Recent content by Brettlimo

Thank you both. I have the Etrex 10 and traveling back today I hit reset and chose the home waypoint and I think it was correct. This a 100k road that I know well in a tactile and map orientation way. Perhaps I was not navigating to a correctly selected waypoint prior. I will go into settings...

Could you run me thru the way to navigate to a waypoint as I am not getting a good arrow or compass direction it seams to want to go north. Do I have to set for southern hemisphere and true north map up etc. When I feel I know the line of site to my target the compass point north and I feel I...

Hi guys Thanks for the info. I have been doing a few mods and will report back soon. Hey the advice is a real learning curve so I thank you very much in no way was it wasted on deaf ears. Can anyone advise the best value controler for a 250w system. I will respond to all those that helped me...

Thanks Rob I stand corrected, i thought I presented it well. The amp readings are from a mid level clamp meter on single pos wires for both panel pos and bat pos at the controler. voltage measured accros pos neg at panel controler and battery controler conections. The voltage and amps where...

Hello Can I ask for advise on the amps measured on solar positive wire at controler being a lot lower than battery positive wire at controler and different again on main battery cable pos. The system is 2 125w panels wired in series with a mppt 2o amp controler moved from its position on the...

Hi Thanks all for the advice. Iwas given an old Singer 591d300. It has nearly a lt of oil in the sump and is built into the table. It is very heavy both table and machine. It proberly should be considered industrial light duty evan with the heavy duty kit fitted. I know what you mean about going...

Hello all I would like to ask any members if they make their own Tarps or covers. I have been making tent side walls out of painters cotton canvas drop sheets and well they turned out pretty good. A trailer cover from plastic sheet, things like that. Having said that I struggle with seam...

Hi Forgot to ask what ML SD series control box is made of. Thanks Brett :o

Wow Jaros I wish my Pizza was delivered that quick. I cut and pasted it into " Metal Detectors with apology. Can delete if needed. Regards Brett

Hello Again Due to putting a post in the wrong section can I put it here Just a question please. With the concern for magnetic and micrwaves being of influence to metal detectors would non stainless screws on the box eg magnetic be a problem. Most are SS but the end cover has several of the...

Hi all Just a question please. With the concern for magnetic and micrwaves being of influence to metal detectors would non stainless screws on the box eg magnetic be a problem. Most are SS but the end cover has several of the screws that are magnetic. Look the same but are not. I assume the...

Good information PT and Reg. Thanks for your input.I will let you know Cheers Brett

Hi to everyone Had a good learning curve today with my old sd and new sdc.I read the book on the old unit and must say I had forgot it all,mostly the the tune dial with the screw driver. I had found .48 gram of gold with the sdc and that being my test gold off I went toward the mineralised...

Thanks folks.I will start my learning curv. What is an SP01 ? Brett

Hi all. As I am recent new member and have posted in the wrong section let me try again. Just wanted to say hello from south east NSW. I have been detecting for a while with little luck but thought a new SDC2300 might help on the small gold. Well it did. Can I ask members that might know for any...