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  1. One of my customers recently found a stunning: near 4 pound quartz boulder with just under 11 ozt of gold with his GPX-5000. Just goes to show you those multi thousand dollar treasures are still out there being dug up. Yes this came from the lower 48 states. Good luck everyone.
    14 points
  2. Hi everyone šŸ˜Ž Hope yā€™all are doing well, This wasn't the best year personally and as such, I only got to hunt a couple weeks( one hour in early morning and sometime one hour in night) Hereā€™s pics and thank you for reading and looking at my postšŸ™‚ Well, many scientists are confused about the secret and source of geomagnetism. there're many planets much larger than the earth, but they have no magnetic field at all. So, what's the secret behind geomagnetism? about 300 years ago, the queen of England's physician; William Gilbert, said something out of mere geussing, he said "The Earth moves as if it had a magnet within!" That was mere guessing, without any scientific proof. Hundreds of years before that, the chinese had invented the compass, it's a chinese invention. Then, the compass was use in Europe, where it had a great role in developing navigation. Yet, people remained confused about why the compass always points to the North. It was suggested the polar star might be pulling it in that direction, which is not logical, because if it were true, the compass needle'd be directed upwards, but actually, it's the apposite; it points downwards. Secondly, a compass doesn't point to the polar star att all. Compass dont point to the polar star and dont point to to the actual geographical North, either, rather, the point to something ele; the magnetic North pole. The difference between both is about 4 degrees. The polar star has nothing to do with compasses. So, what's the atory? It has took several years for technology to be progressed enough to allow the establishment of modern geomagnetism observatories where accurate studies are carried out. Later on, Scientists started talking about the center of the earth, where there's a central core of liquid iron, circulating deep down, which is associated with Earth's cycle of movement. That is the liquid iron circulates as Earth evolves. That circulating liquid iron contains convection currents. Those currents within that melted, liquid iron, whose temperature is very high, act like a coil which once electricity gors through it can magnetize iron rods in this case, the ferrous earth center gets magnetized, resulting in the Earth acting like a magnet with a magnetic fild, exactly like the magnetism experiments all learn and do at school. Hamid
    9 points
  3. Hey Guys/Gals, It's been a bit since I posted anything. The forums are very slow, at least mine here. I have to get all you guys/gals more fired up to post more stuff so we all can learn from each other and share experiences. That being said, the COVID-19 really changed how we do stuff, let alone set out mass FEAR to the World. There is no doubt it's real, but I will just leave it there and talk about gold nuggets! I managed to get out recently and had a nice run of luck with the Minelab GPZ 7000. I rounded up over an ounce in one day working any old channel. All the gold was down on bedrock and it was difficult to get some out of the cracks as they were covered and full of hard pack Caliche (notice the color or caliche on the gold). Just over 31 Dwt's (20 Dwt's = 1 Troy Ounce). Not a bad days work getting 1.5 ounces of the good stuff. God is Great. Rob
    8 points
  4. https://garrett.com/noticesupdates Garrett Announces Acquisition Garland, TX, October 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Garrett Electronics, a design and manufacturing company specializing in sport and security metal detectors, announced the acquisition of certain assets of Whiteā€™s Electronics. Whiteā€™s, who had been in business since 1950 as a premier manufacturer of metal detection products, announced the suspension of operations on June 18, 2020 in a memo to its dealers. Whiteā€™s founders, Kenneth and Olive White, built their business the same way Garrettā€™s founders, Charles and Eleanor Garrett, did, by innovating and committing to producing high quality products in the United States. Whiteā€™s current principals, Kenneth R. and Mary White, are choosing to fold the Whiteā€™s legacy in with Garrett Metal Detectors as a way of extending their ā€œMade in the USAā€ tradition. Garrett CEO Steve Novakovich commented, ā€œThe White family and the Garrett family have had a high level of respect for one another as competitors in the sport market for decades. Now we at Garrett are proud to combine our respective legacies as Garrett continues on as the premier American metal detector company.ā€ The transaction includes Whiteā€™s trademarks, intellectual property, tooling, and other assets. It does not include Whiteā€™s real estate in Oregon or Scotland. Garrett intends to rigorously defend all of Whiteā€™s trademarks, patents, and other IP wherever infringement may occur. Novakovich continued, ā€œGarrett recognizes that the Whiteā€™s brand has a loyal following in the US and around the world. We are pleased to welcome those customers to Garrett, and we hope we can earn your future business.ā€ Current Whiteā€™s customers in need of repair or warranty service should contact: Centreville Electronics 9437 Main Street Manassas, VA 20110 (888)645-0202 (703)367-7999 centrevilleelectronics.net Centreville Electronics NW 1550 Maple Place Lebanon OR 97355 (541)409-7263 centrevilleelectronicsnw.com About Garrett Metal Detectors Garrett Metal Detectors, co-founded by electrical engineer Charles Garrett and fifth-generation educator Eleanor Smith Garrett, is a global leader in the design and manufacture of metal detection products for hobby, security, and law enforcement applications.. Garrett Metal Detectorsā€™ headquarters and manufacturing facility is located in Garland Texas. Garrett is an International Standards Organization (ISO) 9001:2015 certified company.
