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    choice of tid machines?:ausflag:

    which tid machine is better,finding targets in parks,beachs,sports grounds,etc,etc.the minelab x terra 305 or the tesoro deleon.no wars,just looking for opinions. thanks in advance blowfly,hh.
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    widescan or dd coils?:ausflag:

    on a widescan or dd coil,which side transmits the signal and which side recieves .blowfly
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    golden umax question:ausflag:

    the golden umax has four tones,okay.when you discriminate out the lower targets,such as iron and foil.do you lose the low tones or do they remain there no matter what disc is used?i have a x terra 305 which has three tones and four options.if i run in pattern 2 it wipes out the low tones,so you...
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    golden umax?:ausflag:

    who uses a golden umax and what are they like?blowfly,hh
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    widescan coils?:ausflag:

    several of the top brand metal detector manufacturers are now and have been fitting widescan/dd coils to their latest machines and not concentric coils,which was the standard all round fitting.why?are dd coils better all round coils than the concentric's.i know that dd handle mineralisation...
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    coin frequency?:ausflag:

    in general,what is the best frequency for finding coins,new or old,anywhere?blowfly.hh
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    tesoros tones?:ausflag:

    i have a vaquero has a higher tone responce than standard,i like it.are the rest of the tesoro's the same as the standard compadre's.i.e,dull flat.i was thinking of buying another tesoro,but if they all sound like the standard compadre without modifications then i'll have to look elsewhere.i...
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    compadre tone.:ausflag:

    can the compadres tone be changed to something higher rather than the dull fhat,fhat,that it is at the moment,when over a target,which tells you bugger all.blowfly
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    changing the frequency.:ausflag:

    how do the manufactures set their frequencies in their metal detectors? if one opened one up,is there a potimeter or such that you could adjust to detune it to a lower frequency.bye for now,blowfly
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    threshhold question?:ausflag:

    with the vaquero i can turn the threshold all the way up after i have ground balanced to super tune it.thereby making it more sensitive however i was reading about another brands detectors that actually turn their thresholds down til there barely audible,so that they don't miss faint signals...
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    the deleon in australia?:ausflag:

    does the deleon respond to australian coins as well as the american coins.when i look at the screen of a deleon,all i see is american icons.where do aussie coins show on the scale of things.x terra's have a numeric scale that once learnt,easy to remember.does the deleon have the same or similar...
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    e trac's question :ausflag:

    these minelab e trac's are they as good as all the hype being saturated on the forums or are they just another detector being shoved down our faces by those that have been caught.why must i be the only fool?let's sting everbody! x terra's are a joke,slow no disc and tell lies.the wife wants me...
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    deleon question:ausflag:

    i have a vaquero,a compadre,a silver sabre and a minelab x terra 305.the 305 was bought to fill the shoes of the deleon that i couldn't afford at the time.it's an okay detector.it finds stuff,it lies a lot,doesn't disc well and it's slow responding to a target.occassionly i like to be able to...
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    explorer?:ausflag:

    of the explorers,which is the best model and sought after?blowfly.bye for now.
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    the e trac question:ausflag:

    i have the money to buy one.but do i really need one?i hunt for recently dropped coins and jewellery.i have four detectors that i use to find these targets and i'm happy,but i am being hammered by those that think they know it all.i read a lot of other forums about these e trac's that are...
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    safari or etrac?:ausflag:

    been doing a lot of research on both the safari and the etrac by minelab as an up grade.money's short,so does one buy the safari in opposed to buying the etrac which in australia is $400.00 dearer.both offer fbs,one you can't hook up to a computer,i don't know.basically i'm looking for outside...
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    coils for the vaquero:ausflag:

    which 5.75" coil is better for hunting in trashy areas on the vaquero? the dd or the concentric and why?thanks gentlemen.bye for now, blowfly
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    compadre sensitivity?:ausflag:

    how difficult would be to add a sensitivity control to the compadre?how would one go about it?i want some way of desensitizing the detector so that in some areas when it starts chattering away i could detune it,not give up and go home.the way things stand at the moment it's not far off the...
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    vaquero question?:ausflag:

    the standard frequency audio responce is 293hz in discrimation.does anyone know what the high tone audio responce is if you have it changed up on the vaquero?hh,bye for now,blowfly
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    voltage controlled oscilator?:ausflag:

    with the vco on the vaquero in all metal,what is the frequency range?from what to what in hz?in the cortes it's approx 350 to 950 hz.i was wondering if the vaquero was the same? hh,bye for now,blowfly:detecting:
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