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Unfortunately I am electronically handicapt, so i can't say either way with regard to the optimal frequency. I guess since this was intended to go deep into walls to find bugs I imagine this would be beneficial in finding stuff underground. There is still no way to tell if this would be of any use to us, I for one think it might be helpful in open fields or ancient forests here in UK. It mig
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Idreamin3D
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Good thing I decided to check back! Wow people on this forum are top notch!
Well done Pimento, yes, I was talking about the non-linear junction detector, and I also think it might be useful in searching for caches in the middle of a filed, or at least pointing you to a hot spot, like old homesteads, where lists of iron is buried. I would not worry about the tissue damage, as that was the issue
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Idreamin3D
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Hey I was just trying to be fair and balanced, and I am not trying to sell you anything so just letting you know that these are not designed for treasure hunting, so they might not be effective.
As we all know the story of how and why the first metal detector was invented had nothing to do with looking for coins and rings, and over 100 years later they are used pretty much for that purpose, so
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.....that there is a device that can detect metal at long range, the only catch is that it has to be two different type of metals touching together?
Now this is not one of those long range locators that we all know are scams. This device is not even designed for treasure hunting, (and it might not be suitable for it but I think it might work under certain conditions)
I came across this devi
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Idreamin3D
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I fly with mine all the time and never had a problem. I also take the electronics in the carry on (if it's something like the 3D or Goldmaxx or if it's like the T2 or Fisher I just take the display part on board) Once I took a military folding shovel with me in my carry on, and this was a flight from UK to Sweden, and there was a little explaining to do about that one. I didn't th
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Idreamin3D
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Nope, it would have to be a spectator sport for people to pay money and see it in order to pay salaries and detecting is definitely not. As for tournament structure, look at tennis for example, only players in top 200 to 300 make any real money from competing in tournaments, and you still need spectators to pay for the tournament prize money.
The only way I would think you can go pro in det
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Idreamin3D
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Agree with everything that Ferrous Bueller says. I also feel that people need to get their information from different sources and don't jump on the propaganda bandwagon of Fox News or MSNBC. As for me, I am completely burned out with regard to politics as it's all a bit much for me to handle watching my country fight and crumple economically while those in power trot the party line. As
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Idreamin3D
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Hmmm, Thanks for the info Tom on the DD vs concentric, I think i am going to stick with the 10" concentric on the Omega, and will have to look into one of those huge DD Neil coils for the Omega vs the 11" DD as I will be traveling in the city they are being made in a month or so. Maybe I will pick one up, will see, not yet sold on their overall value though.
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Placing a 200-year old coin back in circulation (in Europe) is a metaphoric reference. Unless it is a unique/extenuating circumstance (silver or gold coin).....a European detectorist does not have much interest at all ... in 200-year old coins. COMPLETELY different story in this country.
Agreed. As someone who has been detecting in the US since I was a child at first I was pretty excited to fi
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Idreamin3D
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Did a little research on this, and seems like the U.S. is still king when it comes to the oldest coins in circulation, but I did find that the Swiss 10 rappen has remained largely unchanged since 1879 so in theory it's possible to find one in circulation, but very unlikely. As the whole the U.S. is the only country where you likely to find the oldest coins in circulation, and where these are
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"In Europe............if you find a 200-year-old coin with a metal detector..........you spend it and put it back in circulation." Sorry Tom, but for once I would have to disagree with you about something.
In fact I think the U.S. is actually the only country where you can go to a shop and buy something with your change from the 1960's, like a 1966 quarter etc.. of course you ca
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Idreamin3D
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Interesting finding about the nickel, all I can say is that my T2 will give a high tone for a nickel in 3 tone, but if it was discriminated out I am not sure why it would give a tone at all.
But we are getting a bit off topic, so I will repost the question so Tom doesn't miss it, as i would like to know more about DD vs concentric coils.
"Thought I provoke this with an interestin
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Idreamin3D
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Thought I provoke this with an interesting question. Why does the Omega go slightly deeper or about the same with the 11" DD coil than it does with the concentric coil? Shouldn't the depth of the 11" DD be reduced with everything else being the same on the same machine, and the coils are very close to the same size as well.
Thanks
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Tom knows why this works, but perhaps he didn't have time to answer so I will jump in.
Simply put, you set your detector up to just barely discriminate out the pliers. When you press the ring and the pliers together it increased the mass and changed the conductivity of the object previously discriminated (which was the pliers) and now the detector sounds off on this new object.
Old tri
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Idreamin3D
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Sorry Bob, not my video, I found it on Find's forum under the same topic, so I reposted it here. Hopefully I will post an original video one of these days.
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Idreamin3D
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Thanks Tom, sounds like a perfect excuse for me to pull a trigger on a new detector. Maybe upgrade from the T2 SE to an F75 LTD, but I don't really think I will be getting more usable depth since EMI will have them both running at the same level most of the places I hunt.
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Idreamin3D
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Seriously considering one of these and I can get a brand "new" (hardly used) one with a warranty for $1300 with the wireless headphones, but just not sure it's worth the money. I am curious to see what the new Whites machine will have to offer and the price, also looking forward to the F80 which should have been out this year, but I have a feeling that there is not going to be one
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Found this video with the nail board test, must say that I am not overly impressed, I would not did those signals, but.... I think it's a matter of getting used to the machine perhaps.
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Idreamin3D
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I was looking forward to the Deus coming to the U.S. market, but with the crazy price I am not buying one. So I looked into the Whites V3i and it seem to be able to do everything the Deus can and more. I know it's heavy, and there are hundreds of settings to be confused by, plus I don't know why they still use NIMH batteries when Lithium polymer is the future, but has anyone had a V3i a
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Very interesting Keith, I also don't see myself getting one of these ever, seems more of a marketing hype with the imbedded GPS in it. Take the GPS out and reduce the wait plus increase the processor speed because it doesn't have to deal with the GPS issues etc.
Did you swing it over some coins, and what kind of 3d picture do you get on a coin? Can you tell a ring from a pull tab by
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Idreamin3D
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I was under the impression that the V3i does exactly that, meaning you are shown how the target responds to 3 different frequencies using several charting options. It doesn't seem to be a very popular detector though I think mainly due to the price tag, I think it was the most expensive VLF detector on the market, until the Deus. It's funny that V3i has not been very popular in the UK,
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I tried one very briefly, and must admit that I didn't test it well, but from my observations, it did not make a difference on my T2. Also, thinking about it from a physics perspective, I find your finding very surprising and very interesting. Perhaps the PI works a bit differently so I don't know for sure. I like the idea, if only it was proven to work. A video might be cool way of dem
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I would echo the advice of others, saving between $300 and $400 and getting a better unit. I would also suggest going the used detector route. Besides the first detector I bought in 1997, a Garret GTA 350, every detector I have owned since (about 8) have been used and I saved a lot of money because I was able to try them, and re-sell them for about the same, and in some cases slightly more.
If
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That's because your thinking has been influenced by advertising images such as this:
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That's not how physics works in reality.
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