Steve Herschbach

Gold or silver what? The numbers for gold and silver vary with the object size. Gold in particular can read anywhere on the scale. Metal detectors actually know nothing about metal composition and rely mainly on conductivity and eddy current retention for identification purposes. Size is a big factor and in general on the disc scale small items read low and large items read high.

There are already several threads on this subject you might want to review. They are literally taking offers on eBay, often selling detectors below dealer cost. Getting out of metal detector business to focus on other stuff? Clearing inventory to make way for amazing new lineup of super detectors? Generating some badly needed cashflow? Take your pick or make up your own because nobody knows for sure, just lots of speculation. https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/25921-new-aq-ltd-1300/

I still have it but admit to hardly ever using it. The skid plate is as pictured, edges extend slightly outside the diameter of the coil to help protect the sides a little. Kind of a non-issue for me, bottom wear is what I’m avoiding.

All VLF detectors will call non-ferrous items as ferrous under the right conditions, usually when the target signal is weak in highly mineralized ground. The ferrous ground signal overwhelms the non-ferrous signal and flips it to ferrous. Detecting 101. Steve’s Guide to Why Weak Non-Ferrous Targets Read As Ferrous

Nice reporting Mitchel, now find a ring! The target id is not ferrous versus non-ferrous. It’s a PI not a VLF. It’s more about small or low conductive targets read low numbers and large items or high conductors read high. Small ferrous reads low and in general the larger it gets the higher the number. So ferrous can occur anywhere on the scale depending on size. Some DD coils can work / detect items on the AlgoForce but results with the target id may be completely out the window compared to the mono coil. It’s tuned for mono coils. As far as depth the E1500 falls above Infinium level performance and slightly below Axiom level performance as I explained previously here. Close to Axiom on small stuff falling farther behind a larger stuff, more in the same ballpark as ATX. It will beat a TDI that has ground balance engaged but if you turn off the ground balance on the TDI it will be another story.

The ATX new with warranty does have advantages, but I like the light weight of the hip mounted Infinium.... and that coil! Garrett still services the Infinium which is good as I don't know that they are a particularly reliable detector. I owned quite a few and most seemed to develop one problem or another. This one was serviced a couple years ago, costs are reasonable but in your case the shipping might be more a worry. I have considered getting another new ATX but I keep hoping Fisher or Nokta or anybody will come out with a newer lighter waterproof model. The options new with warranty for waterproof ground balancing PI detectors is remarkably limited at this time. ATX is pretty much it.

He did not say "better." You assume detectors that cost less can't perform as well as detectors that cost more. That's a big assumption. The White's Spectrum will not hit individual coins at 60 cm. Not even close.

ATX or for the worst of the worst, Infinium. VLF is no good in that stuff. A high power PI will blow back on you. The key is having both ground balance and a pulse delay. The ATX and Infinium both have a pulse delay control although Garrett marks it as a discrimination control. I picked up a used Infinium last year because I can get it to work on almost pure magnetite running a 10x14 mono coil, a feat most other PI detectors like my Axiom fail at. The secret ironically is the Infinium is not overpowered, and simply advancing the pulse delay until it is stable is the main tuning method. A DD may be needed. You will of course not hit small gold items and depth will be somewhat limited, but you will be able to detect. I get ring and coin type targets exceeding 12". If not, then the ground is simply undetectable, and yes, there is such a thing. If magnetite content is high enough it is like trying to detect through an iron plate. Where I’m detecting. This is not black colored sand but magnetite, same stuff you are dealing with. I've seen people confuse black colored material derived from slates, shales, or other dark materials with true magnetic black sands but they are not the same thing. Pure magnetite often has a gun metal blue sort of look to it. The easiest way for the uninitiated to know is simply drop a magnet in the stuff. Non-ground balancing machines like the Sea Hunter or Impulse AQ can also be made to work if you advance the pulse delay far enough. TDI is a good possibility. My Infinium chestmount with 10x14 mono. I really, really like that coil, a real gem. The advanced pulse delay eliminates thin foils. Small surface targets like hair pins read on both edges of the coil, a double blip response, and I generally ignore surface stuff unless larger. Larger targets will read in the center of the coil where small targets only hit on the edges. I mainly look for mellow centered high tones. As a ground balancing PI the Infinium breaks targets into two classes, high tone and low tone. Low tones are generally high conductors like pennies, dimes, quarters. I normally skip those in favor of high tone low conductors - rings and nickels. The tones work to full depth. Long story short with tones and a good coil as close to discriminating PI as you can get.

I'm in Nevada, not Nevada County, California. Sorry, but I am not up on what groups or clubs might be in the area.

The coil was received at Minelab Americas and they could not duplicate the issue. I was afraid of that. To their credit they are sending me a replacement coil. If it works then I will be happy and baffled at the same time. If it does not, the entire detector has to go back. I'm hoping the coil works because if I have to send that detector back my Manticore journey will be off to a very rough start. Fingers crossed.

