LE.JAG

yes, i will start making videos
I'm waiting for an external speaker
to share the sound with you ...

I use the edge of the disc
like pinpointer for deep targets
otherwise, it points very well

2 hours ago, Steve Herschbach said:

If you tune out saltwater you will tune out thin chains. That is just a fact of saltwater detecting and no new detector is going to change it. A detector that will detect the chain will detect the saltwater. Tune out the saltwater, can’t detect the chain. There is a reason you don’t use a Gold Bug 2 in saltwater. I tried to explain that a dozen times with the Equinox and some people absolutely refused to listen. Every new machine it seems people think we are going to revoke the rules of physics that govern this technology. It will be no different with the AQ.

indeed, it will be the same with AQ
the ground effect / due to seawater / is too strong to see a link

the detectors, does not see the chain / only one link at a time
or more often the clasp which is larger, or plated

the Bipolar by removing the ground effect
will be // probably // better, but it will bring other problem

if we go down to 5us
that we remove the ground effect

Ok, let's see the very fine gold chain
but also the millions of aluminum particles that are in the sand ............

something going crazy

it is better to dig deeper
to go get big gold rings
more profitable and quieter for the ears 🙂

10 hours ago, Joe Beechnut OBN said:

What is a reasonable price on a Eric Foster performance machine? 2000.oo would be low I would think? 2500.oo closer..And really if it performs as said...That would be a deal.

It will be interesting to see how much the testers came up with as far as issues......... catching them and saving us the grief. As much as I hunt in saltwater I do see myself in time working on it after the warranty is up...Just hope I'm not the first to do the honors. Going to be a interesting two years...

 

I paid my goldscan 5c
2000 euros second hand and without warranty
he was over a kilo ...

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the biggest problems was
the coil connector and the rod
electrolysis / radiation problem
= resolved

the weak point that remains
in my opinion
this is the headphone connector

I would have preferred a mounting in ventral of the unit
less risk in water ...
in the current configuration
has thought up the battery belt (see ventral = the higher, the better )
to avoid pulling on the audio connection

and provide a rescue cable
battery / detector (if you make them yourself, longer will be better)
and ideally / add a tensioner
so that the cable / battery-detector / is never under tension

and he shouldn't have any problem ..

+ for the price
I am in a region
where there are not many tourists
I could repay it on average every two / three months

but we can always come across a good spot
and do it in 3/4 days
or find a beautiful stone

22 minutes ago, Rick Kempf said:

There wasn’t much to the unboxing - pull out the inner sleeve from the plain brown cardboard box and unroll it - viola. I have posted pictures of the result.

A video would add nothing and with the primitive state of my understanding of editing video would take me hours which I can’t spare right now.

Sorry.

In general, I don’t plan to make any videos until I am thoroughly comfortable with the AQ and can adequately demonstrate its capabilities and limitations.

i will start making videos
in a few days
I expect a quality external speaker
for audio output / and make you hear the different tones

in the meantime, here are two
one already seen and a glimpse of the depth on black sand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubQ8sMSADSE

I am not a filmmaker! .....

it's not the end, old man 🤣
it's the beginning

  it looks like the start of an Arnold film lol

after AQ there is the Bipolar
more sensitive deeper

and after
who tells you there won't be a detector
able to see a nugget as big as a fist
two meters deep / specifying that it is gold

of course you will take two days to make the hole
  even so, the nugget will still be there ....

9 hours ago, LowTide said:

After reading the above I was under the impression that iron and steel could be rejected by the user once they had become familiar with it's tonal clues.  Elsewhere LE.JAG had posted a photo of an outing showing all of the recovered targets.  I have cropped and resized that photo which has created the graininess.  My concern are the number of rusty steel crown caps to the right in the photo.  Beaches I detect are heavily littered with these and multitudinous digging 15-20 inches is not going to help efficiency or my back.

