Dave Rosy

3 hours ago, Kodiak said:

Amazing find.  I bet you weren't expecting to dig that.  Good recovery job.

The truth is, I thought it was brass... then, I thought,,, it was deep(ish) and no tarnishing,,, is it gold? Holy sh*t!

I've been at this for a few years now, but the other (low tide) night I scored the best chunk-o-gold yet.

Using my Whites TDI Beach Hunter I found 29 grams of 22K (stamped and tested). I was somewhat blown away.

I believe it to be East Indian origin (bright yellow/gold) and a large bangle or arm bracelet.

I see my next machine here, and my wife can't complain about it! LOL. I'll keep it in the loot box until it needs to be cashed in.

No sense scrapping it now since the price of gold keeps climbing!

Cheers folks and HH!

1 hour ago, locator said:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/284625026990?hash=item4244f93fae:g:DfQAAOSwImRYDMxH

Got one from this seller. Took a few days, but it's a great thing as it fits all my White's detectors and you can swap the cells very easy.

Well, that's a bit (more than a bit) of a bummer... "Does Not Ship To Canada"... Frustrating.

1 hour ago, locator said:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/284625026990?hash=item4244f93fae:g:DfQAAOSwImRYDMxH

Got one from this seller. Took a few days, but it's a great thing as it fits all my White's detectors and you can swap the cells very easy.

8 hours ago, Tony said:

Hello Dave,

Here’s the link for the 3D printed battery pack

https://www.ebay.com/sch/sn0wboarder/m.html?item=284510484925&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

Stick with the 11.1v (nominal voltage for 3 x 18650 cells). I don’t recommend the 14.8v setup as the extra heat on parts of the PCB is really high and you are only gaining somewhere between 10% and 15% depth increase.

The TDI BeachHunter is an awesome “beach” detector but submerging it will eventually cause a leak as the O-Ring and screws are a bad design. You’ll crack the plastic tabs on the case if the screws are even slightly over tightened. Other than those avoidable problems, she’s a beast of a beach detector.

Thanks Tony! But it appears the link is no longer good. I tried also doing a simple search on Ebay for the printed battery pack, but to no avail. Maybe he'll produce more, or somebody else will step up. I think I'll cool my boots on the boosted battery pack for now. I managed to scrounge up some original Whites packs for now. Thanks again, it's much appreciated.

THANKS Joe with the battery spec's! UR awesome! GR8 to know these facts.

This pack looks like it plugs in for a charge.

I may do the type of pack that put the batteries in, since I already have the charger (and maybe the cells,,, they're at work and I'll have to check later).

Cheers and thanks for the valuable input.

Hello, I'm new to this site, so bear with me if this question has been beat to death.

I have a TDI Beach Hunter and I want to upgrade the battery pack, since the Whites packs are more or less extinct now.

I was hoping to use the 3.7 V batteries (X3), but with how many mAh?

I want to find one of these as well (see picture).

Thank you very much! and happy hunting!

Hello and thanks for the add. I have a few different detectors and have been at it since the 70's. I joined this forum to get more information regarding my Whites TDI Beach Hunter. I've noticed a few conversations about them here. I look forward to talking with you!