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Old 01-17-2010, 12:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Theseus
"..nothing complex about it.." Let's say we substitute the word complex with the phrase "incredibly time consuming".

Also, by the way you explained it (the procedure); it would seem that there are some rather lop-sided odds associated with even achieving the correct tuning... ever. I'm not a bookie, but I would say it could be like 1 in 50 or 1 in 100 odds of ever achieving a satisfactory tuning.

Is it just me, or does this smell a lot like a built-in escape clause for those operators who fail to get the desired results? Certainly, if it is not an escape clause, it has got to be a delay clause, possibly eating up all the time on the return for a full refund clock.
Hi Theseus,
I really don't know the answer to your questions. You may be right. Or maybe we will find that there is more to it than that. I really can't predict what we will observe. But I do know it takes time to make the adjustments at the trimmer cap. From what I read, there are only a few Examiners that need to have the setscrew adjusted as a last resort. I am taking a neutral position so I can make objective tests without speculating about what will be observed in the future and forecasting odds like a bookie might do. I suppose you could apply the same odds scenario to any metal detector that is suspect of not working properly and say there is an escape clause or delay clause built in. I guess I just havent arrived at that conclusion yet. But you could make a case about it.

As far as the refund clock, I do have an opinion that it would be better to have a 30 day period based on my experience.

Best wishes,
J_P
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