    7 points
  5. 7 points
  6. https://garrett.com/noticesupdates Garrett Announces Acquisition Garland, TX, October 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Garrett Electronics, a design and manufacturing company specializing in sport and security metal detectors, announced the acquisition of certain assets of Whiteā€™s Electronics. Whiteā€™s, who had been in business since 1950 as a premier manufacturer of metal detection products, announced the suspension of operations on June 18, 2020 in a memo to its dealers. Whiteā€™s founders, Kenneth and Olive White, built their business the same way Garrettā€™s founders, Charles and Eleanor Garrett, did, by innovating and committing to producing high quality products in the United States. Whiteā€™s current principals, Kenneth R. and Mary White, are choosing to fold the Whiteā€™s legacy in with Garrett Metal Detectors as a way of extending their ā€œMade in the USAā€ tradition. Garrett CEO Steve Novakovich commented, ā€œThe White family and the Garrett family have had a high level of respect for one another as competitors in the sport market for decades. Now we at Garrett are proud to combine our respective legacies as Garrett continues on as the premier American metal detector company.ā€ The transaction includes Whiteā€™s trademarks, intellectual property, tooling, and other assets. It does not include Whiteā€™s real estate in Oregon or Scotland. Garrett intends to rigorously defend all of Whiteā€™s trademarks, patents, and other IP wherever infringement may occur. Novakovich continued, ā€œGarrett recognizes that the Whiteā€™s brand has a loyal following in the US and around the world. We are pleased to welcome those customers to Garrett, and we hope we can earn your future business.ā€ Current Whiteā€™s customers in need of repair or warranty service should contact: Centreville Electronics 9437 Main Street Manassas, VA 20110 (888)645-0202 (703)367-7999 centrevilleelectronics.net Centreville Electronics NW 1550 Maple Place Lebanon OR 97355 (541)409-7263 centrevilleelectronicsnw.com About Garrett Metal Detectors Garrett Metal Detectors, co-founded by electrical engineer Charles Garrett and fifth-generation educator Eleanor Smith Garrett, is a global leader in the design and manufacture of metal detection products for hobby, security, and law enforcement applications.. Garrett Metal Detectorsā€™ headquarters and manufacturing facility is located in Garland Texas. Garrett is an International Standards Organization (ISO) 9001:2015 certified company.
    6 points
  7. Not that I wanted to see if it could be done, itā€™s only 130 miles! My Wife Robin, needed to dig a nugget...she hasnā€™t been out since our move to Reno. Now, you always have a mental note of stuff to pack. We loaded her Grand Cherokee, for this adventure off we go! Arrived to a location, I figured sheā€™d have some luck at with her SDC 2300. Gearing up, Iā€™m looking for both of our new Docā€™s Scoops...What the Heck! Left them both at home! Well, I know Iā€™ve used my hand as a scoop a few times! But, onetime I forgot my scoop and as I was recovering a nugget I opened my hand to see the target and a Scorpion crawled out of my hand and the nugget went sky high, I later found its landing spot. Since then, Iā€™ve learned that a cut water bottle will get ya by as a scoop and save you from tossing good target to the wind. Well, needless to say Robin got her fix of digging/finding some gold with her detector in and old patch, that both of us and countless others have swung on before! Nuggets are funny, some days they are like fish biting all day and other days not a bite! But, the Hunt and adventure is the most important to balance your inner self, Gold is just the bonus in our hobby! Until the next hunt! LuckyLundy
    5 points
  8. Gonna call it for the season. These are the last little bits I could work out on a location cleanup before the rain came today. Already driven through a dusting of snow and it's getting cold with short days....that time of year. Ended up with 8ozt. and count was 484 pieces for the season. Had a blast. Thanks to everybody for the comments and likes, etc.!!!!!
