Chinese metal detector.

[Geoscan]

Hello,

anyone know anything about this Chinese detector?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Long-Range-M...50994972839%26


Thank's in advance.

[Bill512]

Looks like a common detector, nothing to do with "long range".
Search google for "PU 400" or "PU 500".
Even on Ebay it can found cheaper from different sellers...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/new-PU500-Un...item1c34faefb4

[Qiaozhi]

Originally Posted by Bill512

Looks like a common detector, nothing to do with "long range".

It's definitely not a common detector. You can tell by the reference to "Forward Gauss technology", and the claimed detection range of 5m and depth of 5m. It also states: "The system includes an installed, rechargeable gel cell battery with charger, transmitting antenna, receiving rods and receiver ...".
Please note the the words "receiving rods". I suspect this device sits directly on the ground, and the user wanders around it with some dowsing rods.

Other clues are the claims that it can detect jewels (no ordinary metal detector can do that) and the six LEDs on the front panel to indicate the detected element. These are all clear indications that it belongs here in the LRL forum.

[Bill512]

George, the description of the item, is a (fraud) mix of the actual device spec's and a copy-paste from some random "long range" site (Vernell Electronics and Chinese copies).

[Carl-NC]

I agree with Bill, this looks like an ordinary metal detector (in a funky package) with a bunch of LRL BS attached to it. They did it again here:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Long-Range-M...item3f281a95f6

which is very obviously a crappy Chinese metal detector. As I said on Geotech, no one in their right mind sells an LRL for $299 when there are plenty of Gullibillies eager to pay 10 times that much.

[Qiaozhi]

Originally Posted by Bill512

George, the description of the item, is a (fraud) mix of the actual device spec's and a copy-paste from some random "long range" site (Vernell Electronics and Chinese copies).

Originally Posted by Carl-NC

I agree with Bill, this looks like an ordinary metal detector (in a funky package) with a bunch of LRL BS attached to it. They did it again here:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Long-Range-M...item3f281a95f6

which is very obviously a crappy Chinese metal detector. As I said on Geotech, no one in their right mind sells an LRL for $299 when there are plenty of Gullibillies eager to pay 10 times that much.

It looks like you're both correct. I hadn't seen the second eBay link.
Either way, it's a scam that should be avoided.
A total of 6 items traded with a feedback score of 87.5% is a big warning sign.

[hung]

Originally Posted by Carl-NC

As I said on Geotech, no one in their right mind sells an LRL for $299 when there are plenty of Gullibillies eager to pay 10 times that much.

Agreed. There's this gullible from Oregon, Carlie Moreland who paid over a thousand bucks to buy a Mineoro FG80 to detect electric dog fences 'cause he 'theenks' that it cannot find gold.

LRL industry just love fellas like that and their peculiar and innovative ways of using their devices.