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    MINELAB F1A4 ex military metal detectors - tips, settings, questions

    I have one,not been out with it too much. I bought the new headphones from Detectormods,they work very well. I have been back to Nundle a couple of times since, no gold yet, but I have had to dig 12 inches deep or more just to find its a tiny bit of iron as small as a match head,I got one bit...
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    MINELAB F1A4 ex military metal detectors - tips, settings, questions

    Thanks Auman,thats an awesome bit of work.
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    properties of gold

    Gold I think you will find as are all the other minerals,as well as the gasses,ie. oxygen,hydrogen,helium ect. are found throughout the universe in various forms & quantities.
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    MINELAB F1A4 ex military metal detectors - tips, settings, questions

    Hi Guys, I have the F1A4 level 3, with 2 coils,the Detech 8 inch ,&Detech 18x12 inch eliptical mono. What other coils if any do I need. Thankyou, John
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    Nundle NSW information and questions

    Heatho, There is a track past the cemetery that leads into the pine forests where they get g. nuggets. Went to Nundle today ,asked around no one seems to know.
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    Nundle NSW information and questions

    Has anyone been to Nundle lately detecting for gold and had any success. Also does anyone know where the Chinese cemetery is at Hanging Rock,I went out there a few months ago and couldn't find it. Thankyou
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    yella fever.

    Anyone been out to Nundle NSW gold detecting lately?. Also I have been trying to pin down just where the Chinese cemetery at Hanging Rock is,if any members know. Thankyou.
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    Windows 10

    I updated my laptop on Friday from w 8.1 to 10,no problems, so far I like it,easy to use and navigate. All the contacts and desktop icons for sites,as well as favourites folder transferred over without me doing anything.
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    WA prospector death and missing wife. The Raymond & Jennie Kehlet mystery.

    At bowling alley at Nundle I came across an open shaft (no fence)about a meter sq. Another point if out by oneself, tell someone of your plans ok. Then if you change them when out there ,we should always write our changes on a piece of paper &leave in the car. When we had our property in C. Qld...
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    MINELAB F1A4 ex military metal detectors - tips, settings, questions

    AuMan, Thankyou, The church site is a known gold area,lots of mulloch heaps & from what I can find out they do pull the odd nugget from the site. Last Sat. I went there again,got lots of old small pieces of iron. There must have been lots of camps there in the old days. P924
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    Member feedback!!!!!

    Yes I think a section with"nformation on state goldfields" would be excellent. The same as you have above. Brillant idea.
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    New to the forum

    Hi Ron, I have a new F1A4 , I would like to get out there, I live in Tamworth &Nundle isn't too hot for gold,been out twice for nothing(old nails,b. tops &steel). Where do you stay &what vehicle do you have. I only have a Subaru forrester ,thinking of getting something better for prospecting...
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    MINELAB F1A4 ex military metal detectors - tips, settings, questions

    Au man , Thankyou for your rundown on the level 3 . We are getting rain here (I bought a crow bar) so next time I go out the grd. should be softer. Also how long do you think the battery should last? do you think it worthwhile getting a spare.
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    3500 v F1A4 Jack Lange stage 2

    Just got back from Nundle, no gold ,just wire,steel &old bottle tops,just did around the old church at bowling alley. Ground very hard,so couldn't dig too deep. The F1A4 ran well,I ran the timing in tiny.The frequency in small then tiny. The vol up,gain just past std. & the threshold fairly...
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    3500 v F1A4 Jack Lange stage 2

    AuMan, Thankyou, I don't know what the grd. is like I will find out ,I will just have to play with things John .
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    3500 v F1A4 Jack Lange stage 2

    AUman I have just got a Jl F1A4 level3 , I am about to go out tomorrow (Wed.) to try it out. What are the best settings to have it on. I have only used an old detector 20 yrs. ago &this will be my first time out since. Thankyou John
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    Jack Lange detectors

    K man Its got a lithium ion battery, plus the electronics have been upgraded . That's all I know,its supposed to be an improvement on the 2 &go deeper on small &large nuggets &handle hot soils.
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    Jack Lange detectors

    Hi new member here from Tamworth NSW,just unpacked my Jack Lange F1A4 level 3. Had it in the front yrd. picked up a$2 coin I laid on the grass loud &clear. Cant wait to get to a gold area. If someone has any pointers as to tuning them I would appreciate. Thankyou John
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