Dixie Mods For Sov GT

[Rick(ND)]

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[rajae2006r]

Salut
Je ne me souviens pas mais un jour j'ai copi

 

[rajae2006r]

Hello
I do not remember but one day I copied this picture here with a guy who said turn the tone of a quarda turn from right to left.
Perhaps it's the same system that has DIXIE
Rajae, France.

 

[shortribs]

You can send it in to have it done 100$ ? or buy a powerbooster for 300$ that u can take with u when u sell the sovereign. Was a dealer some time back and u can set the pins inside for one tone or miltitones on older ones don't know about the newer ones as I have a GT now and just unwrapped it and used it a couple times.

 

[Critterhunter]

What power booster are you talking about, an audio amp or Shaun's amp?

In the picture what is the threshold pot for, adjusting how it sounds or it's limits? I may have to adjust the audio on my GT to see what I like best. As I said, I always prefered a really high pitch on silver thanks to all the years I've used a QXT Pro. It grabs my attention more when hunting amongst trash. It isn't bad at all on the GT as it is stock, I just prefer a really high pitch to coins. The doctor told me I had high frequency nerve damage so I would think that would mean I'd be better off with lower tones though?

 

[synthnut]

Rick,
I should have mentioned that it's up to the individual ......My friend in Jamaica also hears low tones better with his hearing problems ....He has a hard time finding a hearing aid company to make preduct for his hearing situation .... I am in the same camp as Critter ....I have an E Trac , and the Silver coins will JUMP OUT at you ...You will know for sure when you hti Silver ....I am use to these tones ..... There are quite a few adjustments on the E Trac that will help you fine tune it ...It's also much faster than a Sovereign ...but you are wading thru menu's too .... The tone spread is variable on the E Trac also ..... I want the Sovereign for a beach machine because it's a more simple design and things can be changed on the fly ..analog style ..... In time , I hope to find the right frequencies for my hearing , and lean on what I am hearing moreso than what I am seeing ..... Once you find the right frequencies for your hearing ( so I've been told ) you will better be able to determine what your targets are .....You will start to hear slight nuances in the tone that will be an indication of what's in the ground ...... Jim

 

[Critterhunter]

I'm thinking the same thing, or at least I think I understand what you are saying....in that a higher pitch for coins would be more to my liking because it stands out more for me. Is that what you're thinking as well? I'm half tempted to open my GT this week and tweak up the POT. Just remember anybody planning to do this should make sure they are changing the right pot (I think there are two or three) and also mark where it was with some white out or something so you can return it to stock later.

If you want a step-by-step to opening up a GT then check out my thread in the mods forum.

 

[w6pea]

Interesting post, Thank You

 

[w6pea]

will do.

 

[JHM]

I'm really tempted to get the mod from David. The only thing that keeps me from it is, I don't think I would like the high tone. I've got mine adjusted just where I like it. I'm thinking the mod may add some depth and make it easier to find good targets next to iron.

 

[synthnut]

Critter,
Actually I am referrring to the higher toned sounds that come from the E Trac when coins are hit , especially dimes, quarters, and all Silver ..... This is opposed to the much lower tones that come from nickels , gold , and lower conductive materials .....I do realize that the tones will NOT be as spread out on the Sovereign , and the lower conductive tones ( nickels , gold , etc ) may not be as low as on the E Trac ....In the same token , there are other machines on the market that can be purchase as "Low Tone" or "High Tone" machines that are SINGLE tone machines , and some say that they benefit greatly from the higher tone machine as there is more "Character" in the tone, and you can hear variables of that tone better than you can a Low Tone machine ......Again, it's up to personal preference ...... I like the fact that there is a pot that can be adjusted to taste ..... Remember too that a tiny adjustment goes a long way on these pots ....Go easy and test it out before closing up your control box ....Jim

JHM,
You may want to ask if when the mod is done and you don't like the high tone , if it can be adjusted back to the lower tone .....It may just be a simple turn of a pot to bring your tones lower or higher , even with this mod done ....I can't think of why the tone adjustment would be much more than a turn of the pot , even WITH said mod ...???????....... If I were spending that kind of money on a mod, and have to cover the shipping back and forth, I would want to know more about what is being done to my machine .... It also strikes me funny that Minelab approves his mod, and if they do , why haven't they incorporated this mod into their current machines as a new feature ? ..... ???....Enquiring minds want to know !!.....Jim

 

[Critterhunter]

