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DIY SD/GP Battery

Skipper		Posted : Friday, 19 August 2011 4:04:36 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 17/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 3 Location: Central Otago Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 2 post(s)		Hey so Im relatively new to this forum but some of you guys might find this useful I decided a while back that a spare battery for my detector would be a good idea in the mountains. Rather than buying a new battery for my GPextreme at some extravagant price I brought a similar lead acid battery off trademe and put some clips on the battery housing. Lead acid battery was only $30ish and has been going strong for some time now

rgmcbrid		Posted : Friday, 19 August 2011 6:20:21 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 3/06/2010(UTC) Posts: 583 Location: Southland Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 180 time(s) in 140 post(s)		I have to say I like it! Although I didn't know detectors used so much juice. Along those same lines here is a very sophisticated light I made. It uses red LED's to preserve my night vision.
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nzpoohbear40		Posted : Friday, 19 August 2011 7:10:25 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		well arnt you guys just the engineers...good on you guys.
		Chris - Fisher Dealer http://www.puiakisupply.co.nz/

kiwijw		Posted : Friday, 19 August 2011 11:07:24 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/03/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,152 Thanks: 92 times Was thanked: 658 time(s) in 324 post(s)		Lets take it a step further. http://www.billandlindap...minelab-battery-new.html nothing is new under the sun JW :) Edited by user Friday, 19 August 2011 11:11:55 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified

mem		Posted : Saturday, 20 August 2011 11:38:57 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/10/2010(UTC) Posts: 115 Location: UK/south coast Thanks: 25 times Was thanked: 14 time(s) in 12 post(s)		Thats a great site JW, really interesting stuff. Thanks Mem.

rgmcbrid		Posted : Saturday, 20 August 2011 12:15:01 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 3/06/2010(UTC) Posts: 583 Location: Southland Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 180 time(s) in 140 post(s)		Holy Cats, do you have to wear sunscrean to run those things? Do they use a lot of electricity because they are pulse induction?
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