deben Mk2 Ferret locator

[borntohunt 19]

hi

 

i got a deben mark 2 locator last year and have had no problems with it untill rcently when it won't give a true reading on my collars,

 

after contacting deben they claim that the mk2 is not know for being defective.

 

has [NO TEXT TALK] else had problems with the MK2 ?

[steve266 1]

hi

 

i got a deben mark 2 locator last year and have had no problems with it untill rcently when it won't give a true reading on my collars,

 

after contacting deben they claim that the mk2 is not know for being defective.

 

has [NO TEXT TALK] else had problems with the MK2 ?

Try new batteries in the collars it usually works

[borntohunt 19]

have used new batterys in both the collars and the box, still giving false readings

[Guest Frank]

I got a couple of rong readings yesterday, but i have the MK 3.

It said 4 ft, but the ferret each time was down 2 ft

 

Got told that its the soil diffrences.

 

Just a quetion to you all, who have had the MK 1, did that do the same? As i was told the MK 1 played up when soil varied.

 

Frank.

[blakfut 0]

I had the same problem 2yrs ago with the mk2, sent it back and got a full refund.I was led to believe that was a major problem and why they brought the mk3 out so soon after.

 

I have just purchased a mk3 and recently read on another forum that the same problems are arising.

 

Bob

[Guest Magwitch]

I got a couple of rong readings yesterday, but i have the MK 3.

It said 4 ft, but the ferret each time was down 2 ft

 

Got told that its the soil diffrences.

 

Just a quetion to you all, who have had the MK 1, did that do the same? As i was told the MK 1 played up when soil varied.

 

Frank.

the only problem ive had with my mark 1 Frank was when i ferreted the farmers back garden which was full of old iron, kept getting false signals but apart from that its been mustard

Edited December 2, 2006 by Magwitch

[borntohunt 19]

had a mrk 1 a few years ago, problem with them was you couldnt get a good reading beside anythign metal, and it was a real pain when ferreting hedgerows. tho i did find pin pointing with the mrk 1 that bit more reliable than i have been with the mk2

Edited December 2, 2006 by irishlurcher

[blakfut 0]

The only problem I have had with the mk1 is interference from electric fencing, no problem yet with the mk3.

 

Bob

[Guest JDF]

overhead electicity lines played havoc with mine,false readings or wouldn't work at all.

[bullsmilk 2]

my mk2 is all ok

[blakfut 0]

my mk2 is all ok

 

I think you may be one of the few lucky ones if you have no problems with it.

 

But now it's been taken off the market if anything goes wrong will deben repair or replace parts?

 

Bob

[Guest Frank]

I got told the same thing that the MK 1 was bad near electric fences and metal.

 

They all seem to have their faults.

 

Youd think, by updating the MK 3, that they would over come these problems

 

Mine is going back, if it keeps giving me false readings, i cant afford paying hard earned cash, on something not working right.

 

Will see.

 

Frank.

[landy 0]

My MK2 stopped working wouldnt read anything and just beeped,i couldnt find the reciept sent it to deben they repaired it and sent it back to me within 3 days and no charge,its been working fine ever since.