Why your detector wont work at salt water beaches.

Sandman

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worldtalker

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Re: Why your detector won't work at salt water beaches.

Dennis,Thank you for the indepth article,clears up a lot for me!!!I'll use it in PuertoRico next month!! God Bless Chris
 

Lorrain.

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Re: Why your detector won't work at salt water beaches.

Sandman, thank you for posting this excellent, clearly written article.

Lorraine
 

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Sandman

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Re: Why your detector won't work at salt water beaches.

;D Thanks Lorraine....The guys are still looking up the big words. :laughing7:
 

stevemc

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Re: Why your detector won't work at salt water beaches.

Very good article. If anyone didnt know Eric Foster is an expert in the workings of metal detectors, and probably the worlds best expert in pulse induction detectors - PIs, and builds and designs some of the best ones.
 

EZrider

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Re: Why your detector won't work at salt water beaches.

I hear though the grapevine that Eric prefers a CZ-20/21 for beach hunting.
 

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Re: Why your detector won't work at salt water beaches.

Excellent post Sandman...Eric, One of the Old Masters for sure...



EZ
I hear though the grapevine that Eric prefers a CZ-20/21 for beach hunting.

Got this from one of Eric's close friends...
You get the chance, test a Fisher CZ, and turn the audio boost all the way up.
Eric Foster hunts at the beach and inland with a CZ20. Have you tried any noise canceling headphones? I wonder if what I am thinking about even exist, Noise is 90 degrees out of phase with sound, so getting rid of ground noise or electrical interference would open up a whole new world for you.
{ What I'm talking about is a passive filter-like the rumble filter used on turntables in stereos.}
Talk to Prospector Al who is building a DISCRIMINATING P.I. [I'll send his address]
PS: You do know the ML P.I. units are poorly made reverse engineered copies of some of Eric's older designs.
 

s.c.shooter

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Re: Why your detector won't work at salt water beaches.

Great info.Sandman!Thanks
 

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Re: Why your detector won't work at salt water beaches.

Thanks for the article I Bookmarked it to refer to Later!!! Chug
 

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Re: Why your detector won't work at salt water beaches.

Great link! I'm going to need some time to read through all of that. :icon_thumleft:
 

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Re: Why your detector won't work at salt water beaches.

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