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Pimento, Yeah, like Steve said they are "dirt cheap" and if they don't work out, I can always spend $20+ each for a high-quality 26650 battery. I'm hoping to get 5000 mAH out of these.😀 Last night I found the EBL batteries on AliExpress and ordered 8 of those, just to have some backup. Hope they show up at my mailbox.😂 Bill

Steve, Based on the website I ordered the 4-pack 26650 8000 mAH li-ions, flat top battery with protection and a 2 slot charger from Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086RGS6TX?tag=homeelectr0a1-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1&keywords=26650 Battery Bill

Steve, good engineering job on that AQ hombrew battery system! I followed your design and just ordered the battery holder and cable, but now the EBL 26650 are out of stock on every website! Since I'm awaiting my AQ, I have some time to wait for the batteries and components. Bill

Carolina & Joe, how can we fix the power cable problem and what is that status of battery mods? Thanks, Bill Future AQ owner

I've also read the terms from Fisher and have no issues with them. Rick has my purchase request email and I'm looking forward to using this new PI technology with discrimination. Bill.

Jason, Glad to see you back on the gold! Great story and explanation on the X coil operation at Quartzsite. How do you think the 17" x 12" will run in Northern NV with wet, salty ground? Bill

Mitchel, glad you also received your 15" x 10" X-coil and have some resources to make the connector mods. As soon as I'm ready & able, I'll be doing my cut & solder using Chet's, Dave's & Phrunt's instructions...all good info! Not trying to start some more GPZ coil wars, but on the GPZ 7000 AUS FB page I found this on the NF coils: "I hear that Rohan will be making the patch lead for you Still need to cut the plug from the original coil to make the patch lead"☹️ Bill

Steve, At Rye Patch, NV. across the road from the burn barrel, one of Gerry's guys buried a nickle 18" deep and all the GPX units with an 11" coil can detect the nickle. I doubt if any VLF could see that nickle!😂 Bill

My Northern Colorado club is very small and most of it's members don't have the resources for newer high performance, multi-freq detectors. They have older VLFs like White's DFX, Garrett AT Pro, Ace and even some BH. The club mostly focuses on relics and coins. I'm considered the "outsider" that likes to hunt for those elusive gold nuggets and old coins, using high end Minelab PI/GPZ units. Bill

Just read on another forum that LE JAG will soon be testing an 8" coil on the Fisher Impulse AQ! Should make some folks have a Happy New Year. Bill

Wow Rick, everything questioned in our minds was answered...as expected, the Fisher Impulse AQ will be a great tool when used properly. Expect it will be impressive not only in the salt waters, but also on the beach and in the US freshwater lakes and rivers. Can't wait for mine to be delivered! Bill

OK Phoenix, did the guy who told you about the NF coils mention that it had the Minelab cable with chip or was it a modified dongle? Lots of questions remain to be answered about this new 2020 coil option for the GPZ. Bill

Great nugget and video Lunk! Can you share the settings you ran on the GPZ in NV? Bill

Gerry, Great post and beautiful RP gold...you know that area better than most hunters. This year I crawled and gridded small areas using orange cones to mark off areas( Lunk's recommendation), overlapping by 1/2 or less and it works, if the gold is in the ground! Like Mitchel, I may need some more training by the pros in those special RP areas. Bill

I went to Rye Patch, NV last week and only had 9 hours of detecting with the GPX 5000. Got serious and followed some guidance from forum members and found 3 chevron nuggets (.6 gm, .3 gm and .3 gm) found 4" - 6" deep in heavily detected ground. Many thanks go out to Gerry with a great deal on the Minelab GPX 5000 and Rob's NF Evo 17 x 13 coil paired with the SteelPhase enhancer. Settings were: Gain 18 - 20, Deep, Sensitive Extra or Fine Gold, and a quiet Threshold so I could concentrate. Signals were obvious and clear, without the constant mineral & salt noise. I also have a GPZ 7000, but trusted the reliable GPX for this short trip. Bill

Mitchel, Great trip report and good gold for RP. What were your thoughts on Chet's 17" XCoil compared to the GPZ 14"? Bill

It's been over 3 months since this was first posted on the forum....what is the current status of this new coil for the GPZ? Bill

Mitchel, Guess I should have been clearer. What were the clues and discoveries of things while you were looking? I have attended 3 of Gerry's training classes (2 at Rye Patch (one with the 7000 was a total rain/snow event) and 1 in OR.). I know you were at one of those classes, but took off detecting in Sec 17. Beyond the obvious exposed bedrock, iron stained quartz, pyrite cubes and salty areas...not much else on what to look for was passed along to the attendees. I've found a few grams at RP, gridded some ground on my claims this year and got skunked...it's getting harder to locate a good signal. Bill

Mitchel, Great story and beautiful nugget! I'm heading out next month to Rye Patch and was wondering what clues and other things you discovered in the burn barrel area. Been there many times and only found nuggets on other patches. Need some new tips from successful nugget hunters. Bill

Glenn, Can you provide some pics of your GMT's with body mounts. White's quit making the hip/chest mounts years ago and you either have the Jimmy Sierra GMT's or have made a special mod for your usage. Thanks, Bill

Glenn, Well then it's a good thing that I didn't go with my old MXT and found a great deal on the White's 24K with both coils! Read all the reports on this forum from Steve H., Lunk and Jim M.'s input and it looked like the best "fit" for CO wire gold. Hope to see you in the gold fields. Bill

Does anyone know if the Minelab Gold Monster running at 45 kHz can see this wire gold? I did a search on the internet without any positive results. Steve H. mentioned it might, Kiwijw showed us some very small gold targets that the GM found and we know that the GMT at 48 kHz and GB2 at 71 kHz can see the crystalline and porous gold. I'm thinking about targeting some of this CO. gold with a VLF detector and need some input before purchasing a unit. Maybe Gerry McMullen can answer this question with his wire gold specimens. Bill

Glenn, Glenn Godat brought two large brief cases of his wire gold specimens to our Fort Collins club and everyone was blown away by his amazing finds! Too bad BLM, FS and Leadville closed off those mine tailing dumps because of liability concerns...another detecting area I missed out on.☹️ Any tips on setting up an MXT for detecting wire gold? Bill

Amazing find in a tailings pile! You and Glenn have found a very special place in the CO mountains. Bill

Hi Glenn, I've tried in the past to detect tailing piles near Leadville (now OFF limits to detecting) and south of Fairplay...just found lots of trash! Would love to meet you and take a hike up the hills of our beautiful State. Bill