I know what you are saying about some people being able to pick things out of say a high tone in a target's quality better than a low one, or vise versa for other people. For me my QXT Pro had two tones (three if you ran in mixed mode with it's all metal response to discriminated out targets). I could assign a single high or low tone to each of 8 different zones. I don't like discriminating out even iron so I'd set lows for those and say foil and tabs when coin hunting, setting the high tone for the penny and coin zones as well as the nickle zone. The way I hunt I use my ears and only look at the meter once the proper tone has got my attention. For that reason a machine with tone ID is a must for me. I got real sick of having to constantly watch the screen as I swept through trash on the 6000 Di Pro because I didn't use any discriminate yet the machine had no ID ability via different tone levels. For me I think a higher pitch tone for silver let's me pick the target apart a little easier or at least notice it more when scanning through trash. That's the reason I think I might adjust the GT's audio pot a little higher. Don't get me wrong, it gives a high tone and it's perfectly fine. I'm just used to using a little higher tone with all the years I've had on my QXT's.

 

[synthnut]

Minelab set up a different scale and readings for the E Trac .... You have your ferrous numbers and your conductive numbers .....Picture a rectangle wider than it is tall ....On the short side of the rectangle going north/south is your Ferrous that is numbered 1-35 ...The number "1" starts at the upper left hand corner and the numbers go UP as you drop down along the side of the rectangle ...On the long side of the rectangle going East /West is your Conductive numbers going 1-50 ....The number "1" again starts in the upper left hand corner and works its way up to 50 going left to right ......There is a line known as the "13" line .....The "13" line is the ferrous line where most of your coins come in at ..... The Conductive line goes from 1 - 50...... A lot of your coins are in the 40's for all except the nickel which will come in the mid teens ...14-16 generally ....So for example a clad dime will read 13/45 .....A clad quarter will read 13/46.......A Clad nickel will come in at 13/15 or 13/16......You can either split up your Conductive audio, or you can split up your Ferrous Audio ....These splits can be made either 4 way or 2 way .....So for example , one good way to run would be by running 2 Tone Ferrous which would allow you to run everything from the "17" line down for a LOW tone and everything from the "17" line UP his a high tone ..... By doing this you descriminate NOTHING !!!....All your steel tones that are all below the 17 line , will sound off LOW TONE ......All tthe tones ABOVE the 17 line will ring out HIGH TONE ......So since your coins are mostly on the 13 line , you will hear a high tone !!!.... Now when you hunt like this , when you hear a low tone , you pretty much ignore it as it will probably be steel .....When you hear a HIGH tone , it get's your attention right away and you check your numbers ..... This way you run no descrimination and you don't have to wait for the machine to reset from a null .... It's pretty much running " All Metal " but has 2 different tones competing rather than having multi tones or 4 tones competing against each other .... It's a nice setup to pick coins out of the trash ...... You can also do this by splitting the Conductive numbers up by cutting them in half ( 2 tone ) or quarter them ( 4 tone ) ....This is just one more feature that the E Trac has that can make your hunt a lot easier .... My reasoning behind the Sovereign is that I'm going to probably dig most everything at the beach anyway , so I don't need so many variables in my hunt .... A good machine that can hunt wet or dry sand , that can read Gold well , is really all that's needed ...The Sovereign fits that bill very well ...Jim

 

[Critterhunter]

That's how I like to hunt with the GT and my prior QXT's- by running in discrimination mode but not using any discrimination. Instead I just listen for the tones and don't have to look down at the screen unless something grabs my attention. The QXT was the deepest Whites I ever used on silver/copper coins. My only complaint was the lack of VDI #'s, just 8 separate zones. You could split hairs on things by audio and VDI response somewhat but it sure wasn't as easy as looking at a number on the screen. If they could update the software on that machine to show a VDI # and assignable high tones to any number, along with a 12x10 or at least some larger coil that works other than the stock 9.5" then I'd bet that machine would compete with anything on the market. Features like turning off noise reduction really made it a deep unit. It reminded me of a Fisher in depth but with the discrimination and detailed audio of a Whites. It also would allow very slow to very fast sweep speeds and had a lightning fast recovery speed so that you could still sweep fast through a trashy area and still find masked silvers without the need to slow down.

 

[rajae2006r]

 

[rajae2006r]

Hi

It is possible to Overclock Processor of SOV-GT ???

Rajae.

 

[Critterhunter]

I've heard of guys changing the crystal in them but due to the 60Hz American versus Europe's to lower the electrical noise.

 

[jbow]

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[jbow]

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[rajae2006r]

the crystal ??? What is this