This image is from
of a test report carried out on volcanic sand

do not confuse the volcanic sand
with the other white or black sands
It's not the same thing at all

on the volcanic sand setting
you lose the multi tone
it automatically switches off (mute mode)

then you set the rejection of iron
by the rejection knob

you have the choice
push the rejection = you will lose big gold rings
and lose deep (we're talking about volcanic sand)

cut only the volcanic sand and dig out

the tester of this report who knows well / his beach
prefer to cut only volcanic sand
and dig everything
I would've done the same thing

on its beaches / never prospect
the report (in gold) is going to be huge
the test hunter plans to make more than 500gr per monthwhen he has the right beach conditions
here, the test was carried out at one season
or normally it does not chase ..... and you see the result !!!!!!!!!!
saw this first test over 6 days
I think , It's possible..

but in this case, you have to dig a lot
and clean everything
again, once / the volcanic beaches
are virgin // they have never been prospected
no detector works on this sand
tried vlf / multi frequency / TR
or other pi

so I think on this type of sand
there is interest in making a little effort

but it is not compulsory
you can push the rejection all the way
you will still find gold (but you will have less ...)

you can also use volcanic sand mode
on normal white or black sand
the iron cut will be even stronger
than in Ton & Mute modes
you will still find gold (but you will have less ...)

It is a choice to make
the thing to remember is that AQ
can find gold / there or nobody can do it ...

it's up to you to find the right settings
according to the sand conditions
and depending on the efforts you are ready to make
to always find more gold

a cable is being studied
to accept other headphones
better insulate for wind
lighter for summer
or the model you prefer
but I don't know if it will be available immediately ...

audio output is very high on AQ
a person with normal hearing
do not use the volume fully / in the open air

I asked for more
but there are safety standards not to be exceeded ...

anyway,
it is certainly the most powerful diving detector
at the audio output
the sound is much louder than on the ctx 3030 for example
which is one of the weak points (underwater) of 3030

Tone & Mute mode = normal discrimination
configurable by the Reject button

Volcanic Sand = stronger discrimination
here too, configurable by the Reject button

in Tone you hear the ferrous lead ...
in Mute they cut her = silence or creaking
depending on the Reject setting

On 12/15/2019 at 2:49 PM, Mark Gillespie said:

Just noticed the pulse delay ranges from 7 to 12 in comparison of the TDI 10 to 25.  Now this is for the salt water environment and not for dry land "Terra".  I might surmise the 12 would be more than adequate for the salt water hunt but on my TDI a pulse delay of 17 1/2 is required.  Always good the ponder why!

withes preferred a higher delay
just because it's easier to manage

and easier to calm him down
impulse AQ / starts at 7us
the other possibilities are there, for extreme cases
EMI significantly higher than normal
extreme mineralization or volcanic beach

playing on sensitivity
on recovery speed / SAT
rejection mode
it is very easy to get a perfectly smooth threshold

and with a very low delay
greater sensitivity on gold

the TDI had a different specification
multi-use detector / beach / nugget / relic
silver coin search = delay 20/25
on different types of terrain

impulse AQ has been developed
with one goal / to be the best on a gold ring = at the beach  🙂

Hi,

hot rocks / / light
no particular problem
most of them are from basalt magma

heavy stones with high density
from granitic magma / can cause problems

of all of my  beach tests / last two years
only one still poses noise problems
it is crossed by a strong vein of granite magma ...

we tested dozens of hot rock
from all over the world
and several volcanic beaches
more than 95% are eliminated / without losing gold
with impulse AQ


sent some samples to Carl Morland
First Texas Products 1120 Alza Dr / El Paso / TX 79907
specifying to test on impulse AQ
he will do it without problem

I want to test them / but the shipping costs will be expensive.. :)

Hello,

I do not have the US price
for Europe, there is the cost of transport
customs taxes
and of course the seller's margin
you will have it much cheaper ..

the French seller is undoubtedly optimistic
to already take pre-orders ...
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concerning the detector

until the last straight line
he received modifications

more stable / even quieter
and less sensitive to the soil effect

cut the iron / take the gold
is now child's play

cut leaden balls (25 gr) and take the gold ring 2.5gr 18k

cut bullets / flintlock rifle model english 1750
and take the 22k gold coin

my last hunt / 3 days ago

a ring in white gold 18k / 2.6gr
and especially the medal 18k 6gr
this medal has a horse head stamp = 1838/1919
he is a jeweler known in France
Augis / model of the medal 1907 ((diamond and ruby and a quote from a poem
+ than yesterday - that tomorrow ))

she was laying on the bottom / black sand
between 17 and 19 inches   //  It is much deeper than the TDI (all model 12 / 14.4 volts)

7us all metals / sensitivity maximuum
SAT at the slowest

I think she was here for a century
this medal / perfectly summarizes the system, AQ


the ability to detect the gold that is under your feet
since always
you walk on / at each exit

they have been there for 50 years / since a century .......

now = you can hear it 🙂

he is in production // finally ..
I find it amazing that your dealer does not speak

a French seller already takes pre-orders
without delivery date ....
price announce France / Europe 2490 euros

