Metal Detecting Turks & Caicos: BIG TROUBLE In Paradise, XP Deus 2 Design Flaw

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Turks & Caicos Islands is metal detecting heaven. Grace Bay attracts millions of tourists each year and the beautiful aquamarine waters are heavenly to swim and snorkel in. Many people drop treasures in these waters. I was off to a hot start but a design flaw to the Deus 2 exposed itself. The XP Deus 2 is an incredible detector, but even incredible machines have design flaws. This flaw happened at the wrong time. I was looking forward to this trip for years.
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Hi, my name is Merrill Kazanjian. New York City is an amazing place to go metal detecting. We have lots of parks, colonial history and great beaches for beach detecting. I have gone to all five boroughs of New York City To Metal Detect and beyond. I also currently own 19 metal detectors. I want to have the best and I want to help you choose the best as well. Below I will showcase some of the playlists on this channel:
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@MetalDetectingNYC Год назад

Honey Badger Scoop: www.iratemetaldetectors.com/shop

@Greg-bd8jj Год назад

What a great trip! I think that one big weight might be off a scuba weight belt.

@TheJoeyboots Год назад

Yup dive weight 2oz. 👍woopis 2lbs

@Paulsofsteel Год назад

yupper

@OldDominionMetalDetecting Год назад

Two pound dive belt weight. The belt weaves through the weight.

@MrLeviaFUN Год назад

@@TheJoeyboots, 2 lbs

@TheJoeyboots Год назад

@@MrLeviaFUN woopis my bad

@96789jcady Год назад

Clamp the broken part to the top of the control box. It will still work. There is no mechanical/electrical connection. It works on induction. Doesnt matter if the end piece is broken off. Just make sure the wire is placed in the groove on top of the control box and all is good. Coil and control box can go under water and work fine.

@detectingsmiths9350 Год назад

That’s a beautiful place, Merrill. Sorry that happened, but a compromised detector is certainly better than no detector. You have a beautiful family. I hope you guys had a great time!

@James-dtexTexas Год назад

I’m happy you got to do some detecting, but really happy for you and your family time. Metal detecting will be around for quite a while, but the cats in the cradle , little boy grew from the man in the moon. Cherish the moment friend. Be blessed and stay safe.

@southernrelics Год назад

I always thought the way that wire connected was in a weird spot. And it’s a tiny one too. Have fun soaking up the sun and enjoy your time with family.

@TreasureOutdoors Год назад

Hey Merrill, beautiful scenery! About the Deus... I'm fairly certain that little plastic piece that broke off doesn't make much difference, especially if you are only putting the coil in the water.. use that clip on top of the deus to just keep that wire snug against the control box and it should still work no problem. I can't be sure it'll work fully submerged because water has the chance to get into the wire but it'll for sure still work in shallow water up to the box. Keep on swingin'!

@Gary_Daytona Год назад

Absolutely true. I’ve broken one removing it heavy handed lay, and tried it anyway. It worked, yours probably would have worked up to the remote, it’s a shame you didn’t give it a try.

@MetalDetectingNYC Год назад

@@Gary_Daytona still here. Will give it a try

@nickhaas2407 Год назад

@@MetalDetectingNYC It is just a wave guide, so you should be able to temporarily rig it like many suggestions in the comments! Good luck!

@glenngonzalez2647 Год назад

Just snug it on with a rubber band and the Deus will work fine even underwater. The clip does not establish an actual “contact” for the antenna, it only secures proximity.

@tbirdsdign Год назад

You can strip the end of the wire, and if you can find some heat shrink tubing to cover the end that stripped. Then you can maybe zip tie it or something else to your remote.

@timbrown8581 Год назад

I fully understand your brain not processing driving on the 'wrong' side of the road. On my six weeks visit the US from Australia 🇦🇺 I just couldn't adjust to being on the opposite side of the road, so I didn't drive. Your latest trip is something I will put on our list!

@gregoryclayton8287 Год назад

Hey Merrill, looks like a pretty sweet get away. Congratulations on the ring and the other cool finds big guy. Thank you Merrill for sharing your time with us, I had a blast!!! May you and your family have an awesome 4th of July!!!!!!!!!!!!

@MetalDetectingNYC Год назад

Thanks Greg!

