What Didnt go wrong Today ?

jeff of pa · Jul 19, 2009

What Didn't go wrong Today ?

Email'd DKinPA this morning
To Meet me at Klingerstown Park.
The carnival ended Saturday So
I Figured we could Do the Parking lot area while
the Carnies Etc. were Packin up for the Year.

Got 2/3 of the way there & Get a call
from him. Cannons in the Parking area
& People all over. Must have had a re-enactment,
So I Decided we would
Either go to a One room school house or
Gratz Fairgrounds. sent DK To check the School For
Mowed Grass while I Caught up & would meet him
By the fairgrounds.

By the time I Got to the Fairgrounds I see there is
some type of tractor show there so that's out.

DK Pulls in says the school yard's
Mowed but the place we need to ask Permission
is closed, so we decide on
My old standby site.

Get there & 2 Family reunions going on there,
So we drive to the Back Corner
where we are out of their View & I Turn
My detector on & my Recharble is dead.
So I Replace it with my Backup,
which lasted about 2 Hours.

My finds

39 Cents Gas Rebate

Unknown.
Thought it was Packed with Dirt But
had Cloth in it.
Whole thing is Slightly smaller then
a Money Clip.

Also Unknown. Plug

there are No holes in this anywhere

a 1944 Wheat

and a Money Clip.

Unfortunately the Loser
Didn't remember to Leave their 20's in it.

lonewolfe · Jul 20, 2009

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LoL = sounds like my kinda luck Jeff!

Neat finds though

HH

jeff of pa · Jul 20, 2009

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Thanks All !

Second Battery is on the charger

one lasts about 9 hours the other about 2
with full charges. it's rare the good one
dies when I turn it on

Hopefully it stays Rare :tongue3:

silverfox41 · Jul 20, 2009

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dang i feel for ya my brother. lol. i have had those day's too but it seem's to all work out in the end. i have to go in for surgery on my neck they are going to put a cadabra bone in my neck and fuse it with a metal plate and screw's. it is keeping me from metal detecting so i figure i might as well get it over and done with. i like detecting too much to let it keep me down lol. i am so glade that we have this forum here it keeps me busy as i cant detect right now. have fun and good luck. "god bless"
ben.

jeff of pa · Jul 20, 2009

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silverfox41 said:
dang i feel for ya my brother. lol. i have had those day's too but it seem's to all work out in the end. i have to go in for surgery on my neck they are going to put a cadabra bone in my neck and fuse it with a metal plate and screw's. it is keeping me from metal detecting so i figure i might as well get it over and done with. i like detecting too much to let it keep me down lol. i am so glade that we have this forum here it keeps me busy as i cant detect right now. have fun and good luck. "god bless"
ben.

WOW !

Good Luck Ben on a quick Recovery !

diamondjim · Jul 20, 2009

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Don't know what sort of battery pack mine lab has, but I switched out IDX to run on dry cells. I know, it's more expensive, not all that environmentally friendly and all that, but it keeps me hunting. Well, at least I don't have days canceled due to battery issues. The rechargeables were either dead, half dead or nearly dead due to long term use or because I forgot to plug them in or didn't have enough time in between hunts. Over time even top brand NiMH's grew unstable, I began to worry I was wasting time in the field with questionable bats or had outright power failures. Now I use top brand dry cells from the first run stores...not old ones that find their way into the dollar store... The cost is justified because in my mind I feel confident I'm getting the right amount of reliable power to the machine, so if I still don't find anything it's due to me being in the wrong place, wrong state of mind or maybe just drunk again :-)

As for the busy season in all your sites...well, there IS a silver lining in that...wonder if any of those folks dropped any of their diamond wedding bands?

There will be better days ahead :-)

jeff of pa · Jul 20, 2009

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environmentally friendly Is the last thing I worry about

the environment takes care of itself.

But Regular Batteries Require I Duct Tape
the Battery Compartment door on to run them.
The Adapters are Longer then the Recharbles
on the XS 2 Pro.

and cost Prohibitive in my opinion.

I Spilled a soda in my gold pan
and the One rechargable, happend
to be in it.
My Guess that didn't help

I try not to Charge either till it Needs
it in order to Prevent Memory Problems,
but I'd say they are Both about 5 years old.

Yes summer Weekends Replenish my
Old sites. There are always Family reunions,
Carnivals, Church Picnics, Etc. going on
from May through September around here.

silverfox41 · Jul 20, 2009

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thank you jeff,i just cant wait to get out detecting agine.i still have that treasure hunting bug after all these years lol.it is a fun hobby.

diamondjim · Jul 21, 2009

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jeff of pa said:
environmentally friendly Is the last thing I worry about
the environment takes care of itself.

But Regular Batteries Require I Duct Tape
the Battery Compartment door on to run them.
The Adapters are Longer then the Recharbles
on the XS 2 Pro.

and cost Prohibitive in my opinion.

I Spilled a soda in my gold pan
and the One rechargable, happend
to be in it.
My Guess that didn't help

I try not to Charge either till it Needs
it in order to Prevent Memory Problems,
but I'd say they are Both about 5 years old.

Yes summer Weekends Replenish my
Old sites. There are always Family reunions,
Carnivals, Church Picnics, Etc. going on
from May through September around here.

Maybe it's run time...I get quite a few hunts in before needing new bats, making it less expensive. Yeah the soda didn't do wonders for your battery either. But in any case it sounds to me like a hardware issue that needs to be fixed...like order new ones, 5 years old is antique for rechargable! Last thing you want you there is a power failure, that really wrecks the day.