It's now out of the box.
But it's still under wraps until our patents are
finalised.
Finders Project Titan - at this time the prototype above exists
and is currently undergoing early stages of field testing.
Update reports and information on progress
As many of our customers will be aware Finders could not and would not endorse the performance claims made by Minelab for their newly released GP Supreme detector. In response to this Minelab claimed that we did not know what we were talking about and sent one of their R&D programmers to Dunolly to demonstrate and prove to us that the GP Supreme did meet their claims.
After extensive tests in the field with our staff and some of our very experienced professional customers their technician was forced to admit that Finders were indeed correct. Their technician had to admit that he could not obtain the performance increase over the SD2200 as claimed and in fact on larger targets the SD2200 was the superior detector.
On reporting his findings back to management their technician was ordered to stay and fix the problem . After three days he was not successful and on his way back to South Australia he called into Finders shop to report that he was going back to confer with Bruce Candy Minelab's designer / engineer.
Minelab continued shipping these detectors to dealers insisting that there was not a problem with the detector. Due to Finders continuing to distance themselves from Minelab's claims further dispute erupted with the final word from Minelab's Consumer Business Manager that he would send an independent operator to Dunolly to prove their claims. This never eventuated Minelab instead terminated Finders Authorised Dealership.
Due to this disagreement between Minelab and Finders with the end result being that Minelab terminated Finders authorised dealership as of the 1st. December 2000 Finders has now decided to fast track their Titan Project. While it was Finders original intention to offer the manufacturing rights to one or more of the major detector manufacturers Finders have now decided to hand build a batch of pre production units of which the first 20 will be reserved for experienced professional customers operating in the Central Goldfields region followed by the rest of Australia. The total number of hand built detectors supplied to customers will not exceed 100 units regardless of demand.
Orders will be taken on a first come first served basis after the initial batch of 20 units has been allocated. Finders is keen to ensure that the first 20 units go to experienced operators capable of giving reliable feedback regards performance in the field and preliminary orders are now being taken on this first batch on the understanding that the finished product must be capable of performing to the purchaser's satisfaction. All hand built detectors will come with a certificate of authenticity which will be signed by all who designed and produced it and all units will be given a life time warranty by Finders. It is hoped that because of the very limited production these units may become collectors items one day.
The Titan Project is the title given to a project undertaken by Finders to develop a Pulse Induction Detector with many unique features with performance expected to at least match the SD / GP series detectors. This is not necessary the identification name the finished detector will bear on completion and as yet this is undecided. This detector will have many other user benefits as listed below unfortunately however we cannot reveal all of our design features until patent requirements have have been met. More information on those items listed ( Details Classified ) will be revealed when our Patent Attorneys notify us that it is safe to do so.
Detector Features
1. Same weight complete with batteries as Minelab SD series detector control box, stem and 11" searchcoil only.
2. Unique searchcoil design ( Details Classified ).
3. No cables to batteries or other equipment - all contained in the one user friendly unit.
4. Revolutionary power supply ( Details Classified ).
5. Simple controls - 3 knobs and 1 switch. - Threshold - Ground Filter - Volume Control - and a simple Speaker / Headphones Switch.
6. Superior audio system ( Details Classified ).
7. Not affected by electrical interference.
8. Finders exclusive noise reduction circuitry ( Details Classified ).
9. Prototype has perfect balance with 11" searchcoil.
10. Simple ground elimination control ( Details Classified ).
11. Very stable threshold that's easy to set.
12. Internal speaker or headphone socket.
14. Instant switch on and ground elimination.
15. Stable operation over noisy ground.
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