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01-11-2010, 02:42 AM
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I have not made any scientific tests using the Examiner yet. I conducted some preliminary non-scientific tests to see if it would amazingly point to gold samples when the button sequences for gold were entered into the calculator. What I found is I could not get it to respond when trying this indoors except some intermittent responses that seemed to repeat at the same location on occasion. I repeated these non-scientific checks and did not see much change. Then I tried it again outdoors, and found similar responses, only when the sensitivity control was set to 4. Other people also tried the outdoor checks and observed the antenna pointing to a gold sample more often than it did for me. But none of these were scientific tests. We were only trying to verify if the Examiner was responding to targets, or if it was possibly damaged in shipment. I agreed that I would not make public posts of test data until I verified the Examiner is functioning correctly. In fact I will not start the testing program until I am certain this Examiner is not damaged. I really don't want to waste my time scheduling scientific tests for a damaged piece of equipment. While there is no visible damage to the Examiner that can be seen from looking at it, I was cautioned that certain wires inside must not be moved. I can speculate that during shipment it is possible wires could move inside if the box bounced around with other boxes during shipment. I would consider it reasonable that any manufacturer would want to make certain a test sample of his equipment is functioning properly before people publish test results on the sample. I imagine if you were a manufacturer of super deep metal detectors, and you sent one out to be tested, you would want to take some corrective measures if you heard back in preliminary report it wasn't detecting very deep. Wouldn't you want the testing person to make very specific adjustments and see if it responds before he began publishing test results, or possibly send it back for a replacement? At present, I have no way to know if this Examiner was damaged due to moved wires in shipment, or if I have the controls adjusted wrong, or if I am one of the rare individuals who is biologically challenged and does not provide the necessary biological signal to the Examiner handle. What I do know is others have had better success than I had on the preliminary checks to see if it is damaged or not. After more people try it when making more adjustments to the antenna length, the sensitivity control, the temperamental setscrew, and trying more alternate "treasure frequencies", I will eventually arrive at a point where I can decide to begin the test program, or send it back for a replacement. Part of the delay is my schedule. I can only spend time with the Examiner when I am not busy in an office. The preliminary checks (non-scientific tests to see if it is damaged or not) have all been documented in my electronic journal along with photos. These will be made public after the test program starts. If it turns out the initial testing I made was on a defective Examiner, this will be stated along with the tests results from a defective Examiner. Then new tests will also be shown on the replacement Examiner that was not damaged as well. While I have been waiting to see some deciding evidence of this Examiner working or not, I have made some passive electronic tests to see what signals I can measure at the calculator and around the Examiner. These will also be made public after the test program starts. Hopefully I will see some specific preliminary results that will allow Rangertell to confirm this Examiner I have is not damaged in shipment. But for now, the test program has not started, and will not start until I feel confident I am not testing a damaged piece of equipment. P.S. If you want to see some real testing without waiting an unknown length of time for someone to verify the Examiner is working correctly, you can can order your own Examiner for a discount sale price of $441 US. When you receive your own Examiner, then there are no restrictions on what you can do with it. You can test in any way you want, and you don't need to make any promises of what you can make public or not after you have paid the cost. It sounds like a high price for a chance to make tests. But hey, people pay a lot more for a chance to test their golf equipment at the country club. Best wishes, J_P 
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