mark 3 m and cold wet weather

[jonnygray 139]

hi fellas out today just to bolt a few for the mutts snow on the ground and a few warrens were flooded right up to the top, also hedgerow we were doin had a single line of barb wire all the way along! we had 5 digs all showing 4 and 5 feet on the box and yet when digging we never got more than a foot and half before breaking through to the ferret! first time had any descrepencey with the new box! wonderered if this is down to the weather conditions etc! and if anyone else had this prob with new box!all bats in box and collers are new and never had anyt probs before and now i know how to use it i like the new one more than the mark 1! just starting to get a bit worried im gonna put a spade through my ferret due to a bad mark! any advice very much appreciated!

 

jonny

[higgins 75]

hi fellas out today just to bolt a few for the mutts snow on the ground and a few warrens were flooded right up to the top, also hedgerow we were doin had a single line of barb wire all the way along! we had 5 digs all showing 4 and 5 feet on the box and yet when digging we never got more than a foot and half before breaking through to the ferret! first time had any descrepencey with the new box! wonderered if this is down to the weather conditions etc! and if anyone else had this prob with new box!all bats in box and collers are new and never had anyt probs before and now i know how to use it i like the new one more than the mark 1! just starting to get a bit worried im gonna put a spade through my ferret due to a bad mark! any advice very much appreciated!

 

jonny

it could be dampness in the collars,try drying them out and then wrap insulating tape

around them and test again,also new batteries don't mean a thing to me as they are draining/leaking all the time,whenever you buy a new set of batteries test them with a multimeter for voltage readings,

Higgins

[longdog13 36]

hi fellas out today just to bolt a few for the mutts snow on the ground and a few warrens were flooded right up to the top, also hedgerow we were doin had a single line of barb wire all the way along! we had 5 digs all showing 4 and 5 feet on the box and yet when digging we never got more than a foot and half before breaking through to the ferret! first time had any descrepencey with the new box! wonderered if this is down to the weather conditions etc! and if anyone else had this prob with new box!all bats in box and collers are new and never had anyt probs before and now i know how to use it i like the new one more than the mark 1! just starting to get a bit worried im gonna put a spade through my ferret due to a bad mark! any advice very much appreciated!

 

jonny

it could be dampness in the collars,try drying them out and then wrap insulating tape

around them and test again,also new batteries don't mean a thing to me as they are draining/leaking all the time,whenever you buy a new set of batteries test them with a multimeter for voltage readings,

Higgins

 

Recently went out with a lad off here, i had my MK1 he had a mk3m, cold horrible day, he had readings of 6+, i showed readings of 3ish.

 

So, in conclusion, I don't have a clue

[jonnygray 139]

cheersfellas was just a bit strange as has been spot on for last couple of months then today just a bit weird! out again tommorow so maybe diff again! will see what happens!

 

jonny

[stealthy1 3,964]

Never had faulse readings from my MK3 in snow or hard frost, dont know if the locators have a max tempreture they can go down to components wise

[higgins 75]

Never had faulse readings from my MK3 in snow or hard frost, dont know if the locators have a max tempreture they can go down to components wise

temperature could affect the batteries, i would do some dry indoor testing away from eletrical interference(there were no electrical power lines nearby?)if everything works fine,then i would suspect damp conditions or Low battery capacity,if it is repeatedly giving similar results i'd give Deben a ring,

Higgins.

[higgins 75]

Hust another thought you say the 'new box' are you reading from visual leds as they are a guide only,and

are you looking at the correct row whether on locate or search?There is a different method of search with these new boxes,also do you make correct use of the pin pointer?

Higgins

Edited December 29, 2009 by higgins

[Jamie93 57]

Hi mate, as Londong13 has already said, we went out last week and my MK3M was playing up big time. It has always been spot on before only in the snow it was saying the ferret was 7ft away when it was only 2 etc. Well the snow has now cleared and I'm going out again tomorrow so I'll let you know how I get on

Happy Hunting Jamie93

[bouncer 51]

interesting to hear this because i bought one a few weeks ago and not used it yet i keep taking my mk1 which i have never had no trouble with so would like to know how you get on tomorrow jamie93.