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    ***pick of the bunch from this weekend ***

    Hi all.... here is the pick of the bunch from this weekends teckin.... top row left to right 1) edward 3rd silver penny 2) 1931 silver sixpence 3) james 1st silver sixpence.... bottom row 1) george 1st halfpenny 2) not so sure on this one but believed to be philip the 4th from around 1290 have...
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    Seriously considering the V3

    just buy one !!! cant praise it enough. I have been wooping the pants off my fellow tecking mates both of which are using minelab tecs. The V3 is by far the best all round detector i have ever used. The user interface is 100 times simpler to use than the explorer or etrac with far less button...
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    ** V3 PROBLEMS RESOLVED & Conclusion**

    Hi all... If you have read some of my previous posts you will know about the problems i have had with the V3 when it first arrived... Firstly i had serious EMI problems and was unable to search within 50metres of some power lines which crossed one of my search fields. also i had intermittent...
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    *** A Big Thankyou to Whites ***

    Hi Tree ... most finds on the land i am working at the mo are at about 5 to 6 inches with some being found as deep as 9 or 10 inches. the fields are pretty trash free apart from isolated areas that i am guessing have been small dumping grounds in the past. the 12 inch super coil has made a huge...
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    *** A Big Thankyou to Whites ***

    I would like to thank Carl & Angela of whites USA & Inverness for there help in sorting my V3 coil problem. After a long discussion with carl they promptly sent me out a new shiney super twelve coil which having test driven it tonight has proved beyond all doubt the V3 is the dog's kahoonas. It...
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    Learning curve!

    I concur !!! if blue is the predominent peak i have found all items dug with blue under 20VDI with a % Vdi of less than 25% to be nothing but trash (bottlecaps, cans etc) some ringpulls have come in at higher readings as high as 48 VDI. for what its worth i have used the coin jewelry prog set on...
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    CONVINCED I HAVE A PROBLEM V3 !!!!

    hi carl i am in the uk what number should i dial ???? regards rob
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    CONVINCED I HAVE A PROBLEM V3 !!!!

    Hi Anne ... have checked the headphone voltage and it is showing 2.58 volts. i cant see anything in the info menu that shows the version number but when is scroll down on the start up it shows V3 version 1.1 the headphones do turn off automatically though which is a clever touch !!! i have had...
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    CONVINCED I HAVE A PROBLEM V3 !!!!

    I went into yet another fresh paddock tonight with no powerlines which was cleared of hay bails only yesterday. I hit a target then struggle to find the main target area (there seems to be a huge delay the signal is given off way after i have passed the target. then the nightmare really begins...
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    *** Some Help Please !!!! ***

    Hi all ...went to a new field last night which to start with was a repeat of my first day with the V3. I had to reduce theRX gain down to 3 to stabalise the machine to the point where it was possible to hunt. (I am using a very slightly modified version of the coin jewelry prog which set to 2.5...
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    We need to start coming up up with some single frequency slammers.

    I have not adjusted the rec speed as yet !!! one small adjustment at a time is best i find. I used to get in a terrible pickle sometimes with my XLT not knowing what i had done and smeggin a perfectly good prog by messin about to much LOL !!! I have made another tweek though by switching the...
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    We need to start coming up up with some single frequency slammers.

    I have been running a single freq prog .I have copied over the stock coin & jewelry prog reduced the gain to 7 and reduced the discrim down to 75 and had a 95% sucess rate shooting coins. VDI's are spot on the analyze screen is less cluttered and i have been blasting out everything from a george...
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    *** Day 4 With V3 ****

    many thanks Jason.... awsome day out today really feel that i am getting the hang of the V3 now. Its quite radically different to my XLT but i have to take my hat off to whites, the controls are a dream and way way simpler than any top end minelab i have used. I can now safely recommend this...
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    *** Day 4 With V3 ****

    Hi all again... Day four, and what a day. Firstly i would like to say thanks to jason for the tip on using 2.5 mhz only for coin shooting.... used my slightly modified coin and jewlry prog today tuned to the 2.5 mhz frequency with RX at 7 and discrim at 70. AWSOME is the only way i can describe...
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    DAY 2 WITH V3 !!!!!

    cheers guys and gals !!! Hi rob ...ended up at RX 7 and discrim set at 70 running nice and steady . I think another few days out and i will really start to feel comfortable . Whites have certainly built something a bit special here. i had a wee go with the prospecting prog earlier using some...
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    DAY 2 WITH V3 !!!!!

    many thanks to you all for your input !!! i am indeed in the UK bashin fields in deepest wiltshire... the site i am currently bashing with two other chaps is a thirty acre field that has had loads of activity over the years including weddings horse events & car boot sales and in times gone by...
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    DAY 2 WITH V3 !!!!!

    many thanks jason !!! will give it a go tomorrow ...i can see the machine is very hot and the out of the box progs seem very sensative in the area that i am working. like all new detecs its gonna take a while to really get the best from the V3 !!!! al the best rob
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    DAY 2 WITH V3 !!!!!

    well guys !!! DAY TWO .... i am really getting miffed now . I had a solid two hours tonight running over a small area about 50 metres square just to evaluate the V3 further. Firstly i feel i am now the proud owner of the worlds finest metal foil finder ever which i must add have shown fabulous...
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    electrical interferance !!!

    well guys !!! DAY TWO .... i am really getting miffed now . I had a solid two hours tonight running over a small area about 50 metres square just to evaluate the V3 further. Firstly i feel i am now the proud owner of the worlds finest metal foil finder ever which i must add have shown fabulous...
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    electrical interferance !!!

    thanks guys for ur comebacks !!!! i will be out agian this evening in the same field (hopefully with better results) will keep you all posted !!! lastly :-- was most miffed that one of me mates who had borrowed a prizm 6t (i keep this to lend to people who have not detected before ) off me...
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