Metal Detecting aids for deaf people

I am wondering if anyone has come up with a system for deaf people.

I am not deaf, but was thinking it should be no reason to stop them as well. Obviously a visual and vibrating type system would be the go.

Id say it would be just a matter of integrating it into the headphones system and having some adjustments for vibration strength.

Maybe even some sort of transducer instead of headphones might work.

I might try suss it out tomorrow with the Makro, I think I have a few transducers laying around.

That would be a good idea if you could pull it off
It would then give them another hobbie to enjoy like all of us :Y: :Y: :Y:

Like the three tone system of the Ace just 3 different colors instead of tones. (And vibration as a substitute for tonal intensity)

7.62marksman said:

That would be a good idea if you could pull it off
It would then give them another hobbie to enjoy like all of us :Y: :Y: :Y:

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I'll play around tomorrow on my day off and post how I go. Something simple and cheap anyone can make should be good.

silver said:

Like the three tone system of the Ace just 3 different colors instead of tones. (And vibration as a substitute for tonal intensity)

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Now you're talking. I will test out the vibration first and if that seems to work well, then shouldn't be hard to add some L.E.D's to correspond with the intensity of the vibration.

Great topic, love the interest and hope something comes of it.
Jaros :Y:

:Y: great idea taking it to a new level.

Which Makro detector do you have? The Makro Racer has vibration, I think it's the first detector to offer this type of function.

Good idea and apparently available not only in headphones but also a vest . The vest is an interesting one :Y: But cost may be a killer

https://www.good.is/articles/headphones-for-the-deaf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM5Cg-SwgkA

The Vallon VMH3CS PI mine detector has vibration, LED alert and also audio. Having played around with one I can confirm that the vibration does indeed work
The other idea would be some type of bone conducting headphone...Would work for people with air conduction deficits but still intact bone conduction.

A speaker and a rolled up news paper works well for hearing impaired people

madtuna said:

A speaker and a rolled up news paper works well for hearing impaired people

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May be taking a slight step bacwards though

Nah...was thinking they wear a speaker and you walk behind them and when you hear a beep you smack them up the back of the head with the rolled up news paper :Y:

hAyyoUinAU said:

I am wondering if anyone has come up with a system for deaf people.

I am not deaf, but was thinking it should be no reason to stop them as well. Obviously a visual and vibrating type system would be the go.

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What :lol: speak up cant hear ya :lol:

Heatho said:

Which Makro detector do you have? The Makro Racer has vibration, I think it's the first detector to offer this type of function.

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Gold Racer

I got it working last night using a portable 9volt headphone amplifier connected to a small transducer got it working pretty well.

And what is great is it is a cheap setup.

Just read a few posts of someone saying it is already available and as a vest. Smart stuff.

Oh well, at least it can be done by anyone with a spare $40.

GREAT STUFF

I won't bother thinking about blind people and detecting....for obvious reasons.

I ordered a 18volt headphone amplifier (portable) to get some more juice.

When that comes, should get the vibration a bit stronger.

cool, just saw those links, they seem to be only prototypes and over kill for what I am thinking. I got it working for under $50 pretty well so I'd say with a bit more power it should be fine as is.

Vibrating jackets I reckon we'd all end up jumping around like kangaroos in the hottest parts of the Vic GT :lol:. Could come in handy in the hard packed ground :Y: with a good pick.