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Sourdough Scott

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  1. Well, I had to really work to find them 4 lil bits. And they could have possibly been left by Klunker because he is tired of digging small bits. I really enjoy running the 6000 in hilly areas. It's just plain lighter and you can place the coil in more areas over the course of a day because of that. I'm running the 6000 with a 12x7 NF on the difficult with the lowest possible sensitivity. But in all fairness, I've found super tiny bits with the 7000.
  2. I went with a friend who is quite knowledgeable on mushrooms. He did pick some chicken of the woods. I'm just not confident enough yet on identifying it to eat them yet.
  3. No, but they make a great meal while conversing about the gold finds.
  4. Wondering how many out detectorists here while out looking for gold also pick mushrooms, berries and such when in season? I'm always looking. I look for Morels and Bolet mushrooms, goose and elderberries. What do you look for in your neck of the woods?
  5. A Minelab GPX 5000. Included is the stock 11inch round mono. 14x9 coiltek mono 8x6 Nuggetfinder mono 18x12 coiltek mono. 2 Xtra shafts Gray ghost headphones Docs screamer package and stock and small lightweight battery. $2500 Located near Reno for local pick-up or can ship at buyers expense. Selling for a friend. If interested, message me and I'll set you up with him.
  6. Going off of Ron's post.... but has coil technology hit a wall? What can be done with different windings? Different shapes? Computer chips. If we possibly don't see much newer detector technology, is new coil technology possible? What can be done on Monoloops? What can be done on DD's? What can be done on Concentric coils?? Will the Detector companies ever team up with X coils, Coiltek, Nuggetfinder and truly optimize coil improvements? Or should we put this wishful thinking aside and just be happy with what we already have?
  7. You can't tell if that car is coming or going..... Kinda like Strick up at the diggins. 😜
  8. Yesterday was the 2nd time out after having the speaker EMI issue fixed. It runs quiet as a church mouse now. I've been running with the sensitivity at its lowest setting.
  9. I still chat with Paul every month or so. Seems to be doing well.
  10. I have to say that this is so awesome that a company is reaching out to a niche hobby such as metal detecting. 👏 I love using the Tourus on my minelab 6000, and 800. I also use them on my 7000 with a rx/TX adapter. I also use the Tourus all week at work as a carpenter listening to music and podcasts. I do tend wear the battery out fast at work because of the volume at full. I'm not really up to date on all of the latest technology mumbo-jumbo, so some layman's terms might help with some of the old dogs in this group. Again thanks for reaching out to out wonderful family of detecting fools. 😆
  11. https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/19436-youtube-detectorists-vids-your-fav-detecting-channels/#comment-207026
  12. I was sitting in my truck during a fishing trip when lightning and rain blew in. Lightning hit the large tree next to where I was parked. As the lightning came down the tree blowing bark off like crazy, when the lightning hit the ground it looked like a super large red Lazer beam. It only last a few seconds but was unforgettable. I still have a piece of the tree that was blown off as a keepsake.
  13. I received this email this morning that Minelab warranty repairs in the USA will now be handled by corporate in Chicago and not by Detector Center in Pennsylvania. I'm curious why the change?
  14. Minelab is just conditioning you for the $15,000 usd price tag for the GPB-end over 8000 comes out. 🤣
  15. So as a carpenter myself, I'm constantly using cordless drills, saws, etc daily. Charging and changing out batteries several times a day. Most of these tools run several hundred dollars each. And have never had a issue with the batteries or connection to the tool. Nor have I ever cleaned them. I have dirt, dust, sawdust, concrete dust. So you think when you buy a high end detector in the $6000 usd range, you wouldn't have these sort of issues.
  16. Are you having low run times on your gpx6000 batteries? Or other battery related issues? Here is some important information regarding that. https://www.minelab.com/anzea/support/product-notices?article=516981&fbclid=IwAR2wdWbKiRuHo2nvrxpVq5t6v1_WcGtR5NJYMEumj39CGViBpvaTltAI3AY
  17. Lunk, this is something I want to know more about from you and anyone else that uses the extra deep mode. It seems to be the most forgotten and least used mode.
  18. You forgot ___________ and _______ the dogs. And the giant Steaks that ______ brought.
  19. No disrespect meant to the dealers or Doc. The fix I did with the clear tubing worked perfectly. I had total control of the detector and no issues with the arm at all. I will not be buying another minelab GA10 ever again.
  20. Took some tubing I had laying around. Took 5 minutes. I'll get back on how it holds up.
  21. Any suggestions on repairing or retrofit the swing arm on the 7000? This is the 2nd one I've broke over the years. Any ideas or suggestions appreciated. Being a carpenter I would just add some glue, strap and screws to it. So keeping it non metal and plastic is out of my wheelhouse.
  22. My battery cost about $12 bucks American dollars. Beats buying a new unit. And super easy to research and install. I think even Freddie Dodge could handle installing this. 🤣
  23. Received the new battery from Amazon. I reversed the black & red wires with the JST clips. Btw that didn't scare me at all @phrunt.🤣🤣 The whole replacement took less than 10 minutes.
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