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I know what you mean.....the design of the coil has a lot of 90 degree leading edges that "grab" the sand (especially wet) but not too much of a problem. The ribbing traps sand underneath and you need to clean this out if you can. I'm tempted to not use the coil cover as the trapped sand and water stays trapped.......you do notice the extra weight.
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I (like Simon) was under the impression that the smaller the mono, the more prone they were to mineralised ground ?
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The 15" coil is all I use on the beach, but I use a DIY counterweight on the end of the upper shaft. I like to hunt 6 hours or more and the stock setup is too nose heavy with the 15" coil. I don't have the best shoulders, so for me, a balanced setup is a must. Any of the Manticore coils aren't cheap but I guess Minelab price them relative to the cost of the detector......annoying to say the least as the Manticore coils probably cost just a bit more to produce than "cheaper" coils for the Equinox, X-terra Pro, etc. Minelab know that we will pay the price of admission.....and we do (begrudgingly).
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That last photo was when Simon used to detect without a pin-pointer ð
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Sweet as bro' Make sure you bring your: 1. Jandals 2. Chilly bin 3. Scaffolding ticket .....only Simon and a few others will get my "humour" ðĪŠ You will have a great time. Hopefully Milford Sound isn't snowed in like it did for me many years ago ð
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New AQ Ltd $1300
Tony replied to The_Stalker's topic in First Texas - Bounty Hunter, Fisher & Teknetics
You only have to look at what Eric built (Aquastar), Jim Pugh built (Barracuda), White's built (Surfmaster PI).....and even Garrett with their old Sea Hunter XL500......some common factors with these machines. Thick and clear walled Polycarbonate cases (Ikelite back in the day) Proven "Marine Grade" Potentiometers with stainless steel shafts Two or three external controls only Serviceable case and pot O-rings Pulse Delays from about 10uS to 30uS Internal Battery Robust and beefy cables It's not really that hard. *** Sigh *** If I had had the money during those golden years (circa 2000).....I would have bought two or three of each ! This is the starting point......I introduced Blue Robotics to Eric and was subsequently Eric's first choice for the Aquastar 2. -
New AQ Ltd $1300
Tony replied to The_Stalker's topic in First Texas - Bounty Hunter, Fisher & Teknetics
Best to you Bill......sounds like you have a lot on your plate. "One day at a time, one bite at a time" and you'll be fine.......get that AQ purring on the beach and it will find the gold. Treat it gently.....avoid submersion if you can. Protect all battery, coil and headphone cables from mechanical duress. Get some appropriate electrical contact cleaner / protector and use it under the Potentiometers as best you can......if you can remove the knobs then so much the better (are they secured by a set screw or just friction.....possibly can't be removed) ?? Happy hunting, Tony Kudos to Fisher for including a free nail ðĪŠ -
New AQ Ltd $1300
Tony replied to The_Stalker's topic in First Texas - Bounty Hunter, Fisher & Teknetics
Roger, Everything you need to know is here.....better start reading. Warts and all. -
Fisher Impulse AQ Now A Retail Model?
Tony replied to phrunt's topic in First Texas - Bounty Hunter, Fisher & Teknetics
I think pride (Fisher/Alexandre) got in the way of letting this happen......Eric would have gladly helped out (his words). The desire at all costs of running ridiculously low pulse delays in a marine environment was detrimental to the overall function of the detector.......achieving proper damping / residual ringing at those settings means something is loss somewhere else (part of the reason the AQ had a short pulse width). Everything else in the electrical chain becomes ever more critical and no room for design flaws.....let alone mechanical ones. They should have totally abandoned the Tone and Volcanic Sand settings......they had enough on their plate already to perfect.......hence my vision some years ago of an AQ "Lite" version. In your hands Joe......you can make the AQ produce gold but for other mere mortals then they'd better know what they're dealing with ðŽ -
What's Fisher Up To ?
Tony replied to Tony's topic in First Texas - Bounty Hunter, Fisher & Teknetics
$787 Aussie dollars landed to my front door.....free shipping and no import taxes either (Under the $2000 threshold into Australia). Exactly $1000 less than buying locally ðē Just highlights how much local markup there is down here. -
Fisher Impulse AQ Now A Retail Model?
