Detecting in South Africa

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1370 on: August 15, 2011, 11:19:50 am »

What about a gold pond (Kruger) china Great

Posted on: 15-08-2011, 10:18:16

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Here is the large house/hotel I was talking about Great

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1371 on: August 15, 2011, 11:22:06 am »

Well a Kruger Rand was at about 40cm but then it is a lot heavier than a Kruger Pond

Posted on: August 15, 2011, 06:20:10 PM

Hey this place looks good to bad about all the grass don't you think that a fire would be in order LOL

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1372 on: August 15, 2011, 11:38:44 am »

What I do like is that terrace with the palm trees.... It is like a main front garden / lawn and should hold some good coins

and the grass looks like it can be managed Great

Anyway.. it is between there and the gold.... if the gold is deep then I will need you to find it Great

It will also be the first time with the Ace looking for the gold Idea

hard choice Wise

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1373 on: August 15, 2011, 01:21:40 pm »

Well it's your choice mate I'm just tagging along LOL no mater where you go I'm going to be picking up the gold anyway So I'm happy if your happy LOL

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1374 on: August 15, 2011, 02:23:23 pm »

Hey X, I will decide closer to the time Great

whichever we do will be great fun.

Here is the valve for the x-ray machine that I promised you....

Posted on: 15-08-2011, 14:12:48

Check out my computer museum I have just added to my website Great

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1375 on: August 17, 2011, 01:45:14 pm »

You guys are nuts...... No no!

I hope you guys are packing when you go to sites like this Fight

! Maybe a good idea to not wear headphones for this one. You want to hear what's going on around you.
By the way I was just kidding about the gold coins here......they actually turned out to be pull tabs. Mad

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Looks like a good site though, would have loved to join you..........I'll be in Durban next week for a build. No time to hit the beaches though, only have one day to build the stand.
I have been at the CTICC for the last 3 days building the same stand!

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1376 on: August 17, 2011, 03:13:48 pm »

Last time I owned a firearm I was in the army (1979) Great

I never use headphones as they frigging hurt my ears.... I like to be able to see and hear what is going on around me Shocked

With x's machine, we should find lots of gold coins Kiss

I will share them with him if he finds some, I am not greedy Hello

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1377 on: August 17, 2011, 10:45:55 pm »

Pgill, I see you are happy with the ACE 250. I did extensive ground testing with mine to compare it to the Fisher 75 when I got it. I paid $1000 for the extra 7.5 cm of depth when I bought the Fisher. (U.S. 1 oz silver coin 23 CM with the F75 and 15 cm with the ACE) I believe the ACE actually has a better discrimination program than the F75. The U.S. nickel (5 Cent coin)rings just like a pull tab 99% of the time with the Fisher, The ACE identifies the nickel as a nickel over half the time. Needless to say I've been digging lots more pull tabs since I got the Fisher and fewer nickels. Also on the high end. The U.S. 25 cent piece isn't very well distinguished from larger trash by the Fisher while the ACE has no problem distinguishing a dime from a quarter from a larger piece of trash most of the time. Part of it may be because I havn't used the Fisher that much. I used the ACE for over a year and I learned it well.

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Pgill, Went to your Computer history web site. Intersting. That is an old valve. I believe the IBM univac used the 6sn7. dual triode for switching. I came across this bit of information from a technician I worked with a few years ago. He said he was a 'valve changer' who worked on the original univac.... Not too long ago I went to a wrecking yard to get a part for my truck. What did I see? Big Blue right by the main gate. Probably a early eighties model, Its guts spilling out on the Texas prairie. Complete with two of those 12 inch 4 high hard drives. Gambol

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1378 on: August 17, 2011, 11:01:14 pm »

Hi Gambol,

I am very blessed with the Ace 250 Great

my only gripe is the difficulty with learning pinpointing Thumbs Down

I am getting there, but my holes are still too big for my liking. My Tesoro pinpoints exactly with no problems. In fact with the Tesoro I never used a pinpointer, now with the Ace I find it is a must to have the pinpointer in my hand Angry

I detected around my small garden last Sunday afternoon (15 min hunt :

) I got a signal which tuned out to be a very rusty pin at around 5". I was impressed as it was badly corroded, the signal was very iffy, but it found it. I have dug holes that I still have not found the contents off, but the detector still detects something, and in one tiny spot, so not mineral. I definitely recommend the Ace 250, umm, wonder what the 350 is like Idea

As for the computer museum, the Eniac computer had over 15000 valves in it, and took over a complete floor of a warehouse. The amazing thing with the Eniac is that it never completed a computation, this was due to valves burning out before it could complete the computation. But they knew it would do great things Wise

The valve changers, pushed trolleys around that were full of new valves, and would go from blown valve to blown valve, wow what a job Teach

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1379 on: August 18, 2011, 12:33:31 am »

woah awesome find there Pgill Grin

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Gambol you are 100% right there.....you need to learn that F75 HEHEHEHE! Undecided

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