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Which Of These 3 Coils For Underwater Work?
Skullgolddiver replied to Tony's topic in White's Metal Detectors
If you don't want to live my same nightmare, try to ask Nenad as I think is the only "authorized" dealer near your area able to sell something of those brands to you...I tried to buy the platypus in the Usa...Nothing... -
Due to the high danger in entering the house with grains of sand and rusty materials when my woman is there, I keep my buttocks safe leaving any find that is not gold outside in the garden, inside a basket ... I do not remember how many hunts ago I left this pendant and other coins in the basket, perhaps distracted by the rings, much heavier ... Also it is rare to see pendants with red paint ... It seemed like costume jewelry. Anyway with my daughter yesterday afternoon, we rummaged in the basket and I showed her how many coins that I discard can return as new with a bit of hard work .. She immediately noticed and took the little heart and asked me if she could keep it ... I was surprised by the color, which I neglected to check well and with a lens I searched for the title engraving .. With great surprise this 2.3g pendant is 18K and at the current price it is a find of respect! I explained to my daughter that she will have a prize for this discovery, because I don't want her to wear gold at the age of 6 ... I was about to throw a good part of everything I collect and leave only coins to clean up and she saved something that I had not even noticed that I had recovered ... For the record, like an idiot I lost today's hunting session sleeping till late, after more than two weeks of decent waves stop and only 24 hours available before other waves arrive ... Too much wine and roasted meat last night ... Damned Italy
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Vanquish. My First Impressions After Buying It.
Skullgolddiver replied to Nuke em's topic in Minelab Metal Detectors
I'm complaining the same bad tendancy by Minelab, compressing tid scale since the Nox was launched. I'm tired by the old Ctx, but still can't leave it to rest due to the multiple tid numbers type.I suggest You to try soon as you can any kind of gold ring/chain/ear ring and any other thing you might like to find in the beach, with the hope to obtain playing with the few settings a different id number from different objects. I said those Minelab vlf with compressed tid scale are dig it all machines unless you want to leave gold down with supposed trash or coins reading. -
How Would You Like To Have To Find A Ring Twice?
Skullgolddiver replied to mn90403's topic in Metal Detecting For Jewelry
I was waiting for a place report...But almost sure I sent You in a hell as there's no trace or words of southern beauties🤣 -
Monster Copper? Nugget Found
Skullgolddiver replied to Jim in Idaho's topic in Detector Prospector Forum
This is what I love of prospecting. Really inspiring to see the effort, the clues research and the patience looking for gold and it's source.. I still take fists on my face multiple times when I'm wrong with plans in the beach after over a decade but when gold appear, every wound is canceled and everything is like the first time again... -
Well...I have reached my knowledge limit in this specific field... Considering that I hunt at a medium to modest high water depth, I'm prepared to live with the machine fully under the surface however... I'm waiting like a child under Christmas tree for this... Thanks for your technical explanations!
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I perfectly remember this thing on the Excalibur battery connector, never been a big problem with some good gel grease ...Now...Using a metallic connector installed from the source (FT plant), I think the connector electrolysis phenomenon can be on the outer part of it right ? So I see a temporary solution : heat shrink tubing right around the end of cable and connector...
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Feel free to laugh of my try to find a solution 🤣as it might sound crazy or at least stupid... Can't be possible to create an outside connector shielding sock with a 3m shield tape? Something like a cable/connector glove to avoid direct saltwater contact with the area? Is it something to be necessarily fully waterproof?
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Anyone Using The Nemo Blu3 Portable Dive System?
Skullgolddiver replied to AlbyM's topic in Minelab Equinox Forum
I'm fascinated by these units and recently in the russian area seems to be in a large expansion between detectorists community. I understand now why...Most of compressor's suppliers are from China and for them is pretty easy and cheap to buy stuff and apply a bit of Diy art... I suffered a severe disc protrusion being insanely negative buoyant weighted for three years, walking already dressed far from car along the beach to enter the water with harness, scuba tanks, weight belt,scooter and detector...With a damn drysuit. Marine's daily training is a joke for comparison...In fact I destroyed my back with insane pain and months to go back again safely underwater. I sold good part of my heavier scuba equipment but still have the scooter, a broken dredge to be reanimated (in case of fever at maximum level)long hose from a "snuba" experiment I tried, sacrificial bcd to be used as a floater and now....I'm trying to capture this unit...No need of a hose and regulator for me, so the unit alone can cost a LOT less... -
Anyone Using The Nemo Blu3 Portable Dive System?
