New Collars

[Corky(amateur) 0]

hi all

just want to know if anyone has used the new collars and what the compare like to the original mk3 collars?

[stealthy1 3,964]

The collars are just the same, just that you rub the locator over the collar to switch them of and on, or use the magnetic hammer shaped key.

[stubby 175]

although the idea of being able to turn them on and off sounds ok, as it will save the battery life, what happens when someone boxes a ferret and switches off the collar, then later re enters a ferret and forgets to turn it back on, it will happen, think I'll stick with the mk3 ones

[cjw 1]

although the idea of being able to turn them on and off sounds ok, as it will save the battery life, what happens when someone boxes a ferret and switches off the collar, then later re enters a ferret and forgets to turn it back on, it will happen, think I'll stick with the mk3 ones

hi stubby

 

yep its happened

did it last week, just glad my jill didn,t kill in.

 

 

keep hunting

 

cjw

[stealthy1 3,964]

although the idea of being able to turn them on and off sounds ok, as it will save the battery life, what happens when someone boxes a ferret and switches off the collar, then later re enters a ferret and forgets to turn it back on, it will happen, think I'll stick with the mk3 ones

 

I always give them a scan with the locator anyway before I enter them, Its just something I do, just to make sure the battreies are still live, I've had it happen a few times that the cold saps the batteries.

[will.f11 24]

if you are in a routine of turning the batteries round in the collars to turn them off, you might forget to turn it back on as you normally would leave collars on all day until you get home

[john hubery 9]

Love them or hate them we are having a right job trying to get stock from deben may be they are turning out to be more popular than the expected or its just the christmas market I dont know but we have been waiting three weeks for new stock, saying that I will be sticking with the old mark 3 collars, being a bit of an old stick in the mud I have only just started to use the mark 3 two weeks ago

[stealthy1 3,964]

if you are in a routine of turning the batteries round in the collars to turn them off, you might forget to turn it back on as you normally would leave collars on all day until you get home

 

I have'nt said anything about turning my collars off, I leave them switched on, that way if one hops out the box I can still find it.

[Brimmer 220]

Still using the mk1 (but shortly this will have to change, it's getting a bit patchy on the dial). We always leave the collar's screwed and taped up, the battery lasts well on these, maybee only needing changing once a season. How long do they last if unscrewed all the time after a session?

[will.f11 24]

if you are in a routine of turning the batteries round in the collars to turn them off, you might forget to turn it back on as you normally would leave collars on all day until you get home

 

I have'nt said anything about turning my collars off, I leave them switched on, that way if one hops out the box I can still find it.

i only turn off my collars when im home (mk1 collars) surely all you have to do is turn the MK3M ones off when your home again, the batteries are not so weak that they will not last 5 - 6 hours

[will.f11 24]

Still using the mk1 (but shortly this will have to change, it's getting a bit patchy on the dial). We always leave the collar's screwed and taped up, the battery lasts well on these, maybee only needing changing once a season. How long do they last if unscrewed all the time after a session?

if they only need changing once then t shouldnt run out very quick if taken out. but i suppose it depends on how often you are using them. I have only just started with locators and have an MK1, and turn the batteries round after each session, so as im only goin out on average 1-2 times a week, they should last a long time

[stealthy1 3,964]

if you are in a routine of turning the batteries round in the collars to turn them off, you might forget to turn it back on as you normally would leave collars on all day until you get home

 

I have'nt said anything about turning my collars off, I leave them switched on, that way if one hops out the box I can still find it.

i only turn off my collars when im home (mk1 collars) surely all you have to do is turn the MK3M ones off when your home again, the batteries are not so weak that they will not last 5 - 6 hours

 

You don't have to turn anything on a MK3M collar, they have magnetic off and on switches, and as I've already said, I DONT turn my collars off when I'm out in the ferreting. I think the batteries will last just as long in the collars, be they MK3 or MK3M.