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Samuel
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 Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:08 pm Post subject: red heat any good? |
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theres an old red heat metal detector for sale near me for £120 (i didnt get the model number will have a look on the way home)
Are they any good i cant dim any info on them online
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Samuel
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| Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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its a Red Heat Mk 2, anyone know anything about it?
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rayredditch
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All the Red Heats are very good, all hand made by an English company. Only downside is it´s a one man band, and if he´s sick it can take a while to get any repairs done, but they certainly do the business.  |
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UK Brian
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| Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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One thing. How is your hearing ? If you have industrial hearing loss of any tones you might have problems I.D.'ing iron.
I think !! that they produced two models in each range in the early days. One with notch.... avoid if your hearings not great and the other with an iron switch to aid its identification. |
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Samuel
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| Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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| is 120 a bit pricey? its in well used condition |
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kered
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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| One on ebay at the moment, looks in good nick article 290173043734 if your interested and at 31 quid so far |
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rayredditch
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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| They tend to go for £300.00 to £350.00 second hand. |
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Samuel
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| Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 6:55 am Post subject: |
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| kered wrote: | | One on ebay at the moment, looks in good nick article 290173043734 if your interested and at 31 quid so far |
Wow really like i said this one is only 120 but it is roughed up a bit ill keep an eye on the auctoin and if it goes for a lot more then ill buy and if i dont get on with it and sell it on ebay i think  |
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digdeep
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:52 am Post subject: |
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| kered wrote: | | One on ebay at the moment, looks in good nick article 290173043734 if your interested and at 31 quid so far |
Hi.
This one is on its way to me!! i won the bid and got it for £166 plus £10 p and p.
Looking foreward to trying it out although i bought it so my moaner of a girlfriend can come with me and i can use it as a spare or try it sometimes for a change from my sov GT.
What i WILL ask from anyone here who has a red heat or used one..what differences should i expect using this over my sov gt? |
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UK Brian
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:40 am Post subject: |
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Its going to be night and day for you.
Your using a fairly heavy slow sweep machine that isn't the best choice for spoil heaps, industrial foreshores like the Thames.
You have bought one of the lightest machines on the market pre the Tesoro uMax designs.
Very sharp on small targets, much more forgiving of sweep speed. Very good in heavy iron and on spoil heaps.
This is in general...I didn't see your machine on E-Bay/model type/coil size but its true of the whole range. You have made a good move in getting a detector that fills in the weaknesses in your present set up. Don't expect to use it to much effect on the wet sand but the GT is excellent there so you now have all bases covered. |
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Samuel
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:31 pm Post subject: |
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could you let up know how you get on with it i might go get the one for sale near me!
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digdeep
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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yes no problem sam.
Glad i made a good purchase and have covered the week point of the GT then.
SO i guess i should have enough equiptment now in the 2 detectors to last me a good few years?
Happy Hunting!! |
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Samuel
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| Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:21 am Post subject: |
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| digdeep wrote: | yes no problem sam.
Glad i made a good purchase and have covered the week point of the GT then.
SO i guess i should have enough equiptment now in the 2 detectors to last me a good few years?
Happy Hunting!! |
Its now been reduced to 80 in the shop so i think im gonna go and buy it how you finding yours and did you get instructions with it as this one doesnt come with any.
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kered
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| Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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go for it Samy, you can always ebay it if its not up to scratch, and get probably more than your money back 
I have read that a detector in a scratchy condition is the sign of a good detector as it is a favorite and gets more use(how true it is i don't know) |
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Samuel
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| Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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| kered wrote: | | I have read that a detector in a scratchy condition is the sign of a good detector as it is a favorite and gets more use(how true it is i don't know) |
either that or it was a rubish detector that got taken out once and kicked back accross the field to the car for being crap
then taken to the nearest second hand shop to be traded in for pennys as noone in the know whould touch it with a bargepole |
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