Skullgolddiver replied to AlbyM's topic in Minelab Equinox Forum
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Anyone Using The Nemo Blu3 Portable Dive System?
Skullgolddiver replied to AlbyM's topic in Minelab Equinox Forum
He's using this Nemo since a couple months if I'm correct...If is durable like a 15liters cylinder should be fine for me and I'll be more than happy to carry it in a backpack...My back is almost done thanks to the damn Bi-bo I sold -
Unluckily I don't have such a good "aftermarket" for finds.. I can't tell how many old rings with stones I ruined to obtain a neat quotation for gold.They just remove it before to take the weight.I keep real ice for the future, only to mount it on my daughter otherwise nothing but gold is easy to cash-in.
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On the Ctx, due to scarce visibility underwater, I eliminated the need to look at it, dividing by sound the hot gold spot... After using the CO profile I happily switched to the FE... Why to dig something with more ferrous concentration than gold range?.... Multiple tid numbers are the real gun of that machine... With the Nox You just have a conductivity based number...Even if negative lectures are a bad index...Still remains 90% of things that are all but gold in between..
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Absolutely untrue Steve. This was not the tone of my post...I've been harsh with the puppet joke meme but non knocking down others techniques... I'm not able to memorize 50 shades and never used this profile on the ctx too... I know what You mean...A stable and repeatable tone between the 50 on the Nox, can be effective the same way of a steady tone of a trash bit on the Ctx.... My point is more on time / stuff comparison between the two machines... I can repeat it...Lighter and cheaper machine...for me...Not my preferred toy...
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Ctx is the "time machine" of the past....But still work like a sniper rifle when it comes to go fast in a place where "window is closing soon"... For all the sandy and too sandy hells around, I like the pulse to have some depth advantage..
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2 Tones FE and no dig over {xx . 30} Pattern 2 Deep and fast off Saltwater on or off, if You like it. GB off and sens. like you want or think to be necessary. Any sound over 15 to the screen bottom 80hZ pitch (no dig) Any sound from 15 to 1 higher pitch like you prefer ... A refined better gold insulation with 4 tones FE leaving gold sweet spot with higher pitch and other three with 80Hz minimum fart....:-) Tell me how much holes You dig...How much gold You intercept...In how much times.... I have to deal with air consumption....In the winter a scuba tank can last even less due to cold/icy water...This means for me dont waste time and time there is money...Really.... I'm playing to learn the TDI sound shapes cause I'm doing snorkeling now...Otherwise in prime ground conditions, I'll never spend all this time under the surface
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I had it for a week to do some water footage and tests for a dealer.Almost to the point to keep it for me, but when I saw the Tid difference compared with my Ctx I leaved it for the rest of people around... It is pointless to have a VLF you can't trust with a so compressed scale.Bouncy as hell too.A dig it all noisy but light toy for me.When I have to decide between that and a pulse, I prefer a Tdi even against my killer Ctx, with almost two times the depth and I can live fine with the relatively more trash/gold ratio...I'm a diver....
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Exactly! And You (producer)never know how your niche will react to the product launch until you make it for real. But today, with all the forums and users reports, factories still seems to be on another far planet. I'm happy to have a straight and easy contact with Alexandre and Rick (thanks to this forum and Steve) and even more happy about the fact Joe is in some way influencing the future model development....
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I know Steve, 10" can be the good balance between ground coverage and water handling...But I need it smaller cause of multiple rocky places where seems to do crevicing for rings..Not always I'm able/strong enough to move big rocks downthere, so a smaller coil can help. The only option is to tilt the coil and use it like a pointer but I'm afraid for the cable connector on the coil housing to be soon damaged doing this practice. Salt too is an enemy for big coils near me...I use also the 14x9 on the Ctx with reduced sens or Auto to keep it quiet...
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