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  1. hippyhunter

    Minelab GPX6000 release, general information and questions

    Yes please.. and call it "flypoo" timing. :lol:
  2. hippyhunter

    Minelab GPX6000 release, general information and questions

    Agee with u there. It should have performance improvements with that sort of extra markup on the 5000
  3. hippyhunter

    Minelab GPX6000 release, general information and questions

    Having a guess here but thinking gpx6000 and any future gpx series may be always pi incarnations, with the 6000 having similar performance to 5000 with gps and upgradable software and maybee some cosmetic changes of some type. I dont think a gpx detector will ever use zvt. (More gold detectors...
  4. hippyhunter

    Minelab GPX6000 release, general information and questions

    Sounds like september at $8,000 aud. Wonder if it will be delayed due to lockdowns. Probably not in the market personally but keen to hear about the new features and why its worth 2,000 more than a gpx5000 Saw it mentioned on dp and found this article later...
  5. hippyhunter

    Voltax lifepo4 lithium battery

    I ended up running it for 8 hours then decided to abort until my lithium charger arrives. Battery was still reading 25% under load when i unplugged. Went up to 30% within a few minutes. Then after an hour checked the meter again and it read 51% and seems to have stabalized there. I assume i...
  6. hippyhunter

    Voltax lifepo4 lithium battery

    Am probably looking at about 10-12 hours out of the battery feral. Its only 100ah. They do have 200ah in the plus series which ahould net 20hrs with an 8amp pump. I have 7 hrs up so far and the meter is telling me 30% remaining so seems on track. Am just running the rule pump in a bucket in the...
  7. hippyhunter

    Voltax lifepo4 lithium battery

    Vyv wasnt on goodies that i can remember mike.(thoigh that might have been a cool episode. Goodies meet the young ones) You where in the young ones though werent you? Hehe :P ;)
  8. hippyhunter

    Voltax lifepo4 lithium battery

    I w as s a bit concerned also feral. The way they advertise as 60% off and being under half the price of brands with a bit of reputation. I was LESS concerned about it than i was about spending $1500 for a reputable brand (with no extra features). I spent hours trawling the net for any info i...
  9. hippyhunter

    Voltax lifepo4 lithium battery

    This is the one i got for $650. Just noticed they are sold out at the moment on ebay though
  10. hippyhunter

    Voltax lifepo4 lithium battery

    Was into turning my river sluice into a portable recirculating setup during the current lockdown. As i wanted the option to run it indoors i went with 12v bilge pump setup. The hard decision was power. Options where agm deep cycle @30kg (f that. Too much weight for any sort of hike from the car...
  11. hippyhunter

    Cartoons

    I noticed danger mouse from 1981 is on abc free to air at the moment. I used to love that and roger ramjet. And obviously the old bugs bunnies are must see
  12. hippyhunter

    Pumps for a Highbanker - information and questions

    Looks a bit more complicated than a battery as a tradeoff for a small saving. A bit more awkward to transport panels too. For my situation ii need battery ppwer as sometimes i like to sluice at night or in the kitchen :lol: The solar panel market seems to be a bit suspect/hit and miss, unless...
  13. hippyhunter

    Pumps for a Highbanker - information and questions

    @buck i ordered one of those cheapie voltax plus 100ah lifepo4 batteries ($650) to run on the setup. Bit of a gamble on the brand. Out of all of the under 1k 100ah choices it was the only one to be weatherproof and have a battery meter. Uses prismatic cells. Weighs in at only 9.5kg. Found good...
  14. hippyhunter

    Pumps for a Highbanker - information and questions

    Hmm two conflicting suggestions. Better toss a coin then. Haha. But seriously, the cheap bastatds could include fuses if they r necessary. Ah well, back to the shops then i guess.. Cheers guys :Y:
  15. hippyhunter

    Pumps for a Highbanker - information and questions

    Anyone know if its necessary to wire a fuse in between the 12v pump and battery? The destruction manual for the rule pump i got recomend a fuse on the pos and neg wires. Have bever seen mention of it in any forum threads so far though.wondering if i ahould bother or not?
  16. hippyhunter

    Gold in Melbourne and Suburbs

    I have always wondered about the mouth of the yarra. Im pretty sure that area gets dredged as a shipping lane. Always wondered if they have tested the ground for gold during any port phillip councul dredging operation. I reckon it would be loaded like bering sea :)
  17. hippyhunter

    SDC2300 V2 updated version released

    Cool. So technically a new machine could be released in 3 weeks.. At least we know they have the descrimination specs ready to go to print. :lol: hopefully they dont bore me with another vlf detector :awful:
  18. hippyhunter

    SDC2300 V2 updated version released

    Just speculating as always.. those discrimination details seem way too specific to be just an oops didnt mean to say/print that thing. I reckon maybee when minelab gave these details and specs to miners den, they made the mistake of ncluding the discrimination details that werent meant to be...
  19. hippyhunter

    QED Info Thread.

    Yes the whites straight handle is balanced amazingly up to 11 inch coil, its no strain at all for 6-8 hours of swinging. I didnt notice a lot of difference going from the xp to this even though its nearly double the weight. Dying to get out here also. Im going to detect for 10 hours straight...
  20. hippyhunter

    Any real estates people here.?

    I can understand your concern. I can say that being a good tenant has little to do with being unemployed or not. As an example, i moved into this place unemployed. I was unemployed here for nearly a year until i got settled in and got a job which i kept until recently due to covid. In that time...
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