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Aureous last won the day on February 14 2023
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Victoria, Australia
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Gold Prospecting, detecting in general, Ghost towns, ghosts and history!
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Gear In Use:
Minelab GPX6000, Minelab SDC2300 for backup. About to get a Nokta Legend Pro pack. NF 12x7, CT 10x5 coils.
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New Tv Series - America's Backyard Gold With Dave Turin
Aureous replied to phrunt's topic in Detector Prospector Forum
A real SMH moment with Dave being the 'host', my understanding was that he was never a prospector anyway, just a quarry owner/earthmover...everything he learned about gold mining was since he joined Gold Rush. The real-deal guy to do this sorta thing would be Freddy Dodge methinks. -
Have Detector Companies Hit A Wall
Aureous replied to RONS DETECTORS MINELAB's topic in Detector Prospector Forum
No need for anything fancy, just a short length of shock cord tied onto the handle of your scoop and a holster. Ive used this method of scoop retention for over 20 years now... aint lost once since 😉 -
Have Detector Companies Hit A Wall
Aureous replied to RONS DETECTORS MINELAB's topic in Detector Prospector Forum
I think Steve hit the nail right on the head.... aside from the 'Detector tech hitting the wall' question, Minelab, as the world leaders in detector technology, are slowly failing....even if they dont see it. Competition is here with much more to come. The GPZ7000 replacement has been sitting on the bench for a couple years now and without the actual 'hitting the ball outta the park' analogy coming true, then all the small, incremental improvements aint gonna be enough to sway the serious purchaser into ditching their Legacy GPX, 6000 or 7000 machines. As Minelab's own motto goes 'Performance is Everything' and this actual, serious performance increase will be the ONLY thing that keeps ML at the top of the heap. Not only do the serious guys buy a lot of detectors, but their in-field results drive sales. Nothing sells like success.... -
Has Coil Technology Hit A Wall?
Aureous replied to Sourdough Scott's topic in Detector Prospector Forum
Plenty of options for future development still.... the square winding style that NF has produced, the options for CC coils on current PI detectors, flat winding etc....PLUS the future options for signal processing in the coil rather than on the PCB (like the Gold Monster does) are possibilities. -
Methinks the sales figures for the last quarter must be looking pretty poor for Codan/Minelab. The massive price increase in the face of increased competition strategy apparently doesn't work......whoda thunk it?????
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Good to see that the designer is given credit right on the front...eh @Geotech??? 😉
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@phrunt Winter is as close as you'll get to an ice age in Queensland, as you probably remember. Nice and dry (usually) and plenty of flies and snakes @Gold Ryder there too....cant have you missing out on all the Aussie fun 😉
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You may recognize Palmerville.... its a pay per stay location for prospectors and attracts a lot of detectorists during the Winter. Only Steve Graf is crazy enuff to go in the Summer. But yeah, I get ya....good results like that attract the dickh%#ds who ruin it for everyone else. Was the same in Vic and WA back in the early 80's and mid 90's that resulted in a lotta grief....cut fences, dead livestock, police involvement, punch-ups etc. Gold can certainly bring out the worst in humanity 😞
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Woody Apparently Confirms That The 6000 Has No Active Shield
Aureous replied to Aureous's topic in Detector Prospector Forum
I thought about it....and decided to wisely spend 139 hours doing something else.... 😉 -
Woody Apparently Confirms That The 6000 Has No Active Shield
Aureous replied to Aureous's topic in Detector Prospector Forum
He somehow knew about 'ex minelab engineers' making something new but didn't have any idea as to when. He was hinting at it for months... actually maybe early last year even. Have to run thru his myriad of videos to find it again lol -
Woody Apparently Confirms That The 6000 Has No Active Shield
Aureous replied to Aureous's topic in Detector Prospector Forum
One of the boards he showed was related to the ground loop detector field amplifier, but the other one he's more excited about is the variable timing/gain PI unit that he's been working on for years. I think He has finally gotten some engineers to come on board with him to realize the dream. 'Later this year" I think was the inference.... Its the no-brainer concept PI that should have replaced the GPZ7000 if Minelab had hurried up. See who comes out with their 'super detector' first... -
Flat wound coils benefit from a vacuum compression after winding....keeps the wire in place (look at the 6000 coils from beneath after removing the coil cover). This is a lot more effort and will require a vacuum forming machine to get it perfect. A minimum gap of 5mm from shield to wire is necessary. As Chet says, 100ohm per sq inch is a great ballpark figure, but can often be higher. Use graphite paint, not nickel spray....although it works, it can get bump sensitive. Litz can be problematic due to the enamel coating...its a bast*rd to remove efficiently to enable soldering. I use a Litz type wire that is not enameled but needs loom compression to lower resistance due to its different insulation thickness. Couple extra minutes of work but reduces the endless swearing & start-overs from a failed enamel removal. If you want the wire specs and where to buy, PM me @Norvic
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In major Chinese manufacturer cities (Shenzhen for instance) there are numerous small sub contractors working from tiny facilities, some even as small as a car garage, all vying for a tiny section of any industry. This sort of re-manufacture of a single assembly is right up their alley. Super easy for them and often just a side-business from their usual product. This manufacture concept is extremely common in most Asian economies, as well as India and Pakistan, Bangladesh etc.
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I concur Chuck.....the size gold I chase???......ALL. I've had numerous days with over 50 bits found, sometimes just an afternoon only. IT ALL ADDS UP.
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Prospecting In Wa ---- Tent, Camper Or Caravan?
Aureous replied to Ethan in Adelaide's topic in Detector Prospector Forum
My preference is off-road camper. Caravans are top heavy and have more things to go wrong with them. The serious 4x4 caravans are huge $$ whereas the used off-road camper can be bought for $3K or less. Set up is often less than 5 minutes after practice. Quick getaway if rain threatens to isolate you for weeks. Just my preference, others have good experiences with vans....I don't. Tent....forget it, been there, done that...it sucks.