Ferret Finders

[Bullcat 12]

I`m looking to purchase a ferret finder. Which one would you rate as the best and wheres the best place to buy them from?

[woz 260]

im not going to write a reply to this post as an authority on the subject...i have always used a mk1 and had no problems....they are getting long in the tooth now and you cant get them repaired.....after alot of messing about i have decided to go for the mk3 finders...my advice to you if you havnt used a finder before is to go for a mk3 and stick with it till youve got it sussed...if you go for a mk1 and learn to use that then go to a mk3 the change over will be harder and you may not like the mk3........mk1's are on there way out weather you like it or not the mk3 are hear to stay..so i guess we are going to have to get used to them.........it has took months for me to come to the decision...and i posted a wanted add for both mk1 and mk3 stuff and got a better response for the mk3 stuff.....

 

 

you can get a mk3 with one collar for £85/£100 s/h

you will be lucky to get a mk1 for similar money..they tend to be dearer...i payed £125 for a mk1 and two collars

[crow wing 0]

im not going to write a reply to this post as an authority on the subject...i have always used a mk1 and had no problems....they are getting long in the tooth now and you cant get them repaired.....after alot of messing about i have decided to go for the mk3 finders...my advice to you if you havnt used a finder before is to go for a mk3 and stick with it till youve got it sussed...if you go for a mk1 and learn to use that then go to a mk3 the change over will be harder and you may not like the mk3........mk1's are on there way out weather you like it or not the mk3 are hear to stay..so i guess we are going to have to get used to them.........it has took months for me to come to the decision...and i posted a wanted add for both mk1 and mk3 stuff and got a better response for the mk3 stuff.....

 

 

you can get a mk3 with one collar for £85/£100 s/h

you will be lucky to get a mk1 for similar money..they tend to be dearer...i payed £125 for a mk1 and two collars

 

 

Hello Woz

 

a similar dilemma beckons me..all I ever use is the Mk 1 with micro collars..and to be fair I have had no problem and I can read it pretty well down to a tee..I recently asked a few of the guys on here re the new ones and comparison to Mk 1 etc most of who were of the opinion that Mk 3 is the better of the two locators..unfortunately it was just one line answers i got back ie "Mk 3 for me mate" and so I never really got any good craic about their actual use..pros and cons..

 

Right at the end of last season I was with a pal bolting rabbits for the hawk and he was using a Mk 3...the first time I have ever seen one in use..lots of bleeps and noises..but quickly pinpointed the ferret when he needed to..certainly quicker than I would have done turning the dial backward and forward on the Mk 1..so I was impressed..and I will have a Mk 3 here and ready for this coming season..

 

I was going to buy a new one at one of the game fairs this summer but may now consider a secondhand one..did you post on here for a second hand one or elsewhere ? also..Woz or anybody else..does anyone who has used both to a fair level of competence want to offer some opinions re the pros and cons of the Mk 3..any situations where they find the Mk 3 struggles and where it excels..is the rangefinder always accurate etc..

 

Dont all shout at once to look in the archives..as I am pretty sure that this will have had an airing or two on here already..but I would appreciate some opinions on this..

 

thanks

[anton 0]

im not going to write a reply to this post as an authority on the subject...i have always used a mk1 and had no problems....they are getting long in the tooth now and you cant get them repaired.....after alot of messing about i have decided to go for the mk3 finders...my advice to you if you havnt used a finder before is to go for a mk3 and stick with it till youve got it sussed...if you go for a mk1 and learn to use that then go to a mk3 the change over will be harder and you may not like the mk3........mk1's are on there way out weather you like it or not the mk3 are hear to stay..so i guess we are going to have to get used to them.........it has took months for me to come to the decision...and i posted a wanted add for both mk1 and mk3 stuff and got a better response for the mk3 stuff.....

 

 

you can get a mk3 with one collar for £85/£100 s/h

you will be lucky to get a mk1 for similar money..they tend to be dearer...i payed £125 for a mk1 and two collars

 

I've just put up a post on the general section as i am thinking about offering a repair service for mk 1's

have a read and tell me what you think

 

cheers

anton

[Guest Magwitch]

im not going to write a reply to this post as an authority on the subject...i have always used a mk1 and had no problems....they are getting long in the tooth now and you cant get them repaired.....after alot of messing about i have decided to go for the mk3 finders...my advice to you if you havnt used a finder before is to go for a mk3 and stick with it till youve got it sussed...if you go for a mk1 and learn to use that then go to a mk3 the change over will be harder and you may not like the mk3........mk1's are on there way out weather you like it or not the mk3 are hear to stay..so i guess we are going to have to get used to them.........it has took months for me to come to the decision...and i posted a wanted add for both mk1 and mk3 stuff and got a better response for the mk3 stuff.....

