Redz
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Looks a bit too sunny for Scotland
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19 minutes ago, phrunt said:
I doubt it's the battery, I think it's the short cable vs a big long sucker of a curly cable.
In my set up I replaced the stock battery with lithium added a separate amplifier, but kept the cord. Removal of the stock battery had a large impact, because the amplifier in the battery causes a lot of emi. I had the same curly cord for both set ups. The other improvement is the amplifier in the battery insn't great. Using an aftermarket one improves the experience a lot.
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1 hour ago, Aureous said:
I wonder who put you onto that??? 🤔
Very grateful for the pointy finger too 🙂
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12 hours ago, phrunt said:
Another simple cheap mod for the GPX series is this interference shield, it's cheap, acts as a protective cover keeping your GPX looking new and I genuinely believe has made a difference to my 4500 and 500
Combine this with an EMI filter and change out the amplifier (which is very susceptible to emi) on the stock battery for a lithium battery with amplifier, and you can run much higher gain and much higher stabilizer = much more depth sensitivity
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Aqua seal glue. Flexible polyurethane glue. It does a great job. Very tough and resistant to rocks etc
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I am always a little nervous first day of deer hunting season
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I was not refering to the sides of the hole, but rather the sides of the pinpointer, but I appreciate the description of how you use the pinpointer.
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20 hours ago, jasong said:
I use them primarily for bedrock cracks that can be 2"+ deep or where I have to chisel through hard stuff like caliche, to save time/chiseling.
I use them for this too. Surely, however, a deeper pinpointer may be less productive as it will sound off on nuggets further away from all sides. I.e. less precise
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I am not sure I want a super deep pinpointer. Sensitive, I like that for the smaller bits, but in fact I like it quite shallow as no sound tells me it is safe to keep using my pick to excavate. For depth I have my detector.
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13 hours ago, Nedkelly said:
I'm over laying in bed unable to sleep at night thinking about it
Unfortunately that will continue no matter what....
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The 5000 can find coins jewelry and relics at great depth. That is why they are used on the east coast of the US. They are not as good at discriminating between targets, so if there is a lot of trash you will dig a lot of it. It really shines in ignoring high mineralization in the ground, which is critical for gold nuggets. I would reflect on what you really want to spend most of your time doing, and if this is your first detector have realistic expectations - many spend a long time finding their first gold as before they are successful they have to learn where the gold is going to be. If the place is hunted out, or there were no big nuggets to start with, detector choice is not going to matter much. Location matters.
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If gray inside my bet is lead
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Are they attracted to magnet? Also when they split open are they silvery or copper colored?
If you hit them with a propane torch do they melt?
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If your main objective is nugget gold, then a PI detector will serve you well, and the gpx 5000 is a great detector for finding gold. There is a learning curve on how to use it, however, so keep reading the manual and the forum guides. There are more recent detectors that have less of a learning curve perhaps, and find smaller gold, but they are much more expensive. Be sure to check your detector is an authentic gpx 5000 by checking the serial number on the minelab website.
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1 hour ago, Erik Oostra said:
It'd probably end up digging for us as well with some robotic probe, telling us to get out the way we're doing it all wrong..
And then the damn thing wouldn't let you hold the nugget...
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Leave a tub of water open by your truck in the desert, or try a reciculating sluice, and you will learn how many bees there are quickly
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Gpx 5000 you can use 7.4v 8000 mah lithium. Is lightweight, plus you get much less emi.
The remote control vehicle ones work well. Goldhound had a good post on this but I cant find it.
There are many makes but they are like this
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I get tired of seeing this every couple of years. I have never known gold replenish except fly specs. I agree it is the 100 to 500 year flood when the water is 20-30 feet above normal that really has a chance of moving gold. The only real bonanza is removal of overburden making new areas accessible.
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On 4/29/2023 at 9:21 PM, phrunt said:
they damn well hurt! They attack me every time I go detecting. It's rare I don't come home with holes in my clothes from them, the thorns are very tough.
Take a look at our teddy bear cholla...
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The training nowadays for most items is on youtube, like it or not
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5 hours ago, 10fp said:
mate bought a 6000 today from Nenad and it had the new type coil in the Box
Wonder if this has anything to do with the GPX sale a month or so ago?
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5 hours ago, Norvic said:
Aye from following FarTravellars posts he`s on the way to join that 5%.
I agree, hunt outside the box. That is where there is real potential for good finds.
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Search For Glenn in CO
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Fartraveller,
It may help a little to know what state you are considering. From your references/tools used you are in the southwest US correct? But there are a bunch of states that have 6000+ elevation.
I am with Norvic - hunt ground where there are no big mines, more chance of nothing, but more chance of untouched spots. They are still there- old timers didnt have detectors, and older detectors cant handle ground modern ones can. Geology map will show the right ground
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