Ron’s first map: https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0073/plate-1.pdf https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-9593tw73b Ron’s second map: https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/21198/zz002b0jd5

You don't actually know what happened or where so best bet is to just go through the process and try and get it resolved. Good luck - that sucks. From https://help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-178?language=en_US Tort Claims - Claim for property damage or loss, or personal injury, or death If you would like to make a claim for property damage or loss, or personal injury, or death resulting from the negligent or wrongful acts or omissions of an employee of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), you must file an administrative tort claim against the agency. CBP processes administrative tort claims in accordance with the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. § 2671, et seq. Claimants who wish to file an administrative tort claim against CBP should complete a Standard Form 95, Claim for Damage, Injury, or Death and submit it, along with the required supporting documentation, to the CBP port of entry, Border Patrol station, CBP pre-clearance location, or other CBP facility nearest the geographic location where the incident is alleged to have occurred. If the alleged incident occurred at an International Mail Branch facility, please submit the SF-95 and supporting documentation to your nearest CBP port of entry or Border Patrol station. To obtain a mailing address for CBP ports of entry, click here. To view a list of mailing addresses for Border Patrol Stations, click here. Claimants filing an administrative tort claim against CBP should thoroughly read and comply with the instructions listed on the back side or second page of the SF-95. It is the claimant’s responsibility to provide documentation supporting the allegations made in the submitted claim. Supporting documentation includes, but is not limited to: witness statements, police reports, and evidence substantiating the dollar amount claimed (e.g., estimates, quotes, invoices, and/or receipts). Failure to submit evidence substantiating the allegations may result in delay or denial of the claim. Once a completed administrative tort claim and its supporting documentation have been submitted, CBP will investigate the facts presented and examine the legal basis for the claim. Any claim for $10,000 or less will be investigated and reviewed by CBP’s Office of Assistant Chief Counsel, Indianapolis. Any claim exceeding $10,000 will be investigated and reviewed by CBP’s legal counsel office nearest the geographic location where the incident is alleged to have occurred. Under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. § 2671 U.S. Customs and Border Protection has six months to investigate, review and adjudicate a claim. All decisions will be forwarded to the claimant by mail. From https://www.justice.gov/civil/documents-and-forms-0 Standard Form 95. Standard Form 95 is used to present claims against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) for property damage, personal injury, or death allegedly caused by a federal employee's negligence or wrongful act or omission occurring within the scope of the employee's federal employment. These claims must be presented to the Federal agency whose employee conduct gave rise to the injury. Standard Form 95 is not required to present a claim under the FTCA, but it is a convenient format for supplying the information necessary to bring an FTCA claim. Please note that a completed form must state a claim for money damages in a “sum certain” amount (that is, a specific amount) claimed for personal injury, death, or injury to or loss of property. In addition, if a sum certain is not specified in Standard Form 95 block 12d, or in accompanying information, a submission cannot be considered a valid presentation of a claim. The completed Standard Form 95 must be presented to the appropriate federal agency within two years after the claim accrues. Download Standard Form 95 Here

If it was me I'd contact customs and ask how to file a complaint. Or Google and find the online complaint page: https://help.cbp.gov/s/complaints?language=en_US

Not sure if you were trying to post a picture but I assume you are getting an error message. Reset the detector to factory defaults, and if the error persists, contact Minelab for assistance. Assuming we are talking the stock Minelab coil. If aftermarket, contact the coil vendor.

A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON HYDRAULIC MINING IN CALIFORNIA WITH DESCRIPTION OF THE USE AND CONSTRUCTION OF Ditches, Flumes, Wrought-iron Pipes, and Dams; FLOW OF WATER ON HEAVY GRADES, AND ITS APPLICABILITY, UNDER HIGH PRESSURE, TO MINING AUG. J. BOWIE, Jr., Mining Engineer SECOND EDITION NEW YORK : D. VAN NOSTRAND, PUBLISHER, 23 Murray and 27 Warren Street 1887 313 page pdf download here

Not all GPX 6000s exhibited the issue or not enough to bother the owner. I got along just fine with my never fixed 6000. People went from denying there was an issue to now insisting every 6000 made had the issue. The truth is probably more in the middle.

I started splitting and rearranging the pdf as a viewer file and got 3/4 done and accidently erased it. Not starting over. But yeah, I put the funky formatted reader version in the downloads area which also prints fine as single pages as I could not find anything better at the time. The pdf set up for double page priinting looks better but is a hard read on a device. I might go back and split and rearrange someday but am too irritated at having accidently deleted 20 minutes work to start over right now. It's pretty simple as far as washers are concerned. The lower rod was obviously designed to be used with two washers. Somewhere along the way somebody screwed up, and it became that using two washers would stress the ears depending on the coil used. So the bug became a feature - "oh no, we designed it that way, just use one washer!" Uh huh. Ignore the manuals and pay attention to the lower rod and coil fit. You want it snug but not enough to be forcing the ears apart and stressing them. If you need two washers use them, if two washers are too much use one washer. It might depend on the coil used and if you have multiple coils you might need two washers with some and one washer with others. That's it. When using one washer you are getting a plastic to plastic fit on one side against a thin raised edge where the washer was supposed to go if this had been done right. Those thin edges may wear excessively for people that flip the coil a lot for some reason, so the "use one washer" solution is obviously not ideal and I refuse it was supposed to be that way. But it is what it is. Maybe find or make some thinner washers. I promise complaining about it will fall on deaf ears so just do what you have to do so you can go detecting.