@backyardbeekeeperguy9934 Год назад

Merrill, I'm bummed out for your detector breakage! Pound the dry, I'm sure you will find some treasures! Wanted to say you have a beautiful family! Enjoy your time there brother!

@BirdDogg Год назад

That wire is why I don’t use one for water hunting Civil war relics. Glad you still got a few goodies

@raydunhill5160 Год назад

You have a beautiful family on an awesome vacation Merrill! Enjoy and Love every minute!!! You can detect anywhere and any time but the unforgetable Family time trumps all!!! Enjoy your time as you and yours deserve it!!! Great Vid Sir!!! 😉👍👍👍

@TheJoeyboots Год назад

Yes

@socalmetaldetecting Год назад

Amazing location! Good luck hunting! I still haven’t purchased the underwater kit, but it’s on my list for sure!

@pt5820 Год назад

Looks like you're all having a blast. Enjoy your selves. These things happen all the time you can never be completely planned for everything when you travel other wise you will need a truck load of parts. Thanks for all you do. Cheers

@luisvillarreal5262 Год назад

All isn’t lost Merrill. The best treasures are those you live with. You’ve got Paradise with family. But, you still have dry sand detecting capabilities. _/👍

@brooklyntreasurehunter Год назад

Great trip and video Merrill, we've stayed at an all inclusive resort there and love it. Cant wait to go back there.

@jss309 Год назад

Maybe I can help you today. ***Super glue and baking soda will mend most hard plastics.*** The baking soda acts as a catalyst and hardener that causes a heat reaction and instantly bonds. You will lightly apply glue to one broken side and dust the other with baking soda and, on a flat surface, fit them together precisely. The cracks can be filled the same way with powder and glue, excess can be shaved with a knife or razor. The bond will be temporarily stronger than the plastic. If needed you might have to wedge something small and conductive between whatever conductor is in there to make continuity, like foil or a coil of wire. Don't give up, please try this, go, go go! Regardless of what happens, you are the best, I hope you have a great trip with your family!

@MetalDetectingNYC Год назад

On the inside is a wire. I’m bringing it to someone today

@Buckleboy Год назад

PS, “tethering” a little bitty wire from a coil to a box instead of hard wiring it in in a beach and dive version sounds like a huge design flaw. Why I use a PI with a hard wired coil instead. Of course I couldn’t touch an iron filled beach with it!

@rbrown2895 Год назад

Great video!! Sorry about your Deus, but you never know what will go wrong. I’ve got a Nox 800 and I never put the head under water. Seems like the Legend is proving to be a good machine and is submersible too. Glad you had a great time!!👍😎👍

@bottomfeeder12 Год назад

Beautiful family Merrill! As you know…time is short. Enjoy every bit of it. Love your videos.

@haunted1-ro4by Год назад

Enjoyed the video. Glad that you and your family had a great time in the surf.

@MetalDetectingNYC Год назад

Thank you! There is a part 2 and 3 for this. We got the detector working.

@jimmymalone3494 Год назад

Awesome trip it look like you all had fun' I enjoyed your video and good luck to you.

@genegilstrap612 Год назад

Nice, always great to detect a new place especially a beach like that. All is not lost ,as long as the antenna wire is sitting on the remote it will connect to the coil. maybe wrap the wire with some tape to make it a little thicker and attach the clip over it. Maybe a little silicone on the wire tip to keep water out. I have done this on a couple occasions. I purposely have now several replacement antenna wires.

@ragerow Год назад

Great video, beautiful family! Sorry about the Deus II cable, what a bummer. But at least you're in paradise!

@claudechopin6738 Год назад

Hope you have a great trip Merrill! FYI the blue heavy thing you found, that’s a diving belt weight.

@shawnsullivan9547 Год назад

At least you got to hang out at Da Conch Shack! I had 5 months on Provo wiring a marina and appreciated every minute of it. What an amazing place.

@rocknut88 Год назад

The blue weight is a divers weight for scuba diving. Great video Merril the family is beautiful!!

@UndergroundMetalDetecting Год назад

I can see it now (for you and myself) "Honey, do you really need to bring 3 detectors on every vacation?" Yes dear, this is my main detector, and this one is the back up, and this one is the back up's back up...

@philluck1956 Год назад

Looks like you are having a great time Merrill. What a beautiful place to be!

