noob

Classic example of " too many cooks in the kitchen"

Wow, Fisher really dropped the ball there... what a wasted opportunity. 

Has anyone tried using the AQ for gold prospecting? Just curious..

They're cheap now so I thought I might give it a go.

22 hours ago, Aureous said:

There are none....they haven't been supplied to dealers yet. Early Dec is the guess. 

Kellyco claims to have 2 in stock

I currently have my eyes on Princeton.

That's me!

Try this

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/instantcool-the-wearable-ac-unit-for-outdoor-use#/

On 6/18/2020 at 4:06 PM, Steve Herschbach said:

https://www.detectorprospector.com/forums/topic/12929-important-announcement-from-whites-electronics/

Important Information from White's Electronics

June 18, 2020 To our valued White's Dealers- This is a very difficult message to write, but the time has come for retirement from White's Electronics. We are suspending manufacturing operations at our Sweet Home facility while we re-evaluate the future of the company. It is never easy to make these decisions, however, we are faced with the reality of intense competition in the industry and ongoing counterfeit instruments coming from China. Lastly, there have been critical material shortages since the Covid 19 shutdown that we now find insurmountable. All of us here in Sweet Home are grateful for your service. We consider each you part of the White's extended family. Sincerely,  Ken White

American Made Metal Detectors since 1950

He put as much effort into writing this letter as he did in making his detectors.. 

A PI with discrimination perhaps? 

14 hours ago, Rick Kempf said:

I read that it was supposed to, but I got only one.

The battery pack slides on to the rod in a dovetail groove and is held in place by two screws with thumb heads - easy to change and pretty easy for aftermarket folks to develop other configurations if they want to

Are they lithium ion? 

Good for you!  It would probably end up being counterfeited 

Any indication as to when these will be available?  I want one! 

I can't wait to see this thing!

I believe it was a gold mine. Google " Rock creek BC "

Will do.. I may have to wait however,  it's getting ready to snow in the area seeing as it's fairly high altitude. 

Obviously that's not gold in the pictures, but there is a lot of mineralization. The area was a large gold producer back in its day. This old mine shaft is close to a place called Rock Creek in British Columbia.

A little place we found.  I'm excited to search the area 

I like it, but I'm going to make some changes to it. Physical and electronic.  I'll post the transformation.  Coming soon 

The lies, they just seem to keep piling up. What kind of people work for this company? 

On 10/18/2019 at 4:06 PM, Jim in Idaho said:

Solid questions, Steve, and they deserve to be answered by Whites. I don't see any bias in those questions. Too many separate answers to a simple question. C'mon Whites...what's the story? Also, the patent application may be there, but has yet to be published. You can forestall publishing for up to 18 months after the application.

Jim

It may be patented, but is it patented by White's??

7 minutes ago, Ridge Runner said:

Jim

  I see you’re very knowledgeable on the electronics of the TDI SL . I too believe if you could get your hands on the tan SL you would know upfront what mods it had

 The only thing standing in our way from us finding out is the 1099.00.

 Chuck 

The coil is probably nothing special.  I'm  willing to bet it's a standard folded mono except that it's  made using Litz wire and a graphite shield. 

35 minutes ago, Jim in Idaho said:

I know, for a fact, that Whites changed the TDI SL. Probably in 2015, but for sure the Special Edition. They removed C56, and the diodes D20 and D21, and installed a jumper across two of D21's 3 contact locations. I've done the same to my old 2013 unit. They did NOT do the sweep speed mod, which entails changing capacitors C20, and C21, unless they've just started doing that. They hadn't done the SS mod on the 2018 Special Edition.

 The SS mod mainly benefits nugget hunters. The C56 mod increases the overall sensitivity.

Jim

Looks like I'm going to have to do the SS mod on my 2018 SL. I'm  also going to be doing additional mods as well.. cosmetic and functional. I'll post the pictures. .

On 9/27/2019 at 8:39 AM, Jim in Idaho said:

Turns out that Reg Sniff publicized the idea on Geotech. Once it was publicized it can't be patented. So anybody can make and sell them.

Jim

Do have a link for this information? I'll build one.. All so, the picture says it's a patented design. ..

21 hours ago, phrunt said:

Wouldn't Cobalt be magnetic? Have you tried to put a magnet to it?

Cobalt is used in the making of magnets. But for some reason pulse induction metal detectors cannot pick it up

I believe it might be Cobalt. Cobalt is invisible to pulse induction metal detectors