    5 points
  9. Very exciting news! Coming on the heels of Apex, it is obvious we are about to see a reinvigorated and newly aggressive Garrett. Very smart move on Garrett's part, and a good fit I think.
    5 points
  10. Very exciting news! Coming on the heels of Apex, it is obvious we are about to see a reinvigorated and newly aggressive Garrett. Very smart move on Garrett's part, and a good fit I think.
    4 points
  11. Expanding my gold horizons During the last few months, Iā€™ve been looking for gold beyond the horizons of Magnetic Island. Itā€™s not that the islandā€™s gold diggings have failed to live up to expectation (far from it, the pleasure of exploring them is worth its weight in gold), but rather my son has now really caught the prospecting bug and heā€™s got his heart set on finding a gold nugget (no matter what size). He laughs at me mucking about on beaches looking for coins or rings, heā€™s after the real thing. So much so that weā€™ve invested in a couple of sluices, pans, sieves and an Equinox 800 (backed up by a Nox 600 and a Chinese Gold Bug Pro). First, we spend a few weeks exploring old gold mine sites in rainforest country along the Barron River, Closhey River, Musgrave River and Davies Creek. I would usually go ahead with the Nox 800 and try to get some good readings (mainly on the side of hills and along the bedrock of little creeks flowing into these rivers) and then weā€™d run the soil from any likely patch through a sluice. Following local knowledge, we didnā€™t expect any nuggets but itā€™s always a bit sad when you need a strong magnifying glass to see the yellow stuff. Still, our efforts yielded 2 tiny little flakes in the upper Barron River which my son got in the pan, unfortunately we lost them on the way home (my fault). Over the last few weeks, weā€™ve been going much further west. Dry country full of flies and wild cattle, following unmarked dirt tracks to get to old gold mines. In these places the evidence of gold fever is everywhere; huge scars in the ground, enormous tailings piles and mining machinery. Itā€™s hard to describe just how good it feels to be in these places, not just because of their history but mainly their geology and seeing the landscapes that produce gold. Itā€™s pretty bloody mind-blowing at times. So far, weā€™ve concentrated on the hills and gullies surrounding the mine sites. This strategy hasnā€™t been successful and weā€™ve come to realize that because of the huge amount of rubbish in the ground (especially bullet castings and pellets), that weā€™re much better off in country further afield but where the geology is the same. Unfortunately, this only dawned on us when we got back home from our last trip but weā€™re planning to hit these areas next. I know that in this sort of country weā€™re a bit out of our depth without a PI detector. The ground is very hot (I thought it was hot on the island but more fool me) and even the mighty Equinox 800 with a 6ā€™ā€™ coil (yet alone the Chinese knock-off) doesnā€™t make much of a dent. As much as I would like a GPX of any description, Iā€™ll settle for a QED. I keep hearing very good gossip about these detectors (including a favourable comparison to the GPX 5000) and I like the fact that they work with many other coils. If anyone knows of one for sale please let me know, Iā€™d be mighty keen. Iā€™ve included a few pictures below of some of the places Iā€™ve mentioned. Is the last one of a smelter?
    3 points
  12. I own a garmin VivoActive 3 watch, have had all previous versions. They have a pedometer built in that allows you to setup your stride length. As a bonus it has a GPS built in it. With this Unit you can count your steps, monitor heart rate and calories and your path on a satellite view with Garmin Express. By the way the GPS has outstanding reception in bushwalking conditions.
    3 points
  13. White's brand has value and obligations as far a warranties are concerned. I'm glad a competitor recognized its value. Let's see how Garrett uses it for more than just repair of existing models.
