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    Old vx New

    A friend of mine just received a new CTX-3030 and we met at the beach. He had been using his for awhile before I got there. I decided to quickly compare the two doing a few simple things. First we both ran Auto Noise Cancel - his came up with a 3 and mine came up with a 10. We both repeated...
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    U30 headphones - really that bad?

    I've read several people trash the U30 headphones but for most (dry) hunting are they really that bad? The frequency response profile looks to be reasonable. I understand how annoying the ear-cup swiveling gets - the phones tend to fall off my head when I move around digging etc. Also the wiring...
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    Coating for carbon shaft?

    Sand gets between my CTX shaft lock and the shaft and wears down the shaft diameter. I clean the detector after each trip but don't take the shaft out normally to clean. The lock is getting weak due to the thinner shaft. What should I coat the shaft with to build up the thickness so the lock...
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    CTX Coil Location When Pinpoint Enabled Makes a Difference

    I have found pinpoint to be a pain with the CTX and decided to look into it a bit. I sat a quarter down on the street and tried some things. My pinpoint lock is enabled so I can use the trigger button to start/stop pinpoint. Sizing is enabled. Detector is in Beach mode. 1. Normal mode sweep...
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    Anyone have a damaged CTX coil for cheap?

    Hi, I'm curious to see if I were to obtain a damaged CTX coil if I could substitute a home-made coil (perhaps BigFoot style) for it using the original coil's IC. So if you have one and will let it go really cheap I'd be interested. Or if someone's already tried this how did it work out?
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    Solar Panel for CTX/WM10 charger?

    Hi all, Curious if many of you would consider a solar panel interface to the CTX/WM10 charger a worthwhile expenditure if it were to be in the $125+ price range. Might be something I could work on. Perhaps it is just a rare need and your car is a fine remote supply? Or maybe you have one...
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    Target ID's and WM10

    I recently started using my WM10 with iphone earbuds to get away from headphones. I notice right away the target ID's seem to differ from those of the headphone era. Is it just a time of year thing (I hunt the wet sand of southern CA beaches)? In addition I'm not hitting as many bottlecaps. I...
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    CTX control box cable issue

    I backed off my control unit to switch to a different coil and discovered the control unit cable insulation was damaged by being pinched by the enclosure. It still works ok but it is compromised and will draw in water. Just a matter of time before the wires fail. FYI this was the first time I...
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    Bad CTX/coil wanted

    I'd like to take apart a bad CTX coil to see if I can understand the chip technology used so perhaps I could make my own later on. Maybe you have a coil or complete CTX that was burned in a fire, squashed by a car, that kind of thing that Minelab warranty repair won't cover? Or if you know of...
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    CTX bobby pins and bottle caps

    I've had my CTX over a year now. I bought it used and had to send it back to Minelab soon after I got it as I discovered the GPS didn't lock very often. They fixed it and things were good until this summer. I search the same 1 mile stretch of CA beach area (Aliso to Montage). I had used a...
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    Confused about Iron Wraparound disc setting

    I have Andy's book and am confused by pages 74 and 75 in regards to iron wrap around. Why does the area A page 74 being white allow for wrap around? He says blacking out the upper two lines will prevent it. On page 75 he says it shows a beach pattern but changes need to be made. Again he says...
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    Hacking the CTX

    I have read a post somewhere of a guy hacking into the ctx operating system with the goal of customization. I'd like to find a writeup of how that is generally done (not ctx specific - just what the process is). I'm a hardware EE not software so no I don't think I'll be actually doing it.
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    Minelab hat sweat damage

    I got two Minelab hats during the Santa Barbara Minelabbing day. I wore each just a few times and my sweat turns the black to orange! Anyone else have this problem? I never see it in other's photos.
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    Annoying Sensitivity Menu?

    I'm wondering if anyone besides me is getting annoyed with the CTX Sensitivity menu. Let's say it is in Manual mode. You press the Sensitivity button and it will allow you to adjust the Manual Level setting. But if you press the Sensitivity button longer it gives you a menu of things...
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    Findpoint GPS not always up?

    Is it normal when setting a findpoint for the GPS not to be locked? This is if you set a findpoint without setting recording on beforehand. I am in SoCA and it rarely works the first time.
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    speaker and headphones simultaneously?

    Is there a way to run headphones and speaker simultaneously? I'd like to record the sound when making a video and don't want to take the headphones off to do so.
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    MINELABOWNERS forum register

    Hi, I am trying to register to minelabowners forum but can't get the answer to the "new" detector question right. I can't get (contact) help as it too wants that random question answer correct!! What's the answer???
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    17" vs 11" coil - 11" better??

    I tried air tests of the 11" vs 17" and found the 11" did better - had a little better depth on US coins and various rings. Neither did very well with gold nuggets (aluminum nuggets hit better). The 17" was too sensitive to EMI in my front yard - I had to move to the back yard and test both...
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    Discriminate target still audible

    I was hunting a grassy park today in coin mode with discrimination. I was getting ferrous target hits that were audible even though clearly in the grey discriminated fields of the display. Why still audible?
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