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  1. smithobx

    How many?

    I can find the frequency range for the ETrac but cannot find how many frequencies it uses. Does anyone know?
  2. smithobx

    Does Eureka Gold Offer any Advantage

    I have an oportunity to go prospecting on some private land in Va. and NC. Both of these sites have abandoned mines from the early 1800"s and gold has been found along the creek bank and of course in the mines. My question is: would the Eureka gold offer any advantage over my explorer II. I...
  3. smithobx

    Batteries and etc.

    I had a similar problem with the batteries (only last about 3 hours) when I got my minelab about 3 months ago. After charging them about 5 times for a minimum of 14-16 hours each time they started working fine. Apparently it takes serveral charging cycles to bring them to full capacity. As for...
  4. smithobx

    IM Tones ?

    According to the manual , there are two ways to hear ferrous tones- one is to set the tone from cond. to ferr. The other is to set IM to -16. If you do that do you have ferr. tone in IM and cond. tone in pattern?If that is true, What happens to the tone in IM -12, does it go back to cond.? Or...
  5. smithobx

    New user-Am I on the right track?

    I have only had my EX II about two weeks. At first, using smart find at factory presest, all I could hear was a jumble of tones, sounded like Jimmy Hendrix playing a tone machine. After some experimentation I finally put it in manual sesitivity turned it down to 12, and adjusted the theshhold to...
  6. smithobx

    First Find Made With New Exp.

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  7. smithobx

    First Minelab

    After reading this forum for a couple of months, I decided to break a 20+ year green tradition and bought an explorer. I have read all I can find about the exp.II, but was woundering if there is a video anyone could recomend on the operation and setup of this detector? Also any web site...
  8. smithobx

    Lobo Tone Question ?

    Thinking about adding a Lobo as a nugget machine, but will also use it as a backup for coin and beach hunting. How many seperate tones does it produce to help identify targets? Thanks for any help---John
  9. smithobx

    BILL, ARE YOU????

    Bill are you the person whose articles I have read over the years in various detecting and treasure publications? If you are, I have enjoyed your articles and was woundering if you have a collection of them in current publication? If you are not, you still do a heck of a job modedrating this...
  10. smithobx

    COIL SIZE VS. DEPTH QUESTION

    I WAS WOUNDERING IF THERE WAS A WAY TO ESTIMATE THE INCREASE IN DEPTH ONE WOULD GAIN FOR A GIVEN INCREASE IN COIL SIZE? For example, if you replace a 8.5 in. coil(56.7 sq. in. of area) with a 12.5 in. coil(122.6 sq. in. of area) you have doubled the size of the coil, but what percentage have you...
  11. smithobx

    SECOND ACE 250 SURVIVES UPS

    :detecting:WELL, THE SECOND ACE ARRIVED UNDAMAGED. I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO TRY IT OUT IN THE FIELD, BUT IT HAS IMPRESSED IN THE TEST PLOT AND ON THE BENCH. ALSO, THANKS TO RON AT DIXIE FOR SHIPPING A NEW ONE THE SAME DAY I CALLED(I THINK HE WAS MORE UPSET THAN I WAS ABOUT THE DAMAGE TO THE...
  12. smithobx

    Head phone question

    I have a pair of Timberwolf Howler head phones, they work fine on the ace 250, a friends 1350 and when I flip the toggle switch, they work on serveral other brands of detectors. They will not work on my cxIII. Anyone know why? Thanks for any help. John Ps. they seem to work when plugged in half...
  13. smithobx

    Ace 250 Off To A Bad Start

    I just got home from the office and opened the ace. The first thing I noticed was a half inch elipse, all black in the center of the screen. After assembly, I took the ace outside to an area I use for test purposes. I turned the ace on and passed it over a nickle burried 4 inches deep. The ace...
  14. smithobx

    Ace 250 arrived today-all your fault !

    Thanks to all for the great information on this site, I traded the tesoro for the Ace. Will be spending the evening bench testing the ace against my cxIII. Thanks again for all the comments posted here, it was a great help. John
  15. smithobx

    Golden Sabre II ????

    I have a Golden Sabre II that I have used as a backup since I bought it new. It is in very good condition but I am thinking of upgrading to one of the newer modles and trading the sabre in .I dont know what to expect on a fair trde in. Could anyone give me an idea of what would be reasonable to...
  16. smithobx

    ACE 250

    I Have been detecting intermitantly for 10 yrs. and own two detectors; a master hunter cxIII and a tesoro golden sabre II. I am thinking of trading the tesoro in on a ace 250. Would this be a good upgrade for my back up machine? Even though I have dabbled in this hobby for 10 yrs.,I still...
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