lewy said:davent of topic,but i have a tdi and in Darwin if you want to compare,send me a pm,cheers
lewy said:davent of topic,but i have a tdi and in Darwin if you want to compare,send me a pm,cheers
Reg said:The question of whether the TDI Pro will be discontinued is simple. Yes, it will be discontinued if new dramatic updates are not added. Think about it, all models become obsolete by new designs and that will happen to the TDI. The original TDI model is already discontinued, so only the Pro exists now.
Just when the Pro will be discontinued will most likely be after a new and, hopefully, more versatile, replacement is in production. My guess is this means it will be quite some time away like maybe 1 1/2 to 2 years from now.
In the mean time there are a few people like many of you who want to see the TDI be improved and maintained. I suspect if this group is successful with new ideas, such an idea may happen. How do I know this??? Simple, I was asked to join. I declined. I will not sign any confidentiality agreement that can hold me liable for trying to improve an outdated design. That would be totally stupid on my part. As old as the TDI design is, the schematic is not that valuable or that much of a secret. So, why set myself up to be potentially sued.
BTW, for those of you who want to know how the TDI is basically designed, you can go to the geotech1 forum and search for GS5. A hand drawn schematic is posted there that is quite close to the TDI schematic. It is close enough to get an idea of how it works.
Do I have ideas to improve or add to the TDI to make it more versatile? Of course. For example there is already a couple of designs to increase the gain quite dramatically that would improve the depth considerably on the TDI if used for beach hunting. Now, a nugget hunter my be dismayed with this idea but keep in mind if you can increase the gain and increase the depth with some mods, then can such improvements be used on a gold machine? Of course it can. Improve some coil designs, add a second filter, and a few more tricks and use a DD type coil with the GB off. Being able to operate with the GB off can easily add 30% to 50% more depth on certain size objects. Make a few more mods to existing design and gain other improvements. And, so the list goes on.
In short, there are ways to improve the TDI series and make the detector appear new again.
Reg
davent said:Is it possible to run the tdi with gb off at the moment?
not sure i can receive pm as yet as i dont have many postsGood onya mate! Will take you up on that pm on the way.
davent said:Found a TDI oz pro, comes with a longreach coil as well, will be here by the end of next week.
Rain season not far awt, how do they perform on wet ground, or should I just wait till next dry. I have place in mind, sure its never had any detectors exept mine over it before. Ignored about 50 signals that were reading above 60% iron on my mxt. Then on the way home, dug a 1.5 gm from a similar signal!
davent said:Great, ill quit my job and get divorced when the TDI arrives!!!! Lol!
davent said:Lightning ionises the rain......we get thunder storms daily now untill march/april
davent said:Lol, its not funny, off road driving can mean leaving your car where it is for 3 months or so sometimes.....
as for digging in it, some digging is so easy, its great, but others, well you cant get a full shovel full, I use a small pick thing from bunnings and an old army entrenching tool. I reckon ive 2 or 3 weekends left. Lucky I I get a lot of time off in my job, 12hr shifts.
davent said:Found a TDI oz pro, comes with a longreach coil as well, will be here by the end of next week.
Rain season not far awt, how do they perform on wet ground, or should I just wait till next dry. I have place in mind, sure its never had any detectors exept mine over it before. Ignored about 50 signals that were reading above 60% iron on my mxt. Then on the way home, dug a 1.5 gm from a similar signal!
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