wjbell Posted January 9, 2012 Report Posted January 9, 2012 My first nug with the 3000! Right at 1/2 gram. Heard it at 4-5 inches with the stock 11 DD. With this good California weather we're having (was at least 60-65 deg today) I'm going to have to get out as much as I can...
matt Posted January 9, 2012 Report Posted January 9, 2012 Real nice! The 3000 is a heck of a detector, glad your getting to know it so quickly.
beepinpete_WA Posted January 9, 2012 Report Posted January 9, 2012 Well done bud, i bet the handle mod made for a more pleasurable hunt also.Nice solid little chunk that one. Pete
wjbell Posted January 9, 2012 Author Report Posted January 9, 2012 Thanks Matt and Pete! Yeah, the button is a huge improvement. I like running in fixed so just hold and balance anytime is nice.
matt Posted January 9, 2012 Report Posted January 9, 2012 I run in fixed exclusively. It is good to ground balance frequently, even if your machine is running smooth toyour ears. Every time I run over a screaming target, I ground balance (something you would do if runningin tracking mode) just to remind myself to do it. Now it is just habit for me and I push the button and balancethe detector frequently, especially if there is a threshold disturbance. Swing the the side of the disturbance,balance and swing back over the suspect target. Hope it is still there.
wjbell Posted January 9, 2012 Author Report Posted January 9, 2012 I run in fixed exclusively. It is good to ground balance frequently, even if your machine is running smooth toyour ears. Every time I run over a screaming target, I ground balance (something you would do if runningin tracking mode) just to remind myself to do it. Now it is just habit for me and I push the button and balancethe detector frequently, especially if there is a threshold disturbance. Swing the the side of the disturbance,balance and swing back over the suspect target. Hope it is still there.Yeah, ever since the GMT, I loved the "grab" button but hated the auto tracking. Always ran it it in fixed with the grab button for changes. Auto tracking seems to get out of whack and confuse the detector. One second it's a target and the next, who knows... Did it GB to the target? Too many variables, don't we have enough already?Like you said, manual GB so nothing changes until you want/need it to change.
dutch john Posted January 9, 2012 Report Posted January 9, 2012 Hey... Good for you... It looks like all of you are "rock'n." Great information. I'm impressed. "Grab" and no over-tracking out a small low conductive target... Those that saw Doug Stone's video on the Minelab 2100d and used this trick were successful...
Ron (CA) Posted January 9, 2012 Report Posted January 9, 2012 WTG Warren-- Congrats on the nuggie!!Nice chatting with you yesterday and hope to see you again soon!! Best of Luck and that 3000 is dialed in now!!Ron
wjbell Posted January 10, 2012 Author Report Posted January 10, 2012 Thanks guys and thanks Ron. Oh yeah, I'm going to have to get back there see what I can come up with. Cool bunch of guys.
Miner49 Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 It was nice seeing you again Warren, nice work on that 3000 button conversion.Charlie
explorer1 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Posted January 12, 2012 WJ, Congrats on breaking in your 3000. I have the same detector with stock coil. I also did the Radio Shack thing , works great! Question for anyone, I thought my stock 11" coil was a DD. When I brought my detector into a prospecting supply shop in Prescott Valley, the guy stated it was a Mono coil. That Minelab sold them with the detectors. But my coil has the exact same markings as WJ's. Can anyone shed some light on this. Confused?
beepinpete_WA Posted January 12, 2012 Report Posted January 12, 2012 WJ, Congrats on breaking in your 3000. I have the same detector with stock coil. I also did the Radio Shack thing , works great! Question for anyone, I thought my stock 11" coil was a DD. When I brought my detector into a prospecting supply shop in Prescott Valley, the guy stated it was a Mono coil. That Minelab sold them with the detectors. But my coil has the exact same markings as WJ's. Can anyone shed some light on this. Confused?To easily test any coil to find out whether its a DD or MonoPlug in the coil and select cancel on the front panel, turn the detector on and wave a small over it at 6"if the coil responds loudly it is a DD, if there is hardly no response until you practically rub the coin on the coilthen it is a Mono, this happens because Mono coils cant be run in cancel mode without losing 95% of there target response.Pete
explorer1 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Posted January 12, 2012 To easily test any coil to find out whether its a DD or MonoPlug in the coil and select cancel on the front panel, turn the detector on and wave a small over it at 6"if the coil responds loudly it is a DD, if there is hardly no response until you practically rub the coin on the coilthen it is a Mono, this happens because Mono coils cant be run in cancel mode without losing 95% of there target response.PeteThanks Pete, that's useful info for everyone.Have a Good day,Jim
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