karelian Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 So what would I dream White's would add and change on the Tdi Sl. Interesting to see what direction others would like White's to go in. Not asking them to reinvent the whole system, just significant tweeks to breath new life into the Tdi machines. 1.Keep the light weight body. A well balanced detector that is super light and easy to swing all day. 2. Replace the mounting setup, like the old Tdi Pro, please use screws so I can hip mount the detector quickly and easily. 3. Keep using the same battery system, just upgrade to a 16 volt rechargeable, or 4 x 18650 system. Extra voltage matched with upgraded components etc Push the boundaries.. 4. Retain the compatibility with MInelab coilts etc. 5. Upgrade the ground balance please, fine and course.. or a ten turn.... makes a big difference. 6. Yes I admit this sounds like a Tdi Pro in a smaller, lighter and better balanced rig. Only dreaming but far from impossible. Nothing mentioned here that has not been done by owners in the past as modifications of existing White's machines. I can live without hipmount on such a light and well balanced machine, I've already pushed the battery system to max, at 16 volts. I'll keep a lazy eye out for a solution to the ground balance knob, I've seen a two tier knob etc. Just dreaming. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 What he said ? ????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 High power TDI in MX Sport body. Not going to happen from White’s unfortunately but it’s in the works elsewhere, so there is hope. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Goldman Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 4 hours ago, karelian said: So what would I dream White's would add and change on the Tdi Sl. Interesting to see what direction others would like White's to go in. Not asking them to reinvent the whole system, just significant tweeks to breath new life into the Tdi machines. 1.Keep the light weight body. A well balanced detector that is super light and easy to swing all day. 2. Replace the mounting setup, like the old Tdi Pro, please use screws so I can hip mount the detector quickly and easily. 3. Keep using the same battery system, just upgrade to a 16 volt rechargeable, or 4 x 18650 system. Extra voltage matched with upgraded components etc Push the boundaries.. 4. Retain the compatibility with MInelab coilts etc. 5. Upgrade the ground balance please, fine and course.. or a ten turn.... makes a big difference. 6. Yes I admit this sounds like a Tdi Pro in a smaller, lighter and better balanced rig. Only dreaming but far from impossible. Nothing mentioned here that has not been done by owners in the past as modifications of existing White's machines. I can live without hipmount on such a light and well balanced machine, I've already pushed the battery system to max, at 16 volts. I'll keep a lazy eye out for a solution to the ground balance knob, I've seen a two tier knob etc. Just dreaming. 7. Bring Tom Boykin back. (Hey, it was a dream scenario) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridge Runner Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Years ago it was a hit song by the title Dream. I’m not sure who the artist was but when he comes back singing that song maybe then a change will be made to the TDI SL. Reg said long ago he was contacting Whites to give them mods to make the TDI better. He said at first they would talk with him but later the engineers didn’t want to take his calls anymore. I guess if I was getting paid big bucks to do a job and here comes this guy knowing more than myself. I just maybe want to sweep him under the rug too. I’d like to say that one day I’ll buy from Whites again but I don’t see that anytime soon. Chuck PS Having Tom and Dilek can make a company but without can break one . Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 10 hours ago, karelian said: 5. Upgrade the ground balance please, fine and course.. or a ten turn.... makes a big difference. Could this be a (not too difficult) DIY upgrade? I mentioned multi-turn lockable knobs in the Tesoro forum a few months ago. You would also need a multi-turn variable resistor who's max resistance value matches the max value of the currently installed single turn pot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 On 5/7/2020 at 12:35 AM, karelian said: 5. Upgrade the ground balance please, fine and course.. or a ten turn.... makes a big difference. 18 hours ago, GB_Amateur said: Could this be a (not too difficult) DIY upgrade? I mentioned multi-turn lockable knobs in the Tesoro forum a few months ago. You would also need a multi-turn variable resistor who's max resistance value matches the max value of the currently installed single turn pot. It might end up looking something like this.... White's TDI Pro controls 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbsmokey Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 11 hours ago, Steve Herschbach said: High power TDI in MX Sport body. Not going to happen from White’s unfortunately but it’s in the works elsewhere, so there is hope. Where? Maybe I need to research more? Is it obvious and I have missed it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 27 minutes ago, dbsmokey said: Where? Maybe I need to research more? Is it obvious and I have missed it? Direct offshoot of the Eric Foster Goldscan and therefore blood relative to the TDI...https://www.detectorprospector.com/forums/topic/11421-fisher-impulse-aq-discrimination-explanation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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