BRUNO Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 On 2/7/2021 at 5:07 PM, kac said: Strange they would just give up, they seemed to have a small following of loyal users. Maybe they threw in the towel and gave up. It seemed to be a unique machine that wouldn't appeal to the mass market, maybe looked a little intimidating :) If I find a working one pretty cheap on ebay I may snag one but $900 USD is bit of a stretch for something without a warranty for me since I don't have the knowledge to fix the circuit or the tools. Patch a couple wires, replace a pot I'm ok with. Hi the owner is now fully involved in electric supercars business... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kac Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 Interesting, wonder if his super car designs will have a dashboard that rivals the Morgans with all sorts of toggle switches and knobs 🙂 Cool career change, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRUNO Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 1 hour ago, kac said: Interesting, wonder if his super car designs will have a dashboard that rivals the Morgans with all sorts of toggle switches and knobs 🙂 Cool career change, thanks for sharing. I owned a Blisstool v6 !! this thing can sniff a coin in red clay 20 " deep (with the 11" stock coil ) with ease... But if you have a problem with the machine it takes month before they take care of it and ship back...😬 B+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdzag Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 I know that this is an older post... I have a Blisstool V6 with the three coils that were offered that I'd be willing to part with... It works great and is my fastest hunting machine if I want to cover a lot of ground... it's the way to go. I just haven't been detecting a bunch lately and have two eTracs with numerous coils, a Teknetics G2+ with multiple coils and a Equinox with several coils, three Minelab coils and two Coiltek coils. Anyhow, I'm not really interested in shipping it. I live in S E Michigan (48183) and if someone is interested and would like to see it in-person let me know. It's in very good condition and I'm thinking $450. Gerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kac Posted October 1, 2021 Author Share Posted October 1, 2021 7 hours ago, gdzag said: I know that this is an older post... I have a Blisstool V6 with the three coils that were offered that I'd be willing to part with... It works great and is my fastest hunting machine if I want to cover a lot of ground... it's the way to go. I just haven't been detecting a bunch lately and have two eTracs with numerous coils, a Teknetics G2+ with multiple coils and a Equinox with several coils, three Minelab coils and two Coiltek coils. Anyhow, I'm not really interested in shipping it. I live in S E Michigan (48183) and if someone is interested and would like to see it in-person let me know. It's in very good condition and I'm thinking $450. Gerry Might want to post that in the classifieds with some pics. Very good price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdzag Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Thanks KAC, That’s a good recommendation. I just put it here because of the interest shown in the Blisstool. I have no problem keeping it in my collection, it’s just that I thought that if someone wanted to put the Bliss to better, more regular use because they love the machine… then I would let it go. See, if I put it in the “Classifieds”, then I’d have be prepared to ship it, and I did that once before and it’s a pain. This was just a casual offer to anyone interested for the reason I offered above… I still love the machine, so it’s no big deal if I ever sold it… IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE? Gerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kac Posted October 1, 2021 Author Share Posted October 1, 2021 Personally I would keep it if I had one if it is in good working condition, one of those classic hard to find machines that worth hanging on to. 3 coils and unit for $450 sounds a bit low to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven1 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 I'm not letting my V5 and three coils go anytime soon. I don't think many V5 or V6 units were sold after the V4 fiasco. Don't think, from what I have seen over the years more than 2 or 3 each of the V5 or V6 exist in the US or Canada. I believe you and Paul in Ca have two of the V6. I know of one other V5. With a couple changes in parts (pots), my V5 now has a finer more precise GB tuning range than the stock pot to get GB spot on. I switched to a RV6 precision pot. The stock pot is a cheap one. Between setting lets say 5-6, adjustment range is like 5- 5.5-6. Your GB can be off at either settings. With the precision pot you adjustment range between 5-6 would be like 5.1-5.2-5.3-5.4-5.5-5.6 and so on. A lot more resolution. Gain pot was changed from a linear to an audio taper, more usable range than 0-2 usually recommended, which is now spaced over a wider range 0-5. And you get a bit more range at max. Gain. See picture. Just those two simple mods make a big difference in tuning and stability. Makes for a much more fun detector to use. Fast set-up and can be a turn on and go detector. I love it with the 7x9 coil for coin and jewelry hunting. Anyways, you may want to keep the V6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdzag Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Sven1 said: I'm not letting my V5 and three coils go anytime soon. I don't think many V5 or V6 units were sold after the V4 fiasco. Don't think, from what I have seen over the years more than 2 or 3 each of the V5 or V6 exist in the US or Canada. I believe you and Paul in Ca have two of the V6. I know of one other V5. With a couple changes in parts (pots), my V5 now has a finer more precise GB tuning range than the stock pot to get GB spot on. I switched to a RV6 precision pot. The stock pot is a cheap one. Between setting lets say 5-6, adjustment range is like 5- 5.5-6. Your GB can be off at either settings. With the precision pot you adjustment range between 5-6 would be like 5.1-5.2-5.3-5.4-5.5-5.6 and so on. A lot more resolution. Gain pot was changed from a linear to an audio taper, more usable range than 0-2 usually recommended, which is now spaced over a wider range 0-5. And you get a bit more range at max. Gain. See picture. Just those two simple mods make a big difference in tuning and stability. Makes for a much more fun detector to use. Fast set-up and can be a turn on and go detector. I love it with the 7x9 coil for coin and jewelry hunting. Anyways, you may want to keep the V6. Sven, That sounds like a great option and you really got me thinking… it sounds as if you have an electronics background… would I be correct? If not… even more impressive. Would you have a part number for the gain pot that you used… I have enough electrical experience to be slightly-less than dangerous. Thanks, Gerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven1 Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 22 minutes ago, gdzag said: Sven, That sounds like a great option and you really got me thinking… it sounds as if you have an electronics background… would I be correct? If not… even more impressive. Would you have a part number for the gain pot that you used… I have enough electrical experience to be slightly-less than dangerous. Thanks, Gerry Let me check my notes to see exactly what I used, might be a day or two. I may have extra correct pots on hand to save you the trouble of ordering at higher prices than I paid. Have been building Pi's for the past 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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