Tony replied to phrunt's topic in First Texas - Bounty Hunter, Fisher & Teknetics
The AQ would punch even deeper if it had a longer pulse width........with a longer pulse width comes more battery drain and we all know that the measly battery capacity on the AQ meant Fisher were going to skimp on this feature. Eric built the Aquastar (and maybe the Deepstar) with an adjustable pulse width control.....this was a great feature if you wanted to go looking for the bigger and deeper gold. It cut the run time in half but was still good for about 5 hours. There is a possibility that the AQ's pulse delay control is "drifting".....what shows on the dial may not accurately represent what's going on "under the hood". I mentioned earlier that Eric picked up "code errors" that I think may have been part of the pulse delay problem. Does switching off the detector reset the pulse delay to where it shows it should be? I'm trying to find the email where Eric talks about this. Fisher need to offer a "recalibration" service that sorts this problem out......maybe they did on later models? -
What's Fisher Up To ?
Tony replied to Tony's topic in First Texas - Bounty Hunter, Fisher & Teknetics
Simon....of all the people here on DP, I expected you to support my conspiracy theories and wild speculationsðĪŠ -
What's Fisher Up To ?
Tony replied to Tony's topic in First Texas - Bounty Hunter, Fisher & Teknetics
I wasn't going to mention this publicly but can't see the harm.....I enquired about the shipping costs to Australia and Fisher offered me free shipping on their current eBay listings. ð -
Makes sense......I just want to see the "Gold/Silver" ratio favour silver a lot more.
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What's Fisher Up To ?
Tony replied to Tony's topic in First Texas - Bounty Hunter, Fisher & Teknetics
Oh well, we can dream............of three new products from Fisher ð A GB3 has got a nice sound to it. -
Okay, I'm keen to work out what Fisher might be up to ? Their website has a section for "New Products" with three spaces set aside. I'm probably reading too much into this but what the heck......Fisher may redeem themselves ð I was set to go beach detecting but several Tiger Sharks were reported off my local beach.........and not the ones from Tesoro.
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Should I dump my 1000 oz of silver bullion that I got many years ago at $15 / oz ? What to do, what to do........if I sell then sure as heck silver will go to $50 / oz ðĪ
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New AQ Ltd $1300
Tony replied to The_Stalker's topic in First Texas - Bounty Hunter, Fisher & Teknetics
Yes to this âŽïļ To sleep at night, I could only ever use the AQ as a wet sand / low tide detector and be super vigilant cleaning it really well afterwards. Damn you Fisher for giving us a half baked potato ðĄ -
New AQ Ltd $1300
Tony replied to The_Stalker's topic in First Texas - Bounty Hunter, Fisher & Teknetics
Police negotiator to Steve Herschbach.........."Sir, step away from the credit card" -
Fisher Impulse AQ Now A Retail Model?
Tony replied to phrunt's topic in First Texas - Bounty Hunter, Fisher & Teknetics
I see now, missed that part. They sure made it confusing. Probably best to ignore the dial readings and just set it to suit the conditions. -
New AQ Ltd $1300
Tony replied to The_Stalker's topic in First Texas - Bounty Hunter, Fisher & Teknetics
I'm sure Fisher would adjust the shipping cost to what it actually costs rather than those crazy eBay generated ones. I recently shipped a heavy detector package to the USA for about $120 Aussie dollars. Simon.........Are you tempted ð -
New AQ Ltd $1300
Tony replied to The_Stalker's topic in First Texas - Bounty Hunter, Fisher & Teknetics
$999........that's probably a fair price all things considered. Respect to you Joe......if you buy a third AQ then there will be no stopping you ðĪŠ -
Fisher Impulse AQ Now A Retail Model?
Tony replied to phrunt's topic in First Texas - Bounty Hunter, Fisher & Teknetics
The stated resolution on the Delay potentiometer is not that accurate (this is from Eric himself)....the minimum and maximum values are reasonably accurate but the settings in between are just a guide. I think your post illustrates this very well (especially as you say you notice quite a difference from 11 to 11.5). And yes, in moving salt water, 20uS is the goldilocks setting......I've been saying this for many years. 20uS tames the salt noise but can also allow a longer pulse width which is needed to energise both higher karat gold rings and bigger ones as well.