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I have a DMC2B and used it for the first time the other day. For my initial test, I set the discrimination very high, screening out nickels and aluminum junk. I figured that any time I heard the high tone that I'd likely have a coin. Instead, I usually dug a piece of iron junk.
Hoping to learn faster, I then deliberately put a penny on the ground and listened closely to the machine. I
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
At the risk of sounding like someone who recently left the forum, I'm going to mention a childhood memory.
When I was a little kid, a friend or acquaintance of my grandfather came over to his house with two large metal probes. He stuck them into the ground in the backyard and hooked them up to electricity. I think it was AC current and not a battery. Shortly thereafter, a large number
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What exactly is the strategy? It sounds like you go to hammered sites and dig the iffy signals. I think everyone does that when they don't have anywhere better to hunt. I consider it more a lack of options than a strategy.
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I chase deep iffy signals that often turn out to be iron falsing. Sometimes I'll also get an unexpected low tone or mid tone target when I dig up the iron, such as a lead toy soldier.
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NASA-Tom Wrote:
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> Bayard........ to answer your question directly:
> No. There will be zero performance loss whilst
> using rechargeable batteries in any of the CZ
> platforms. Yes....... most modern metal detectors
> utilize voltage regulators ........ so performance
> will remain consistent ..... until the batterie
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Tom_in_CA Wrote:
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> All detectors today have resistors in them. So
> no matter how much voltage is being put out by the
> batteries, the machine is only accepting a certain
> amount, which is lower than the batteries can put
> out at full charge. Thus only when you drop
> below that certain output point, would you
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I normally hunt with an Etrac, but, recently bought a CZ3D. Will the CZ3D lose depth if used with rechargeable batteries? I use rechargeables in my pinpointers, but, am concerned about depth loss in a detector.
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go-rebels Wrote:
> Not necessarily true.
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Nothing you wrote contradicts what I posted. You are artificially toning coins. This is universally frowned upon and is considered unethical. The artificial toning might make hairlines more difficult to see; but, the hairlines will still be present under the toning.
One thing I'd like to add to my original post, a copper coin may sho
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An improperly cleaned coin will show a series of hairline scratches where the coin was rubbed with a cloth or some kind of abrasive. These scratches can range from barely perceptible to painfully obvious.
If a coin is dipped into a liquid, such as acetone, to remove foreign matter or into what is know as "dip," e.g. EZest, to remove tarnish then hairline scratches will not be create
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I have a couple of functional Compass 77B machines that I want to sell, in case somebody wants to experiment with them. They really do see through nails.
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I own quite a few detectors and am looking for a method to store them in an organized fashion without taking up too much floor space.
I'd like ideas about how to hang them on the wall, or for a cabinet or shelving, that will safely hold them. I'm hoping you guys have some experience with this and can give me some good ideas.
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At close to three ounces, I'm now convinced it's not a shotgun slug. If fired from a shoulder mounted gun, I'd guess the gun weighs 20 pounds or more.
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diggwr27 Wrote:
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> Too late.
> Most people call all hot tubs Jacuzzis, all
> gelatin based deserts Jello, all separable
> fasteners locked together with a slider a Zipper
> and so on.
> The die is cast, the dice have been rolled, it's
> over...time to move on.
You've given examples of trademarks becom
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I see plenty of posts on other sites, and lots of youtube videos, with people saying they've dug up a shotgun shell headstamp. What has actually been dug up could properly be called a shotshell base, shotshell brass, a shotgun shell base, or shotgun shell brass.
It's not a headstamp. The headstamp is just the writing stamped into the brass.
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The cord on my Gray Ghost headphones started failing last Friday morning. I called the factory, DetectorPro, and asked for a return authorization number. They said, no number required, just send them in. I mailed the headphones that afternoon and just got them back with a new cord installed, six days total including transit time. I'm very pleased.
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Let me first say, I am confident that coins sink; so, please do not clutter up this thread with pronouncements that coins merely get covered with decaying leaves and grass over the years. Even if you do not believe that coins sink, please accept this premise for the sake of argument here.
Now, on to my disagreement with the density equilbrium theory of coin sinkage. I have seen this so calle
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I'm only aware of one concentric coil for the Etrac and Explorer. It is a Detech Excelerator, which from photos appears to be about 8 inches in diameter.
What advantage, if any, will this coil have over the typical double D coil used on FBS machines?
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I regularly use an Etrac. I owned a Deus for about one month, earlier this year.
The Deus routinely gave good signals on crown caps and steel washers. The depth meter was a joke compared to the Etrac. It was a good separator though. If I found a nickel and dime together, the Deus would give me two distinct signals instead of a blended signal.
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I've been hunting the yards of old houses recently, using an Etrac. In some of these yards, the trash is so dense that I can't get a consistent threshold even when using a small coil.
What would be the ideal detector for such places? I previously owned a Deus, but, was disappointed in the discrimination, got tired of digging crown caps and steel washers. I know some of you guys ad
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I own the original black Garrett and the Minelab. I can draw the Garrett, turn it on without looking, and it's immediately ready to probe the hole. The Minelab is much slower to power up and is so unergonomic that I have to orient it in hand visually to find the button with my thumb.
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The old Compass catalogs are great in that they profile users and their finds. The quantity of silver coins these people dug back then is amazing.
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I've got two Minelab Explorers that are both very clean and haven't seen much use. Rechargeable battery and charger are included with each machine.
Explorer SE with the stock slimline coil, $525 delivered.
Explorer SE Professional with the stock pro coil, $625 delivered.
Explorer SE
Explorer SE Professional
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