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I thought the exact same thing, this is what I wanted from the ML tech I spoke to. Except I also wanted a sheathed extension wire from the internal shield as well. Woody is only trying to mirror the exact same method that the orig ML engineer intended..... I agree though, the effort he went through could have easily been avoided by use of a bit of fuse wire, extra graphite paint and some masking tape. Coil the last bit of fuse wire around the lock-nut collar so that the nut could contact it (after the nut was sanded to remove the annodizing coating). He has since uploaded another 2 vids including a field test (of sorts).

Woody has added another shorter video update on his progress....

No arguments that the 6000 is 'fairly good' with EMI handling, how it achieves this without a connected shield seems quite a mystery. Just Imagine it being as good as the E1500 with a proper shield? Ever since I bought a 6000, I was experimenting with an add-on copper foil shield and asked if the ML tech could one day add an active shield wire from the active internal graphite paint shield and poke it through somewhere so I could connect it. His dithering on the subject is now explained....there aint none! So I have only added an exterior passive shield onto another (interior)passive shield! A difference is noticed, but not hugely... Will be interesting to see how Woody's 6000's perform AFTER an active shield is added.....

In his long-winded video, he finds that there is nothing connecting the PCB to the shield, the confirmation that 2 components are replaced to fix the speaker EMI issue, the graphite paint is very patchy (and has no screen wire embedded to average it) and after doing '5 or 6', he confirms that they are all the same. I agree with him, it seems extremely odd to have only a passive shield and hope that the detector can combat EMI. Something's not right methinks....

Sigh.... a great pity coz it was a great idea and no-one else has done this since....

Every ' dead tenement' has almost always already gotten a re-application over it before it even expires. But, those tenements will take months to determine who gets it (often more than one mining/exploration company or individual will have applied for it) and in the mean time, it is now 'pending ground' and open to anyone to prospect on it without permission. There will also be documentation at the Mines Dept, outlining the work that the previous owner did. This gives the budding prospector lots of info to point them in the right direction as to where on the tenement the gold actually is. The gold that a mining company is chasing aint necessarily the same gold we're after.

Lucky for us, we got our terrific Guinea Pigs @phrunt @Norvic and @Nedkelly doing the hard yards for us and Algoforce. As Steve said, wait a few months with all new manufacturer products so that others can iron out the bugs and offer solutions. Its absolutely wonderful that a new company is so keen to offer solutions, bug fixes and repairs with swift responses. Because of this, maybe the 6 month wait is unnecessary with the E1500?

@PhaseTech do you sell those supersede picks still? Not on your website

Guessing this was a basic BFO type, no ground balance. Small parts count, be interesting to see what components are still avail or the nearest counterpart to suit. No real practical applications anymore, except maybe using for building work, scanning walls for unknown metal bolts, screws, elec wiring, plumbing etc

All my thoughts and best wishes to you CPT. A speedy and full recovery :-)

There are a few murmurs of discontent floating around regarding the E1500 in hot ground and I was hoping to see some actual field reviews of this detector, but apart from a couple short remarks and Simon's testing.....NOTHING. If I am to part with my $$ to buy one, I'd rather hear from an actual user here in Australia first.

$225 for a 10Ah battery is in no way cheap. At best 4x what its worth. Not in any universe nor planet would I spend more than $50 for that size....'bomb proof' or not. It doesnt do anything that a basic Chinese 10Ah powerbank wouldn't do for our needs. All the extra 'bells n whistles' look like pure wank. But then, Im just a grumpy, pragmatic, lonely old bast%#d lol.

Yeah the video contained all of the BS and wank of a Minelab Ad...which is what made me imagine they were a subsidiary company lol Plus the price of course 😉

If it was half that price, I might be tempted. Not a subsidiary of Minelab are they? 😉

There is a large variation in coil resistance between bundle and flat-wound coils. I'm guessing that this is what is being adjusted for via calibration.

Could be many factors that lead to it being undeveloped. Bruce knows his stuff but who knows? I have my doubts that Woody is onto something but time will tell....

You're not the only one to think this Simon. When my 6000 was sent in for the speaker audio fix, I asked the technician if I could later on, get an external screen grounded internally. He said the screen 'Is checked for connection' and functionality and an external one seemed unnecessary to him. So it may be a rather common fault. Mine was also better with EMI afterwards.

Ive been detecting so long to remember the same concept being trialed and even built by several elec engineers. Compass Electronics even made a commercial system called the 'Depth Doubler' which was only a few hundred bucks back in the 90's. The use of a GPS lock to sync the position of the receive coil onto the location is the only thing that Woody can actually patent I think...everything else is already public domain. The concept is sound in theory AND practice, but lots of hurdles to overcome, mostly to do with the receive end I suspect. Perhaps the GPS lock is whats needed. It may have merit, but don't hold your breath waiting...., its Woody after all 😉

Coz the other Roo is called Chuck.... all our new coins got him on it....weird ear and all 😉

If its from the Perth mint, its only 98% gold. The other 1.99% is in someone's bank balance....

Unless she asks nicely..... 😉

I saw comments elsewhere that mentioned he got a positive signal the whole way down. Bit of a warble here and there but no reverse signal at all! Usually anything bigger and thicker than 1 gram will provide a reverse signal on the 6000. From here on, I'm not going to ignore any deep positive signals lol

This one will put a smile on ya dial....biggest piece Lee has ever found Savage Prospecting Click to 7.30 to get the best bit 😉

Yes I remember that with 'fondness' lol. Glad to hear the E1500 has that issue totally and sensibly alleviated.

The lack of tracking is what killed the QED to a large degree. From what Ive heard, the E1500 is far less dependent on accurate GB and somewhat self-tolerates moderate ground changes. Id need to handle one myself to see how factual that is though...