@billybarker-mp3mt Год назад

Super nice vacation spot. Next month I will be on the beach detecting

@Archtops Год назад

Thanks for taking us along to paradise! Beautiful spot!

@Buckleboy Год назад

Works fine in the wet my friend, just don’t submerge in a wave! Maybe splice the two piece together?

@FenderStrat19711 Год назад

Have a WONDERFUL time on vacation with your family, Merrill!!!! Happy Hunting too!!

@CarletonWatkins1861 Год назад

The wire is like an antenna. Taping the broken end to the top where it clips should make it work.

@Ramsundi Год назад

I assume it's sill working even when it's snapped. It's enough if you can just attach the head of that antenna cable close to the system unit. I personally use clear water sealed bag which is hanging on my neck and end of that cable is just taped behind the bag. So it's not attached to the top of the unit and it still works perfectly.

@ChrisWilson999 Год назад

The correct response to "We're going to detect in the dry., We?" was it's the "royal we". Haha

@darrellbrixey5341 Год назад

Thank you Merrill for sharing another awesome video

@MidwestPicker Год назад

I stayed at a resort in the Dominican Republic, looks similar, very nice. Beautiful fam, thanks for sharing!

@Jonizoda Год назад

So much fun! looks exciting, I'm happy for you

@georgecarousos6735 Год назад

You've already found the greatest treasure with such a beautiful family!....enjoy your vacation.

@artbobik3516 Год назад

that looks like a great place to hunt - that weight is a 2lb scuba weight - I have them from 1lb to 10lb - when I went to St Crix in the 90's I took my Nautilus and a whites PI 2000 - Turned out the Nautilus Rebel was designed to only work in Florida, so it was a good thing I took the PI - I spent two days trying to remove what looked like a treasure chest from the board encased in coral it was stuck to, no joy - I did bring a large pin for tying ropes to for the sails on a mast and halve of large wedge used for cutting/shaving planks - I believe there were four large anchors in the area - I was there around 6 months after Hugo hit them -

@MetalDetectingNYC Год назад

wow!

@maurorosatti5408 Год назад

Hi Merril Nice video. Easy fix the problem. just strip the wire and put it in the same place

@jimcollins9999 Год назад

Awesome! I don't know where to begin, there's so much to comment on, so I won't say anything other than I have to go there one day! ❤

@deborahbarber2964 Год назад

Glad Maya came on to show us her beautiful face. So sorry about the detector issues. I'm sure you can still get some good times in with the family. Beautiful place to be. Enjoy!!

@cottlad Год назад

Love T&C. Was there as a captain for Sail Provo gawd..... nearly 20 years ago now. Those guys still there and can recommend a snorkelling day out with them. Would have a detect at Club Med if that still exists..... lots of drunk young adults cavorting on the beach!! Have a great trip

@Aswaguespack Год назад

Spectacular Family Trip and Metal Detecting Paradise. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Hope you find a gold laden Spanish Galleon in the beach 😉

@granvillewooster7673 Год назад

Beautiful place brother thank you for sharing 👍👍❤️

@aliprovidence9321 Год назад

Hey Merrill, beautiful beach man! enjoy it! for the antenna find a piece of solid wire and heat it up poke it in the antenna you'll be ok

@GariAnneKosanke Год назад

Have a nice time! I’m sure you’ll find plenty in the dry! 😊

@kalliedutoit5330 Год назад

Awesome vid bro .yea we also drive in the right seat and keep left on the road .very normal .but impossible if we buy left hand drive car 😆

@ohiofredl Год назад

Nice finds great vid .Thanks

@Cervin_Suisse Год назад

Hello there, thank you for the good work. Love your videos. Did you do anything on underwater detectors ?

@dcraun Год назад

Strip a little bit of the plastic shielding off the wire and use the snap to hold the wire to the top of the control box and you will be back in action!

@chuckswenson8044 Год назад

All you have to do is get some shrink wrap. It is not fussy. That thing will work even if it’s close to the remote. Or what I do when I am in deeper water is clip the wire to my headphones, and the signal goes directly from the coil to the headphones

@GetThatTreasure Год назад

You should get the RCDIGS remote control holder. I think it would be worth it in the wet.

@IndianaTones Год назад

Wow what a place. Looks magical

@claude5497 Год назад

Merci pour cette ce sympathique moment ....

