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Along with a decrease in ground penetration, I suspect, which would have to be offset by higher coil power output = bigger/more expensive batteries to maintain a useable time-between-charges.

thanks for that.
still waiting for a run with it, weather has been lousy for detecting
lately.

Cheers.

That is some great beach detecting! Profitable too, noticing when the opportunity arises is paramount to getting the deeper heavier items, unfortunately for me the nearest Ocean/tide beach is a six hr drive so when I go I have to make do with what I find. One time in the winter the wind had blown the sand away leaving each coin on a little pedestal and all one had to do was pick them up. No jewelry though, I think the disc shape of the coins caused a floating effect. I use a White`s MXT, I agree no machine will do it all but this machine has a dedicated gold mode and a good reputation for the small stuff.

Kiwijw...I am a White`s dealer and plan on getting a TDI or two to bring over to New Zealand next March, then I hope to meet someone who detects there and in OZ and try my luck. I also dredge, pan, sluice and hope to do some of that in NZ and OZ. I love looking for gold and try to make the best of any opportunity, plus the friendships and camaraderie are priceless. Getting back to the TDI, I have talked with a few owners and they are pleased with it`s performance as it does have some discrimination. One guy actually used one in OZ and found some very small gold with it. The machine does have a learning curve but if given a chance the results can be very rewarding. I am waiting before I buy one as I was told there are some changes/improvements coming. I would also get the TDI OZ edition.

Cheers,
Rege

went for a beach detect, got the tide wrong so couldnt get much below the high tide mark, found $22 in 1's and 2's, nothing smaller and no rings etc and a few bits of tin cans. 15 inch mono worked great getting coins down to almost 2 feet, got nothing with the 17x12 dd?. also found normal deep the best setting. when i tried going under the high tide mark where the sand was really wet the threshold was all over the place, far too noisey to hear a thing, does anyone else get that happening?.

G'day Starflash,
With my 4500 I'd virtually given up the beach until I dumbed the detector right down and then I found the threshold somewhat stable but still a few warbles. I had been walking above high tide, and parallel to the sand dunes, finding that hitting bumps or footprints etc I was still getting spurious bleeps etc. Try walking directly to and from the waves i.e. perpendicular to the dunes. I've found that I can get an uttely consistent threshold.
I think the utter smoothness of recently washed sand combined with a presumably consistent salt content negates spurious warbles. I think in the semi-dry sand you could get different concentrations of salt and also varying concentrations of minerals (black sand, basalt etc) that can and do drive you nuts!
Have a crack and let's know if what I've found makes a difference for you.

Cheers.

Lammerlaw and sense of humour? he has got bags of it,he must have dropped one of those 25lb projectiles on his toe yesterday lol,just an off day i recon.
Mem

Gidday Starflash

Good times in Tonga I hope, did you manage to slay some good fish? Are you starting to focus on gold again.......

I was just wondering... when are we heading to Lammerlaws???

Eagle

Pull you head in Lammerlaw!!!!!!!!....I was having a laugh With Starflash whom I have meet through this forum & taken him to a couple of my spots to find some nice gold......Stop being so self-righteous.

Blah,blah,blah

Eagle

I can see that people take delight at having jokes at the expense of others - well I am not like that, not like that one little bit - never done it, never will. To me its a form of bullying and one thing about me is that I have hated that type of person all my life and stood by the underdog The good thing about being on this forum is that I can make judgements about peoples personalities based on what they say and the manner in which they pick on others, make fun of others, make jokes at the expense of others - Few people get close to me and one thing for certain is that those who make jokes of others will never be welcome on my property so it could be said that there are those here who are simply shitting in their own nest, sucking their own Kumara should they ever decide that the might like to come my way.

As far as Eagle and his mate are concerned I dont give a twopenny toss for them - dont wish to know them, never wish to meet them. Just different natures I guess and the good thing about being able to go to places such as I have is that I can chose who I go with, who I meet there and when I get there I am well away from people I really have no time for so you are welcome to side with Mr Eagle...and join him in being warned that you stay on your side of the fence and I shall stay on mine. Another thing I learnt probably before you were born was never buy a ticket into another persons business and never take sides.

I might also add that from the statements that some people make on this forum I actually do think that there are those who are indeed vandals with their comments about breaking rules or going to places they are not supposed to be.

You were so right 'The BOYS were just pulling my chain - they will grow up one day!

Eagle - I am not being self righteous - I simply do not condone your sense of humour. If you want to be the type of person who lowers themselves to have jokes at the expense of others then that is your prerogative but not my style.

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