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The orange battery case is a third party 3D printed case that holds 3 x 18650 Lithium cells. No need to spend $$ on AA batteries and the run time on Lithium cells is just massive š I will let you know if ever I decide to sell herā¦ā¦.it would be a sad day for me. I have to thank āKarelianā who kindly sold it to meā¦..he has one as well in as good a condition. Regards Tony
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Definitely one of Whiteās finest machinesā¦ā¦I got mine from an awesome chap on this forum š It is still in mint condition but because most of my detecting is beach/water and prospecting, the XL Pro doesnāt get used much. She comes with four mint coils as well (managed to buy a second Royal 800 coil locally). Tony
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Iām fairly sure that some 4x6 Shooter coils had a history of overloading across different Whites detectors but donāt really know much else. I think the āVā rated coils didnāt have this problem?
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Hello Dave, Hereās the link for the 3D printed battery pack https://www.ebay.com/sch/sn0wboarder/m.html?item=284510484925&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 Stick with the 11.1v (nominal voltage for 3 x 18650 cells). I donāt recommend the 14.8v setup as the extra heat on parts of the PCB is really high and you are only gaining somewhere between 10% and 15% depth increase. The TDI BeachHunter is an awesome ābeachā detector but submerging it will eventually cause a leak as the O-Ring and screws are a bad design. Youāll crack the plastic tabs on the case if the screws are even slightly over tightened. Other than those avoidable problems, sheās a beast of a beach detector.
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The AQ is in the Intensive Care Unit on life supportā¦ā¦the kindest thing would be to switch it off.
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44C weather over here in Perth tomorrowā¦ā¦.I donāt care whatās under the tree but whatās in the fridge and freezer š„µ
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Not Champagne but probably Koolaid š
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According to his websiteā¦ā¦..Gary chargesā¦ā¦ā¦.wait for itā¦ā¦ $900 for a 3 hour lesson š¤© This equates to $5 per minute, so you owe Garyās client $25 š But Gary provides the āsunscreen and refreshmentsā I'm hoping that means a $500 bottle of MoĆ«t? I wonder if I could undercut Gary š
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Youāre right Steveā¦..the word āsadā summarises the situation exactly. But this thread is a good, healthy and robust oneā¦ā¦who knows, it may spark Fisher into action. Iām sure thereās some lively discussions within the Fisher board š That old saying ābuild it and they will comeā is only valid if itās built properly. My positive spin isā¦ā¦.Fisher will revamp this model starting with the mechanicals and then refine the code (this is a digital platform?). Most of the work has already been doneā¦ā¦they could still hit a home run. Simplify it, toughen it upā¦ā¦..saltwater is an unforgiving environment and will expose any design flaw or weakness. Put this thing in a clear, thick walled polycarbonate case with proven hardware controls that can be easily maintainedā¦ā¦ā¦sound familiar ? Fisherā¦ā¦hereās a clue.
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Great post Skullyā¦..and as I have mentioned before, delays of 20uS still see the higher karat gold rings very well (especially the bigger ones). The day I stopped trying to always run low delays in the wrong conditions was a turning point for meā¦..and I started hearing the deep gold because the smallest of threshold variations were targets and not the salt and black sands.
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Yes, the TDI Beachhunter will leak on youā¦..consider it for all conditions except submersion. My view on this model is it has a good brain but bad bodyā¦ā¦bit like my first girlfriend. š I used a rubber discus that I zip tied to the coilā¦made for a good coil weight. In the end, the coil size in the water and itās tendency to like to drink (bit like my second girlfriend) was just too much so I moved it on and got more than I paid for it š Running the 14.4v Lithium battery improved overall depth by about 15%ā¦..my records show it as the deepest seeking beach detector that I have used. Extra voltage does generate more heat on the board so bear that in mind. Tony
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I have never owned the Impulse AQ but Iām curious to know if some of these moving salt/mineral issues are solved by running longer pulse delays. Pulse users are not ādetuningā their machines by running at 20uS in these sorts of conditions. I have recently acquired a mint (and fully upgraded) Garrett XL500 pulse which has a minimum pulse delay of 20uS. In churning white salt water, I get just a very slight salt signal only but still hear small gold at good depthā¦ā¦this is the perfect balance in my opinion. Iām not a Fisher engineer but I just never could understand how this detector (Impulse AQ) could quietly operate at quick delays in these conditionsā¦ā¦.it goes against the very principles of pulse induction. Tony
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With any underwater headset, itās worth prying off the earcups and checking that the rubber epoxy has fully sealed the wires where they go into the actual piezo speaker otherwise problems are just around the corner. If the phones are too loud then I used to wear one of those sun hats with the side flaps and that would block enough audio to be fairly comfortable. I have had bad luck with two pairs of Amphibians and had to replace the entire curly cord on one new set as water was wicking in from somewhere š”
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The Garrett blue phones have plenty of volume built in. They are a bit too loud on land but when the earcups fill with water then the audio is suppressed somewhat. Current Amphibian II phones dispensed with the volume control knobs as they were a point of failure. I would pick the Garrett phones over the Amphibiansā¦..they are much cheaper and better constructed (I have opened up both of these phones and the Garrett was better constructed as far as the piezo epoxy and wiring goes). Amphibians are āMade in Chinaāā¦ā¦they hid that label underneath the headband when you slide it out for adjustment. I would guess the Garrettās might still be made in the USA. Hope this helps, Tony
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Agreedā¦..I did respond with āgustoā. Gee, weāre a passionate lot when it comes to metal detecting. The nature of forums and posting lends itself to sometimes not showing the whole story and āassumptionsā easily creep in. Much easier to discuss around a campfire. Having said that, I accept that my first response may have been slightly off topic so I will keep that in mind for future reference. BUTā¦..stay tuned for my ānewā Garrett XL500 PI projectā¦.posting soon (ooops, now Iām really off topic). Love this forum and appreciate the HUGE amount of work needed to run it š
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My ship was well out to seaā¦..š 441 posts it will be. Iāll stick to reading from now on š
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Thanks Aureousā¦ā¦good information and relates nicely to my earlier remarks š
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Gee, sorry for posting in good faithā¦ā¦.something Iāve done since I first joined this forum. Hard to post without somehow upsetting someone these days. Steve, you donāt need to go on the offensive so easily and read too much into some repliesā¦ā¦.have a re-read of your first two sentences to my reply. Iām not attacking Garrett but somehow you made that assertion. Sorry but Iām scratching my head as to why you responded to me the way you didā¦ā¦.not impressed at all.
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My āproblemā is that the gold is deep and ānuggetyā and way bigger than 3 to 5 gramsā¦ā¦a nice problem to have. The side by side tests were on undug nuggets in a small patch in hot ground. The ATX does have its placeā¦ā¦.just no where near where I typically hunt. Using the ATX in really hot ground, I just could not differentiate small gold targets from ground noiseā¦.we are talking Western Australian heavy ironstone country. The earlier SD and GP machines excel in this ground.
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Yes, but is the ATX circuitry competitive or on par with anything that Minelab could re-release (from the last 15 years) whenever they feel the urge or need and at price point of their choosing. I did some recent side by side tests with the ATX and my āancientā GP3500ā¦ā¦. And boy oh boy, did the 3500 smoke the ATX š³
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Joeā¦ā¦keep warm and keep safe š