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    Coiltek Camo 14"Ceases To Work

    Hi Ian, I will have to check to see if ive still got your email address...i have some litz wire from nuggetfinder, let me know what your after and i can have a look I would really appreciate some of your wisdom as i have had a good crack at making AI and DD coild but it hasnt rubbed off as yet...
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    Coiltek Camo 14"Ceases To Work

    Hi Grubstake, Thanks. Ron
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    Coiltek Camo 14"Ceases To Work

    Hi Ian, I would really like to take what you dont need anymore..let me know what lengths i can have and how much and we will get it sorted out I had great success with making my own coax for my large mono tow coil thanks to your advice but that was a one off and it worked a treat I'm still not...
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    Coiltek Camo 14"Ceases To Work

    Hi All, All fixed....When testing the coil the only space left close to the detector i was using was on the 60l fridge we have for camping/detecting and i inadvertantly layed the coil on top of the fridge to test it.......sucked up all the signal and i got no reaction out of the coil...funny...
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    Coiltek Camo 14"Ceases To Work

    Hi Moneybox, Jees Phil you picked a good project to do this time, i hope you get a good outcome that your chasing I have similar problem building my 6m ali plate boat in that i picked someone elses problems ,stripped his rubish out and started again Very much an ongoing project for me but...
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    Coiltek Camo 14"Ceases To Work

    Hi Moneybox, Are you back from your aeroplane adventure yet!, as i already have said that i have recieved two replacement coils for my original investment i'm not sure theywill look at this as i've pulled it apart and all Cheers,Ron
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    Coiltek Camo 14"Ceases To Work

    Hi Ian, It's for use with my GPX 4000 mainly but also use it with my GPX 5000 ...and nearly spot on Grubstake!!! I'm thinking it's something to do with the small printed circuit thingy that the two coil wires and the shielding wire were connected in line with the coax wires...maybe i have...
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    Coiltek Camo 14"Ceases To Work

    My favourite coil suddenly stopped working, i thought ,i can fix this , no problem!! I am fairly sure i got no readings from my LCR meter so decided to remove a couple of inches from the coax near the plug I tugged on the wires thinking that there was a break in the wire but they wouldn't...
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    What are YOU doing right NOW

    Hi Phil, Just add a little compressed air to the mix and then you have got yourself a hot burner...Regards Ron
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    Got an odd photo?

    Hi Guys, Sorry, the photo's clarity changes with the resizing but the little bird is a baby quail A couple of years ago all the birds out at Cue in WA went on a breeding spree, we had bird nests everywhere, especially finches and budgies but you name it it was breeding Everywhere you walked...
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    Got an odd photo?

    Hi All, Here I am, Ron
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    Got an odd photo?

    Hi All, Where am I,
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    Got an odd photo?

    Hi All, Don't climb trees Ron
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    What were the old costeans use?

    Hi All, Several times now we have found "patches" and the resultant shape of the patch is in a V shape with the point of the "V" at the top of the patch Subsequent loaming didn't find any trace of fines so couldn't get to the source but we had a very good idea of where it came from With no...
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    Well..Well..Well.. A hole in the Ground

    Hi All, First of all you would need permission to extract anything and if you found anything at all would it belong to you, if you found out these things first it would make a find that much better It's a bit like detecting in WA we can't go anywhere we like it usually belongs to someone Ron
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    Would anyone like a GPX 5000? Through a detector club group buy.

    Hi All, I can get 4 of these machines at$5449 each and they won't last long at this price That's exactly how the scammers get to you, a deal too good to resist As good as your deal sounds who in the hell would part with that much money to an unknown entity Sorry but nooooooooo!!!!!!!! Ron
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    Did you know?

    Hi All, If Venus was rotating anti-clockwise you would have to stand on one side of the equator, if you stand on the other side and look to the opposite pole of Venus it would be going in a clockwise direction...correct me if I'm wrong!! Ron :cool: PS: Who said North is the top, maybe we all...
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    Today I BOUGHT

    Hi Pete, We bought a sat dish and all for this season set it up at home and got it working fine, get out bush and nothing, the max we could get on the signal was 32% Get back home after 7weeks out there and set it up and it worked, okay I must of done something wrong, next trip get out there...
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    Other Bush Nasties! Bullants, jumping jacks, bees, wasps etc.

    Hi All, Why is it then that poddy calves put in a paddock with bracken in it have been known to die from eating it Sand fly bites leave nasty welts on your skin ..rub this with roll on deodorant, I used the clear one and it takes away the itch/pain Ron
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