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  1. Pedro the Gold

    WTB Entry Detector

    PM sent - have an SD 2000 just on the market - not offered elsewhere, at this stage.
  2. Pedro the Gold

    DEEP CYCLE BATTERIES and BUSH POWER

    Heads-Up : Good point there, will activate appropriate countermeasures to prevent that !!
  3. Pedro the Gold

    DEEP CYCLE BATTERIES and BUSH POWER

    An update on my above posts re: Solar Panel mal-function on my Troopy High-top BushMaster..... Thanks to Condor/others : yep, the panel was u/s .... as you commented. Original panel on the Troopy High-top was 190 watts, has now been replaced by a 200 watt unit which is currently out-putting...
  4. Pedro the Gold

    DEEP CYCLE BATTERIES and BUSH POWER

    AND : Projecta IC1216 12v 7-Stage Battery Charger Review By Dean Bielanowski When it comes to the use and maintenance of 12v batteries, a good quality, functional battery charger is equally as important as the quality of the battery itself! You might have the best 12v battery on the planet...
  5. Pedro the Gold

    DEEP CYCLE BATTERIES and BUSH POWER

    Lets try this'n ?? http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com/genreviews/reviews/ProjectaIC1216/projecta1.jpg
  6. Pedro the Gold

    DEEP CYCLE BATTERIES and BUSH POWER

    Nope - they din work either !
  7. Pedro the Gold

    DEEP CYCLE BATTERIES and BUSH POWER

    Try this one ? http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com/gen...ectaIC1216.htm http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com/gen...ectaIC1216.htm
  8. Pedro the Gold

    DEEP CYCLE BATTERIES and BUSH POWER

    Thanks for the very prompt responses . I'm pretty sure you have 'pegged' it correctly ...... as a faulty Panel or wiring problem. I will thusly bite the mullet and remove the panel, either way. The isolator between Bat 1 & Bat 2 Yep, understand that. BUT : I have a cunning plan in place -...
  9. Pedro the Gold

    DEEP CYCLE BATTERIES and BUSH POWER

    And the rest !!
  10. Pedro the Gold

    DEEP CYCLE BATTERIES and BUSH POWER

    Bummer - after all that - forgot to attach the bloody pix ..... my bad :o :o
  11. Pedro the Gold

    DEEP CYCLE BATTERIES and BUSH POWER

    Many thanks Redfin and Condor Tooty-too .... apologies for the tardy reply - needed to make sure of my facts first, ay !! Unfortunately, previous owner has loooong gone .... probably in The Bahamas now [these vehicles currently rent out at $200+ per day !!] I do have a recollection from...
  12. Pedro the Gold

    DEEP CYCLE BATTERIES and BUSH POWER

    Solar Panel Query [yet again!] : Have recently purchased a 1996 High-top Troopy [ex rental obviously] with what appears to be a larger residential type single solar panel permanently mounted on the roof. Without actually demounting the panel [ a major job!] I cannot access the info. label on...
  13. Pedro the Gold

    Cape York

    Forgot to add .... use Google Earth to get a proper perspective .................
  14. Pedro the Gold

    Cape York

    No problem Rob .... my response was primarily to Qlden's enquiry ................ For you [and Qlden?]: If you take the FIRST LEFT turn once through the crossing and then KEEP LEFT .... this follows the RIGHT bank of the Wenlock, albeit on the high side of the river - there are many great...
  15. Pedro the Gold

    Cape York

    BUT - don't try it with a caravan .......... Camper Trailer or truck 'n tent is best !
  16. Pedro the Gold

    Cape York

    Wenlock/Batavia Goldfields ........... My first gold stompin' grounds from back in my Weipa days . Yes, you can 'free camp' there ......... and they are relatively easy to access. After you cross the Archer River, (Stop for an Archer Burgher there, they're quite famous - and filling !) turn...
  17. Pedro the Gold

    Show us ya nuggs.

    'ere ya go, Chewy ..... gorge yourself on these ..... This'n is 721 gms Specimen found S of Charters Towers This'n is 435 gms found N of Mt. Isa This where it came from, now occupied by my trusty Beagle Arreau !! A cool hole ?? This is part of the end result from the above nuggy !1 Long...
  18. Pedro the Gold

    Snakes & Prospecting Safety

    Brief Google shows : ******************************************* Habitat and distribution The common death adder occurs from the Gulf region of the Northern Territory across to central and eastern Queensland and New South Wales, and through to the southern parts of South Australia and Western...
  19. Pedro the Gold

    New .... from the Sunshine Coast.

    Hi ........ My name IS Pedro, 75 years young and still actively prospecting - when I can ! Am a relative newchum as have only been prospecting/detecting for a few years, about seven yearsif I remember correctly. Mostly the first four years or so, from Weipa FNQ, the last two years from the...
  20. Pedro the Gold

    Gold and Ghosts

    Hi all ..... Just noticed this thread in my nightly browsing : I currently have Volume 4 of David de Havelland's book for sale. It has not yet been advertised anywhere as this is just a 'spur of the moment' decision. It is in great condition, hard cover, NO missing, torn or dirty pages, some...
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