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Cant remember them all, but my first was a Detectron in 1961 or 2.

I have found meteorites on the surface in the desert that have been there for 40,000 years and pultabs 3-4 inches deep in manicured lawns. Pultabs have about the same or lighter specific gravity than the soil the are buried in. They didn't sink. Eolian gold nuggets can be found on the surface with desert varnish on them.

I owned one of the very first original GBs in my area, it was way better for finding gold than what I had been using which was the Garret Ground Hog. I met Bud in Quartzsite sometime around the late 80s.

What we need (imo)is a. LIGHT WEIGHT , AFFORDABLE pi( ATX, 2300 performace) in a light wt box). Detector Pro made a very lite wt. Pi with all the electronics and battery in the head phones. It was not good for nugget hunting but was a good water proof beach hunter that sold for around $800. Whites tried with the TDI but was a bit short in depth. JMO. P

Mine have hammer loop which serve as a small pick holder and a pocket on the rt. side for a pinpointer. They are comfortable and its easy to reach inside scratch an itch. I carry my wallet and phone in the upper pocket, lose proof.

I called ML and since I am leaving in 2 days on an extended prospecting / metal detecting trip thru NV, MT and Ca they are sending. me another set of phones. Great service by Minelab.

Thanx again

Thànx guys, tried it all. Does anyone know Minelabs Phone ?

Thanx for the advice, I tried that once, will try again.

Am I doing something wrong? I cant get the volume control + or -- buttons to work on the ML80 phones. The volume works fine on the detector.

Started using one when the GB2 came out, before that I just dribbled the dirt onto the top of the coil and listened for the nugget to hit.

Its about 50 miles SW of Winnemucca near Rye Patch Reservoir.

The pulling power of electric winches is measured when there is only one wrap on the spool, as the wraps multiply the pulling power diminishes a bunch.

I have 2 batteries in my rig with a isolator in between, and a solar panel mounted on top.

I got 250,000 rough miles out of my 96 Ford Ranger with a Flip pac on it & it was still running good when I traded it off.

Miners Depot in Quartzsite Az.sells an adapter that. works fine

Where can I get some of them bacterium critters?

Back around 1988 found a 1/2 oz. One with desert varnish on it, don't know long it takes desert varnish to form but I think its a long time..

Thanx Steve, Someone told me they thought Mine lab made one for the SD detectors, but I don't think so.

Does anyone know if any mfg. besides Garrett has ever made offered a coaxial coil?

Had one, didn't care for it. Better choices out there .Jmo.

A claim entitles the claimant to the mineral rights, nothing else, and taking a photo of someone lic. plate just proves the camera works, nothing else. Try photographing someone removing minerals if ya want to prove something, and good luck with that

He's a friend of mine. And right now he is in Europe.

Its been my experience that the most trustworthy people are the ones who are the most trusting. (With some exceptions)