Whites Electronics Out of Business Why? 

They were around a long time!

@@tunnelportterror Garrett got Whites and took their last machine 24k Gold and sold it like a Garrett!

Wow that a long time I’ve been doing it 35 years+ what machine do you use?

same here

Thanks

The days of heavy machines is over same with buying batteries!

If you truly have the beta menus I hope you still have it and know it’s worth. I cant fill one hand with the people who know how to load them up, and your machine would be a unicorn in the wild. Someday it may become common knowledge, but at this point a machine with those hidden menus exposed is invaluable to its cult following. For the record, my V3i has never given me problems. Remains one of the very best discriminators on the planet, and parrots back at you your own technical knowledge. It was made by egg heads for egg heads. It shouldn’t have been a general public machine.

Garrett has all of whites technology and patents now they even work on there machines if you have any questions.

Minelab CTX 3030 is way too heavy and expensive! Now the Nox is #1

I have good news for you. Garrett Metal Detectors has acquired Whites and all repairs will continue.👍

Whites didn’t innovate they make mid level machines and their price point is now too high. Faking lower end machines is not a great market! Minelab and Nokta Macro are what’s selling now,

You can’t have enough detectors lol. Happy Hunting

Thanks GLHH stay safe!

They were in business for 70 years.

Thanks for the comment it’s too bad the American companies haven’t innovated!

They didn’t innovate

@@craigtalley No they didnt innovate or sadly even keep up with others that did. I have some of their older detectors, Mxt, 5900 Di/Sl, 6000 Di/Sl, and just found a Quantum pro for a great price. I think their older machines are honestly superior to anything they came out with in the last 10 years.

@@Bootyhunter1971 the MXSport killed them!

Yeah I like it that Nokta Makro has a variety of coils for the Anfibio Multi!

I have a Tarsacci MDT 8000 new Domaine Detection with 2 ground balance. Crazy depth!

The new machines blow away the older machines I was a Tesoro Dealer in the late 1980s. Multi Frequency has taken over it the old machine are toys compared to the new detectors!

@@craigtalley Gotcha but this Spectra was a beast. I had a lot of fun with it. I need to get out more often. The best part was coming home to my wife. She loved going through all my new little treasures. I'm in Northern California and was thinking of getting a Minelab for some gold but the prices were astronomical for a GPZ.

@@JohnDeUlloa I’ve seen relic hunters with them!

The Simplex+ and the Equinox are the biggest sellers right now!

@@craigtalley Thanks I will give them a look.👍

Thanks for the comment Gary! Companies need to keep up on technology or fall behind!

Thanks yeah I had a MXT!

They made a lot of money on the Garrett Carrot 🥕

I was a Tesoro dealer for 10 years had a least 12 Tesoro’s! Both companies didn’t innovate and Minelab and Nokta Makro killed them!

I had the Eagle Spectrum one of 2 Whites I had. People were really jealous when I got it. All detectors were too heavy in those days!

@@craigtalley I would like to pick up another machine one of these days, so of all the machines being made today, what would you say is the best coin shooting detector out there today in terms of depth? Preferably something you have used yourself and not just heard about. Thanks!

@@jzak5723 so far the Blisstool was the deepest Anfibio Multi is very deep! Nox does the best at unmasking in heavy iron.

The depth never really improved they didn’t innovate at all!

I had the Spectrum Eagle first digital machines for a few years I sold it when I switched to Nautilus DMC 2B! I’ve had 49 detectors over the years! It was a good machine in mineralized ground. Now days the multi frequency machines blow it away! Happy Hunting

campak Nokta Makro already has one but it’s Really expensive!

I had that concept back in the 1980s...just have to wait for technology to catch up

They say that they see no way forward. They are selling machines and doing repairs for a month.

Whites already sold out to Garrett ,They sold everything except their land to them There is a few places Garrett has to repair existing whites detectors But whites metal detecting Company is no more.

Check with Bob at Centerville Electronics in Virginia

@@craigtalley they seem to be out of stock too

It’s the multi frequency that has made the difference plus they are digital instead of analog! I had the Minelab Explores in the early 2000,s blew all the signal machines away! I’ve had 49 detectors over the last 38 years!

I had a Whites Spectrum Eagle it was digital. My newest machine is the Tarsacci MDT 8000 crazy depth!

Equinox makes the Whites look like toys!

@@craigtalley thanks I value your opinion

My friend Derek has one he's shocked how good it finds deep targets in iron!

Minelab is the real reason......Their tech innovation really was a game changer in this hobby........BBS, FBS, Multi-IQ and, others....Other companies are scrambling to play catch-up or, close copy like Simplex to the Equinox....Look how the new (Apex)Garrett machine is trying to be like it also in adopting the multi-frequency idea....It all comes down to Minelab's Bruce Candy's engineering.

I saw this coming a couple of years ago! XP Deus was ahead of every body!

