago, deborah195412 said:

Yes, According to what I read. The 11.5 setting was actually a last minute change to 15uS. Because of this last minute change, I'm assuming they knew a problem existed for working submerged in salt water. Out of the water on the wet sand beach, this machine is great.  Working here in Pensacola, in the water, A lot of the modes are not able to be used to the fullest extent with the 12.5 inch coil. I'm looking forward to trying the 8 inch coil when it is available to see how much of a change it makes. I do realize this machine was designed for use in the wet salt sand at waters edge. the capability of the machine is limited when you enter the water with the 12.5 inch coil.

Thanks for this reply......👍👍

Might be easier if everyone dropped the reference to 11.5.......I wasn’t sure if it applied to all released AQ machines......hence the question 👍

When AQ owners says a delay of 11.5........this is 15uS right?

Ahhh...Barracuda......if only I had the money for one 20 years ago 😩

And an extended range for the pulse delay to maybe a maximum of 20uS 👍