Bootscrape

Well, I did a few air test swings over some of the lead shot sitting on my mild backyard soil. I was in the fine gold setting. The shot ranges in weight from 0.1 to 0.5 gms. The smallest wouldn't ID at all, but over say 0.3 pretty much all registered 00 with the exception of the only Iron one on the magnet which came up as 18. The two boot tacks were 21/22. Similar sized nuggets ranged around 14-20. As this was just a air test on the ID capability of the Algo, it goes without saying that the same targets buried in high mineralization may give ID'S like I experienced in the field. The steel shot and boot tacks you will definitely dig.

Some of the larger shot gave a 02-4 reading. The smaller ones were mainly 00. I still dug everything though. Gold was never 00. The shot started to sound familiar as well, a really short tight signal, where the nuggets were more of that mellowed out sound. With time on the machine it will just become instinctive to dismiss the lead shot. Obviously the 00 ID would confirm this.

All with the 14x9 mate....super sensitive on the smallest lead shot and punched pretty deep on some larger junk targets. I think it is the ideal all rounder for the Algo.

Well all my squat exercises came in handy after getting up and down to recover all this bird shot in the Vic. Goldfield this week. I can tell you that the E1500 loves the stuff and will definitely hear the tiny ones missed by others. My first gold with the Algo was a welcome sight in the scoop all the same...😃

Doc’s Detector Air Lift Assist Stick.... nice!

I don’t think he’s had time to accumulate any debris under the coil cover... Imho I think you’ve got a faulty LG24. It sounds like a loose connection somewhere internally. At the beach I can knock the wet sand off mine by banging it on my shoe and not a murmur from it. Yours is definitely knock sensitive by the sounds.

Yeah mate... that stuff looks the go. I forgot I have something similar on my table tennis bat, but the gear you’re using looks 100% better. What does a roll of that racquet grip cost. I reckon I’ll do the rest of my handle with it.

Better come for a holiday down under.....no other cure for your insomnia atm.😴

With the limited use I’ve had so far, I have found that the handle is a bit long for my liking as my hand wants to slide up the grip if I don’t squeeze it firmly enough. This can lead to tension and fatigue in the wrist and forearm. Your hand is then butting up to the hard control pod. To stop this I’ve done this helpful little mod to the grip. Stops my hand sliding up and can slacken off my grip on the detector..

This is probably off topic, so apologies, but I’ve just turned 75 and I know how my body struggles with the things we used to take for granted. Such as hiking all over the hills and gullies lugging all our gear and digging hard packed ground for the prized stuff. Being on the tools for 40 plus years as a mechanic has left a legacy of repetitive strain pain to elbow and hands, so I had to find ways to keep my body going to still be able to get out and swing a detector. So it was a no brainer for me to invest in the E1500. I have also found incredible benefits from using a pull-up bar everyday to perform what is termed a “dead hang” for as long as I can hold on. At present about 3 minutes. This dead hanging decompressed the spine, strengthens and stretches the shoulders and increases your grip strength considerably. As a result off doing this daily for the last couple of years I no longer have the aching pain in my elbows, wrists and shoulders after a longish 3–4 hour hunt. For those with the “jelly leg” syndrome (Simon) or those who have trouble getting up and down, then you should be trying to perform at least 30 full leg squats every day or so.This will improve your leg strength considerably. Even make pooping in the bush a breeze.💩 Anyone with other pearls of wisdom please chime in. (Maybe in a new topic... Steve?)

So Olly, as you being a ex electronics techie, I’m curious to know what detector/s you are experienced with if any and if so what attracted you towards this new gold PI gold detector? For me it was definitely the weight factor and it’s edit: just reread your post and saw mention of the 4500... doh.

“I was going to do a post on it as a coin detector, but perhaps it's not worth it as clearly giving information can be unappreciated.“ Trust me, we appreciate your efforts and info..... keep ‘em coming. 👍

Same here Olly.... can’t wait to get over to Vic. and try my luck with it. That’s not a bad report on the 12” Evo with hearing specimen gold. I plan to add one to my arsenal. Where do you hail from?

By the look of Mr. Jacob’s hand, he ain’t no beginner detectorist. He obviously knows where to look. Nice find by the Algo, but half an ounce at 6”.... well most any detector would squeal on that. Good luck to him.

FWIW I have a Detech 18” CC coil that I tried on mine. I set the coil configuration box to 18x18 and tried to calibrate it, but it would not calibrate by saying ready to detect. Even passing a big hunk of brass over the coil gave no response. So I guess the 18” will be up for sale.