That's pretty cool. One of these just came up for sale here locally, If I can get it for just a few bucks I may try this just for a fun little project. Thanks for Posting!...
Well hi"down under" he he.. yhaa its going to work great for you,, the only thing is that it uses a bite more power,,, but with all the gold nuggets your going to find sould not be a issue for you hahah... good luck buddy
Hi I have done the mod as you have detailed. I have noticed that in pinpointer mode the outer coil does not work meaning I have reduced the size of the coil from 8.5” to 5”when in pinpoint mode, out of pinpoint it functions as a 8.5” coil. This is a slow response detector and I have tendency to sweep to quickly and find that by the time I get a signal in normal mode I can be well past the target, in pinpoint mode I can usually find the target easily identify the spot , flick the switch to see what it is and decide if to dig. In pinpoint mode I get less false signals It is a bit like using a bounty hunter tk4 with a 4” coil I would recommend this mod. Looking at RUclips I find a number of circuit mods and pot adjustments have also been done sadly all in foreign languages, I would like to try adjusting the pots to see if any improvements can be made, has any been done in English? Thanks Bg
Hi John.. thanks and yes,, we went out to test it just for and half an hour,, and damn daddy is digging everything up now,, nails, pull taps,, and my god there is a lot of them,,, maybe i have to install a secret button,,so i can turn it off with him not knowing it,, because he is killing me,,, " dad dig here and here and here and here.... But who am i kidding,,i'm loving every part of it,,, he he
Lol, that's great to hear. You didn't think of the part that now he is going to find more and you will be the one digging them all up :) Still a great way to spend time with your son. Wish I would have had my detectors when my daughter was growing up. You can bet she would have been out there with me detecting. Have fun and Good Luck and Happy Hunting to you and your son on the next adventure :) John
My comment is 6 years late but... I bought one of these detectors. The recover rate in standard mode is so slow it's useless. Pinpoint mode works - for a few seconds, but mine is unstable and eventually the tone comes on ALL the time after a few seconds if the button is held down. Other than making all the 4 internal pots external with knobs, this thing is useless. I ended up throwing his thing in the cupboard and buying a minelab, which actually works. Some cheapies might be okay, but not this one. I rate it 1 out of 10.
muy buen video, tengo uno de esos y no sabia como dejar activado el pinpointer en forma permanente, ya que da muchas señales falsas al no tener presionado el PP, gracias me sirvio mucho.
Ahh que es ajustar el pinpointer si empieza a hacer ruido cuando se sostiene la bobina de detecor en el aire sin objetivo .... Utilice ese video si tiene el mismo problema ,,, Pero no lo haga si el detector está funcionando bien en el modo puntual ..: 0)
hello I'm new to this and I was just wondering wot is the difference between pressing the button on the detector than to wot u have pit on I'm a little confused
Digging Deeper ok thanks for the reply but does the button not do the same thing or is it mor to make sure it's in pin point for the kid I'm just new to this and am quite interested
no problem friend and yes it for the kid to be able to locate things easier then making fake signals with the detector because he hits the ground some time with it,,, actually if his hands just could keep the pinpoint button inside all the time while detecting, the result would be the same,,, its because when he swings the coil he hits the ground and the detectors things its a signal and the kid to,, but with the pinpointer down it will not make fake signals only bip when something is there :0)
Digging Deeper thanks again for the reply I think I understand now I take it the pin pointer button on the detector is not a switch it can only be used wen held in or am I wrong I don't have one of those so I'm in sure about the functions but looks to be a good little detector for the price for some fun with the kids and with the mod u have made makes it much better by the sounds of it I think I might give it a go and get one of those thanks again
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I really liked your modification. I will modify mine too. Thks for sharing
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hahahahah great that it works :0)
That's pretty cool. One of these just came up for sale here locally, If I can get it for just a few bucks I may try this just for a fun little project.
Thanks for Posting!...
Mate I:v just got one from China FOR $ 100 and im going to do this conversion on it cheers From Australia
Well hi"down under" he he.. yhaa its going to work great for you,, the only thing is that it uses a bite more power,,, but with all the gold nuggets your going to find sould not be a issue for you hahah... good luck buddy
Hi I have done the mod as you have detailed.
I have noticed that in pinpointer mode the outer coil does not work meaning I have reduced the size of the coil from 8.5” to 5”when in pinpoint mode, out of pinpoint it functions as a 8.5” coil.
