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  1. Altamaha

    Trouble Removing Lower Shaft

    I'm having problems removing the lower shaft on my CTX 3030, has anyone else had this problem or is it just me? Should be a no brainer or is this just another issue with this over priced Rolls Royce metal detector? I think I might have read something in earlier threads about this but can't seem...
  2. Altamaha

    Surprised To Find 2nd Lowest Mintage Barber Half

    My hunting buddy & I got permission this past Sunday to detect an old colonial house. Upon asking permission the owner said yes, but cautioned us that we wouldn't find anything because other metal detectorists had been there before us. We said that we didn't mind & started off detecting the...
  3. Altamaha

    What do you like about the CTX & What would you like to see improved or added?

    As a computer engineer/programmer and metal detectorist for the last 31 years, I have always been impressed with Minelab's technical innovations. I have owned several previous minelab detectors (Original Sovereign, Explorer XS, Explorer II, Explorer SE, E-Trac) and see the CTX as a notable...
  4. Altamaha

    Energizer Lithium Ultimate AA Non-Rechargeable Batteries

    Has anyone tried the new AA energizer non-rechargeable lithium ultimate batteries? The claim is that they last 9x longer than alkalines. I put them in my V and have about 20 hours on them so far (still going strong). Cost around $17.00 for 8 at Home Depot. Altamaha
  5. Altamaha

    V3i Features

    Hi Rob, I just find balancing the V tedious and can be somewhat time consuming (at least for me), pumping the coil and monitoring the threshold. The DFX and earlier whites detectors like the Eagle and Spectrum have more of an automatic or should I say semi-automatic ground balance system...
  6. Altamaha

    V3i Features

    What is the most annoying feature to you on the V3i and how would you like to see it changed? Mine is without a doubt the ground balance system. I wish they had used the same system (or similar) as on the DFX! As a matter of fact the ground balance is the only thing that I really don't like on...
  7. Altamaha

    Advanced Manual

    Go to the reference links (top of page).
  8. Altamaha

    How deep does it go.... Lets hear it

    I have dug several large cents at around 12 inches (strong clear signals) with the eclipse 950 coil. These were in undisturbed dirt at old house sites, not sand. I've owned/used most of the top of the line Whites machines since the Eagle II and the Spectra V3i is the deepest of them all in my...
  9. Altamaha

    Spectra V3i Uncovers History

    Kyle, I think it's some kind of copper/brass alloy with gold gilt (thin plating), still researching it.
  10. Altamaha

    Spectra V3i Uncovers History

    It was reading like a pop top around 50 - 53, at about 7 inches. I was surprised when I dug it. I was using the D2 coil.
  11. Altamaha

    Spectra V3i Uncovers History

    I found this medallion from the presidential campaign of James K. Polk (11th U.S. President 1845 - 1849) and George Dallas (Vice President) at an old colonial house near Goshen, NY. You can see from the photos that it is in very good condition and still has quite a bit of the gold gilt on it...
  12. Altamaha

    Maiden Hunt (New E-Trac Like An Old Friend)

    Got permission to hunt an 1834 house for about an hour this weekend. This was my first time out with my new replacement E-Trac (my old one was stolen a month ago), and I must say that it was like and old friend. I have posted some of my finds including an1843 seated dime, my oldest seated coin...
  13. Altamaha

    %@#& scratch proof shield for E-Trac

    Has anyone purchased the %@#& (can't say the name on here) scratch proof shield for the E-Trac front recently and had problems with the fit? I recently got a new E-Trac after having my old one stolen a month ago. Ordered a front shield (had one on my old E-Trac & loved it) for it, but the fit is...
  14. Altamaha

    Vision (I) Finds 3 Beautiful Ladies

    Got permission to metal detect a long forgotten house site in a field and found a bonanza of old artifacts (one piece buttons, musket balls, an engraved silver spoon vintage 1700s and old coins). I have posted the coins that I found with my vision which includes three large cents (1798, 1802...
  15. Altamaha

    Cow Pasture Hunt Yields Exciting Finds & Pocket Shot

    Hi All: Just wanted to share the excitement that my hunting partner Steve and I experienced while hunting an old 1700s house site in a cow pasture, a couple of weekends ago. To level set, this site had been hunted by myself and another friend several times, a few years back. We had very good...
  16. Altamaha

    Major Problem with V3

    Wow, now that's a problem that I would like to have. I currently have 9 detectors and just can't bring myself to sell any of my babies even though I'm down to using only 3 of them on a regular basis including my Vision (now Vision i). :smile:
  17. Altamaha

    Test your coils guys ..............................

    Same is true with the non V rated coil (esclipse 6x10 dd), I can run both (V rated & non V rated) up to RX 12, with TX Boast on, with no overload, so what's the advantage of the V rated coils? I've tested these and can see absolutely no difference in performance, that's the point! It's not a...
  18. Altamaha

    Test your coils guys ..............................

    Let me say first off that I love Whites detectors. I have owned or used most of their top of the line models (eagle, spectrum, xlt, dfx, vision) since they introduced computer technology (the eagle) to the metal detecting hobby. I agree with other posters on this thread though, that if a...
  19. Altamaha

    Pod Control Cover ..does it exist ?

    I purchased the the Thesaurus pod & box cover set from the Uk.They are very well made with very good fit. The only thing I don't like about the pod cover is the clear protective plastic that is used for the window that covers the pod screen. On mine this plastic is very wrinkled which causes...
  20. Altamaha

    6 x 10 coil for v3

    Hi all: I'm new to this forum as a registered user, but have done a lot of reading here, very informative!. From Upstate NY, I've been metal detecting for 25 years and currently own the following metal detectors: - Whites Eagle II SL (91), Whites DFX, Whites Spectra V3, Minelab Original...
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