    3 points
  14. Does all this mean the dream of a Garrett ATX refashioned in a lighter better balanced body, perhaps resembling something like a TDI SL may become reality? We can only wait and see. I would be surprised to see another White's branded metal detector sold. White's is dead and Garrett is stronger for it.
    3 points
  15. Well, with news like that I broke out my Garrett hat to start wearing again!
    3 points
  16. 3 points
  17. Well this is a lively Conference....Thank you Joe for posting the dual piezo transducers....I finally ate some spinach And managed to Pop mine open to take a peek and mine is like Mr. Carolina..... which is similar to the gray ghost phones if you use two of the smaller piezoā€™s.....I guess Joe won the Lotto and got four Grande Drivers that is why his head was starting to swell Good thing he modded a kill switch .....now he Is almost back to normal.....me I am hard of hearing and had a hearing aid since I was nine even though I was born with perfect hearing at an early age I stepped on a stump In the creek playing with my boat ....my Dad swooped me up and ran me to hospital and sewed my foot up this was all good and back to normal for one year then seeding affect had caused osteomyelitis....then fever and they over did the Stromycin for 21 straight days and caused me to have nerve loss in inner ear But they saved my leg and I am eternally grateful......but really I do hear well and I have always been able to tune out loud noise .....I guess it is because Of my 33 years with the wifey....so finally ......Yes a CZ21 or Excalibur are really good for diving to about a hundred feet last time I looked....I can hear them Better 20 feet and deeper When it comes to diving the Sword Excalibur had 4 output transistors instead of todayā€™s two The old one could hurt your ears out of water Gary Storm held their feet to the fire on that one him being a diver......unless you are like Joe and I and have a hobby inside a hobby never happy always reaching higher it much cheaper to buy what works best for you ......And Keep it well maintained....I did have a little amp I built for diving at shallower depts.....I will have to dig it out Skully see if you can hard wire on perf board which use to be my passion one of a kinds....I will look next time I am over at the big shop.....some people use clickers or off center motors dc that are set to vibrate easy nuff to build especially for the completely deaf that and blinky lightglued to your mask for black water . In closing Guys and Gals I know it was long but i do read your comments and enjoy your input and understand better than most you have to go to where the treasure is wether 2 inchā€™s in water or 160:feet with mixed gas just plan your dive and dive your plan beware of traps and hidden danger life is to short as it is Happy Trails jimpugh
    3 points
  18. A short window of luck has given me another gold coin . Eleven days ago while on an organized field day with many prospectors i came across an old miners camp site . Being a relic focused detectorist i worked the site hard . The other coins from the site point to occupation between 1870 - 1890 so finding a 1798 gold Spade Guinea created quite a stir ! Minting of this coin stopped in 1799 . In 1798 my state was not populated by the English and was only just being found to be a separate land mass from mainland Australia . I still get a smile on my face when i think of finding this coin ! 25mm diameter , 8.4 grams . Solid 18 on the Nox in ground [5 inches] and out .
    2 points
  19. Pretty ugly.... I'd throw it back! Congratulations to the finder!! Should clean up nice.
    2 points
  20. Those are great news. So, may be there will be a Apex with signagraph in the future...šŸ™„ Wishing them (Garrett & White's) all the best for their future.šŸ‘
    2 points
  21. Chuck - You are right from a math standpoint but the scale is not exactly linear across the entire range, especially when you throw TID high conductor compression into the equation associated with jamming the high conductor TIDs into a fixed 100 point scale when the TIDs want to increase with operating frequency. I found that using a ratio of 55/13 to "fudge" the TIDs in my example actually gave more realistic TID numbers (i.e., numbers that I have actually seen in the field for the targets I was talking about) than if I used straight linear match 55/23 (i.e., 13 +10 for the iron range). I don't know why but I think it compensates for the non-linear nature of the scales, especially since I am comparing a normalized scale (Nox) vs. an un-normalized scale (Deus). Anyway, I think it illustrated the points I was trying to make if not true to algebra. But that just goes to show that TID just has so many variables that it is hard to compare different detector scales on an apples-to-apples basis. So scale "linearity" also needs to be thrown in there as well as the other attributes (accuracy, precision, repeatability).
