Fisher Impulse AQ Limited - First Impression

[Dan(NM)]

50 minutes ago, Rick Kempf said:

I have about 45 on my list at present. Due to the slow ramp-up of production I am reviewing as units become available to ensure a good mix of experience and geography, it is not necessarily first come - first serve, but I am adding names at the bottom of the list so that once production ramps up I can just go down pretty much in order.

Thanks for the update Rick!!

[Luis]

if by chance, what do not think, seeing the performance of the detector, did not complete 100. Would there be any possibility of shipping outside the United States?

[ALEXANDRE TARTAR]

35 minutes ago, Luis said:

si par hasard, qu'en pensez-vous, vu les performances du détecteur, n'a pas terminé 100. Y aurait-il une possibilité d'expédition en dehors des États-Unis?

No it is impossible due to the certification of the battery. It would be necessary to invest 100,000 USD in the certification of this few units battery which will be finally replaced in a few months.

[Badger-NH]

25 minutes ago, ALEXANDRE TARTAR said:

No it is impossible due to the certification of the battery. It would be necessary to invest 100,000 USD in the certification of this few units battery which will be finally replaced in a few months.

What does it mean "replaced in a few months"?

[ALEXANDRE TARTAR]

Just now, Badger-NH said:

What does it mean "replaced in a few months"?

After this limited series there will be a worldwide series and the mechanics will be partially changed, the batteries are part of the change.

[Steve Herschbach]

1 hour ago, Badger-NH said:

What does it mean "replaced in a few months"?

Might want to review existing threads, tons of information. Short story is this is the wader version, to be followed by a dive version with drop in batteries and a depth rating up to and probably exceeding 10 feet. The external battery and cable will be eliminated. The price will also be higher. Maybe by year end, but remember, this is First Texas... which year are we talking about?! 

Replaced does not mean if you buy the Limited now that it will get replaced at no cost with the newer version. There is no upgrade credit at all. You can possibly buy this one or you can buy the next one, or like me you might buy both. This version is limited to no more than 99 units, and will be replaced by the newer model after that.

Hopefully that makes it clear. Honestly, unless you just have to have one like right now, the final version will be the one most people are going to want and be most satisfied with. For me it seriously is a matter of actually wanting a wader version at a lower price. If they said it was only waterproof to the control box I’d be fine.

Ready to go in the morning, fired the unit up, waved a couple items under the coil - sounds sweet! Remarkably EMI resistant for a PI. Better than some VLFs.

[Joe D.]

Good Luck Tomorrow Steve!???

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[Steve Herschbach]

If I find anything it will be accidental. But then that’s how a lot of my beach detecting goes.  I will hit the dry beach first before things get busy. Want to get used to machine responses on dry land. I’ll hunt all metal, then cross check in disc mode. Dig everything. Run first battery dead. Beach should be getting busy by then, will switch to water. I’ve hunted Sand Harbor a few times before, only found one decent ring there so far so not expecting anything amazing. Most of it is bottomless sand. I’m more interested in how the machine runs and sounds, how it handles the black sand and hot rocks, etc., than anything else, so will be spending more time analyzing targets than would be my norm. But hey, you never know, might get lucky... that’s beach hunting.

Tahoe even when it is warm is pretty cool water. The rich folks with the serious bling tend to head for warmer water. I’ve seen quite a selection of Tahoe gold found by others, and gems are very rare. Mostly more plain common gold jewelry, the kind a younger crowd would wear. And unfortunately the younger folks these days are not wearing gold jewelry as much as they used to.

[okara gold]

Hope you have a good hunt and the machine runs flawlessly.