Sourdough Scott

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. 

Took some tubing I had laying around. Took 5 minutes. I'll get back on how it holds up. 

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.  

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. 🤣

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.  

26 minutes ago, davsgold said:

not sure why they have the wires crossed over on the one your looking at, both this one and the one I got have JST connector so maybe you just can unclip the wires out of the JST and put them back in the opposite spots, I've never tried pulling the wires out of the connectors but maybe it is possible as the actual JST plugs look the same on both.

cheers dave

this youtube video shows how to swap the polarity on the JST connector

 

What, No way! That is just too easy. And thank you for sharing that. I'll order a battery now. Much appreciated.  

I'm having trouble locating the battery I need on Amazon. It seems everything I'm finding has the black & red wires are opposite of what I need. Not sure if the opposite polarity on the plug will work? Pictured is the battery that came out of my wm12 and a screenshot of the Amazon battery that fits except for the polarity. AKZYTUE 3.7V 1100mAh 723443 Lipo Battery Rechargeable Lithium Polymer ion Battery Pack with PH2.0mm JST Connector https://a.co/d/jdARG7D

Thanks for this info. My WM12 just died. I'll update my fix when I get the parts. 

Air tests are cool, just like air guitars. I've never found a target in the air. But did find a several small nuggets in a blown over tree stump a couple feet off the ground. Maybe that counts as a air test. 

Thanks for the info. Going to stop in and see the for Mom on mother's day. 

10 minutes ago, GB_Amateur said:

All I can think of is that a day detecting with both klunker and Sourdough Scott must be like going detecting with the Marx Brothers.

But with big gold!🤣

Klunker is the best detectorist that I know. (Because he is the only detectorist that I know) Anyways, over the years I have become a much more proficient at detecting. Partly because of his misguided teaching. I'm very competitive and always want to beat him for the day on nuggets found. Recently I've been getting close to him and occasionally tie or beat him for the day. Doesn't happen often. But I think Klunker is feeling threatened by my rise in awesome detecting skills. So he has moved on to more serious tactics to keep my nugget count down. He has now trained his dog to come lay down in my dig hole. I now have to carry a bag of sliced salami to get him out. 🤣 Things are getting serious now. I'm strategizing my next counter moves. 

19 hours ago, DigDeep said:

Do you have a preference on filter setting? 1,2 or 3?

Here is my setup on for my 7000. Mode 2- volume about 5 - filter on 2. Hope that helps. 

I keep my volume on the lower side with the gpz. On the filters on the SP01 I think is a preference to your ears. I turn the volume up on it just below where you hear any hiss. 

Anyone have any reports on the 17x13 NF on the 7000? I'd like to hear some feedback on any depth with it. Anyone? Bueller.... Bueller...

Thanks Coiltek for the 9 inch round Goldhawk. I will put it to use soon. 

What @klunker doesn't know, is that I bring two lunches. One for me and our doggies, and a special lunch for him. He doesn't seem to mind Kale, Tofu and Rice cakes. 

20 hours ago, Valens Legacy said:

Congrats Scott on your win, and since Klunker helped you with it I really think you need to send him half of it.

Val, if it was a DD coil I would give him a D. But since it is a Mono, it's all mine.

1 hour ago, GB_Amateur said:

You won a prize for writing a serious piece??  What is the world coming to?

1 hour ago, Clay Diggins said:

Congratulations!

I'm confused, what was the prize for winning? Are the two dogs in the picture the prize? Did they teach you the secret nugget handshake?

I won a Coiltek Goldhawk 9 inch round. No handshakes, only Hi 5's when they help me sniff out a nugget. 

25 minutes ago, phrunt said:

It's funny you called the Sadie which you loved a Coiltek yet still won 🙂

It had been so long, I forgot it was a Joey. I emailed them to correct. Thanks for making me refresh my memories.  🤣

Thought I would enter the Coiltek latest finds contest. Low & behold I won. I owe all of my writing abilities to Klunker. 🤣 

https://coiltek.com.au/why-you-should-never-let-a-friend-borrow-your-coil/

It's been a very long winter with so much snow. Can't wait for it to melt and get swinging.  We have had over 14 ft of snow this year. 

I purchased this detector truck toy for my nephew a few years ago for Xmas. He loved it. He would bury coins in the sandbox and find them.

Matchbox Treasure Tracker Metal Detector Truck https://a.co/d/bx8wAvO

53 minutes ago, Steve Herschbach said:

Said every older person for the last couple thousand years. 

But 40 years ago they couldn't get on the internet and complain about it for the world to see. 😜

It's sad to see everything become centralized. The mom & pop grocery store, the town clothing store, the local bootmaker, your favorite Cafe. Seems everything has gone corporate. The bonds and friendships forged through these connections become lifelong. Now thrown by the wayside by tapping on a computer or talking with a person from who knows where. I understand we all want to make $$$. But at the cost of greed? It seems we could be at a tipping point of society. I long for the days of our elders, when life was simpler, yet harder. I'm glad I'm fortunate to be able to live in old fashioned way and understand the new ways. I'm afraid if the 💩 really hits the fan, and we have a total blackout of no electronics.  The younger generations won't have a clue on how to survive.