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RickUK last won the day on April 29 2016
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GPX 4500,Equinox,Deus,TDI Pro,Fisher TW-5 twin box,Crossbow PI,Mirage PI,T2,DFX,IDX Pro,Arado120b and many others,and more coils than i can shake a stick at.
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Good afternoon Folks,i am trying to reduce all the allied wires etc connected on my GPX4500,the specific project is using cordless headphones,have been looking at the Garrett setups but i am looking at getting possibly a full days use out of the headphones and the Garrett setup does seem to be the current way forward.Does anyone use these on the GPX or can anyone suggest possibly another setup. Looking at also doing away with the GPX bloody great car battery setup but Docs screamer would be ideal but they dont deliver here to the UK,i have the option of this setup but its complete but without the pouch for carrying the batteries and amp,so basically stuffed on the part of my GPX setup.So just currently working on the cordless headphones. Another thing i am currently working on is doing away with the GPX full harness and using the over the shoulder strap at the moment and that is also making headway as i hate wearing a full harness and battery and all the wires from the amp,the strap can certainly carry the weight of a GPX with my 18'' Coilek Mono Elite coil,so making headway with the full harness. Any suggestions/advice or help would be most welcome,if only getting Docs screamer battery setup would be alot easier but alas he wont post to the UK due to the batteries.
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Tyler,exactly and also i am not in theory after the very small items like bird shot etc and i totally agree that DD only in theory work upto a few inches and i want pure depth hence the larger Mono coils,i was lucky to get the brand new Coiltek 18'' Elite camo coil for well under half price,so that made the decision for me really the 'reward to investment' in that coil increased in my favour. The GPX was never going to be my main everyday deep hitter as i leave that to other VLF detectors like my Nexus machines which do have discrimination,if i start picking up vibes that a possible hoard is on a site then i will bring a few machine both Pulse and VLF with large coils for that specific job.Of course this is just my way of tackling said job and increasing the odd's in my favour. The GPX as mentioned before wont come out to play all that often during the year as in my mind its a highly specialised machine,but when i do think that a site has some serious potential then all it takes is just one decent hoard find to pay for the initial investment which was not a massive amount anyway as i done some selective and gained some amazing kit for not a big outlay.
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For hoard/Relic hunting i mainly use the Coiltek 18'' Elite Mono on my 4500,its not as heavy as i thought it would be and after i ordered it i was wondering if i had made a very expensive mistake,that is not the case and made the right decision for sure,my No1 Choice was the Detech 15'' Spiral DD but although its a big favourite of many folks the weight was going to be the deciding factor and the Coiltek won the day. Yes i am aware that the question was mainly related to larger DD coils and i can for the most part only post what i find related to larger Mono coil,i do have both 15x12 Commander coils but never use them and they just sit in a cupboard gathering dust.
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Using The 7000 To Pick Up The Scraps Missed By The 6000
RickUK replied to Lesgold's topic in Detector Prospector Forum
Very well done and a well presented post,although i have never done any nugget hunting your post certainly gets the case over on how you do it....many thanks. -
Looks lovely on Christmas cards but that is about all,2'' here of snow in the UK brings the whole country to a standstill....and talking about snow etc is only 9 months till Christmas day 🤣🤣 🤣
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Why Would A Diamond Have A Number On The Face
RickUK replied to mn90403's topic in Metal Detecting For Jewelry
I have absolutely no idea,but pure gut feeling tells me if it has been engraved or what ever they have done with it,it's for insurance reason and they would not do that unless it was pretty valuable....very well done on possible finding a potentially valuable ring. -
F75 V. T2 All Metal Modes
RickUK replied to abcoin's topic in First Texas - Bounty Hunter, Fisher & Teknetics
I cannot comment on the F75 but 'boy oh boy' do i love using my old T2 in AM mode,had this detector since they arrived on these shores back in 2006/7 and with the NEL Sharpshooter coil on is a deadly combination,due to a very good deal in the last months i got another T2+ with boost mode and that also has a Sharpshooter coil. My all time favourite detector and found me more gold hammered and milled coinage than all my other detectors put together. -
I recently purchased the Detech 11'' DD AI coil for my 4500,as yet not done any serious detecting with it as i mainly purchased it for one roman trading villa site which is right next door to a massive pumping station,also have the Coiltek 6'' Mono...but the coil that i have been using the most on the GPX is the Coiltek 14x9 Mono its as light as anything because its foam filled and that mainly stays on the detector almost all the time.
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Get 'em While They're Hot!
RickUK replied to JohnnyRox's topic in First Texas - Bounty Hunter, Fisher & Teknetics
Some tremendous bargain from Fisher at the moment but no new machines to keep the company going forward,does make you wonder if things are not all that well and they are struggling,this is just my pure gut feeling and no i have not heard or seen anything but i think i am not far off the mark with my assumption. -
@RONS DETECTORS MINELAB,as usual Ron you provide some excellent answers and always willing to help folks.....all makes alot of sense.
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Welcome from just north of London,the 600 certainly would get my vote as well 😉