    2 points
  22. I actually use Nox pinpoint frequently for reasons other than pinpointing (e.g., tracing the target footprint to determine target size if I am getting an iffy signal that could be a very can or quarter). For pinpointing in big fields it is probably less than 50% usage because it is natural and faster for me to just wiggle off the target without having to punch a button (sometimes annoyingly multiple times as you described due to the wonkiness of it) when I have the luxury of digging a big plug, so I don't bother and waste time with it. For more surgical removal, I will use pinpoint but then I am digging a slit or small turf flap for removal and am quickly shifting to handheld pinpoint. At the beach, if I've spread the scoop contents on the top of the sand, I will use pinpoint to zero in on the target. But like I said, I usually use detect mode and not pinpoint to scan and figure out if the target is still in or out of the hole in the field. To the OP's point, it appeared that he was using pinpoint on the plug and that could be problematic in some cases (I could be misinterpreting what he was saying though because it was a little hard to follow what he was actually doing). Using detect mode also gives you the advantage of determining the nature of multiple targets in a hole. And like you, Chuck, I am using no disc so that I can discern between ferrous and non-ferrous especially during target interrogation and recovery, that's a good point.
    2 points
  23. FWIW, I use the Eqx pinpoint mode a lot. When it 'quirks' I just toggle it off and on again. Now, sometime the pinpoint function pulls me off the intended target due to a nearby strong target. I also use other pinpoint methods in both cases (i.e. with accurate pinpoint mode result and without.) That way I'm suspicious when different pinpoint methods don't agree, and I investigate further. It's quite rare I don't find the target -- approximately 1 in several hundred. Find a target different than I thought it should be (ID-wise)? -- often. Find a target located away from where I thought it should be? -- occasionally (a few times per hunt), particularly if I'm sloppy with my pinpoint, but even sometimes when I'm careful. Finding the target away from where I pinpointed seems to be particularly true when iron objects (such as nails, or bolts) are involved. Another issue occurs when the target is picked up by the edge of the coil (rather than the center). If that happens it usually means the target is very close to the surface. This is especially evil when two targets are a coils width apart and are picked up simultaneously, making it seem as though there is a single target halfway between. (90% angle of attack investigation usually reveals this, but in heavy iron you can't always do that.) BTW, I never use discriminate, except when searching for native gold and having to deal with lots of hotrocks. Same thing with handhelds -- always use them except only occasionally when searching for native gold. And one more thing -- the more I use the Equinox the better my pinpointing becomes.
    2 points
  24. Glad to receive a email from Whites letting me know Garrett Metal Detectors bought them out. Good direction for Garrett. Love my Whites now i know there is service available if i need it.
    2 points
  25. Not a lot of detail on that piece and hard to tell what metal it is made of but you might find some similarities in what is left and size. Here is a link that might help. https://inkspotantiques.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=1 https://www.vintagebuttons.net/uniform.html It does look like a 2 piece button where you have a face that is rolled over a back. Not an expert but think that style came out in the mid 1800's. Earlier buttons I found were solid.
    2 points
  26. Yes, and those mates should be calling you "sir" and "studmuffin" by now ! 3 within a year is amazing. That's like a golfer hitting a hole in one @ 3 times in a single year ! Congratz !
    2 points
  27. Travelling through gold country (video contains only one swear word).. šŸ˜¬
    2 points
  28. I've always used a GPS. They solve the accuracy and battery life issues.
    2 points
  29. A v3i in a lighter package with proportional audio would be epic. Very excited to see what happens with this.
    2 points
  30. Wow! Great news! Can't wait to see what comes out of both names now!! Exciting stuff!!šŸ‘šŸ‘ Simon, There goes the budget! You better build a man cave in the back yard, so you can hide a half dozen more detectors from the wife and daughter!!šŸ˜œšŸ‘šŸ‘
    2 points
  31. Minelab seconds that caution on tightening those pod mount bolts....thereā€™s an instructional on Minelabā€™s site for replacing the Li-Ion battery in the Equinox, and for the step on mounting the pod back on to the shaft, Minelab states to tighten those mount bolts with a torque no greater than 1 nM (newton meter), which is equivalent to 8.85 inch pounds or about .74 ft lbs of torque....thatā€™s not a lot of torque! I suspect Nox owners are tightening those bolts 3-4 times the recommended torque.
