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    What is the meaning of "E-Trac?"

    Are they initials that start with Explorer- ? ? ?? or is it something totally else. Some say I have too much time on my hands.Jim
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    Plug Cutter (hole) vs. Digging Tool & 3 Edged Flap

    I have been following some posts about plug cutters. Whether you like them or not, one thing I have not been able to find out is which one is better for the grass and soil. Does one do less damage to the yard, park, school, etc? I know the circular cut plug with a Lesche, Predator, or any...
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    Garrett 1250 GTAx ...Selling

    GTAx 1250 comes with Garrett carry bag, Garrett headphones, 4.5" coil, 8.5" coil (both have covers), and the instruction manual. Purchased new by me in 2000. I'd give it a 9.5 out of 10. Used a dozen times by my wife. Would like to get $200 for it plus shipping. Money order only. Thanks...Jim.
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    Selling Garrett Sea Hunter

    I have too many detectors. This is my first U/W I bought in 1982. I replaced the batteries one time and they still take a charge. (If I bought it I would replace them with NiMh) You need only to open the case and snap the new rechargeables into the holder. Re-lube the "O" ring and lock it up...
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    NiMh Battery Charging

    After using NiMh for years in the HAM radio hobby I have learned much about batteries. All the portable HAM radios use some kind of rechargeable battery. Nimh is the best. For the real straight scoop on how and why they work, access the attached link. It will talk about 'Delta' and all that...
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    A Beginner's Thoughts on the ET

    I am not a expert Explorer user. Probably have 30 hours on the SE and 5 hours on the ET. From this point of view, a non expert not hunting in AM with ferrous tones, I really like the ET. Again, I don't know if it's merely the coil, but in dry hard ground at an fairground I have hit fairly...
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    Ring With E-Trac

    Found this last night at a school I have hunted hard with the SE and my Fisher CZ7A-Pro. I've been there so often I know I have covered the exact same place many times before. I usually go there to 'practice' with the SE. Could be a fluke but I think it had something to do with my improved...
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    I Did It Too!!

    Bought and ET and it just arrived from Detector Depot via UPS. Swung it a few minutes in coin garden. Still a rookie with this but if I get the hang of it and have an opinion, I'll express it. Seems like the day I got my SE. What in the heck did I get myself into? Jim
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    Aftermarket E-Trac Book

    So when is Andy Sabisch's book on the E-trac going to be available? Guess he got to use one and give it a good test run. Jim
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    What Do You Think About ML ?

    ML releases the E-TREC this Friday. I have an SE, but if I had purchased a SE Pro in the last 5-6 months and I wasn't warned about the new machine making an appearance soon and that I might want to wait to make that decision until I see the new unit I would sever any business dealings with ML...
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    Hunting an Oregon Beach

    Just got back from a brief stay on the Oregon Coast in the Tillamook area. I hunted the dry sand of a lake swimming area and hit the beach where lots of folks were walking a playing. Did all dry work. No big finds. Got some clad and talked with some nice people about the hobby. The no-seeums...
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    Excal Straight Shaft Question

    Just made a shaft for the Excal for diving and now I want to not use the stock shaft and go to a straight shaft. I am going to build it from some materials I have here and have my own hobby lathe/mill, and TIG welder so I can weld aluminum. My question is where do the Excal's battery pod and...
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    Kudos to Minelab

    Sent my 'pre-owned' Excal into ML as it was erratic. Didn't start doing that until after I had used it for a week or so. ML received it on June 24Th and I got it back today..July 11Th. They found a short in the coil wire near the connector on the bottom, put on the Ikelite connectors for the...
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    Why So Little Apparent Success?

    Since this is the Explorer Classroom I need a bunch of teachers. I've been out with my SE 20 times or so for at couple hours each. Tried AM, can't do it, but basically hunt in the smart find with settings most everyone recommends. Sometimes I'll use manual and sometimes auto, and then...
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    What Makes the Decision for You to Dig?

    I am really new to the Explorer SE. I am digging the clad stuff fairly reasonably, I think, if it's there. Some deep and some surface. No silver and I think there's some there. I found 2 silver quarter there in the last year or so. When you here a possible target and_ If when you swing the...
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    Why No Nickels?

    Been out with my SE about 10 times now. Starting to learn what it is telling me, but I haven't dug one nickel with it. I have pulled up pull tabs and screw tops but no nickels. With my Fisher CZ7A Pro, I would clean up on nickels as it seems every other detector that went through there before...
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    Me, The Excal and the Bahamas

    Not a pretty picture! First time I used the Excalibur and what nice clear warm water. I was doing a popular beach on a very small Island that doesn't get seeded like the touristy resorts. I found a bunch of Bahamian coins. Two things in the picture you might help me identify. The largest coin...
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    Sand Scoop I Built

    Trying to attach a picture for the first time. Here's a sand scoop I made. Takes some time to drill a kajillion 5/8 holes and had to use the Drill Doctor to resharpen the bit a couple of times. Total cost to me was $12.00. I got the aluminum tube from a metal supply house and used 8...
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    Photo Size Reduction for Posting

    Running a Nikon 8800 and my pictures end up being about 1.4M. I want to post some pictures in other sections of this forum but the size of the file is too large. It's probably been answered lots of times before, but could you provide a link for me to get instructions on how to resize so I can...
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    Which Scoop and Which Coil?

    Got some responses from a similar post but maybe didn't ask the right question to get help. I want to buy the correct sand scoop the first time. I have a heavy, duty stomp with the foot, scoop for the wet stuff. I want a scoop for the dry sand only. I see many on the net and I suspect the...
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