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E.C.U alarms (11 posts / 4,047 views)
scottycarpent scottycarpent
Posts: 691
Post #1 30 Apr 2021 23:52
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Hi guys is there any users of E.C.U alarms on here? Im tempted to buy a set but looking for reviews, And which ones do you / your mates own? is the any difference between the r+compact and the super+compact?
wandle1 wandle1
Posts: 7,469
Post #2 1 May 2021 10:28
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My son uses them,and loves the simplicity of them..

They are all called super compact,regardless of the individual product,so this can cause confusion..

If I didn't have txi,these would be my choice..some people say the receiver is poor,that is not what we have found as it works all around our two and half acre lake with trees and other obstacles in the way ..

All I can say is they are good,individualistic and reliable,bearing in mind i/we fish in harsh wet winter conditions sometimes..

Hope that helps a tiny bit
mrjcarter mrjcarter
Posts: 1,370
Post #3 1 May 2021 15:34
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In reply to Post #1
I believe the supers eat normal batteries for fun, was told to use decent lithium batteries in them.
13hdave
Posts: 23
Post #4 1 May 2021 17:25
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In reply to Post #1
I have the original mk1 compacts
Bought them secondhand use the batteries on scotts website and had no battery issues last year whatsover
Only thing i did was swap out the wheels for white versions
Plenty of tone volume and sensitivity options imo and range with reciever is also fine for my needs
chewbakka chewbakka
Posts: 443
Post #5 1 May 2021 17:31
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I had some they were good and simple roller wheel alarms. The battery life was fine not much different to all the others, the range on the reciever was pretty short, i had the mk1 compacts the first ones i believe.
Jslinn Jslinn
Posts: 2,403
Post #6 1 May 2021 18:35
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Had original optonics for many a year, don't miss them having used delks for 25 years. A friend sold his delks bought them and went back to delks soon after.
Innocenti Innocenti
Posts: 519
Post #7 1 May 2021 19:17
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I have mine 3 years now,Mk1s first version..Faultless in all conditions for me.Never had any battery issues either.
A bit different looking than others and you'll get plenty of "never see those before" comments.
One of those rare things I'd buy again if I had to.

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Hadrian
Posts: 380
Post #8 1 May 2021 20:36
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A mate of mine had a set, in fact he just chopped them in for some delkims.. He had them for a good few years, not saying the battery life was poor, but he's had about 3 pp3's off me in the past as his had failed. Only complaint I know of, as I was always doing it, is/was the reset button on the remote, he'd give it to me to watch his rods, I'd put it in a pocket and inadvertently reset the remote to the rods!!
Personally I never really like the looks of them, too many small buttons etc but each to their own
elltell elltell
Posts: 1,571
Post #9 1 May 2021 21:32
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Had a set of the original MK1s for a couple of years and loved them, I recently upgraded to the MK1s super plus compacts(Bug eye version)
Both real simple, battery life in my experience has been great, range on receiver has never been an issue and I do like the look, they're different👍👍
All in all I've enjoyed owning and using them, reliable, robust and do what they are supposed to, indicate line movements forward or backdrop.
Tel
👍👍
Bren987 Bren987
Posts: 703
Post #10 2 May 2021 10:22
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Had my mk1s now for over two years, battery usage isn't a problem although I do use Marks batteries, had an issue with on on off switch a couple of months ago, gave Mark a quick call, he answered, I sent it back, all sorted within a week! Out of warranty too, can't beat that for customer service.
I'm more than happy with them.
malarkey
Posts: 2,398
Post #11 2 May 2021 13:30
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In reply to Post #10
Have to say I loved the alarms but also found the tore through batteries.
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