    2 points
  32. Things a person can't have........ Minelab Equinox 800 with V8, V10, and V12 Vanquish coils (no, they won't work) Equinox on left is my gold prospecting detector, on a telescoping rod for packability. It is normally rigged with the stock or 6" coil. The one in the middle is a late prototype, a little rough for wear at this point in time. I keep it outfitted with a stock rod and coil for park detecting. And the one on right is rigged with a steveg rod. I normally use this with the large coil for field hunting, or a stock coil for wading and/or mask & snorkel use. Anyway, the Vanquish coils are just on the Equinox for mockup purposes only. And some people may even want this..... Minelab Vanquish 540 with Equinox 11" round coil (no, it won't work)
    2 points
  33. I did a set of Tony's for one of the AQ owners.. put a M-8 5 pin connector on the set...., very clean audio....(over the stockers) but they still don't have the range and DB's to pull the super faints. If I remember correct the Db rating on a target 4 inch's from the coil using Tony's was 91db....... same as the stock head phones (90db). Skullies... which I make.... Db rating on the same targets was 105/106db. I think the Gold Master would be around the same. The Gold Masters have more of bass tone, the Skullies very high pitch which I favor more. Only problem with a louder audio.. the AQ can drive you insane...if you don't have a audio cut n I off. Last picture of the unconventional design of the Skullies, more of a horn to direct the audio into the ear..less restriction on the piezo allows it to flex more then any other made...I use a skin to cover the piezo, no silicon... 3M Tegaderm, used to cover wounds on your body. Tough stuff. And I no longer sell them.
    2 points
  34. Can't help wondering what a set of Tony E's would do this machine has such an interesting faint range. cjc
    2 points
  35. Weather here has just been too damn nice to call the season over just yet. Managed to get out this week on Tues. and Wed. and scrounged up 2 pieces on Tues. and 15 on Wed. Supposed to be another nice week ahead after rain this weekend? Hopefully a few more hunts before I call it....
    2 points
  36. Hi there, My latest video is online. It's about one of the most experienced and successful gold prospectors of Switzerland. He talks about how he discovered a new gold region in the 90ties and of course about the awesome Nuggets, he found there. Some of them with extraordinary beautiful crystalline structures. I hope you enjoy it...
    1 point
  37. HaHa! I had to Google "Peanut gallery" , it means nothing to us here in the UK. So historically, it's the cheap seats in a theatre, where the rowdy hecklers sit, and it's used today to refer to any group of poorly-informed outspoken critics and commentators .... eg. like us lot. I'd like it if the Eqx had a finger-trigger pinpoint switch, a la Teknetics T2. But it's not that compatible with the watertight nature of the Eqx design. It could be done with magnets, eg. fitting a magnetic switch or electronic sensor ( Hall effect switch ) inside the watertight housing, with the moving magnet and switch mechanicals outside of the case. And on this subject, I'd like the option of conventional non-auto-adjusting pinpoint audio, too. I find the standard VCO pinpoint audio on my Fisher F75 to be good at letting me know the 'depth' of a target. The Eqx's auto-adjust system means everything tends to sound similar, and that's not always good. It seems like it's an easy fix, though. If the pinpoint button is pressed-and-held, give conventional pp audio , if it's just given a short push, have it latching, with the auto-adjust audio, as it currently operates. Peanut gallery opinion, but a good one, regardless.
    1 point
  38. It does sound like there is iron with your target. Possibly turning the sod over that now the iron is masking your target. A probe does help to get everything out. I do have that happen a lot and with other detectors.
