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Happy wife happy life? D4G

Nice. D4G

You could be a dealer Gerry.... D4G

You could also get your 4500 modified by Woody of Detector Mods. Redz has mentioned Woody's EMI filter. D4G

Hi guys. I came across this on you tube. This could be a game changer for those deeper big slugs. D4G

Yes, sad news to hear of Toby Keith's passing. He had been dealing with stomach cancer for a while. RIP Toby. D4G

Yes, true that. It is interesting following the info he is giving on the E1500 & it is giving me a good handle on it for gold here in NZ. Do I get one, or not? We are both on the same land mass so it is very good info for me. Thank you Phrunt. D4G

I am guessing that you found no gold as you haven't posted about it, & I am sure you would have had you found some. Obviously you had a long day looking but came up empty handed on the gold. If you were hunting old past producing grounds then this detector is no miracle machine despite its cool features. How was your shotgun pellet count? If getting pellets then there is every possibility that each one of those signals could have been a piece of gold. D4G

Thank you schoolofhardNox. There in lies the truth. Life threatening chemicals & not as much gold on electronics as people may think. D4G

Or just silicon on the velcro straps & they will always be there & wont move & will fit any cable thickness & most people have these as they often come with a detector or coil. D4G

I couldn't agree more Steve but that is the difference between doing this for money or doing it as a hobby. I would have at a guess that most hobbies don't make money but are done because the people doing it see it as an escape from their usual daily grind. Food for the soul. Be it fishing, hunting, hiking, skiing etc. A lot of those activities come at quite a high cost. Fishing involves having a boat with all the expenses that go with owning & running a boat. Would be cheaper just to buy the fish from a shop, but it isn't always about just catching a fish. It is the whole journey with some mates & the places you go to. Same with gold detecting. Depends how you look at it why you are really doing it. Gold detecting involves hiking, gets you out doors, you experience the 4 seasons in all its glory & what nature offers in those 4 seasons. The Autumn colours , the spring time blooming of wild flowers, the critters you see etc. Ok, the gold has a value but so to do the other things out there. Like I said, food for the soul. Not everything is about money for everybody But I get your point. D4G

Another good reason to test a 2nd hand coil before buying is that it may be getting sold because it has developed issues. I have been down that track. D4G

No, but it will with its newer technology find gold missed by other detectors on old patches. Look at the success of the 6000. Most new release gold detectors/coils have that ability to bring old patches back to coughing up a few more bits. Maybe not as big but often lots of smaller stuff. It all adds up. D4G

That's a very good point. Re the cable ties. I think people are really over thinking this but I will add what I have used. Quick & simple but don't tell my wife. I have used her hair ties, but without the metal bit that is in the photo.

Phrunt, I am very disappointed. You have left out a very important fact in this first outing review. Where is the photo of all the shotgun pellets you found & what was the gold to pellet ratio? Sorry, that makes it two important facts. 😂 D4G

Not called "Wingnut" for nothing.😂 D4G

Can't see why not as it is a mono. D4G

That half gram bit of gold is worth about NZ$50. That is less than what I get paid for an hours work. I can see a lot more than an hours work for creating that bit of gold. D4G

Guess I lost my sense of humor for a minute. D4G

I don't know why you guys even waist your time posting about these. D4G

Like I said earlier. Silicon, or glue, the velcro on the shaft & it wont move & no hassle changing coils as often as you need to. Maybe that's too simple. D4G

Why are companies allowed to get away with that? D4G

MMMMmmmm. Take it easy. I used to put two of those clips on the lower shaft keeping the coil cable straight & on top as you have done & to the 2nd clip about 4-5 inches before wrapping it around the shaft. Allowing a decent loop of coil cable from the coil to the first clip to get it higher above the coil. Gave more pivot/wiggle room. Not sure how that would improve the cable getting detected. It is the kind of thing that you are now aware of & will know when it happens & mostly just when putting you detector down or picking it up. D4G

As I thought. The "thugs" would return.

Nice. Thanks D4G