Whites TDI

[Jessgo33]

Just Purchased a Whites TDI SI and a Coiltek 6 inch mono. Pretty excited to be hunting bed rock. And a lithium battery. Anyone use a modified battery for there detector? Any complications?

 

[Jim in Idaho]

I've used a 4-cell Li-ion battery pack for years. No problems.
Jim

 

[jmaclen]

Just make sure your charger has a voltage readout and stop charging each battery at 3.7 or so volts. Hopefully you got high quality batteries like Panasonic, etc. Those Coiltek TDI coils are excellent.

Jeff

 

[Jim in Idaho]

I have an adjustable output charger....basically, a buck converter. I generally set the voltage at 16, or 4.0 volts/cell. The SL tolerates that fine. I have gone as high as 16.8 which is the standard max charge voltage for a 4-cell li-ion pack, with no problems for the detector. Carl Moreland says the SL can handle up to 18v with no problems. Limiting the pack to 16v gives the pack a longer life....can double the number of charge/discharge cycles.
Jim

 

[Jessgo33]

It is a simple wall charger and it is light indicated to tell you when its fully charged. I added it to my purchase. I just needed something more than 5 hrs of life. I got my detector last week and really do love it. Jim do you prospect in Idaho at all?

 

[Jim in Idaho]

Yes....LOL, but I've never found any gold. No detectable gold in my part of Idaho....just flour gold in the river. But I enjoy the outdoors, and don't mind bucking the odds as I keep prospecting in my part of Idaho.
Jim

 

[kaolinwasher]

whear did you get the 6" mono coil at ?

 

[Jessgo33]

I believe Serious Detectors is where i got it at. I also think Robs Detectors in Arizona has them. The one i got is designed for the TDI. I need to get a bigger coil now. I am looking at a 14x9 Nugget finder.