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    Smallest piece with an SDC

    Run the sucker on 5 never taken mine off forget what I call the white noise in back ground and you'll bang gold 3 x a target is a target and scrape any faint signal as I found one was a 1.5 gram peice at 12 inches Doc. :)
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    Minelab SDC2300 information and questions

    Ok one last comment switch to mo 5 and leave it there ! Forget the noise chattering and tune more frequently if your not running on 5 your missing gold .I call it white noise like in the old days when the TV stopped bombing us with ab toners and crap .it went silent and fuzzy white .forget the...
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    Minelab SDC2300 information and questions

    On the diggings fellas especially around edges going down into the holes .Most of the gold is spikey and at least 50 % in quarts .I tune my machine with coil on ground and balance fairly often .I know they have tracking but find it can get a bit unbalanced when laying on ground whilst filtering...
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    Minelab SDC2300 information and questions

    Hmm like to know where this 30 seconds comes from you must be Flash Gorden mate 30 seconds per target hmmm must be using the dark side. :)
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    Minelab SDC2300 information and questions

    Last Saturday to Monday I bagged 52 peices yes I call it the mop that is what it mainly was designed to do .If there's a peice of gold as big as a football then it will pick it up ! Ok let me make it simple I always hate small talk .If it picks up small gold then the bigger the gold gets the...
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    Amplifier/speaker/signal booster information

    Ah 5 k has a inbuilt booster mate wasting your time just look for gold heh . :)
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    Minelab SDC2300 information and questions

    Yeah understand what you mean but guys I'm talking about diggings and forgive me for not making this clear the old timers already found the source. Yes the targets are very small and can be painful and do take longer than 30 seconds . if I'm looking for a source I wouldn't be using the mop...
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    Amplifier/speaker/signal booster information

    Well done mate amazing how small these girls pick up .As for the large one we may haft to start calling you hawk eye!! I call mine the mop ! It cleans up all the stuff people leave behind. :)
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    Minelab SDC2300 information and questions

    Ok who is sick of finding the dreaded lead shot ! Well you still will but what I did yesterday changed a few things .First thing is load up with a bucket and start detecting instead of looking for your target throw the handful in the bucket .All up I detected 33 targets in 45 minutes if you add...
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    gpz7000 goose chase

    Ahhhh a pi detector sends back a higher gain of electrical current originally sent by the object storing current then releasing it back at a higher gain the unit senses a higher gain through sampling and then this sets of a output to amplifier giving a higher tone . Basically the object ie gold...
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    Bare minimum Gold detector

    Well I've seen them all even had a mate trying to get me to sell my 2100 for a 4500 but after he came out to a patch I've collected over 300 pieces from and he got 35 bits all .1 to .2 .he's changed his mind , don't get caught up in the hype .Not saying the newer models are no good either...
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    Bare minimum Gold detector

    Get a sdc mate find .5 grams too 1 gram in 2 to 3 hours every time I go out .But if you want the big nuggets get a sd 2100 had one 4 years and found a lot of gold with it .Still my favorite but if you can afford a sdc they are really cool on the small gold I call mine the mop! :)
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    Minelab SDC2300 information and questions

    Thanks mate haven't been back for long time funny as couldn't remember my password checked link and yes tape is the go . $4000 bucks you think they would of made a battery pack that hooks up good machine but crap battery holder !
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    Minelab SDC2300 information and questions

    TO ALL WITH SDC2300 IF your machine is turning off when you bump coil rap 2 turns off clear packing tape around batteries and scratch ends up with emery cloth and yes I tried heat shrink to thick .
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    Homemade metal detector

    Hi mate did you say don't think coils are overlapping if your making a DD you need to null them look up matchless detector plans show how to do this mate .Hope you sort it out Dr.dont be afraid to take it into Jaycar they are always willing to look at it and give advise . :D
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    Homemade metal detector

    Hope all goes well with the bfo mate get on the Mullock heaps around bendigo no probs with noisy ground . Tath mate look up the minelab coil connector images you will find a diagram to fit a standard coil tech nugget finder coil to unit .mine screams on a .2 grammar .you need to disconnect 1k...
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    What To Look For On The Goldfields (New To Prospecting)

    I used to step in them going to school ! :lol:
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    Homemade metal detector

    Tath mate sm pro is a great kit that's the one I used watch out for the pots very cheap ended up replacing all of them with Jaycar units as I had trouble with ones in kit the supplier is a good guy and will be happy to help if you need help to convert to dd coil let me know easy as to do.Dr
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    Homemade metal detector

    Hey guys use very thin plywood make 2 round circles and sandwich the coil windings in between then put a bead of silicon around outside and glue to supports on top to hold stem . I used black riser tube for water garden sprinklers for stem it's cheap and very stable flattened two sides with a...
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    My first gold with the SD2200d

    Well done mate when on a patch make sure you grid it n's &e'w as dd coils can miss I've found more nuggets by searching like this . Careful about deciding on bullet noises as I have dug a couple of nuggets that are shaped very close to a bullet the old rule applies dig everything .I manage quite...
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