Ferret Locator Question

[david901 165]

I have a Mark 111 Deben ferret locator but do not have a collar to go with it.

The question is, what other collars will work with this box? Would a Mark 1 or 11 work with it?

Cheers

[neil b 2,296]

1 hour ago, david901 said:

I have a Mark 111 Deben ferret locator but do not have a collar to go with it.

The question is, what other collars will work with this box? Would a Mark 1 or 11 work with it?

Cheers

No mate the other way round a mrk 3collar will work with a mrk 1 the noise is slightly different but a mrk 3 box won’t pick up a mrk 1 collar if that make sense 

[comanche 2,941]

6 hours ago, david901 said:

I have a Mark 111 Deben ferret locator but do not have a collar to go with it.

The question is, what other collars will work with this box? Would a Mark 1 or 11 work with it?

Cheers

Neil is right. The old grey"Mk 1" box will pick up signals from both the Mk 2 and Mk3 "Orange carrot " locators. 

The Mk1 collar only works with a Mk1 Box though.

The Mk2  and Mk3  locators  both work with Mk 2 and Mk3 collars interchangeably. 

One difference is that Mk2collars seem to tick a little faster than the Mk3s. 

The most noticeable difference is that all the Mk 2 collars l've seen are made of black plastic while Mk3s are grey.

The picture shows two Mk2 collars above a Mk3. All well used.

Interestingly the plastic clips on  the battery covers of both of my Mk2 collars have worn, hence the loops of copper wire to keep them tight  . Maybe the black plastic isn't  as tough as the grey.

Hope this helps

 

 

Edited September 7 by comanche

[david901 165]

Thanks for the information. Much appreciated.