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Good advice brogansown. Congrats ?

Steve, unfortunately I think you may be correct ? When I first read the manual I think I had read it as they had different weightings between all the modes 1 and 2. Going by that little list some are the same and some are different and it is the other parameters and algorithms that further differentiate the modes. Like you, I certainly won't be arguing a point as I'm sure the only people that really know the weightings are Minelab. I guess the thing I always wondered (and always will) is if these higher weighted combinations are exactly the same or possibly differ 10 or 20 % between 1 and 2? Who knows and in the end it doesn't really matter ?

So, the only difference between Gold 1 and 2 is the weighting that is applied between the 20 and 40 kHz frequencies in the electronics? Assuming that mode 2 is more weighted to 40 kHz and therefore hotter on small gold?

A cracker = a rip snorter = a beauty = a ripper = the ducks nuts = the bees knees. Dare I ask Clay Diggins...what does a cracker refer to in the U.S?

Every bit is a good bit. Looks warm there in WA. Finally had a beautiful Spring day here in Vic - should be the same tomorrow @ 16 degrees Celsius. You would be looking like every tourist bus oldie travelling around Australia - getting out and taking video/pics with their 'menu'.

Thanks for taking the time to video it. Amazing to see how bloody hard that cap is and the composition of it. Congrats ?

Here it is: If you mean upload a video directly to the forum... it won’t work. Currently you are limited to: Accepted file types jpg, jpeg, png, gif, bmp, tif, doc, docx, pdf, txt, rtf, xls, xlsx, gpx, kml, kmz, zip · Max file size 63MB To post a video you need to upload it to YouTube or some other video hosting service, then post the link here.

I think Steve wrote somewhere just a few days ago that you have to upload them to an external host (like Youtube) and then provide the link to there. I'll see if I can find it.

Yep, that black one is a cracker ?

? Robert Palmer is dead??? I had to Google that to make sure you were talking about the same bloke I was thinking about. Died years ago apparently. News doesn't get to Oz real fast since the Overland Telegraph line got a kink in it in '88! Nice gold Lunk. Did I hear you say I should sell my gold monster to fund a 6" Equinox coil, have money left over and make the wife happy? Not a bad idea at all ?

Oh, that was a little bigger than what I was expecting ? But considering it is WA I'm not sure was I was expecting something small. Looks like it should be successful if you are picking up bits in the wake of the dozer. Hope the finds keep coming ?

I can see them now too. Looking forward to seeing the dry blowing results. Would you be happy to take a vid of the set-up in action please? I just sat down to the computer to start Googling some dry blowing vids and saw this. Would be interested to see how it goes on the larger pieces like in your pics. I assumed dry blowing gained you smaller pieces only. Much to learn ?

And 22 pages here. https://www.prospectingaustralia.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?id=18845

There are a few bits and pieces here Delnith

Hmmm, I'm out of my depth at this point. Your question did seem a little too easy ? One of the more technical members will have to take it up from here ?

The glass top coffee table is a good suggestion. Just saw a recent build commencement on Prospecting Australia. Page 76, post 1881. https://www.prospectingaustralia.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1736&p=76

Entire machine is waterproof to 10 feet. Rinse to your hearts content ?

I know what you mean Mitchell with " If I don't own it I don't really go there". But then again, I have been enjoying Gerry's posts about the 24k recently and I'm glad he didn't post them in the White's section - I would never have seen them. To cover my bases I look at DP main forum, Minelab Metal Detectors, Metal Detecting Advice and Comparisons and sometimes the Equinox forum (but it is usually so busy I can't keep up with it all ?).

Evening propjob. Although I own an Equinox I'm unable to help you much as I don't really use the pinpoint function and haven't got much time on the machine anyway. You may be better asking the question over in the Equinox Fan Club part of the forum - you will probably get 20 good answers in quick time. And you probably have already done it but searching pinpointing in the Fan Club section might also glean you the results you are chasing Cya ?

And your corner with the deeper, larger targets might be worth giving General/Difficult a run. It likes those deeper, 5gm + nuggets ?

Well done Stephen. The double sound will be off the 'double D' coil. On shallow targets it will sound off on both windings. Deeper targets will just give 1 sound. Also all a bit relative to size, etc as well. A big shallow target will only give one sound.

Hi Mac, GPX 5000 - just so that no-one thinks Minelab has brought out a new detector ? I have never used a GPX of any model nor even held one but...it is one of the reasons I went for a GPZ 7000 - I was told they were less complicated with the array of settings. And I have found the 7000 very easy. But, there is a bloke on Prospecting Australia that goes by the name of BJay and I have been out with him a few times. He has a GPX 4500 and he always finds gold, usually more than me. He says that he basically leaves it in default and changes only 2 or 3 settings up or down depending on the type of ground he is in. I suppose it depends if a person wants to over complicate things or not. Then there is the plethora of coils that can be used on a GPX - my bank account couldn't afford wanting the latest and greatest coil every 3 months ? Good luck with your choice.

Phrunt-man, Dig'n'it over at PA says a whole hearted "THANKS" to you. It was just what he was looking for ?

AK Nugget - definitely secure that coil wire, it might make a big difference. When you are getting up towards MAX sensitivity in Manual (7 and upwards) that is when you will start getting more falsing when bumping against things. At these higher settings you will need better coil control. Driving the car faster means you need to be a better driver ? If it is still sounding off when it is in Auto Sensitivity then you may have a problem. I was out for a few hours with Elusive yesterday and he used my GM for an hour or so. He had been telling me how jaded he was with his machine and was thinking of selling it. Then he used mine, it was well behaved and he found 2 pieces of gold in quick smart time. He said that his machine over the same ground in the same settings would have been nutting off all over the place. We are going to have to get our machines together to compare as his may have an issue. Hopefully securing your coil lead, adjusting sensitivity and good coil control will see you winning with yours ?

There is one on the coil - 4 letters. There is one on the back of the screen pod - 3 numbers and a letter. Whether this is the same across all machines?? There is a sticker under the foot plate but I am not sure if this has any numbers on it or it is just a sticker to show Minelab that the machine hasn't been opened up/tampered with. And then there is the serial number sticker but that isn't holographic. Hope that helps.