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Recent content by scoopjohnb

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    6" MF Concentric vs 6" HF DD

    I've had very decent results with both the 6" HF and 10x5" HF DD coils for coinshooting. Just wondering if the 6" MF Concentric would give slightly deeper results. Because if I up my sensitivity above 15 it tends to illuminate all the small foil and aluminium in those very trashy spots with the...
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    Volume setting on a 705

    Got a question about the volume setting. Thinking of coming back to a 705. When setting the volume to the max 30 or something in disc mode. And then dropping the volume on my headphones so a surface target becomes comfortable. Will there be a volume modulation for deeper targets? And a whisper...
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    X-terra 705 balance

    Although the X-terra 705 is a very light detector, it could use some help in the balance department. Especially when swapping out coils for the larger ones. Adjusting balance so center of gravity is nicely at your finger tips, helps with your swath. All you need is a spare lower shaft, saw off...
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    Took me a while

    Just about every beach hunt had me skunked, nearly got me thinking my CTX had a beach jinx. On a sanded in beach with only sparse signals I was digging Iron, .... of all things. Then a recent drop nearly gave me a heart attack when i kicked open the first scoop. A few markings I haven't seen...
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    Ground Balance, Sensitivity and TID

    As sensitivity is one of the first things we adjust when switching on the detector,... a few things have had me thinking. When dropping sensitivity and using ground tracking, automatically the ground rejection will drop as well. Ok understand that,... less noise means it can use less noise...
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    Full tones equals bottlecap mode

    I'm obsessed with bottlecaps,... I even dream about them in my sleep. I know,.... BAD Reactivity, Silencer,... hmmm didn't really do it for me. However,... try this. Full tones. Reactivity 3 Silencer 0 Disc 0 Notch 10-40 isch Notch 95-100 Feeling up the bottlecap with tip of the coil, Iron...
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    Confirmation tones/click

    When running the Deus with speaker OFF and headset ON. If you make an adjustment on the remote control there isn't any click or short tone in the headset. Now I've got fairly large thumbs which are a little overkill for the buttons. So a confirmation click or tone would be very nice, prevent...
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    Beware of Junior settings

    First of all a Merry X-mas to everyone. Yesterday decided to take Junior out for a little treasure hunt at the beach. Set up the E-trac for him, I was using the mighty CTX. Sounds normal, volume gain 10, 4 tone conduct, coins pattern. Sens auto -1, deep off, fast off Small FBS800 coil. Set up...
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    Threshold and low volume audio response

    Now just about every manual tells you to adjust your threshold volume just audible, because it would mask low volume targets. Yep I really agree with that. But sometimes you need to raise threshold volume to combat ambient noise. Now here comes the question. When a target get's signalled does...
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    CZ-3D coin shooter

    This designed yesteryear detector with it's small coil doesn't inspire a lot of confidence at the dealership. Broken coil nut, a bit of oxidation here and there, 8" concentric coil, standing in the second hand corner. Especially when the dealer is into other brands in a big way, shiny new...
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    Recently aquired a goldbug 2

    I got myself a brand new goldbug 2. Fired it up indoors and well coil is working and it likes EMI. 3 knobs, 2 switches and a threshold not a lot to mess up. Now we need a sunny day, a beach and some spare time to go micro jewelry hunting.
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    Headphones galore

    Well I got tired of those backphones slipping. Running the Deus of the headphones control box is a pain with the backphones. And ambient noise gets in the way of those faint but smooth signals. XP will probably mix up something better than I did, but I'm happy. It was either this or Deus had to...
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    Roundup season 2011/2012

    Just a roundup of the finds from last year 2011/2012. Season starts in September for me, I like cold crowdless beaches. Modern day coinage not pictured, vending machines need feeding! Match box cars and toys are somewhere in the garden,.... grandkids. Sinkers well if I run into a beach angler...
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    Prototype sand scoop for micro jewelry

    Biggest problem with scoops and jewelry hunting is interference between scoop and detector. I needed something non metallic on a long handle to be efficient in target collection. Don't intend to sift at the beach, just collect a small amount of sand containing the target and dump it in a pouch...
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    combating surface foil with a negative threshold

    Just a thought on small surface foil and the X-terra 705. Several of my beaches have these beach cleaning machines pulled behind tractors and although they do a great job. Well they do have their negative effects towards detecting. Small jewelry chains get ripped and foil gets eaten and...
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