Many of you know the reaction (likes) and reputation system crashed. In database terms these were files I have allowed to build for 11 years without touching them. The main benefit as far as I was concerned was seeing what posts were the most popular over the years, helping point people to high quality content. However, this post popularity thing was also tied to a member reputation system. As non-active members and spammers were purged from the system, the lack of reindexing eventually caused problems. The forums have had periodic meltdowns the last couple years, and I suspect now it was tied to this. The data was unrecoverable without going to extremes not worth the time and effort I would have to invest with doubtful results. In a bid to get the sytem back to a higher level of stability I dropped the member reputation system and leaderboard entirely, and reset/reindexed the post reactions/likes system. In general I have been paring the system back deleting less used areas in favor of focusing on the main activity here, the forums themselves. So far the result seems to be a more stable and snappier responding forum. That was the goal and hopefully this remains the case going forward. Thanks for your patience and understanding.

That is the best idea ever. Digger kids? Detector caddy boy? I want one!

Most overrated idea ever. You can already use the AI between your ears to accept or reject items based on the very minimal information that an engineer like Carl really has to work with. AI does not change the fact that for every good target there are countless trash targets that look exactly the same to the metal detector. AI can’t change the underlying physics. You will get people who will start marketing “AI assisted” detectors, but it’s just not what people think it is. People should do like Carl and use oscilloscopes etc to see what the detector sees, and then this idea that AI is going to somehow “learn” from you as you tell it what it is finding will get put to rest. No, for every trash item you tell the detector about and it finally decides to reject, you will miss good items also. It won’t do any better than the best of us at that, and probably worse, as there will always be more trash than good finds. Want to get rid of them? Reject all targets. That’s where an AI bias against digging trash ends up. AI can only work with the information it has and at the electronic level there simply is not this massive amount of information people seem to think there is. Detectors are half blind people groping in the dark guessing at half felt items. The problem with half sine is patents and no action from Garrett. Anyone can do a PI / VLF either or detector, and I’m sure many of us would be happy with a machine that can hunt in all metal PI mode, then switch to VLF disc mode once target found.

The idea is not for things to be clear, the idea is to sell metal detectors. A basis in fact obscured by smoke and mirrors magnified by people’s desires to see what they want to see equals sales.

It’s been doable for ages and suggested for longer. White’s could have stuck a MXT and TDI SL circuit boards in one box and switched between them, and still been lighter than a GPZ 7000. The main thing would be designing a coil that could run well in both PI mode and VLF mode. Not a huge hurdle really as a PI can run almost any configuration - it’s the VLF side that’s pickier so design for that as the priority. Now obviously an MXT board and a TDI SL board today would be way, way smaller than what Whites made. Think more like Manticore plus AlgoForce E1500 together in a single package. Both could easily fit in something about the size of an Axiom. As you say, two separate detectors in one housing with ability to switch between the two. Obvious idea, brought up many times. So why has nobody done it? Lack of outside the box thinking at the majors that has them thinking this or that, but not both. At one time it was just a too klunky option really, but with today’s smaller circuit boards and more powerful batteries much more feasible.

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April 17, 2024 AXIOM LITE Garrett is pleased to announce that our powerful Axiom pulse induction prospecting detector is now available in a new, affordable option for your customers. This new Axiom Lite package, recently introduced in our Australian marketplace, has already proven to be a big hit. Customers receive all the advantages of Garrett's most powerful PI detector at the best possible price—thousands of dollars cheaper than its pulse induction competition. It's the perfect way to make a successful start on prospecting without breaking the bank. Details: Axiom Lite Part No: 1142710 Garrett MSRP: $3,529.99 MAP pricing: $2,999.99 Includes Garrett Axiom detector, soft carry bag, 11" mono coil, and coil cover. This is a savings of $1,000.00 off Garrett's deluxe Axiom product offerings. Packages of the new Axiom Lite will be shipping this month, so please place your orders. The U.S. military discount (15% off MAP $2549.99) is available on the Axiom Lite for dealers who wish to participate. The deluxe Axiom package options are also still available: PN: 1142720 Axiom Metal Detector with 13"x11" DD-FC Coil, 11"x7" Mono Coil, AA Backup Battery Pack, and MS-3 Wireless Headphones PN: 1142765 Axiom Metal Detector with 13"x11" Mono Coil, 11"x7" DD-FC Coil, AA Backup Battery Pack, and MS-2 Wired Headphones