@alkimball8740 Год назад

Just make a loop with the wire and hold it with the clip ! It will work fine , I cut my wire bc I didn't like all the extra wire and it works great. Beautiful family enjoy your trip 😀

@24kGanksta Год назад

Your children sound appreciative and grateful!!! You don’t find that these days Hats off to you and your wife for raising them right!!!

@MetalDetectingNYC Год назад

Thank you! Super proud of them!

@GreatLakes_MetalDetecting Год назад

I make my own antenna wires all you have to do is strip back about an inch of the outer wire leaving the center wire . I use e6000 glue to seal everything then put heat shrink tubing over it. All you need is that stripped back part of wire in place where the part that broke off was.

@scottcurrie7589 Год назад

It’s all good. Thanks for the video. Enjoy your family.

@user-wq1xu4dj7g Год назад

My dear sir, you can still repair that antenna,pile out side shield wire about a inch also braided wire leave white insulated wire hold with in side copper wire ,get heat shrink wrap from any hard ware store that slip over out side over the main wire ,overlap wire end of main wire about 1" 1/2 on other end about the same,heat the head shrink so it shrink so it's tight .you can use the same clip to hold on remote,also there is a couple of videos on you tube that can help you on,once again great video,thank you much.

@MetalDetectingNYC Год назад

I will try that. Thank you

@frozengroundhog3543 Год назад

I was waiting for a MDNYC in the Caribbean video. I've been to a dozen Caribbean resorts and detected them all. I'm sure I broke a rule or two but never an issue with the locals! Here's my secret. Hit the 'P' line. It's the line in the water where all the drunk tourists wander out to pee. I have found the majority of my rings in waist deep water. Good luck, I love the videos.

@MetalDetectingNYC Год назад

thank you!

@ferrousgrump Год назад

I think you can get a protective cover for that wire. Enjoy the time away!

@FloridaSandHunters Год назад

That's a great looking island to be on! Enjoy your Vacation.

@Detectken Год назад

The antenna wire doesn’t even need to touch the control box. It sends a radio signal to the box. I simply drilled a hole through the control box’s shaft mount. I have the antenna going up through the shaft, and just poking out of the hole. So, the tip of the antenna is behind the box and not touching it. I don’t have wired headphones (I use wireless ones), so I don’t submerge the box. So, I couldn’t tell you if my setup will still work with the controller under water. The antenna wire and the control box can still communicate, through water up to a certain distance. I know, without the antenna wire, the coil can go about 2-4 inches under water, and still transmit to the headphones. As long as the antenna wire and the controller are above water, there definitely shouldn’t be any issue.

@MetalDetectingNYC Год назад

Despite the hiccups it worked great with the krazy glue fix. If you use the bone conductive headphones you can fully submerge it. They are wired to the box and not too expensive. shrsl.com/44wyl

@MikeMcInroe Год назад

She is funny and she is your treasure! Time with the family is never a waste of time! Mike in sunny Florida

@charlieschemmel122 Год назад

What beautiful beaches thanks for sharing!!!!

@MetalDetectingwithCZkidd Год назад

Merrill, antennae will still work. Just strip off the outer jacket and shielding, the silver webbing. Under the shield will be another very small wire in a white jacket. that is the anntenae wire. strip about 2" of the white wire out of the shield jacket. do not strip off the white jacket. no need too. use the same clip to clip wire to top of RC. just make sure the white jacket end is folded in under the clip. It'll read just fine.

@MetalDetectingNYC Год назад

It’s fixed now !

@jimferry6539 Год назад

That looks like a beautiful place ! I kind of feel stupid for not knowing about it already 😅 I’d never even heard of it before

@kaptkrunchfpv Год назад

That blue square is a diving weight.

@edwardminor3996 Год назад

You have a beautiful family. They're the real treasure. Enjoy!

@ausfox8794 Год назад

Geez Detecting is a bonus when enjoying quality time with your family. Use the hand held detector in the water.

@davidortiz6075 Год назад

Something familiar happened to me, my detector didn’t break it got flooded on my vacation with my family, so I had the best time with my family, and was the best vacation ever. Yes it was the equinox!

@adventuresinmichiganwlisa9852 Год назад

Thanks for sharing 👍🤓👍.

