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I’ll check out your videos, thanks. I’ll be taking mine out in the dirt on Tuesday, it’s going to be an interesting test run because the location has history which means it has a significant amount of iron too.
tnsharpshooter Wrote:
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> Yeah Gary, seems it likes smaller things. Even sm
> aller things hunting dirt.
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Thanks Pasttom,
Actually I have done most of what you recommended so far and seem to prefer 12 kHz, but was just curious what you all had settled on because 18 also does a good job as well. I think I will stay at 12 primarily for now till I find a good reason to move to 18 KHz.
My ground balance is still set at 500 Dash 501 and salt settings run well from 25 to 27 as the manual suggests. Hav
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Pasttom Wrote:
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> ling pendant and 14k ring (1.2 gram) I found with
> 8000 on the same day, in salt water & black sand.
> Sorry I was not clear here- No, we have dozens of
> other gold rings found with our other machines. [
> u]I only referred to our finds in the last week wi
> th the MDT 8000.
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Badger in NH Wrote:
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> I would like some insight on wet sand depth.
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> Is the MDT 8000 capable of identifying non-ferrous
> targets 5 - 10% deeper than the CZ21 or Equinox?
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> If so, I'm in.
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> .
Badger,
I’ve had the MDT 8000 out for about 6 hours on the beach and even with crummy beach Condit
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tnsharpshooter Wrote:
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> ...I used pinpoint today, but seems pinpoint on Tarsa
> cci is best not for pinpointing but to judge actua
> l target depth. I find pinpointing easier to just
> watch where signal is coming in on spot on the gro
> und or go to AM and sweep and watch.
> AM can expose nails with more wis
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Gary in Daytona
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Steve, yes what you came up was exactly the ideal solution I was referring to. Looking forward to giving it a try, along with the enhanced cuff. Keep us posted.
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> Gary -- there have been so many posts here, I'm no
> t sure which one yo
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Think it speaks more highly for his research that it does his detector. Nice fine either way, but I agree with others, Lady luck has got to be on your side.
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Gary in Daytona
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Thanks for sharing the video, good to see in live digs on beach. One question, how did you adjust your sweep speed for the deep targets?
If you could mention the mode and settings when you first start the video, that would be very helpful. Thanks again.
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> Tarsacci in action at the beach
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> YouTube
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Gary in Daytona
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I’m ready to pull the trigger on the Tarsacci when they get more caught up on orders and shipping, and I’m primarily a salt water hunter. However, I certainly plan to take it with me on my relic hunting trip to VA in the spring. Salt water beach hunters nowadays need every advantage we can get, and getting a few inches of depth and stability beyond current typical detecting depth is a huge advant
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Gary in Daytona
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Sounds great, easy installation, somewhat adjustable weight-wise, and counterbalances right out of the box. And when you consider your (secondary) objective of trying to keep the costs down, this seems like a ideal solution. Well done. I’m on board, looking forward to giving it a try.
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tnsharpshooter Wrote:
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> Gary see this post here by Mr Dankowski....
> I placed in bold what he says addressing your ques
> tion.
> I have never operated Nautilus detector. I will l
> isten in detail some tomorrow, and will come back
> here and post.
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> NASA-Tom Wrote:
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tnsharpshooter Wrote:
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> Video showing some relic ID.
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> Video showing mixed mode.
> Target swept after nail in video is a nickel.
> Then a dime.
> Then I alternate so folks can hear.
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> Video showing disc mode
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> Video showing AM mode.
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> Video showin
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>>HOWEVER, adding that female connector, and that threaded end cap, would add about $15 to the cost of the counterweight. And hence, the problem. How to do make the counterweights flexible, to meet the needs of everyone, and yet keep it from becoming prohibitively expensive... <<
Nice illustrations. That makes it much easier to understand what you’re describing. I guess I pictured
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<<<<send 25 or 30 ounces of "loose" lead shot -- and let the CUSTOMER experiment with the ideal weight and balance for THEIR SITUATION.>>>>
That’s a great idea. Or anything that might make it possible for the customer to be able to adjust the counterweight to their own taste. Never been a fan of the ‘one size fits all’ idea, or having to buy one that turns out
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NASA-Tom Wrote:
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> Gary...….. Since the top of the coil is nearly exa
> ctly the same sensitivity as the bottom of the coi
> l...………,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and...……… I wave a dime over
> the top of the coil (for testing)…….. subsequently
> , I have graduated/incremented markings indexed on
> my lower coil stem. ((( I'm a
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NASA-Tom Wrote:
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> Something worth mentioning with the Tarsacci:
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> The Ground Balance & Salt Balance settings will be
> different for each individual frequency. For examp
> le: If you Ground Balance and Salt Balance the Tar
> sacci on each individual frequency whilst at the b
> each...…. the unit will remem
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Gary in Daytona
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Just thought I’d mention that only the Troy X2 was made by Tesoro, the X3 and X5 were made by Fisher Labs and (imho) vastly different detectors. Having said that, technology is pretty much passed them by. But I sure did find a lot of nice finds with my X3 and X5. Built like a tank too.
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Gary in Daytona
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This is a fascinating topic which (ironically) I think should really be titled ‘basic training’ rather than advanced because it is so important for every detector owner to know that most, if not all detectors {{{typically}}} will not pick or keep the ideal channel for EMI minimization. Accepting this as a given, this basic question came to mind: what is the easiest way to depth test a target (su
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Gary in Daytona
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Whites 63 TR. Spent every penny of my first summer job on that detector. Still have ‘Ol Blue’ in a case somewhere around here. Coin dealer in town sold it to me, Said it works great on the beach. He lied. No descrim in those days, just metal - mineral. Last time I tried, it still worked.
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Gary in Daytona
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Good vid tnss. Thanks for sharing. Left you a comment there, but it does leave questions about why the presets on several programs are set to 6 for iron bias. Other than making the detector more manageable in heavy iron (at a loss in performance) I can’t see the advantage to this.
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Gary in Daytona
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Although I have played with the noise cancel little bit on the Nox (among others) I never thought you needed to tweak it with that much detail. Thanks Tom, you’ve given us all something to think about. Though for me, once I’m out with all my equipment after a long drive, I’m not sure I've ever considered any spot as “unhuntable”. I’d stubbornly try it anyway. Guess that’s the reason for thos
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Gary in Daytona
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Interesting tests, enjoy your videos. I’m curious why you haven’t run one with iron bias especially in the masker with frequencies changes. Going in, I wouldn’t have thought frequencies would have much effect on that test either but the iron bias should.
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Gary in Daytona
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I acquired some fake or replica California fractional gold dollars many years ago just for such testing which, if memory serves, sounded off much like a $1 gold dollar. I don't know what they were made of, but were gold plating and served the purpose. There must be some of them still available out there for interested buyers. One was a round $1 and another was an octagon shape. I have no ide
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Gary in Daytona
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Here it is. I can still remember thinking 'another nitro, this has to be a fake' because you just don't find gold coins on the beach... you can just see the jagged solders on the top of the coin.
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Gary in Daytona
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Nice find, congrats and welcome to the gold coin club! I found my only gold coin on the beach as well, an 1892 Sovereign, back in 2008 and it was probably same as yours - a piece of jewelry that broke loose from the bracelet or pendant it was mounted on because you can see the solder marks on the edge. If I can find a picture of it, I'll post it later. As you know, it doesn't matter wha
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