    1 point
  39. Sorry for my delayed response. My NOX dropping target signals after popping out the plug isn't necessarily an every time occurrence but has occurred enough times to make me take notice and question my machine, especially when this happens two plugs in a row and at great distance from one another which then exacerbates my concern Ɨ 2. The target organization theory was my first thought but its weak. My plugs come out and get plop upside down few inches from the hole, therefore a flat coin remains flat, a tilted coin remains tilted and an edged remains on edge (+ or -a skoash) thus hardly enough difference in orientation to cause a target to drop its signal and the length of my lesche spade is what 6"-7", not enough deviation in depth to drop its signal there either and this wasn't an issue with my Big Bud Pro 2, XLT or the Bounty Hunter prior to my Big Bud that can't recall its model. What else? I have retuned via the pinpoint method without much luck as well. I mean I'll get a solid hit, dig, pop the plug, swing over it, pick it up and swing over it , toss it over itself with one hand while swinging over it, put it back in its hole like a key, swing over it and get the signal again then ill grab the plug like I'm pulling a kid out of the pool by his hair and start over. I rarely bust my plugs apart but on these occasions they get spread out so thin there's nothing left to fill the hole by the time I've located that 1963 Lincoln cent that was dropped in the mid 90's. I call for a 5 minute recess your honor. Granted
    1 point
  40. It's been out of the box for a while...
    1 point
  41. Thanks Tom . This one makes four now with three of them inside the last twelve months . I have had an amazing run of luck with my mates giving me some funny looks !
    1 point
  42. Not bolted. But clamped on. These are called "bicycle handlebar ends" and can be bought at different outlets. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-Pair-Bicycle-Handlebar-End-Mountain-Bike-Handle-Bar-Ends/254712805750?hash=item3b4e10f976:g:VLgAAOSw3uxfVwJm There are lots of different styles. I like the straight ones and open on the end so I can pin a piece of wood into it and put a plastic top on it. This allows your hand grip to be soft and give more control of the sweep. Also I add a nice foam grip to this! Been using this for years, very kind to your poor over worked hands!
    1 point
  43. Steve Herschbach has an excellent article for coin hunting with a TDI: Steves Guide Whites TDI Coin Settings I use a TDI, not the the TDI SL for older coin hunting in my local parks. The ground in my area is very mineralize and a VLF detector has a hard time detecting anything beyond six inches. I cherry pick the signals I get and only dig the deep targets. What I mean by this is the target sound is modulated, if the target is close the signal is loud, target signal further away will be quieter. If the GB is setup correctly and high conductors setting is used, your Indian Heads, Wheaties, Silver coins will be detected while most trash is ignored. You will not pickup foil or bottle caps, but deep wire and nails will sound good. A video that the late Reg Sniff who was involved with the design of the TDI will give you a better understanding on how the GB control works on discriminating out different targets. Reg Sniff Video I takes awhile to master the capabilities of the TDI, but I've had very rewarding results. If you decide on getting a TDI, in my opinion get a TDI, not a TDI SL.
    1 point
  44. CZ epic beach machine still have mine and run it all the time. Phones jack went this year--broke my heart its in TX now. This was my first real high performance machine--the world opened up and gold and silver poured out! cjc
    1 point
  45. One thing with the volume control on the B80's, the volume may be low when you first pair them up. There is plenty of volume when you raise the volume on the B80's to max.
    1 point
  46. Phrunt, That Little Coiltek is the McDaddy! Iā€™m the type of person, that has to see equipment preform in the gold fields. One of our group members went ahead and purchased it and he was finding nuggets on a Patch that we pounded with the stock round. Plus, believe, it or not! Makes the awkward 2300 nicer to swing with a straight coil, verses it being kicked off to the side. But, itā€™s just My Humble Opinion. I will tell you I like Ribeye šŸ„© Steaks, lol. Rick
    1 point
  47. My first set of AQ phones were like Joeā€™s, two 35mm drivers per cup. I had an issue with one cup. One of the two drivers in the same cup would cut on and off intermittently. The on and off lower volume was annoying to say the least. You could still hear the threshold, but it was much like when flying and your ears stop up and then pop only in one ear. Fisher was very fast with their response over nighting a new pair and providing a shipping label to return the original. My next pair came with one 35mm and one 28mm driver in each cup. Picture below. I have since acquired a second AQ and those head sets have the same. I have a set for sale should anyone want them. I also have a new never used stock battery for sale.
    1 point
  48. Thanks everyone for the comments!!! I'll be talking about this season for many years...."yeah I remember back in 2020"...lol Doubt it'll ever happen again as things just kinda came together this season, but that's what keeps us going...... Thanks again and good luck out there......
    1 point
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