Master Hunter 7 ADS

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Pappydoodle, I do like the ADS7 because it has a lovely VLF discriminate with a coin bell tone. The analog meter on it tells you the likely coin you have found.
The Deepseeker ADS has TR discriminate which is a older design and a little slower. On the beach this doesn't matter though, because you want to dig all anyways to increase your odds for goldie goodies. The TR is good for ore testing, which is why it was kept on the Scorpion Gold Stinger.
On the Master Hunter 7 ADS and the Master Hunter 7X, they take different coils. The 7x was made only one year 1989 I think. It had a transformer installed to take the newer Crossfire coils and ran at a higher frequency than the original 5.5khz.
While this may sound better, the old fella I bought my ADS7 from, beach detected every day rain or shine, in a year he had 2 Danish Butter cookie cans heaped full of gold rings with that ol' girl. He upgraded to the 7X and said it sadly, it wasn't as good a ring finder as the ADS7 was, perhaps it was due to the lower 5.5khz performing better in heavy black sands on our Pacific Northwest ocean beaches.
These old ADS machine do well in heavy mineralization, just ask the Aussie who found the Hand of Faith nugget in Australia with the Deepseeker ADS.
It weighed 62lbs I believe.

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Here is an excerpt from this article http://www.goldminingcentre.com.au/articles/TIPS2.html
AMERICAN VERSES AUSTRALIAN DETECTORS. ## How many times have you heard some dealers say to buy only Australian detectors as the American detectors have not been designed for our conditions and won't work. Beware of this statement as it is not correct and there could be some ulterior motive behind it. Tell the many users, including professionals, that their detectors will not work because they are American made, and be prepared to be laughed at and possibly some other comments. The Whites Goldmaster II and the new VSAT detector happens to be one of the most used detectors in Australia for locating the smallest pieces of gold. The Fisher Goldbug is about seven years old and has been quite successful here with many numerous finds to its credit. Tesoro detectors have made their presence felt in Australia, and the latest detector, the Dingo was specially designed for our conditions. The Garrett Scorpion has proved itself in the goldfields many times over. A professional in N.T. has purchased a second Scorpion due to the gold being found with it. If you look at past records, more gold has been found in Australia with the Garrett A2B / Groundhog series detector than any other machine. The A2B was the first detector by Garrett, to be designed for our conditions ( that is what the "A" stands for). This is still currently one of the most popular detectors of the earlier designs. Remember, the largest nugget known as "The Hand of Faith", was found in Victoria, by Kevin Hillier with a Garrett Deepseeker which is an American Detector. There were other American detectors previously available in Australia, but didn't shape up so well. This is why they are no longer sold here. The saying, "Time Will Tell", is true and if the American detectors didn't work here, they would not still be available and professionals would not still be using them. This is the same with the coin detectors. Both American and Australian detectors should be considered when purchasing a detector. A detector should be selected for the persons requirements and not just on Brand alone.


The Hand of Faith resides here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Nugget_Las_Vegas