@@craigtalley Whites sold the technology for Deus and the Mi-6 to XP. Minelab threatened to sue Whites for using the transmission methods in the V3 from machine to machine, machine to headphones, and machine to PC dongle. As part of the settlement Whites could keep the wireless headphones, but had to extract the software for program and data transfer. XP offered to buy the Whites original patent and defend it against Minelab. The rest is history. Imagine where Whites would be if they kept it and didn’t back down from Minelab. To this day the TRX has space and circuitry for the wireless module it was to contain to communicate with the V3 and future machines.

@@Mr.Technical77 Minelab has sued a lot of companies they made Whites get rid of the name Vision for one of their machines! Thanks for the comment.

Jack Gifford died and his sons didn’t want to keep Tesoro Going same thing with Whites. Garrett doesn’t make top of the line detectors and has poor sales!

Learned how to fly a old Cessna all analog, got in one the other day and nope ill stay analog.

larry griffith yeah it’s a shame!

Garrett hasn’t innovated they are a midline detector. The XP Deus is one of the best machines on the market. I’ve had the first Deus for 10 years great machine light as a feather!

@@craigtalley Thank you. Your experience is appreciated. I kind of thought so only wasn't sure.

The Nokia Makro Simplex+ is the hottest machine for the price has features of a 600 dollar detector.

I don’t know why the Classic IDX gets such a bad rep. I love mine. Notice they seldom come up on EBAY

@@user-ml7ty3mp1o the technology has passed Whites with the cell phone technology being used in the Nokia Makro and Minelab! Whites didn’t innovate and kept coming out with the same tech! They were in business for 70 years that’s pretty good run.

@@user-ml7ty3mp1o Yup! I agree bro !

Derek might have some my friend next door changed the battery himself!

@@craigtalley yea I had Derek change the battery on my v3...I am very interested in getting my hands on one again..I think I may have Derek's number still. Maybe if u cld look into it 🤩

I was going to get a E track too heavy and bad balance same with the CTX 3030!

Chris, I shake my head at it too. Nothing new has come along in “technology” other than lighter and more energy efficient setups other than fast multifrequency. When it comes to discrimination, which is an important feature of you care about the future of the hobby and not leaving torn up lawns in your wake, Minelab and Whites still have the best at the top of their lineups with the V3i and CTX. If weight is an issue, there are swings that make them light as air. Any man under 60 ought to be able to swing 4-5 balanced pounds though.

Garrett now have them in Texas nothing has come out when they may produce a new detector!

I haven’t heard anything for a couple of years great detector the owner not

Blisstool were great machines but terrible for breaking down, got one gathering dust no one anywhere repairs them,

Bob has Centerville Electronics in Centerville Virginia is doing repairs you might contact him. He’s switched to selling XP Deus now! He’s repaired Whites for over 35 years!

@@craigtalley that's great news thank you for reaching out to a fellow treasure hunter. I appreciate it

Can you 3d print a replacement?

Nokia Makro has a detector called the Simplex+ its around 300 dollars and is as good as a 600-700 dollar detector!

@@craigtalley Thanks for the quick reply! I live in England but i'll give that a look. Thanks

@@ijl66 you are welcome it’s a very good machine.

Some detectors wouldn’t work very good because they were low power!

I assume your talking about the stored amp hrs or size of the batteries. If you open the plastic box containing the factory rechargeable battery you will see they used nothing more then generic high amp hr batteries. You can easily buy these same size batteries or even larger capacity. I have done this with all my Whites Units. I own 6 detectors at present. Nice thing about Whites unlike my Nox is the ability to change out batteries in the field and keep going. I understand that Whites just did not modernize this overall design but never did this leave them behind in terms of reliability, longevity, and overall performance. Having been to their Oregon site twice I can say with 100% honestly everyone there was absolutely great and they took great measures to produce good products and the best customer service I have every seen. Such a shame to loose this icon of development and support for our hobby. There will never be another like them.@@craigtalley

Tzahal Tavor I felt the same about Tesoro! Both had great products and service! Neither company innovated in the end and new technology ended them. I’ve had 48 detectors over the years and I have never been about the company I just want the best technology! Thanks for commenting!

@Loco Raindrops I’ve had detectors that ran erratic because of the low power rechargeable batteries! Don’t have to worry now with the LIPO battery that’s internal! Minelab Nox, XP Deus, Anfibio and the Blisstools!

@Loco Raindrops I don’t have to worry about batteries! Deus, Blisstool, Equinox and Anfibio have lithium batteries

Yeah Whites was a middle level detector company!

I had the Minelab Explorer XS for 9 years Awesome detector!

It was made by Garrett their last Detector!

Bob Centerville Electronics - Centerville Virginia

I have sites that have very deep relics and I have gone over for years! The Whites machines were top of the line many years ago but no more! The new machines have so much more depth.

@@craigtalley, hm no machine gets. Depth on my roman sites non , as i said i used the nox, and the deus, the whites machines work well, also the mx sport if depth you want goes very deep even on small hammered, but hay o, each to is own,

@@stuartbibby4415 whites has been out of business for a while we thought Garrett would do something since they now have Whites. They took the Whites 24k Gold machine and it’s the Garrett 24k detector.

Larry Wardlow I had the Explorer xs during the 2000’s it was a great machine! Nokta Makro is the only one close to Minelab.

Minelab build quality is terrible though.