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Re: Breaking up is hard to do - 10 years ago
deadlift, Sounds like you've got a really good Explorer 2, and you and it work well together. I'd try to find a way to 'test drive' an Etrac while holding onto your current detector. Something you may want to consider (and not often talked about) is the fact that high-gain electronic gear often has a wide variability of performance. Not everyone's Explorer 2 will beby Mike in CO - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Machine for dunking in fresh water - 10 years ago
Bill B. Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm wanting to water-hunt in lakes and smaller > streams here in the Midwest, so I'm looking for a > detector that is durable and reliably waterproof > to, say, 10 feet. My primary targets will be > coins, lead bullets and gold rings. I've > considered a 1280-X. What other machines shoby Mike in CO - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: head lamp choice - 10 years ago
Rod, I hear you. I actually prefer night hunting...you run into fewer people. (Although I have had police cruisers shine their spot on me for a few seconds.) I use a Bosavi. It's a little pricey, but it's very light, very bright, and has a built in lithium-ion rechargable battery that lasts quite a while. 5 steady state modes, two flashing modes. 3 LEDs - 1 broad beam white, 1 broaby Mike in CO - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Has anybody had an ATPro apart? - 10 years ago
Pimento Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm pretty sure that one (or possibly both) will > be the Master Ground Balance adjustment, used to > calibrate the machine so it sees a ferrite target > as Zero degrees phase. > I would advise leaving well alone. +1 Pimento is right. Resist temptation. That's the biggest fear I haby Mike in CO - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: You think your toys depreciate? - 10 years ago
therover61 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > At least the depreciated detectors can still find > treasure and would sell for some amount of money. > Shoot, some of the hard to find coils (FZ12) > command a premium over the original cost. > > Try selling a top of the line lap top from 2005 > !!!! I'm one of those guys who has soby Mike in CO - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Incredible video of some Civil War coins being dug - 10 years ago
That is the best recovery video I've ever seen. By far. I don't believe it's possible to show more enthusiasm. Had to watch it twice, then show it again to the wife. mikeby Mike in CO - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: What are the advantages and disadvantages of using lithium batteries?... - 10 years ago
Pimento Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There's also this brand Li rechargeable PP3: > > iIon-9V-en.html > Finding a suitable charger is also one potential > problem with these batteries. For about $16.00 you can get a pair of the EBL along with a dedicated constant current smart charger that will also work with AA, AAA, and 18650s.by Mike in CO - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: What are the advantages and disadvantages of using lithium batteries?... - 10 years ago
search and recovery Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Also, does anyone make a > rechargeable double 9 volt battery pack that would > work in a machine like the CZ 6a or CZ 3d that has > excellent battery power and long lasting on a > charge? I know it is so nice to have a detector > with the rechargeable batteries like the Excall, > butby Mike in CO - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Larger coil for CZ6a - 10 years ago
Bill B. Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm going to hunt in an area that's getting > pounded by E-Tracs and CTXs. Lots of big fields to > cover, with coins dating back to before the > American Civil War. Don't overthink it. Buy the coil. Go hunt. Dig deep things. Giggle. Have fun. Don't look back. mikeby Mike in CO - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: TO: Dave Johnson, John Gardiner, Jorg, Carl - 10 years ago
Geotech Wrote: > Tom, the detector you want is not a mass-appeal > detector, it is a niche detector. It's the kind of > detector that a guy who can afford to own 3 or 4 > models would buy, and that kind of detectorist is > a 1% kind of market. The overwhelmingly best > sellers on the market are detectors that have > broad appeal. > > - Carl As a verby Mike in CO - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Metal Detector Discrimination Really Sucks - 10 years ago
Quote: " with some amazing depth for VLF units (not counting the CTX which lacks a true all metal mode). " Steve, I'm sure you're probably already aware of this, but there's a tricky way to put the CTX into an all metal mode; 1. Set the pinpoint to sizing. 2. Turn on pinpoint lock. Now when you'd like to hunt an area in all-metal, just tap the pinpoint buttoby Mike in CO - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Spent a few days in Vegas....If any of Yall get a chance - 10 years ago
Hey Keith, When you were at the Dam, were they still offering the "Dam Tour"? LOL I went through it 15-20 years ago. Very impressive. I mean parts have Marble floor and walls! And the scale of what was basically manual labor to build the thing! Yes, the dry heat we have out West is much more tolerable than that humid stuff back East. I stayed in Atlanta for 3 weeks once...like liviby Mike in CO - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Spent a few days in Vegas....If any of Yall get a chance - 10 years ago
That really does sound awesome. While Google-ing the pics (impressive, btw) I saw that they offer a Wedding Special. For a total of about an hour, you can get married "on the Titanic". How cool is that? (pun intended) mikeby Mike in CO - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: I cant answer the artifact question it wont let me LOL!!! - 10 years ago
That's funny, I was having the same problem with the banned word. While some were guessing a flint holder, the Civil War was fought primarily with percussion cap firearms. No flints. (Although in all fairness, the Revolutionay War did indeed see flint holders fabricated out of smashed 50 cal conicals. There were even printed instructions to show how.) Keith, I also think that in addby Mike in CO - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Interesting battery observation... - 10 years ago
I hear you, Harold. I've got even more of the same with these new Lithium-ion rechargables...they're at least .040" longer than the Energizers. I cant even completely close the battery door of my CZ without risking damage. I leave about an 1/8" gap all round, then tape it for weather proofing. I'm probably going to have to come up with a rubber spacer/gasket if I contby Mike in CO - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Interesting battery observation... - 10 years ago
I posted this on another forum, and thought it might be relevant here, as well. Note-Sorry I didn't take pictures of all this...I was too disgusted at myself to think of it till just now. I recently went through my electronic gear and pulled a bunch (over 40) alkaline batteries from various pieces of equipment. Many had expiration dates of 2006 and earlier. (A few had 1997 dates...oopsby Mike in CO - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: This looks like a fun coin spill... - 10 years ago
NASA-Tom Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > BUT.............. a 100 year old U.S. > dime/quarter/half dollar can be worth much more > than a 2000 year old Roman coin (in many cases). Yes, and I'm also amazed by that.by Mike in CO - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Imagine explaining THIS to your wife!? - 10 years ago
I see more than a couple I'd like to have. Does that mean I need to start my 12-step program? mikeby Mike in CO - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
This looks like a fun coin spill... - 10 years ago
I'm still jealous that virtually anywhere is europe has a thousand years more advanced civilization history than the US. (In other words, a lot more older coins waiting to be found.) mikeby Mike in CO - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Future technology ? - 10 years ago
Call me a cynic, but when I read things like: "Mr Torres, who worked on the project as part of his PhD research, says the amplifier is built on an interaction between light and sound and is probably 10-20 years away from being ready to use." ...about 10 flashing red lights go off in my brain. They might have well have said, "It's sort of an amplifier involving somethingby Mike in CO - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: CZ3D for sale. 1021 serial number - 10 years ago
Money sent.by Mike in CO - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: CZ3D for sale. 1021 serial number - 10 years ago
PM sent.by Mike in CO - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Last 2 hunts items - two I would love help identifying - 10 years ago
I think the lighthouse piece may be a clasp for a pocket book, Patent No. 165,110, dated June 29, 1875; Reissue No. 8,106, dated February 26, 1878. You can look at it on Google's seemingly inexhaustable patent database here: By the way, if you ever need to lookup a patent by inventor, number or date, you can access the 'semi-hidden' Google patent search like this: www.googleby Mike in CO - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum