Smallest piece with an SDC

[Muk]

Hi all haven't posted for awhile been reading though got out for couple of hours yesterday first time for 6 weeks found heaps of junk and one tiny bit about 2inches down very hot ground in whipstick just out of Eaglehawk Vic sdc cheers Muk .

 

[scottlucky]

Hi I think I may have a contender for the smallest piece with the GPZ7000
took a bit of locating!!
Scotty

 

[GMT Bandit]

Found this with the SDC...in dirt on quartz...heard a little shift in tone which resulted in .3g...i was really impressed. But......dug a lot of trash....a lot of TRRRRRAAAASSSSSHHHHHHHHH. 8) 8) 8)

 

[Bjay]

I don't think I want to know that you can find them with the Z ya got to leave some for us sdc owners

 

[Muk]

Well done everyone I was wondering what you run your sdc s on I'm usually 3 or ; sensitivity 5/7 on threshold sometimes if very noisy no threshold seems to work interested if anyone has other ideas cheers Muk

 

[Marty]

Hmm dont know what happened to the other post

Anyone wanna buy a SDC ?
make a an Offer

Marty

 

[Rockhunter62]

Hey Muk,

I'm up in North Queensland and I run mine flat out, sensitivity on 5 and threshold on max. I am getting a bit pissed off picking up shotgun pellets and small tacks (1mm thick and 3mm long) though. ] I have no problems picking up the target noises.
I have had a couple of times when detecting for about 3 hours when all of a sudden it sounds like the sdc has a faulty connection somewhere. Not flat batteries. Disconnected the b&z booster with twin speakers and still getting the same problem. The sdc wasn't making any back ground noise but would still go off when over a target. Turned threshold back to 1 then all the way back up and problem solved.
It was a bit disheartening not knowing if it was working properly but after repeatingly finding these small targets I still have full confidence in this little blue hoover. :Y:
Now all I have to do is put it over the top of more gold targets. ]

Cheers

Doug

 

[Wishfull]

RH have you put tape around your batteries to take up the slack, because this will cause you problems otherwise.

 

[Rockhunter62]

Wishfull,

Yes I have tape around both sets of batteries. Thought it may have been a battery problem and put the other set in and still had the problem. Not very concerned now that I know the problem can be "reset". If it does it again I will just reset the threshold again to make sure this works.

Cheers

Doug

 

[Muk]

Cheers Rockhunter when I run on sens 5 sometimes it's a bit warbally that's when I turn threshold off plenty of pellets everyone must of had shotguns in the old days cheers Muk.

 

[Muk]

G'day all got out tonight for couple of hrs a spot that I've thrashed with my f1a4 sdc and my sons 7000 got two tiddlers sdc rockhunter had sdc on max was pretty happy with results cheers Muk.

 

[aussiefarmer]

Hey Muk,

I'm up in North Queensland and I run mine flat out, sensitivity on 5 and threshold on max. I am getting a bit pissed off picking up shotgun pellets and small tacks (1mm thick and 3mm long) though. ] I have no problems picking up the target noises.
I have had a couple of times when detecting for about 3 hours when all of a sudden it sounds like the sdc has a faulty connection somewhere. Not flat batteries. Disconnected the b&z booster with twin speakers and still getting the same problem. The sdc wasn't making any back ground noise but would still go off when over a target. Turned threshold back to 1 then all the way back up and problem solved.
It was a bit disheartening not knowing if it was working properly but after repeatingly finding these small targets I still have full confidence in this little blue hoover. :Y:
Now all I have to do is put it over the top of more gold targets. ]

Cheers

Doug

Yep mine has had connection issues resolved , yet somedays i am convinced it hates me , i really do wonder if its a bad one or if the wthr and ground is just crazy. One thing this does cause is a super education on deciphering the right noises and when it runs smooth i can find gold a pan would miss :lol:

 

[Moneybox]

Got this one on the weekend.

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3149/1481530600_20161212_183553-1.jpg

We get a few of these little ones. Mrs M has worked out that if she puts a bigger one on first, perhaps a 0.2g then the little one will give a reading.
We have the same scales as this but they jump around a bit before settling on a weight. Perhaps they have worn a bit or the mechanism has dried out. I'm looking for smaller good quality set of scales for the little ones.

 

[Rockhunter62]

Good on you Muk, they sure are good at getting the little ones.

Aussiefarmer, I'll just keep using mine as is. It still detects and my season has started. I just have to keep my esky close. arty:

Cheers guys

Doug

 

[Davent]

Got this one on the weekend.

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3149/1481530600_20161212_183553-1.jpg

We get a few of these little ones. Mrs M has worked out that if she puts a bigger one on first, perhaps a 0.2g then the little one will give a reading.
We have the same scales as this but they jump around a bit before settling on a weight. Perhaps they have worn a bit or the mechanism has dried out. I'm looking for smaller good quality set of scales for the little ones.

Jaycar have some really small accurate scales, around $50 I think.

 

[Muk]

Couple of tiddlers tonight with my new blue tooth set up on sdc very happy cheers Muk.

 

[SC75]

I would need Superman type of hearing to find something that small Muk and you have 2 of them Well done :Y:

 

[Muk]

Cheers SC75 pretty decent signal on both only about 1inch down cheers Muk.

 

[Mick64]

The smallest has no weight. Found under an overhang and took at least 30 minutes to dig, or should I say scrape the little suckers out, then kept losing them

 

[MikeB05]

Today's catch of the day at Durikai (Warwick) Qld.

About 50mm below the surface.

[Not sure why this photo changed orientation or how to fix that]

Running my SDC flat out...sensitivity 5 threshold max...get used to it after a while. Also got one tiny bit of bird shot. SDC gets the samll targets but shite I would like one at a gram or better..so far my Warwick QLD bits (4) have all been under 1 gram. Oh well...keeps me busy when I can get here.