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    Minelab Sovereign XS

    Hello from down under in New Zealand, Could someone please advise if the coil could be potentially damaged if it has been submerged in water for a period of time. I'm asking on behalf of a friend who had his house flooded in Australia. It was leaning against a wall so I understand that the...
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    Logging finds

    What system do people use for recording their finds ? I was thinking of some sort of spreadsheet so I can sort by data but open to suggestions Thanks from down under in New Zealand
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    Beach Hunter AT3

    Can anyone help me with some information about the old Beach Hunter AT3 in regards to a small slide switch on the circuit board, that is meant to change it for use in salt or fresh water (it is not mentioned in the manual) and what position it was meant to be for salt water i.e forward to the...
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    Testing coils

    Can someone please tell me how I can test a Garrett Beach Hunter AT3 coil, I have checked it with a multimeter and only have continuity on 2 of the four terminals, should I have continuity on the other 2. My problem is that the detector powers up ok and I get the threshold hum but get no change...
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    Garrett coils

    Can someone please tell me how I can test a Garrett Beach Hunter AT3 coil, I have checked it with a multimeter and only have continuity on 2 of the four terminals, should I have continuity on the other 2. My problem is that the detector powers up ok and I get the threshold hum but get no change...
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    Second detector

    Greetings from down under, I have just purchased a Beach Hunter AT3 as a second machine and hope you good people can give me some tips and advise about using this machine on beaches and out in the shallow water. I know this is not the correct forum, but I posted a similar message on the Garrett...
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    Beach Hunter AT3

    Greetings from down under, I have just purchased a Beach Hunter AT3 and hope you good people can give me some tips and advise about using this machine on beaches and out in the shallow water. Also any information about keeping it water proof
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    Coin cleaning

    Hi, Has anyone tried cleaning coins by sandblasting but using crushed walnut shell instead of sand ? as I understand it is non abrasive
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    Stranger on the shore

    Found this coin out at a local beach down ubder in New Zealand, last week, didn't know what is was until I cleaned it up as it is about the same size as an old 2 cent coin, It is quite a bit worse for sitting on the beach for a while, the date is 1984
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    Ring marking

    Hi, Found a small ring the other day and now that it is cleaned up I can see a marking on the inside, it is a 6 with a line underneath, does anyone know what that means at all ?
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    Old metal detector

    A while back there was a post about an old model metal detector, have a look at what has just been listed on our local auction site http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/Other-electronics/Other/auction-198767858.htm
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    Last weekends finds

    Went out to a block of land near an old army camp & thought I would try my luck. When I left I forgot to take my spade so could only dig the shallow targets, plenty of old .303 rounds in various states of corrosion, a padlock & a golf ball...not sure what the golf ball came up on the meter...LOL
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    X-Terra 50 modification

    Made a couple of modifications to the X-Terra 50 today, I found I kept getting tangled with the headphone cable, so I made a 90 deg adapter plug for the headphone socket, then made up & fitted a extension cable that I fed down between the handle & foam grip & into the top part of the armrest...
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    X terra 50

    Hi, Hope someone can help me with some information I decided to learn more about my machine so found an area in my back yard that was free of any metal, cut out a plug and put in a paper cup that I could refit into the hole and remove again so as to change coins. Tried several different old...
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    Australian coins

    Hi can anyone from across the ditch (Australia) please tell me when the last "Commonwealth of Australia" were minted, have been out today and dug up a 1922 penny & a 1919 halfpenny, plus a few decimal coins as well. Other coins I found today were a Fiji 5c and a USA 1 cent 1984, several early...
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    Sparkling coins

    Hi all Really enjoy looking at all the finds that other people make, but my question is what is the secret to getting the coins cleaned up and looking like they had just been made (both copper & silver) Cheers from down under in New Zealand
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    Playground searching

    Hi, can anyone give me some advise about how to search around the metal poles of playground equipment without picking up the metal signal from the steel, I am using a X-terra 50, cheers from down under in New Zealand
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    X-Terra 50

    Hi everyone, I have just got myself an X-Terra 50 and wonder if anyone can give me some tips & tricks to use it to its full capacity. Also does anyone have either a coin ID reference for Australian or NZ coins so I can get some idea before I dig Cheers from down under in New Zealand
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    Fisher 1225-x

    What do people think of a Fisher 1225-x, looking at buying one but would like peoples comments, good, bad or indifferent cheers from down under in New Zealand
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    Older Sovereign problem

    Help, I went to use my older model Sovereign and when turning it on it just makes a constant noise (used to be quiet until threashold was increased) When sweeping over metal the sound varies then goes back to the constant noise. I have tried disconnecting the Bar meter and plugging the coil...
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