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    Minelab GPZ7000 WM12 Issues In Rain?

    We usually wear the WM12 on the left shoulder or left side of chest and works fine except when bending down with your scoop. But yesterday we both suffered exactly the same affect. We tried relocating the WM12 to the right shoulder, then the right hip, and still both had exactly the same...
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    Minelab GPZ7000 WM12 Issues In Rain?

    This is from Minelabs documentation: Note "2.4 GHz ISM band (same band as Bluetooth)" - but the Bluetooth language seems to not be compatible and presents as various RF noises.
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    DEEP CYCLE BATTERIES and BUSH POWER

    The only way of getting around 4 in a bank is to build your own, then you can choose how many cells and which BMS to match it. Also, consider "cycle" are 100% of RATED discharge. So if you only discharge 75% of available power - it's going to last a whole lot longer. Next is once you reach...
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    Dry Shaker

    Basically a mini portable dry blower, with out the blowing - just the shaking. Really like the classifier system. Maybe a good weekend DIY project, though probably best for summer - not sure how damp material, especially in Vic would go?
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    Minelab GPZ7000 WM12 Issues In Rain?

    Good to see some suggestions here of whats going on with the 7000 and rain. To cover some of the questions; The wife was running the WM12 with "integrated" amplifier (its a high quality SMD device built in and not separate) - running gaming headphones with a straight cable. I was running the...
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    Minelab GPZ7000 WM12 Issues In Rain?

    Was out today with the wife, we carry a zed each and WM12. Hers is less than 6 months old, mine about 6 years. We were out enjoying some wet weather prospecting but noticed how the 7000 hates the rain. Now I don't mean the ground noise or EMI, we could deal with them through settings. What we...
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    ⭐ Gold Detecting Show'n Tell

    Couldn't resist, seems like the wife and I are competing for the smallest gold with a 7000. This is hers from today, drizzling rain wet ground, and tiny! ....found in the top 25mm of gravel throw-out from a water race. GPZ 7000 with Nugget Finder 12 inch coil, factory settings...lost for...
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    Raider 45 cap gun

    https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=+Raider+45+cap+gun Got to love Google....
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    DEEP CYCLE BATTERIES and BUSH POWER

    A couples of tips, we hired a camper van in NZ for a week and ran the diesel heater every night, all night - absolute best heating option. High quality heaters use such a tiny amount of fuel, even less than some examples above. If you are using solar panels, make sure you "invest" in a high...
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    Minelab Minelab GPX6000 release, general information and questions

    maldongold; if it's as good as they are saying, I might end up buying two! :money: No arm twisting needed - but needs to beat my Zed first... Sounds like you have some inside information you are unable to share as yet, so until then we will keep quacking on about the 6000 as this is what this...
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    Hi from central vic

    YouTube has plenty of "how to" stuff on the 800, also, many experienced operators here on the forum often post tips - use the search function and read on!!!
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    Best place in Australia to detect

    That's a funny question - really. Best for what? Finding gold is all about conditions, access, research, hours on the ground bla bla bla....horses for courses as they say. WA, Pilbra = thousands of square kilometers, open, baron, remote, less people more area to cover. Could take you a day or...
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    Large Gold Nugget Found (Rumour?)

    That's a fair call - and more likely scenario. Public access land in general gets a lot of traffic, as we all know - private land is "gold" (pun intended). You'd be hard pressed to find someone missing a 500g piece on public land - your detector would be singing a tune from 5 meters away...
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    Headphone compatible hat.

    Thatnks, just ordered one!
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    What Made You Smile Today

    I know it sounds corny, but every morning, the wife is still there? :lol: ....my kids, 3 different personalities to appreciate daily. For this I consider myself extremely lucky (oh - and that the wife is still there every time I wake). As far as detecting goes, on the first day - god made the...
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    Mozzies And Fly Status GT Vic.

    The flies have been thick this season, haven't noticed the mozzies as much though. As Ive got wiser...um, I mean older - I have become almost allergic to all insect bites and have to take antihistamines as a part of my prospecting kit :( Out of all the places we go, Creswick has the most...
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    FOR SALE: 25" ROUND EVOLUTION COIL

    6 months old, used once - RRP $610 (that's what I paid). Selling as I do not own a GPX anymore. Already sold GPX 5000 and a dozen coils separately, this is my last one! Purchased from Lucky Strike in Geelong. In excellent condition. I have found a shotgun pellet at 1 cm deep, and a 7mm long...
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    eBay - PayPal 2021 payment changes

    https://www.ebay.com.au/help/selling/getting-paid/introducing-managed-payments-ebay?id=4795 This means you actually pay eBay itself directly, who remove your fees immediately, then process your money, then send it to YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. No longer through PayPal as before. I have been reading...
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    wanted a couple of nuggets

    Give this a look..... https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-gold+nugget/k0
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    Large Gold Nugget Found (Rumour?)

    Yeah that was me, but being a rumour I must clarify the facts. 1. It was Bung Bong not Dunolly 2. It was .020g - pretty big I thought 3. I found it on thrashed ground while testing the new 6000 for Minelab. Was this the one you have heard about? :lol: I hate rumours - but I do love facts...
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