Makro Kruzer External Battery Pod info

Have not had the chance to do more than a couple hunts with this machine due to the weather but wanted to take a chance to show the auxiliary battery pack and share some info on it.
The word that I received is the Battery "Pod" as well as the headphone adaptor cord is not included with the detector but will be available separately. Although I have no info on if they will offer a "Pro pack" but if they do I believe these items may be included.
The pack itself is waterproof like the detector. It sandwiches between the bottom stand and a second stand so whether you run the battery or not, your detector is kept off the ground. The bottom stand attaches via 2 thumb screws into recessed brass threaded inserts built into the upper stand. This all is mounted under the armrest.
Since the battery pack plugs into the headphone/charge port the engineers at Makro gave the user the ability to plug the waterproof headphones or the land headphone adaptor directly into the auxiliary battery pod.
The battery pack inside the pod is the same pack used in AT Pros so if you have an extra AT battery pack it will work in the Kruzer.
Also the RNB rechargeable battery for the AT Pro/AT Max fits perfectly in the pod and works great.
With the internal battery as well as the pod you can detect from sunlight to sundown with no worries of dead batteries.
Here are some pics of the set up. Please feel free to ask any questions you have. I am off work tomorrow and will take the time to post some performance related information.

pretty cool. If you get a larger coil to test, can you please check balance with large coil and battery pack?

thanks.

Will do Rod.

So...if the external battery pod is being used then I cannot use external headphones...because it plugs into the same port?

Charles

I really like the thought put into this. Is this ok for tall people? Is there any way someone that has one could measure the full extension from back bottom of hand grip where palm goes to coil bolt please?

Charles (Sabre)(Tx) Wrote:
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> So...if the external battery pod is being used the
> n I cannot use external headphones...because it pl
> ugs into the same port?
>
> Charles

Yes you can... there is a headphone port also on the pod.

Charles (Sabre)(Tx) Wrote:
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> So...if the external battery pod is being used the
> n I cannot use external headphones...because it pl
> ugs into the same port?
>
> Charles


Yes you still can use regular headphones (with adapter) or waterproof headphones by plugging into the plug in the external battery pod.

basstrackerman Wrote:
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> I really like the thought put into this. Is this o
> k for tall people? Is there any way someone that h
> as one could measure the full extension from back
> bottom of hand grip where palm goes to coil bolt p
> lease?


I will get these measurements and post soon