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    tm/tp at salt beaches

    Considering for lighter use when arm gets Too tired to swing excal.wondering if a single Freq machine can cut it at the salt beach Who has tried it ?
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    max finds excal 10 vs tesoro cleansweep

    10 days since the record temps at Daytona. Finds thinning rapidly since holiday crowds. Finding some deepies with excal other cheaper Machines ain't gonna find and I think they will stay put To be found later .part of me wants to switch to 18 in cleansweep to cover more area faster for shallow...
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    garydrayton THing adventures any good?is he 4real?

    Ran into Gary's blog site.he seems to have many High grade finds consistently..almost too good 2btrue. Who thinks this is real deal?. I guess it just might be possible If you really know your area intimately,hunt only the wealthiest Areas and have the top machines and are excellent at using...
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    Daytona great or power outage ?

    Arrived and digging lots.4.5 hour hunt Lots of coin 4 jewelry Incl small 14k.. Next day Xmas 12 coins 1junk jewelry. In 3 hour. Big power outage. Must a dropped that test coin 5 times to see if machine is on. Could Not belive it was same beach
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    best substitute for propointer pinpointer

    Won my first propointer at a meet. It died because I forgot I had in pocket And took underwater at beach. Second exists but has switch problem and Button sticks. Recently bought 3rd. Tired of the price on these @ the fact that They only use up about half an alkaline 9v Before crying for a fresh...
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    crummy zlincolns are making me nuts

    Further exploring with the ex2. Don't seem To be enough separation between zinc and Dime / copper penny. Conductive 25 - 27 zinc Dime/co 27 - 29 .I guess this is why etrac is better Conductive 35-38 zinc never higher. Dime penny is 41 -45 39 and 40 can be deep silver but usually screwcap. And...
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    ex2 as backup for etrac early impressions

    Etrac now 7 yrs old and has had lots of use. Thought it time for a quality backup of minelab. In case repairs or ? Usually I would jump forward Instead a back.but I had tried 3030 and was Not impressed compared to etrac. Had also Used a buds se for an afternoon and it seem Too jumpy like quattro...
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    beach cleaned up yesterday time 4 dual field

    yesterday the ocean was rough.no go in surf. i spent several hours beach cleaning with excal2. unfortunately about 5 other detectorists had the same idea. tip up and airhunter were there but they arent any competition. tip up has his coil so far towards the sky its a wonder he finds anything...
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    florida sunshine

    wow.browsing the web and treasurenet is down for maint. come on findmall only to find out its the new home of PATH. and today was ur first day on. congratulations on ur new home. stopping by with a little sunshine from sunny florida. have found 6 gold and a diamond 925 tennis bracelet on...
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    diamond tennis bracelet

    i have been down in fla escaping the winter. it had been a while since my 2 gold early in the trip. today i got a sterling tennis bracelet w 112 small diamonds. research suggests its worth 100 to 150.. found w the excal 2. no pics avail as im on the hotel computer that dont allow peripherials...
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    which is newer ? spectrum eagle or 6000 di pro sl xb

    i own both of these and im kinda confused. i cant seem to find info on the web of the release dates on these. it would be hard to believe but maybe the 6000 is newer even though it has the analog meter ?
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    vintage excal has an awfully short cord

    checking out how this vintage excal will be. i was dissappointed at the very short cord. sure the item is hip mountable. but if it had a longer cord u could hang the main unit around ur neck without submerging it. i know its meant for in water use, but it would have been nice to have the...
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    i took apart an excal battery pod THANX KERED

    thanks again KERED, U have really helped me de mystify the vintage excal.charging system. i unplugged the pod and removed the tiny set screws.tomorrow i will visit radio shack to see if they carry a battery holder that hold 8 cells and will fit the pod. like other big companies MINELAB wants...
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    sword logo excal try to switch new battery pod prob

    i wanted to thank kered and critter for their help on using the 8 cell alk holder to test this dead excal. IT WORKED it did make sound but may have other issues. now i need to know the best way to power this unit. i have read a lot of the battery posts here but still cant quite figure what i...
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    how to rig batteries or PS 4TEST old excal sword logo

    i have a chance to buy an older 1995 sword logo style excal 800.for a cheap price. the problem is the old nicad power pack is shot and wont hold a charge to test unit. i am not about to buy if it isnt in working cond.i have it in my posession during a test period b4 i buy it. any GEEKS about...
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