jasper65 6 Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 I picked up a Ferret Finder MK3 up a few weeks back secondhand from a lad but had a few problems with it switching off, somedays it was fine and other times the only way you could switch it off was removing the Battery, the next thing which went wrong with the Battery being removed so often one of the terminals snapped! the final option was to contact DEBEN even though this Locator was well out of Gurantee.... I emailed them and explained the situation and was replied to within the hour telling to to return the Locator back to them with a cheque for £10 to cover the Inspection fee and postage, plus they normally get things repaired in a 5 days turn around. I finally sent the locator off last Monday and received a phone call on the Tuesday explaining what they have found and what repairs have been carried out, on the wednesday the next day I received it back! the thing is this one is different to the other one and has a twiddly nob on the back called a PinPointer it also has a new contact... to be Honest looking at it I'm sure they have just sent me a complete new Locator as it all looks new, there's no doubt about it The company get 10 out of 10 from me for their service and help .... Could someone please give me some advice on how to use the PinPointer? if I twist it anti clockwise its goes silent, if I turn it clockwise it alters the pitch , any help would be apreciated .... ATB Jasper Quote Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Well thats brilliant , good to hear about the quick prompt service Quote Link to post
jasper65 6 Posted January 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Well thats brilliant , good to hear about the quick prompt service I'm well known for giving a "Quick Prompt Service" Kay ... Jasper Quote Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Well thats brilliant , good to hear about the quick prompt service I'm well known for giving a "Quick Prompt Service" Kay ... Jasper Oh do tell :kiss: Quote Link to post
comanche 3,302 Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 I picked up a Ferret Finder MK3 up a few weeks back secondhand from a lad but had a few problems with it switching off, somedays it was fine and other times the only way you could switch it off was removing the Battery, the next thing which went wrong with the Battery being removed so often one of the terminals snapped! the final option was to contact DEBEN even though this Locator was well out of Gurantee.... I emailed them and explained the situation and was replied to within the hour telling to to return the Locator back to them with a cheque for £10 to cover the Inspection fee and postage, plus they normally get things repaired in a 5 days turn around. I finally sent the locator off last Monday and received a phone call on the Tuesday explaining what they have found and what repairs have been carried out, on the wednesday the next day I received it back! the thing is this one is different to the other one and has a twiddly nob on the back called a PinPointer it also has a new contact... to be Honest looking at it I'm sure they have just sent me a complete new Locator as it all looks new, there's no doubt about it The company get 10 out of 10 from me for their service and help .... Could someone please give me some advice on how to use the PinPointer? if I twist it anti clockwise its goes silent, if I turn it clockwise it alters the pitch , any help would be apreciated .... ATB Jasper Deben have a great customer relations policy even towards old wingers like me who despise the MK3.That's what you have there ,with the twiddly bit -a Mk3.Sounds like the old one you had was actually a MK2.The volume knob works just like the one on the old Greybox(MK1)locator.Turn it clockwise,rove about until you hear a nasty rabbit- repelling sonic attack.Now you are in contact with the ferret.Turn the volume down until you JUSTlose the noise.Move the locator about till you pick up the noise again.Repeat as needed.Assuming the ferret does'nt move you will be working nearer to it .It is simple in theory but coupled with the flashing lights and Search/locate modes it can all get a bit fraught till you've had some practice.Don't suppose I've explained it very well either! Good luck anyway Quote Link to post
stubby 175 Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 stick a couple of layers of electrical tape over the speaker, quitens done that bloody awlful whinning noise Quote Link to post
richie 1 Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 im glad you got it sorted !. how did you get on with the collar ? richie Quote Link to post
jasper65 6 Posted January 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 im glad you got it sorted !. how did you get on with the collar ? richie Yep sorted it mate! I needed to take the leather down a tad to get it through the slots of the locator but its through now although still fractionly tight! It'll be alot better when I take a tad more leather off. I had some small buckles here so I used some of the leather I use for the Hawks and made a couple spare's up the width of the collar slots! they've come out ok and thankfully the ferrets can't get them off like the webbing one's as mentioned in some other posts, I'm hopefully going to give them a work out sometime this week! its the moment of truth then mate .... ATB Jasper Quote Link to post
Hob&Jill 258 Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 im glad you got it sorted !. how did you get on with the collar ? richie Yep sorted it mate! I needed to take the leather down a tad to get it through the slots of the locator but its through now although still fractionly tight! It'll be alot better when I take a tad more leather off. I had some small buckles here so I used some of the leather I use for the Hawks and made a couple spare's up the width of the collar slots! they've come out ok and thankfully the ferrets can't get them off like the webbing one's as mentioned in some other posts, I'm hopefully going to give them a work out sometime this week! its the moment of truth then mate .... ATB Jasper The strap is on the wrong bit mate It should go over the top of the reciever piece not under it Where did you get them collars from? they look better than most of the leather ones I have seen. Quote Link to post
jasper65 6 Posted January 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 The strap is on the wrong bit mate It should go over the top of the reciever piece not under it Where did you get them collars from? they look better than most of the leather ones I have seen. Good job you warned me HJ ! I'm clueless and would have gone ferreting with the collars threaded this way . Richie off the forum sent me a collar so I copied it useing some of the Kip leather I have here for the birds and tried to cut them the width of the Transmitter slots, the brass studs are only the hammer type and the Buckles you can get from a leather supplier for about a £1.50 per ten. I made a bit of a arse of the one in the picture as I think its going to be a little short with the Transmitter threaded.... Jasper Quote Link to post
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