@ChrisWilson999 Год назад

Here's the fix for the broken wire, credit to Gigmaster. Just strip the insulation off the wire where it broke, wrap it in the best tape you can find where electric tape would be best. Then zip tie or twist tie the wire at the same spot on the top of the controller, and you'll be back in business. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Z3ZPjdW-ANc.html

@MetalDetectingNYC Год назад

That really helped. I will try this

@bells1054 Год назад

You can still use it in the water with the broken wire. But who cares as long as you are spending time with your family and making memories!!

@joshshelton796 Год назад

Awesome video man!

@preserving_the_past Год назад

I would feel just as bad Merrill I try to take mine everywhere I go. My family just expects it and excepts it. Lol... by the way what size Pelican case are you using. Thanks for sharing. *Chris*

@dmain37 Год назад

If you are still there, you can strip off about an inch and a half of the outer sheathing, shielding and insulation, leaving just the thin core exposed. Yes, it will not be waterproof, but they are inherently NOT waterproof as complaints of the inner shielding discoloring is abundant. Just use as is, clipping the exposed core under the top clip as normal and you will be good to go. I have cut my original antenna down three times, and created a just right length with no wrapping around the shaft. Good Luck!!

@DianTomov_ST_Dupont_Lighters 10 месяцев назад

Do you have issues with bone conductive headphones. On ver 1.1 on beach programs we have only "square" tone

@ChrisWilson999 Год назад

That wire is a coax cable. If you physically secure it to the top, it *might* still work.

@Aeksis81 Год назад

Hi, this is the pice of wire, you lose just pice of plastic which not affect signal transmit via metal core of wire, you can use it easy as it is, just fix the remaining wire in same place. if you are afraid just put drop of any watertide glue on the end of wire to seal it, but as I mentioned it will work fine like it is. Enjoy, Go hunt!!! P.S. I read comments below, You dont need to strip the wire, it will work like it is!! To make it same size with plastic you loose just make smal loop one or to times to reach same thiknes of broken part and secure it the same way as before. Good luck!

@MetalDetectingNYC Год назад

Noted! Thank you!

@garyburgess3829 Год назад

Beautiful place..hope you get your detector fixed. Should be lots of treasure there since no one has been there in a while..good luck.

@marcshea8921 Год назад

Hang in there! That wire, the connection issues with the coil, and charging the coil separately made me buy the Manticore. As I've said in the past XP needs a beach/dive version that a standard wired coil can be connected to for subsurface operations. Reliability in the field is important. Maybe Nokta can overnight you a Legend! Have fun down there! 🏖️🧲(((💍💍🌊

@OutdoorSurvivalists Год назад

That's truly a bummer 😔 I've never had any issues with my Nokta Legend with the AquaTek headphones. I wouldn't take any other machine with me, IMHO

@Juls716 Год назад

Bummer. At least you had family with you to make the trip more eventful ❤ Next trip….take a spare.

@waynelutwiniak797 Год назад

Great place, have fun with the family 👍

@razer192 Год назад

Is there a mobile repair shop there or any sort of repair shop that can strip the wires and solder them and maybe use some epoxy or heat shrink ect

@martyv23 Год назад

Merle just tape that to the top of the box it'll still work that's not going to affect anything then put the clip on top of the tape it'll get the reception still

@purnellrichardson3716 Год назад

Put the wires together put dab of super glue while it's wet sprinkle baking soda on it make sure wires are touching keep building with glue and baking soda it will work and be rock solid I've repaired a lot of things it really works bud

@MetalDetectingNYC Год назад

That worked!

@sourcreamking Год назад

One of my dream MD-destinations. Lots of old wrecks on the west side of the island. Cannons. Pirate treasure. Tourist drops is not for me. Did you get a permit?

@Blueomicron Год назад

Would the Manticore have been a better choice for hunting in the Caribbean beaches and ocean? Based on my own experience in the Caribbean people lose fewer rings because of the warmer water. Cold water causes the loss of a ring size due to a physiological reaction to cold water. Four Months in St Lucia made me think of this.

@kanu8790 Год назад

Sucks, Merrill. But I think you can still detect in the water. That cable acts as an anttena to relay the coil signal to the remote head. Simply attach that cable to the remote control box by tape, rubber band, or whatever, it should work just fine!

@DavidLevine Год назад

Did you try taping it? It doesn't need to be waterproof . Cant tell if it is metal or plastic but you can probably get epoxy or maybe even super glue and just put it around the edge of the pieces.