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    Appropriate equipment for task

    The ground won't likely be highly mineralized so a GPZ7000 running in normal with smoothing off and sensitivity as high as possible is all you'll need, take a 19" coil just in case but you'll probably not need it if 10kg @ around a metre deep. Ever thought "if this is real" that if it was...
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    Stolen GPX 6000

    I don't think they would use it for long as a GPS tracker would probably EMI your head in
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    Detector for a Surveyor

    Just buy a minelab go find 66 they're only $400 from Anaconda and often have a 20% off sale, get one second hand for around $250. It'll probably do the job and if it doesn't you can always stick it on Gumtree. The 66 folds up very small, won't take up room in the car is light & easy to use. You...
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    Aftermarket Coils for the GPX 6000 - Coiltek

    What 3 sizes or haven't you decided yet?
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    How did you lose your { gold} cherry?

    You're probably walking over it! If you're going to invest your time to gold prospecting you need to invest your wallet first. If you ever lose your gold virginity with one of those machines, when you've gridded the area and are completely happy there's no more gold there, Please contact me so I...
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    Best place to Sell a Gold Detector

    EBay is best for the buyer but a rip off for the seller. Some buyers work the ebay system against the seller knowing that it's the sellers responsibility to pay for the return freight so buyer can end up getting their money back and have the product too. I wouldn't sell anything of value on eBay...
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    hitting the road

    You shouldn't be digging so many bottle tops, you need to change one of the park settings to 10 kHz and save that to the personal button on right side of your Equinox 800 (little man insignia note: 600 doesn't have this function) then when searching in multi and No13/14 (possible bottle top)...
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    Detecting gold underwater

    This is a good read
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    Victoria information and questions

    From my experience stick a pin in any gold producing area & its been smashed! Still it's very rare I go home empty handed 9oz from "smashed" area's last year. You just need to go slower (try tying your shoelaces together that should get you used to the speed you need to go) and look harder. The...
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    properties of gold

    I don't know where ironrocks head space was coming from but I certainly didn't get a hint of religion from his comments, he was just having a bit of a rant.
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    Charging Lithium Batteries Vs Charging AGM Batteries

    I don't think we're on the same page 60% = for every 10amps pushed into the AGM 6amps will be usable as 4amps gets resisted during the process of charging, whereas Lithium you'll get 95% or 9.5 usable amps for every 10 amps you push in. So Lithium will charge a lot faster than lead which is a...
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    Charging Lithium Batteries Vs Charging AGM Batteries

    Get one of these OzCharge RM1000 Rescue Mate I have a 200 series landcruiser 4.5L V8 Diesel and it stated that when I had a flat battery. It's like a box of magic, there's no battery in it to keep charged, you simply hook up to your own flat battery (needs to have at least 5v in it) wait for it...
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    Charging Lithium Batteries Vs Charging AGM Batteries

    AGM (lead) accepts 60% of the charge put in, Lithium accepts 95%. Battery management system is ok for a 240v charger set to agm but NOT a solar regulator that doesn't have a Lithium option. If that Redarc you're using is a solar regulator - kiss your Lithium battery goodbye, might take a while...
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    Funny if it happened to someone else

    You're absolutely right I have to agree, it is funny that it happened to someone else ? I hate those bitey mongrels.
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    ⭐ Gold Detecting Show'n Tell

    Found this bit (50gr) West of Ballarat in February plus another 20 grams over a 2 week period. Then I went up to Georgetown QLD for 3 weeks for another 80 grams. Going to be back in Victoria in the new year sporting a Steelphase Sp01 to see if this bit had any friends I couldn't find without ? ? ?
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    PLB - Personal Safety in the Bush

    Had the gme plb 7 year battery gme want $200 to put a new battery in it. Bought the kti instead, has a 10 year battery life is much smaller lighter, the KTI is an awesome bit of KIT Anyone want to buy a GME with an out of date battery ?
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    PLB - Personal Safety in the Bush

    Kti plb 10 year battery life small and waterproof No on-going costs. GME plb twice the size with a battery 7 year life and they want $200 to put a new battery in the mongrel As for messaging, Who needs to be messaging people when you're out doing your thing anyway?
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    Depth Tests For Big Gold Nuggets.

    I was in the Beaufort/Mt Cole area (Victoria) for the last couple of weeks in hammered ground for a total of just over 70 grams including a10.7 grammer, and a 50.15 grammer @ 70cm, in ground that took over an hour of hard digging to recover from its million year hiding place (felt like I was...
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