The nice thing about an S6 is that it can operate in either a passive or an active mode. The active prism increases the range and decreases the search time, and is worth it's weight in gold when trying to maintain lock in the woods. Plus the added benefit that when the active target is specified the S6 WILL NOT lock onto anything else, including another active prism that is turned off or set to a different ID number.
Lee D, post: 348423, member: 7971 wrote: Just from memory:
- I believe that the speed of the motors was slightly faster on the S6;
- The "dumb screen" on the S6 allows you to calibrate it and - far more importantly - change the radio settings without a computer or data collector;
- The radio range of the S3 was much less, unless your dealer's service guys were aware of that and knew how to change it;
- The S6 has the optical plummet in the alidade, which I for one certainly prefer;
- The S6 came standard with active tracking capability;
- Perhaps most importantly, the S6 has a technology Trimble called Sure Point. You can zero an S6 on a target and literally turn the leveling screws - as long as you're in compensation range (which I believe is 6'), the angle will still be zeroed and the instrument will still be pointed at the target. This is due to the fact that the motors work in tandem with the tilt sensors, and to my knowledge there is no instrument made by anyone else that will do this.
Those are all amazing features and I simultaneously commend your S6 sales pitch and apologize for voicing MY opinion. I thought we were encouraged to do that on this online forum. None of those features have any use to me whatsoever. If I were buying a robot I would prefer to save my money AND use one I find to be more user friendly. Not facts- just a personal opinion.
Also in active mode it doesn't track the reflective strips on your safety vest
jim.cox, post: 348546, member: 93 wrote: Also in active mode it doesn't track the reflective strips on your safety vest
What's a safety vest? [emoji23]
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A scrap of coloured cloth intended to engender the feeling of invicibity and all-round bullet-proofing in its wearer 🙂
jim.cox, post: 348558, member: 93 wrote: A scrap of coloured cloth intended to engender the feeling of invicibity and all-round bullet-proofing in its wearer 🙂
I did a quick layout for a bike rack for the MTA in NY. I showed up and they wanted a vest, hardhat gloves etc on me. Then all had comments bc I didn't have proper footwear on and I was wearing shorts....
Then they shoved a hard helmet on me. They hadn't even started anything yet! The only difference between the site that day and when the public is walking there is they had a little fence around the area.
So I put the hard helmet on, smiled, and said "good, now if the sky starts to fall, I'll be ready."
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Yes, the Trimble S3/S6/S8 were made in Sweden, and so are the new S5/S7/S9. For all intents and purposes, it's still Geotronics over there.
Hi Rich
Do you have still this broken focus 30 ?
Hello,
Are you interested in selling the Trimble 5603??ÿ?ÿ
Rich hasn't been posting very often lately, so he might not see your question. Perhaps you should send him a personal message via the board.
