Anyone use old Whites?

whitewill_1 · Jan 5, 2013

I just ordered a coinmaster5000/d geb. I dont kmow alot about these old machines. Ive never used one. I think I will like it though. If anyone has any tips or info from their own experience I would really appreciate it.

digging440yrs · Jan 5, 2013

MY WHITES SILVER EAGLE IS A 1991 AND STILL WORKS GREAT--- :thumbsup:

Giant056 · Jan 5, 2013

The 5000D GEB was my first good detector that was the culprit that got me really going in this hobby. I had only one detector prior to this and that was back in the 70's, it was a BFO and I think that I only found maybe 3 coins with it. The 5000D however was a different story, I found many great finds with this detector, I got my first large cent with, first diamond ring and the list goes on. It's not the kind of detector you're going to hunt dirt piles with. They were nick named ground scrubbers cause you really had to keep them flat on the ground to find the deeper stuff. They would truly discriminate out iron, once you got proficient with one of these you would never again have to dig a nail. They are a non motion detector and completely different from the newer motion detectors. I still have mine but you can't read anything on the case where the numbers/letters got rubbed off from extensive use but it still works

whitewill_1 · Jan 5, 2013

Giant056 said:
The 5000D GEB was my first good detector that was the culprit that got me really going in this hobby. I had only one detector prior to this and that was back in the 70's, it was a BFO and I think that I only found maybe 3 coins with it. The 5000D however was a different story, I found many great finds with this detector, I got my first large cent with, first diamond ring and the list goes on. It's not the kind of detector you're going to hunt dirt piles with. They were nick named ground scrubbers cause you really had to keep them flat on the ground to find the deeper stuff. They would truly discriminate out iron, once you got proficient with one of these you would never again have to dig a nail. They are a non motion detector and completely different from the newer motion detectors. I still have mine but you can't read anything on the case where the numbers/letters got rubbed off from extensive use but it still works

Sounds good. How deep would you say it finds coins? Will 9v batteries work?

RobRieman · Jan 6, 2013

whitewill_1 said:
Sounds good. How deep would you say it finds coins? Will 9v batteries work?

I had a 5000/D in the 80's. It will find coins at 5 inches or so if soil is ok. The disc does work very well. Get you an 8 AA battery holder from Radio Shack for about $3. That's what they came with. You can use a 9v, although the voltage is too low it will work, I have used them in a pinch when it was all I had available.

whitewill_1 · Jan 6, 2013

RobRieman said:
I had a 5000/D in the 80's. It will find coins at 5 inches or so if soil is ok. The disc does work very well. Get you an 8 AA battery holder from Radio Shack for about $3. That's what they came with. You can use a 9v, although the voltage is too low it will work, I have used them in a pinch when it was all I had available.

This one has 2 9v connecters. Looks like maybe it was modified. Would 18 volts hurt it?

RobRieman · Jan 7, 2013

whitewill_1 said:
This one has 2 9v connecters. Looks like maybe it was modified. Would 18 volts hurt it?

It is only rated for 12v, check to see if they wired them in parallel or series. They most likely are running 9v in parallel for some extra time. 18v would be way to high in my opinion. If they are in parallel you can just use one of the connectors with your 8AA pack and tape off the other one.

whitewill_1 · Jan 7, 2013

RobRieman said:
It is only rated for 12v, check to see if they wired them in parallel or series. They most likely are running 9v in parallel for some extra time. 18v would be way to high in my opinion. If they are in parallel you can just use one of the connectors with your 8AA pack and tape off the other one.

Thanks. Looks like parallel

coketab · Jan 8, 2013

I have the 5000/d I love it. It never lets me down and it got me buying a modern machine because I'm really hooked now.

visualco2 · Jan 22, 2013

I'm using a Whites 6000/Di series 2, and after 15yrs. of it being in the closet, I put a new set of batteries in and it still works like the day I bought it. Yesterday My Family and I went detecting with it and found a few things (trash) ,But we had a lot of fun.