Tony

I’m glad Lillie provided this. I’ve been in contact with her and she gave me the Zoom details but I’m glad she’s made it public as I wasn’t sure if that was the case or not.

I am devastated by this news. I had been in regular contact over the past 20 years but things had gone quiet recently. I had planned to visit him shortly during my trip to the UK next week. To Eric, thank you for your amazing and invaluable contribution to the world of Pulse Induction detectors. Eric recently restored and upgraded a like new Garrett XL500 pulse for me……It’s an amazing detector and I believe mostly his original design. I shall use it regularly in his memory. RIP Eric……..many will remember you for a long time. Tony

In regards to Fisher releasing a gold prospecting model based on the Impulse……I would confidently say it is well and truly OFF.😳

Minimum pulse delay on the Pulse 8X is around the 40uS……forget finding small gold rings. Fortunately my 1989 Garrett Sea Hunter has been tweaked to a nice 20uS starting delay (which is similar to the current Sea Hunter MK2). Don’t bother asking JW for the official pulse specs as they will not provide it to anyone. I feel they are trying to gain some sales from the beach and shallow water hunter and their advertising kind of implies that.

That is insane…..bet you slept well later on. Like others, I’m surprised there wasn’t more gold. Must be savvy beach goers who choose to leave their gold at home (smart move but I wished they didn’t 😉).

They can be worth a bit too depending on grade. https://www.allcoinvalues.com/australian-coins-and-notes/1914-australian-sixpence-value.html Nice find as well…..love finding old silver

Nenad…..any idea where those junction boxes can be purchased from?

GP3500…….one of Minelabs best. That price is very good…..grab it. If the unit ever went bad then there are people who can fix it down here. Mick at Detectronics Australia is the best 👍

The 6v sealed lead batteries are cheap enough. This is the size you want as the dome top fits exactly……easy to disconnect from the dead battery and resolder onto the +- tabs of your new one. Just wrap the dome with a few turns of gaffa tape and you’re done.

Thanks Locator…..his wife has never used a computer so couldn’t reach out to his detecting friends so I thought I’d post something to let people know (mainly down here in Australia). He did make it to 83 and lived a full life. He was 30 years older than me but it sure didn’t feel like it. I remember him saying that they’ll bury him with his V3i……..I hope he charged the batteries beforehand 🤣

Pinpointa (Ray) didn’t post much on this forum but he had been swinging detectors in Australia for over 50 years. He was originally from Melbourne, Australia and was one of the first White’s dealers back there in the day. He was a close neighbour to me here in Perth for quite a while before moving to Tasmania…..he was also a really good friend. I didn’t realise he had passed away late last year and only found out recently. He got me back into detecting over 20 years ago and I thank him for bringing the joy of it back to me. Ray loved White’s detectors and he was a formidable hunter…..Ray loved detecting for our “Goldies”…….being the Australian $1 and $2 coins and his White’s V3i paid for itself many times over. I remember Ray showing me a pile of these coins from a month long detecting holiday and I recall there being over $2500 just in these coins alone. Every one of these coins would have brought a smile to his face (except for the ones hit by lawnmowers 😂). He used to dig them out with surgical forceps because he was very careful about the grass and didn’t want to let on he had been in the area. I used to call him the Doctor and would ask him if he was “ready for surgery”……the patients being the $1 and $2 coins 😃 Rest In Peace Ray…….I’m hoping the plot where they buried you is devoid of any coins because I know how that would annoy you.

Let’s be thankful that Garrett salvaged what they could from White’s. White’s didn’t “sell out” to Garrett. The White’s business model couldn’t be sustained financially for a number of reasons, of which some were likely beyond their immediate control. I’d prefer to celebrate the awesome machines they produced over many years and that will continue to find good stuff in the ground and water for a long time to come. They were also in business for over 70 years which is quite remarkable for any company let alone one making “just” metal detectors.

These parts are very hard to track down…..there was an ex Whites dealer here in Australia who had one or two but I think they have gone.

…….and feels the frustration of another pull tab at 10”

Yep…..he modded my XL500 to do just that. I think the pulse width is around the 300uS mark (I’ll have to check my notes somewhere). I believe the AQ1B is similar.

Or just do a search on the model right in this website. If you got to “AHRPS” website…..Monte will chime in big time for you.

Clive…….and for that you will need a longer pulse width

Awesome result really and a lot of individual digging to get all those nuggets 👍 What sort of total weight do you think you have?

Yes to this ⬆️

I used to play golf off a handicap of about 9. My set of golf clubs were old and pretty beat up but when I bought them new they they were top of the line. I was at the driving range and the pro shop talked me into trying the latest fancy Driver which I happily took down to the range. Teed up the first golf ball and sent it sailing about 260 metres with a slight draw (right to left flight path). I hit a few more with similar results so I was liking this new club. A short time later I pulled out my old Driver that looked like it had been used for demolition work and actually had a small piece missing from the club face………..teed up the ball and launched it about 275 metres straight as an arrow to the far end of the driving range 😳 ………….reaches for SD2100.

I’ll keep this short…….sort of. I’ve got a nice prospecting trip coming up soon with a couple of awesome sounding fellas from the USA. The ground we will be hunting will be quite mineralised and generally devoid of man made junk. The potential for bigger nuggets is good plus obviously smaller ones. They will be bringing their 6000 and 7000 machines which will be well suited to the area. I will be swinging my GP3500 with either the 14” or 18” mono. I know the 3500 like the back of my hand and wouldn’t be using it if I felt it wasn’t an effective tool. My backup is an SD2100. I have never owned a more recent detector but if I was to buy a new detector today (for my conditions) then it would probably be the 7000. I'm still reasonably fit and strong. Now these two fellas from the USA have use of my campers hot water shower each day……if there’s any laughter or giggling when I fire up the 3500 or 2100 then those boys can go wash in a muddy puddle…….😁 Steve…..I cannot fathom how any sane person could misinterpret anything that you have ever posted regarding the Axiom / 6000. Gold does funny things to people…..balance and logic just flies out the window. At the end of the day, I will use a machine and coil that is biased toward bigger and deeper gold (that is the ground I seek). I am totally comfortable with missing very small gold whilst looking for the bigger stuff.

I’ve still got over $100 in damaged $1 and $2 coins……I think they can be exchanged by banks?

Many years ago, I finally bought a tumbler to clean up about 10 years worth of all the coins from the beach and water……I spent no less than two full days tumbling the coins in a mixture of sand and vinegar. Off to the bank coin counting machine with two heavy duty duffel bags that I struggled to carry. I was at that counting machine for over an hour……..final tally was just under $4000 👍 Those were the days when everyone carried coins to the beach…..not so much now. In hindsight I should have hired a cement mixer and cleaned the coins in one go.

I hate visiting Graveyards…..😳 But when I’m long gone from this world, I’ll still be reaching for my White’s.

I use an off the shelf 3 x 18650 cell battery holder. The cells are protected Panasonic 18650 that I charge on an external battery charger. Probably the easiest setup there is. Joe has way more electrical know how than me and can safely build his own battery pack using an inline BMS for unprotected cells. I use the same battery setup in my old Garrett Sea Hunter. Fire away with any questions but I’ll leave the expertise with Joe for technical matters……especially with Lithium cells. Just make sure that the battery holder is in Series and not in parallel.