2020 Edit: The Impulse AQ has been revealed - see details here

Hello,

some news 🙂
first concerning FTP silence
they have no strategy / this is their biggest problem ...
if the European team had not given any news
you would be in the dark !!

concerning discrimination
the only hole left is big targets in 24k
"no problem in any metals of course"

but he can now take 24k sos of iron
what no one else can do

I have not tested more than 8 gr / no ring 24k bigger
18k rings 20/25 gr are taken by cutting nails
14 k even easier
10k child's play ...

very thin rings are not a problem
impulse AQ will be the best on a 1gr ring
all metals or discimination / sand white sand black

on the rings the power of the AQ system is unbeatable

more difficult on other forms
earrings / open ring / chain
it detects / but will probably not be the best

cut some lead possible
and gold is still detect

I agree with you the pro will prefer all metals
but there are places where it's impossible
even for me / lol
on this type of terrain / impulse AQ is going to hurt a lot
he will be able to pass /  cut the iron / cut the lead and take the gold

Terra: the results of betatesteur over the last 6 months
are excellent / better than expected
with the 8 inch coil

and after
for testing the bipolar
== suppression of soil effect ==
I'm still waiting for more model
but he will have to wait ..

and to answer Steve about a possible miracle machine
who knows ............:))

3 hours ago, Mark Gillespie said:

I'd love to compare this machine to my TDI at the beach.  But it most likely won't be available before August.   I know there is a lot of discussion as to depth and that it will detect a nickel at 17".  This compared to my TDI at 16", but the TDI has a 12" coil and the AQ will have the 12 1/2" coil.  Size will also increase the depth capabilities.  So that being said, it would be very interesting to see, comparing the two detectors using identical coil dimensions (the old saying apples to apples) .  I know there will be many more advantages of the AQ, pulse delay, iron features etc. but coil sizes need to be the same for a truthful analysis.

 

the difference will be greater
if you have the target at 16 '
AQ will be at 20 '

the difference is stronger on low conductors (gold!)
thanks to the 7us under 16 volts

silence allows you to go further
I detected many gold rings
who was just a breath
  I think the TDI is able to see some
  but they are drowning in the noise .....

not to mention that tdi are rarely 10us (real)
the best was pulscan 14.4 volts first generation
number from 1 to 200
the real copy of the goldscan 5
mass production to a little lost in performance ....

for AQ the specifications are very strict
to lose nothing .. / and especially the starting point is better !

++++ please
ask questions on the forum
I can not answer any mp / takes too much time ...

I do not have a specific release date
no price
(((and if I knew / I could not say)))
and to choose the AQ and TR testers
it's Fisher who manages ....

Thnaks

4 hours ago, TerryinHawaii said:

LE.JAG, will both coils be available to buy when the AQua starts shipping later this year? In my case, I do want both sizes.  I have an area that is very rocky that has produce my biggest diamond rings.  And the 8 inch coil would be best coil for this area. 

 

Hi Terry,

No, I think we'll have to wait a bit for the 8 '

but, there is a new mode that should give you a few pounds
while waiting for the 8 '
I can not say more ... ?

4 hours ago, Tmox said:

LE.JAG, 

I have a lot of nails on my beach.  As they corrode and become needle like they the give off both the low grunt sound and a high conductor sound. When you silence the iron on the Impulse does it silence both the low and high sound?

 

Thanks,

Tim

in all metals the sound is mono-tone
  deep targets better mark the difference
sounds light and symmetrical = often gold

in saturation (sound too strong) the difference is more difficult
((it is necessary to raise the coil / to no longer be in saturation))

but iron, especially in length, like nails
give a double sound / very mark

the loss between / all metals and rejection
is very weak with AQ // everything depends on the sand
in white sand with normal mineralization
about 5%

13 hours ago, EL NINO77 said:

LE.JAG ... I would have one question .. is it possible to market AQUA-Pulse and TERRA-Pulse in the same time period ..?

Another question would be when will I start pre-orders for AQUA-Pulse and TERRA-Pulse detectors?

I admit to TERRA-pulse is a detector that is personally interested in me ...
 
