Mk1 ferret finder

[connor little 0]

I'm just wondering why my Deben MK1 ferret finder has just stopped working from knowere i have tried new batteries in the box and he collar and there is no noise so i am just wondering if anyone knows what this would be?

[stealthy1 3,964]

Have you looked for a dry joint? and no comments from you hippy types

[stubby 175]

I'm just wondering why my Deben MK1 ferret finder has just stopped working from knowere i have tried new batteries in the box and he collar and there is no noise so i am just wondering if anyone knows what this would be?

 

 

maybe broke

[longnetter 32]

Sometimes the contact in the collar can get a bit dirty/corroded or the wires to the battery can break...all worth checking

[The one 8,456]

check the battery connections that's your easiest option mate ,then try phoning mick dadd and get it serviced

[theferreter 311]

that would be my guess its packed in mate

[the bullcross man 6]

maybe the sound bit has f****d up

[badgeroy 3]

Mine packed up a couple of weeks ago and it turned out to be one of the connections on the speaker came adrift, i soldered it back on but now the clicking fades.

[connor little 0]

Sometimes the contact in the collar can get a bit dirty/corroded or the wires to the battery can break...all worth checking

 

Yeah that seems to be what it is mate the battery connction has came away and they wires arnt too good!

[wullieh 53]

The mk 1 is a great bit of kit but deben dont fix them anymore and is hard to be fixed as they were smart enough to score of the numbers on some of the chips on the chip circuit making it hard for to be fixed by yourself, the thing i like about them is it will pick up any collar the mk 2 and mk 3 wont, this i see as a bit of a shame.

The plus side is the money they fetch on ebay just seems to go up so even spares or repair with working collar think you might get £65 plus and be able to put towards a mk 3

[jf1970 328]

is this the same box and collar in the for sale section?

[neil79 0]

does any one no any body that fix mk ones

[g0bak 0]

does any one no any body that fix mk ones

[g0bak 0]

I have about 5 of the Mk1 units all in some state of repair. Deben has told me that they have not supported the Mk1 now for 6 years and they cannot tell me what the IC's are inside the box, yeah right. All parts for the Mk1 are available, resistors, capacitors, the 2 transistor types, the diode, might struggle a bit with the variable resistor in the same size as used but others are easily available but may have to be fitted in a new box? So after all that whats the IC numbers used? Somebody somewhere must have a mark 1 with the numbers not scratched off or they know someone who used to service these units and can tell us the IC's used? The units I have are my Father In Laws and I am hoping to fix them for him? if anyone has any further info then let me know? I am in Leeds so if I get the info I require I may be able to repair these units for anyone. Cheers Bill.

[The one 8,456]

Mick Dadd fixes the mk1's and makes new collars