This is a slow response detector and I have tendency to sweep to quickly and find that by the time I get a signal in normal mode I can be well past the target, in pinpoint mode I can usually find the target easily identify the spot , flick the switch to see what it is and decide if to dig.
In pinpoint mode I get less false signals
It is a bit like using a bounty hunter tk4 with a 4” coil
I would recommend this mod.
Looking at RUclips I find a number of circuit mods and pot adjustments have also been done sadly all in foreign languages, I would like to try adjusting the pots to see if any improvements can be made, has any been done in English?
Thanks Bg
great idea,thank you ,i will do the same ,👍👍👍
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Thats a great idea. I hope your son now has even more fun out there digging!
Great job :)
Happy Hunting
John
Hi John.. thanks and yes,, we went out to test it just for and half an hour,, and damn daddy is digging everything up now,, nails, pull taps,, and my god there is a lot of them,,, maybe i have to install a secret button,,so i can turn it off with him not knowing it,, because he is killing me,,, " dad dig here and here and here and here.... But who am i kidding,,i'm loving every part of it,,, he he
Lol, that's great to hear. You didn't think of the part that now he is going to find more and you will be the one digging them all up :) Still a great way to spend time with your son. Wish I would have had my detectors when my daughter was growing up. You can bet she would have been out there with me detecting.
Have fun and Good Luck and Happy Hunting to you and your son on the next adventure :)
John
Thanks John
And you bet i will... :0)
All the best
Sini
For kids? Doesn't it detect gold in the field?
hi digger could you say the depth on a say a ring in mild soil in the pinpoint mode
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My comment is 6 years late but... I bought one of these detectors. The recover rate in standard mode is so slow it's useless. Pinpoint mode works - for a few seconds, but mine is unstable and eventually the tone comes on ALL the time after a few seconds if the button is held down. Other than making all the 4 internal pots external with knobs, this thing is useless. I ended up throwing his thing in the cupboard and buying a minelab, which actually works. Some cheapies might be okay, but not this one. I rate it 1 out of 10.
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muy buen video, tengo uno de esos y no sabia como dejar activado el pinpointer en forma permanente, ya que da muchas señales falsas al no tener presionado el PP, gracias me sirvio mucho.
De nada mi amigo. Alegro que te gustara el video
has visto un video en donde tambien arreglan un md 3010, pero le mueven las resistencias R3 y R4, para que sirve ese ajuste?
Ahh que es ajustar el pinpointer si empieza a hacer ruido cuando se sostiene la bobina de detecor en el aire sin objetivo ....
Utilice ese video si tiene el mismo problema ,,, Pero no lo haga si el detector está funcionando bien en el modo puntual ..: 0)
Digging Deeper ahhh yo pense que era para darle mas sensibilidad y ya lo hice, aunque no he notado que le haya pasado nada malo, gracias otra vez.
Ok mi amigo, y es fácil de arreglar si lo hizo: 0)
Recuerde suscribirse, para la siguiente puesta a punto voy a hacer: 0)
hello I'm new to this and I was just wondering wot is the difference between pressing the button on the detector than to wot u have pit on I'm a little confused
hi there,,, the difference is that it is in pinpoint mode all the time when you turn the switch... and then it finds things,,, all metal mode like ..
Digging Deeper ok thanks for the reply but does the button not do the same thing or is it mor to make sure it's in pin point for the kid I'm just new to this and am quite interested
no problem friend and yes it for the kid to be able to locate things easier then making fake signals with the detector because he hits the ground some time with it,,, actually if his hands just could keep the pinpoint button inside all the time while detecting, the result would be the same,,, its because when he swings the coil he hits the ground and the detectors things its a signal and the kid to,, but with the pinpointer down it will not make fake signals only bip when something is there :0)
Digging Deeper thanks again for the reply I think I understand now I take it the pin pointer button on the detector is not a switch it can only be used wen held in or am I wrong I don't have one of those so I'm in sure about the functions but looks to be a good little detector for the price for some fun with the kids and with the mod u have made makes it much better by the sounds of it I think I might give it a go and get one of those thanks again
your welcome buddy,,and yes for the price its a real good detector.. i hope to see you in the future uploading your finds with the detector to :0)
You can buy a switch from maplins if your in UK. or radio shack if your in US. for a couple of pounds. Or dollars
REALLY WHAT YOU CAN DO IS ... throw this TOY in the garbage and buy a real machine.... ... YOU GOT WHAT YOU PAID FOR A TOY!
you seal detector I want this one
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