Deus, changing coil battery

[dingdong]

Hemm!!! I liken this thread to,say,you run a top line car Jag,Bently,Rolls,etc,you would EXPECT to spend that much more on servicing and general maintenance SO,if you buy into a top line metal detector,you shouldn't be surprised if it costs more to keep a top line detector in top form,just my opinion, not said to try an influence anyone in any way...LOL👍

[wet feet again]

would it be cheaper to speed charge it while you have a brew half way through the day ?

[Dungbeetle]

would it be cheaper to speed charge it while you have a brew half way through the day ?

The battery is still on its way out Steve, so needs replacing. I haven't bought a battery in five years and haven't had to shell out for a couple of pinpointers in the same time so it isn't that expensive

[Nigel at Regtons]

Speed charging isn't good for any battery, slow is great but frustrating, topping up is fine though as wet feet suggested

As for life,5 years is about what I would expect from a coil battery, maybe another year on phones or remote as they don't have such a hard life, these two batts can be changed by the owner & are £33 each, easy fit.

There are many variable that affect overall battery life, my own Deus is a tad over 6 years old & still has all original batts (lower capacity when it came out), the coil batt however I'm down to 5-6 hrs from it's original 8-9 hrs so time to replace with the later high capacity batts.

[nobby]

hiya Nige......as a man of the industry, any chance you can influence the eggheads at xp and get them to upgrade the Deus to wireless charging?....that clip charger is a total pain in the aris

[Nigel at Regtons]

Sorry for late reply, I did indeed ask that very question before the Deus came out, Alain explained the reasons why induction charging wouldn't be suitable but can't remember now 7yrs on, sorry.