 

 

you can get a mk3 with one collar for £85/£100 s/h

you will be lucky to get a mk1 for similar money..they tend to be dearer...i payed £125 for a mk1 and two collars

 

I've just put up a post on the general section as i am thinking about offering a repair service for mk 1's

have a read and tell me what you think

 

cheers

anton

Will you be able to service MK1s as my old girl needs a good seeing to

[anton 0]

im not going to write a reply to this post as an authority on the subject...i have always used a mk1 and had no problems....they are getting long in the tooth now and you cant get them repaired.....after alot of messing about i have decided to go for the mk3 finders...my advice to you if you havnt used a finder before is to go for a mk3 and stick with it till youve got it sussed...if you go for a mk1 and learn to use that then go to a mk3 the change over will be harder and you may not like the mk3........mk1's are on there way out weather you like it or not the mk3 are hear to stay..so i guess we are going to have to get used to them.........it has took months for me to come to the decision...and i posted a wanted add for both mk1 and mk3 stuff and got a better response for the mk3 stuff.....

 

 

you can get a mk3 with one collar for £85/£100 s/h

you will be lucky to get a mk1 for similar money..they tend to be dearer...i payed £125 for a mk1 and two collars

 

I've just put up a post on the general section as i am thinking about offering a repair service for mk 1's

have a read and tell me what you think

 

cheers

anton

Will you be able to service MK1s as my old girl needs a good seeing to

yep, as for a service.... a complete board chemical clean, reflow, recalibration if needed etc should cost between 10 - 15 squids + postage

if you can pm me in a couple of weeks as then i will have all of the spares ordered (Deben remove the labeling on the components so,i am in the middle of a bit of detective work at the mo)

i am looking into getting the on/off range dials as well as i know these go sometimes along with stickers etc

at the moment only on mk1's as i said but, later mk3's as well

also i am looking into repairing collars as well

does anybody else do this ?

 

cheers

anton

[poacher9991 10]

ebay mate i,v just paid 70 quid for a 15ft mk1 there is a few others on there good luck

[crow wing 0]

ebay mate i,v just paid 70 quid for a 15ft mk1 there is a few others on there good luck

 

 

Thanks mate I will take a look..

[woz 260]

im not going to write a reply to this post as an authority on the subject...i have always used a mk1 and had no problems....they are getting long in the tooth now and you cant get them repaired.....after alot of messing about i have decided to go for the mk3 finders...my advice to you if you havnt used a finder before is to go for a mk3 and stick with it till youve got it sussed...if you go for a mk1 and learn to use that then go to a mk3 the change over will be harder and you may not like the mk3........mk1's are on there way out weather you like it or not the mk3 are hear to stay..so i guess we are going to have to get used to them.........it has took months for me to come to the decision...and i posted a wanted add for both mk1 and mk3 stuff and got a better response for the mk3 stuff.....

 

 

you can get a mk3 with one collar for £85/£100 s/h

you will be lucky to get a mk1 for similar money..they tend to be dearer...i payed £125 for a mk1 and two collars

 

I've just put up a post on the general section as i am thinking about offering a repair service for mk 1's

have a read and tell me what you think

 

cheers

anton

 

 

i think you will struggle to do some of the repairs on the mk1's?? the reason deban have stopped is that one of the chips that was used in the mk1 is now obsolete.it was spesific to the mk1 receaver....there are no plans to do another production run of the chip..correct me if im wrong,,im no expert on the subject chaps????

[anton 0]

im not going to write a reply to this post as an authority on the subject...i have always used a mk1 and had no problems....they are getting long in the tooth now and you cant get them repaired.....after alot of messing about i have decided to go for the mk3 finders...my advice to you if you havnt used a finder before is to go for a mk3 and stick with it till youve got it sussed...if you go for a mk1 and learn to use that then go to a mk3 the change over will be harder and you may not like the mk3........mk1's are on there way out weather you like it or not the mk3 are hear to stay..so i guess we are going to have to get used to them.........it has took months for me to come to the decision...and i posted a wanted add for both mk1 and mk3 stuff and got a better response for the mk3 stuff.....

 

 

you can get a mk3 with one collar for £85/£100 s/h

you will be lucky to get a mk1 for similar money..they tend to be dearer...i payed £125 for a mk1 and two collars

 

I've just put up a post on the general section as i am thinking about offering a repair service for mk 1's

have a read and tell me what you think

 

cheers

anton

 

 

i think you will struggle to do some of the repairs on the mk1's?? the reason deban have stopped is that one of the chips that was used in the mk1 is now obsolete.it was spesific to the mk1 receaver....there are no plans to do another production run of the chip..correct me if im wrong,,im no expert on the subject chaps????

 

another prob that i have is that de**n scrub off the numbers on the ic's so, we are having to "reverse engineer" the damm things to work how to order the right ic or it's equivelent as alot are used in radio repair etc

how true is it that mk1's can pick up mk 3 collars ?

do mk 3 's pick up mk 1 collars ?

as i have only mk1's here at the mo

any info would help with my "detective" work lol

 

cheers

anton