Where Is Fisher On The Impulse?

[Chase Goldman]

7 minutes ago, phrunt said:

I've mothballed my T2 and Gold Bug Pro as they've both been superseded by an entry level detector from a competitor for my needs... after all they're very old models... yet, still the current models.  

Well said.  I really want FT to get back in the game.  But a niche detector may not be the answer even though I DO want to see Impulse come to market, if only to see if the Impulse designers can follow up with a viable "terrestrial" focused detector for nuggets or relics.

[Rick K - First Member]

I have no solid information, but Alexandre is no fool and EU laws are very favorable to the rights of inventors to a fair share of their inventions profits. 

[Steve Herschbach]

11 hours ago, Chase Goldman said:

Well said.  I really want FT to get back in the game.  But a niche detector may not be the answer even though I DO want to see Impulse come to market, if only to see if the Impulse designers can follow up with a viable "terrestrial" focused detector for nuggets or relics.

I agree. FT needs a new model that addresses the latest competition in the general coin and relic arena. There should have been a fast recovery digital CZ in a F44 type package ages ago.

[schoolofhardNox]

12 hours ago, Chase Goldman said:

Nox, I sympathize with your disappointment and impatience, but the real world from an experienced engineering and business perspective is a little more complicated than that.  See my interjections above.  Yes a lot of it is speculation, but informed speculation based on what has been posted here by folks like Rick Kempf who are closer to the project and my own personal knowledge regarding the realities of delivering tech gear to a demanding customer.

I guess my biggest complaint Chase is the silence from Fisher. It seems that the new norm (from most manufacturers) is to ignore your customers and just not comment on anything. Delays of years are now the norm. It's sad really how business has no enthusiasm, just dollar signs. Whether they believe it or not, some people will be turned off by there way of doing business. For a niche machine, every sale counts. I hope if a relic version is released it is by some other company.

 

[Bill (S. CA)]

I'd like to make a comment here, not specific to the Impulse AQ, but instead to the civility of the discussions on Steve's forum.  Let's be honest, on any other metal detecting forum, some if not all of us would have been torched for just offering honest opinions within this thread.  Instead, when there is a difference of opinion, it is discussed with courtesy and respect.  I'd just like to thank all of you folks for maintaining this standard of integrity and class in this environment that Steve has created and for making it an enjoyable forum in which to participate.

 

[Steve Herschbach]

Funny how if you tell people they have to behave as adults the ones that don't want to just generally stay away. If not, they are they only ones that get torched around here. I don't want numbers, I want quality, and you guys are it! 

[Chase Goldman]

2 hours ago, Bill (S. CA) said:

I'd like to make a comment here, not specific to the Impulse AQ, but instead to the civility of the discussions on Steve's forum.  Let's be honest, on any other metal detecting forum, some if not all of us would have been torched for just offering honest opinions within this thread.  Instead, when there is a difference of opinion, it is discussed with courtesy and respect.  I'd just like to thank all of you folks for maintaining this standard of integrity and class in this environment that Steve has created and for making it an enjoyable forum in which to participate.

 

 

5 minutes ago, Steve Herschbach said:

Funny how if you tell people they have to behave as adults the ones that don't want to just generally stay away. If not, they are they only ones that get torched around here. I don't want numbers, I want quality, and you guys are it! 

Besides the treasure trove of information and expertise here, that is why I said earlier in the thread that this is the greatest forum in the world. 

[Rick K - First Member]

One happy result of the seemingly endless process of getting the mechanical package, production process and certifications done in El Paso is that Alexandre has been constantly pushing the boundaries of what the AQ is capable of. In the MANY months of slow progress towards full production, he has made multiple improvements in circuitry etc., resulting in a series of progressively improved boards, culminating in the released for production version.

Here is part of an email I got from him late last year as a result of asking him to comment on statements on another forum that there was no way a PI could operate at 7microsec. delay in salt water....

“I have reduced noise by 90% with a new electronic system (he is referring to the issued for production version) and I have reduced variations due to seawater conductivity. A variation in conductivity due to salt at 15µs of pulse delay on a FOSTER (the TDI is of course is an Eric Foster design) is equivalent to a variation at 8 µs on the IMPULSE AQ in terms of stability and salt conductivity compensation.”

Other results I am aware of as a result of this continuous evolution of the design are - reduced depth penalty for using higher levels of iron ID, expanded range of low conductor acceptance to include higher carat gold acceptance when using iron ID and a completely new mode of operation for Volcanic Sand and other extreme conditions which would totally shut down a VLF and many PI’s

 

[Rick K - First Member]

Once it appears - then there is the problem where to try it out - Puerto Rico looks good to me....

Vamos a la Playa