 

the first to go out AQua

the Terra should not be long
it's the same platform, some components that change
+ the facade / the rest is of the programming ..
 

he should not have a problem with EMI

in the month of May I tested the production version
on this beach
https://www.google.fr/maps/search/saint+jouin+bruneval+plage/@49.6648426,0.1088492,3522a,35y,124.65h,44.13t/data=!3m1!1e3

if you can do a zome
we see a refinery
a radar antenna (marine protection)
and on the hill two big antennas phone
  and other wireless stuff ...

plus the high voltage line feeding the refinery

the beach was chosen specifically for its conditions
and its black sand

the silence was perfect / even at full power
I did not have gold on this test
but a stainless steel ring (same sound as gold) at 15/20 '

Of course, there will certainly be in the world
areas where EMI  are stronger or different

but AQ is really very stable
everything has been thought about the design to limit noise

the plans of masses and the used components
are far superior to other detectors

the best proof is the 7us
if others never proposed such a low delay
it's only because of the noise ..........

the silence is golden
lol, it's a French expression, but I do not know, if it is well translated ...

in short, some news
AQ production must "normally" start on July / August

there was some change on the machine
new sticker
a setting mode add

and performance in reject mode
significantly improved   (result of the first research on Terra)

+ for the Terra
first tests were performed
with a new 8 inch coils
same design as the 12.5 '/ at manta technology
it starts less than 7us !!!
(the delay in series is not yet fixed ...)

with identque coil diameter (8 ') / facing the competition
I'm just telling you, that the results are excellent  ?

  still a little patience and I guarantee you
that the level of performace will surprise many people 

extreme sensitivity on small jewels = gold
possibility of finding gold on a zone full of iron    (even of 24 carats)

and in all-metal mode a depth on a gold ring
that you have never seen

and all that = in perfect silence

the others can get out all the machines they want
I think that AQ at least 5 years ahead of the competition  (minimum)
"""so in my opinion"""    it's worth it to wait a bit  ?

Hi,

you may already be talking about it, but I still put some photos
two large meteorites discovered in France

the first goes back to 2010  (Mont-Dieu)
on an old impact site, in the forest
who gave a few years ago a 435 kilos (1994)
it is 364 kg / discovered by a prospector with a PI (siderite)
 

and another discovery late 2018
again, on a known impact site (since 1968)
it is the biggest piece discovered to date and the reccord of France
477 kg / contains 11% nickel

discovery also with a PI

with this piece of 477 kilos and all the others discovered since 1968
the impact site to deliver nearly 6 tons ...

everyone can give their opinion
or ask questions / it's not a problem
it's just that I'm a little tired
to always repeat the same thing ...

a scoop for the forum
the latest changes now allow
detect a 24 carat ring
weighing less than 5 gr (no ring 24k heavier to test ...)

under a big nail / or several small nails
if you have a ring 24k try with your detectors

it's impossible / even tdi (modif Reg Sniff) can not do it   (22K is its limit )

it will be a very specific setting
that I would explain in video

this extraordinary feat
detect the 24k under the iron
gives you an idea of the level of separation, gold / iron

On 5/15/2019 at 9:38 PM, Daniel Tn said:

I had to come here for a break and a breath of fresh air.

All the current detector threads on Dankowski have been taken over by one individual....everything related to gulf side Florida beach hunting with the Equinox, MDT 8000, and now the Impulse has to go through him for approval or so it seems. I've got fatigue from his posts.  I feel sorry for LE.JAG cause everything he posts over there, this individual hits him from all sides when he does.  

Hi,

it's the war of marks, lol

but it's not a problem
the level of performance and separation gold / iron
reaches such a level, that it is worth all the bulletproof vests  :)

Thanks Rick,

Alexandre to find a supplier in Germany
red earth 16% Fe3o4
up to 22% reduced to powder !

and black earth 10/12%
with that, we will be able to reproduce most of
of cases

yes, these are hard data to find ....

we hope to find a prospector who has already done
test the earth of its hardest spots
or with advanced knowledge in geology
must have one, some............

light mineralization, is not a problem
AQ is already on it ...
extreme cases see impossible / are more interesting

Hi all

we are looking for information
on different types of gold ground
producing detectable gold / no gold panning

I did not go around the whole forum
but I see that there are prospectors from all over
United States, New Zealand, Australia ??

the more information we have (precise)
from different sources / better it will be ...

so, among you who already find gold
do you know the percentage of Fe2O3
and Fe3O4 on your hunting grounds

if you have answers,
please specify if the terrain is easy or difficult
to find gold

we are developing a testing ground
with mineralized lands of different origins
the goal being to have the widest possible range of difficulty
to improve performance ..

all information will be welcome

Thanks !