Featherdfishead
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- Apr 4, 2014
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- Detector(s) used
- Primarily Minelab SDC 2300
and Gold Bug Pro with NEL Sharpshooter, Grey Ghost Phones, an EzSluice, a good Pan, various Diggn Tools, and a Good'Ol Dog or Two
- Primary Interest:
- Prospecting
I have been experiencing very strange luck. A few weeks back my brand new Gold Bug Pro 5" coil cracked along the side wall and went bad when it filled with water after only a month of use. Sent my coil off to Fisher, *****ed about it to the world here, scrounged some money and bought a NEL Sharpshooter (cheaper than fishers 5x10 GB coil by $50 and well loved and made according to reviews) NEL coil arrived Thursday evening, went out yesterday with it and a short time after firing up my machine I noticed I was getting false signals, what the hell! I thought. Shook around machine with no effect, HMMM, wiggled cable connection to coil- iron hits- Oh NO!!! The connection is shorting. Brand New Out of the Box Coil Defective. Damb - Contacting Gold Diggers Metal Detectors the NEL USA reps today. See what happens - I don't feel I should pay for the return shipping.
As it goes in life, I got over my bad coil and continued on my journey and located a section of tertiary river channel lying across bedrock at the very fringes of an enormous old hydro pit. This section was left due to at least four ditches all converging around the bend the bedrock creates on the hill slope above. Also located a second old channel left due to the same thing on my land lords property just before the sun went down last night. Yet to sample but will be when I get the time, looks great, lower levels cemented, just above this layer very rusted exposures, big rocks setting on bedrock and ground pounded crevasses. Then Arriveing home I find that my Fisher coil arrived - brand new and ready to go- hooked her up and no problems- hell yea!
Bad Luck with the coils - Good luck with the locating of the tertiary channel remnants
Life's Mysterious Journey - Always entertaining
Very busy, likely only one day out in the next 3 weeks but high hopes for the old channels and the gold waiting for my GBP to find it.
Happy Days - Happy Hunting!
AjR
As it goes in life, I got over my bad coil and continued on my journey and located a section of tertiary river channel lying across bedrock at the very fringes of an enormous old hydro pit. This section was left due to at least four ditches all converging around the bend the bedrock creates on the hill slope above. Also located a second old channel left due to the same thing on my land lords property just before the sun went down last night. Yet to sample but will be when I get the time, looks great, lower levels cemented, just above this layer very rusted exposures, big rocks setting on bedrock and ground pounded crevasses. Then Arriveing home I find that my Fisher coil arrived - brand new and ready to go- hooked her up and no problems- hell yea!
Bad Luck with the coils - Good luck with the locating of the tertiary channel remnants
Life's Mysterious Journey - Always entertaining
Very busy, likely only one day out in the next 3 weeks but high hopes for the old channels and the gold waiting for my GBP to find it.
Happy Days - Happy Hunting!
AjR
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