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.

The delay at present is slow supply of the carbon shafts I believe. Algo’s head honcho has gone to China to speed things up.

You guys sure are suffering from “ new release anxiety complex” . Personally I have yet to swing my Algo in anger. It’s been too hot for me to consider a 7 hour drive to gold country atm. I’m heading over at Easter, so if anyone is anxious it should be me. Also, not everyone with gold detectors gets on a social media platform and reports their experiences to the world..... perhaps 1% might be inclined. So don’t let this fact be a reflection or otherwise on the potential of a new detector. The best way to evaluate anything new is to try it yourself.... that’s what I plan to do. You will then have my appraisal. 🤔

Don’t get your hopes up too high on its ability to tell you what metal is under the coil as the target “I D” does not discriminate between ferrous and nonferrous. The higher the number the higher the conductivity of the metal. So it is really identifying whether you have large or small gold or large or small iron in the ground. Practice and knowing what numbers relate to what you dig and the variations in shape ect of those targets will all help. Unfortunately it won’t tell you “dig me, I’m gold”.

If Steve’s dream detector ever sees the light of day, we all better get to the gym to pump up ready to sweat it out digging those 3–4 foot holes 😅

Slade, I think you’ll find the smallest Evo coil is 12x8”..... still a very good small gold coil. The 8x6” Sadie (Advantage) is the smallest NF coil.

Thanks for posting that Simon.... it concurs with my impressions of the Algo on the beach. It will be able to get some good depth with a good 12 to 15 inch coil. Not a bad comparison with the bigger stock 11” Nox coil. I’m thinking of investing in a 12” Evo for beach duties as well as + gram deeper nuggies. A different colour scheme, but you can see the hot conditions we’re enduring in Oz. https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/overlay=temp/orthographic=-216.43,-24.91,755 btw, the link above will show the weather conditions in real time, so will have changed since I posted.

HELL !!! 🔥

G’day Ned.... that’s a good haul with the Algo, well done. Are you in the GT ? If so does it run stable over your ground with regards to variable mineralization. Also, does the SP01 improve your chances with those faint iffy signals ?

Currently as I see it, us Aussies (and a certain Kiwi) are the field testers for the AlgoForce and its abilities on the goldfields. As it is high summer Down Under there won’t be many guys out there putting in the hours till the weather cools off some. I have done a couple of short stints with mine at a public detecting area where old gold mines exist and the ground varies from mullock heap pipe clay, cemented conglomerate, heavily mineralised red clay and ironstone. The E1500 is no different to any other PI in fixed gb when it encounters a reactive patch of red clay or deeper larger hot rocks. It will react with a signal that needs investigation. The red clay patches can mostly be dismissed with a ‘proper’ reground balance. By that I mean you should wait for the “beep..beep” sound to occur. This can take up to 6 to 8 pumps of the coil. These pesky buried magnetic hot rocks can’t seem to be ground balanced out though, so I needed to dig ‘em out. Geez, they give a nice sound... even a Z or 6000 would have trouble with these. Anyway I can’t wait to head over to the Victorian goldfields or up north to Tibooburra when the detecting season opens up. I’m sure you guys Up Over will be watching with interest when the gold finds start to appear. I did some in ground testing with some sub grammers as well and was pleasantly surprised with the results. With practice I’m sure I’ll get better at distinguishing between the crisper response of a true target and the broader sound of iffy ground noise and hot rocks.

This old lightweight canvas cover off my Whites SPP, although a bit oversize can be made to fit by repositioning the Velcro straps and using the headphone cable hole for the battery lead. If DD leather can use a similar material and fashion a suitable cover to accommodate the size of a 20,000 mah battery, it wouldn’t add much weight at all.