Newbie Starting Out & Needing Advice

[goldjug]

f**cking chinese. That is one of our biggest sayings when we buy tools. they look the same, but dont work. sorry about the language, but i have been saying that for years and cant stop. have bought many inferior tools and knock offs. and they always dont work. I just wanted to answer the question about battery life. I am a sparky by trade and have my share of battery operated tools. have a total of 21 lithium ion batteries for my makita kit, and out of that, seven of them are not working. i can also say not one of these 21 batteries has been charged over 50 times yet.
even with older type batteries, i would never of got more than a hundred charges out of them, and by that time you would be down to 20 or 30 % of original charged output.
Also after about 20 charges life starts to get shorter.
ways to prolong life of battery ---
never charge a hot battery.
never totally discharge battery
heat is a batteries enemy.

And i am now a proud owner, of a second hand, 6 week old ML5000 came with 3 coils, the gps, rooster booster, the exta padded harness, and other gear. for $5550 receipts with it were close to $7500. finding gold now is the only thing that will make me even happier. I HAVE GOLD FEVER YEE HAA!!!!

 

[micks nugget]

hi bb
havin a decent detector is one thing knowing the lay of the land, what signs that indicate
gold is around do some research before headin out is the most important thing
all the best
mick

 

[BumbleB]

hi bb
havin a decent detector is one thing knowing the lay of the land, what signs that indicate
gold is around do some research before headin out is the most important thing
all the best
mick

Thanks Mick, yeah I have put in many many hour since I got my 5000 in June/July last year- 8-10 hr days. I was living up in Emerald at the time so had good access to the fields in Clermont, now that I'm on the Sunshine Coast I am slowly getting my bearings on the few areas that we have here- means I have to do far more research & planning to locate likely spots, rather than the vast areas that is Clermont. I was a bit spoilt up there I think......

BB