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Detecting in South Africa

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #3190 on: August 08, 2012, 12:19:12 pm »

OK so now for the latest events I got the parcel at 13h00 then at 17h00 started to get all the stuff that I needed to put it all together and at 18h40 I was testing it with a coil from one of my PI detectors (wrong coil but so what good enough for testing) and it works no problem only thing that I still need to figure out is how to connect the uA meter to it I figured out the battery test.

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #3191 on: August 08, 2012, 12:20:55 pm »

Dang, Xavier, you sound like a kid at Christmas (or my wife with a loaf of still warm fresh baked bread)

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #3192 on: August 08, 2012, 12:29:56 pm »

I know I'll never grow up life's to damn short. I have a small amp that I use on all my detectors goes from 20 gain to 200 gain I will put it on this detector as we do not use head phones in SA

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #3193 on: August 08, 2012, 12:43:35 pm »

So I did good with all those Price Tags and lables?

Just us the Audio to drive the Meter.

Limiting R and all should work well.

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Posted on: August 08, 2012, 12:35:41 PM

This should get you in the Cricket Park.

The surf pi is quite forgiving in its coil specs. I have tried everything from 20 to 30 turns between 8 and 10 inches.

I have now settled on:
21 turns
0.4 mm enamelled copper magnet wire
9.75 inches
Mylar shield

Using:
IRF9460
390 ohm damping

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #3194 on: August 08, 2012, 12:44:51 pm »

Just like a kid in a candy shop, eh Xavier? Or was that like a bull in a china shop?? Uh... um... I forget... .

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #3195 on: August 08, 2012, 01:01:35 pm »

Was easy with them labels. All I had to do was get all the stuff together. Tomorrow I'll put it in a box and make a shaft up for it then I'll have to go to my supplier and get some 0.4mm magnet wire for the coil.

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Just us the Audio to drive the Meter.

Good plan I hadn't thought of doing that.

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Just like a kid in a candy shop, eh Xavier? Or was that like a bull in a china shop?? Uh... um... I forget... .

I'm always like a kid in a china.... I mean candy shop except when I get mad then I'm like a bull in a candy..... I mean china shop (will I ever get this right LOL )
When the detector is finished I'll let one of my guys use it to go detecting with us (I want to start a small detecting club) will you believe that this guy (Black) has a university entrance diploma but dose not know what is the capital of the UK any ways to cut a long story short I'm Planing to start a school too (small)

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #3196 on: August 08, 2012, 01:09:33 pm »

Cool beans, I knew it was a good board.

Have fun and make it truck.

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #3197 on: August 08, 2012, 01:46:30 pm »

Will do mate. I'll have it in the field in just a few days.

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #3198 on: August 08, 2012, 02:02:44 pm »

I told you it will arrive Great

the PO is crap in this country, so everything takes time, and they were on strike for a couple of Months No no!

I guess the other one will also arrive before the end of the year Laughing

Buddy have that detector ready by Saturday Shocked

you may find more coins then Welcome

But I guess I will bring my spare in case you need it Funny

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #3199 on: August 08, 2012, 03:21:01 pm »

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I guess the other one will also arrive before the end of the year Laughing

I think that I'm starting to take a dislike to your sense of humour dear FRIEND

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