Posted by admin on February 10, 2008 – 4:43 pm
There are a lot of great metal detectors out there on the market today, however, one brand name seems to stand above the rest. That name is C. Scope, and in the world of metal detectors it is a very well known name. This is a brand name that has been making high quality metal detectors for a long time now.
The reason why this is one of the most popular metal detectors to use, is because of how easy they are to use. People who have never used a metal detector before can pick it up and start using it with ease. Let this metal detector change the way you look at metal detectors forever.
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Posted by admin on February 10, 2008 – 10:33 am
The first metal detectors appeared at the end of the 19th century, owing to the scientific research of Alexander Graham Bell. In the 1930s, the invention of modern metal detectors started as Gerhard Fisher became the pioneer researcher in devising radio systems for accurate navigation. Since then, much development has been achieved in the filed of metal detection and today we know metal detection as a hobby that is getting more popular each passing day. Metal detection enthusiasts use various kinds of metal detectors to find lost or buried metal objects like coins, artifacts, economically important metallic mineral deposits, and even ancient treasures.
Detecting metals as a hobby is rapidly becoming a craze for a large number of people, especially those living in the developed urban societies. Metal detection as a hobby owes its zooming popularity to at least two good reasons. First, it has a good prospect of rewards in the form of discovering precious metals (valuable coins, lost jewelry etc.), akin to finding lost treasures. Secondly, metal detection as a hobby is seen as something hip and sophisticated, thus catching the attention of people of various age-categories. And surely, there is all the adventure and thrill of being out on a hunt. In a practical sense, metal detection is the hobby of the 21st century.
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Posted by admin on October 17, 2007 – 9:32 am
Metal detectors come with a control box that contains the circuitry, controls, speaker, batteries and the microprocessor; a shaft that connects the control box and the coil; a search coil that actually senses the metal; and a stabilizer that keeps the unit steady as it is moved. The performances of the detectors are based on the features of these parts.
Fisher Metal Detectors
Dr. Gerhard Fisher, a German immigrant, obtained the first patent ever issued on aircraft radio direction finders in the late 1920s. Fisher’s 1266-X comes factory shipped with 8-inch Open Center Spider Coil, instruction manual and Fisher’s 5 Year Warranty. It has a duel discrimination system, which will allow you to search at a great depth. This unit does not work very well on wet saltwater beaches.
Garrett Metal Detectors
The Garrett Super Scanner hand-held detector can detect a medium-sized pistol from distance of 9″” and even a tiny 1” piece of jewelry. Simplicity of operation of this metal detector is unmatched. The Garrett SuperWand Security metal detector is one of the most popular metal detectors. It provides uniform sensitivity 360° along the scan area and pinpointing at the tip to detect weapons and other metal objects with extreme accuracy. The Garrett Magna Scanner PD 6500 Walk through metal detector has some unique features. Its ultra-enhanced multi-coil detection field pinpoints the exact location of any metal object within 33 distinct areas of the archway.
Bounty Hunter Metal Detectors
Bounty Hunter metal detectors are made by First Texas Products. The Tracker IV priced at $160 is streamlined in appearance, with only two operating controls and a mode selection switch. The Tracker IV has a built-in Automatic Ground Tracker that maintains ground balance. The Bounty Fast Tracker offers value for your money. It is a user-friendly instrument that delivers effective performance over a wide range of conditions and applications.
Minelab Metal Detectors
The Minelab Explorer II priced at approximately $1395 is a coin and jewelry detector with an operating frequency between 1.5 – 100 kHz. The signal travels deeper at a lower frequency and the signal detects objects close to the surface at a higher frequency. The Minelab Quattro MP, priced at approximately $1300, is suited for use in parks, beaches or the battlefields. Minelab’s FBS technology provides outstanding performance even on saltwater beaches…
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Posted by admin on July 23, 2007 – 12:50 pm
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- Cal-Gold – 2569 E. Colorado Blvd Pasadena, CA 91107 626-792-6161
- Adventures For Gold – 3200 Dutton Avenue #115 Santa Rosa, CA 95407 707-526-7090 – official site – http://www.adventuresforgold.com/
- Darwin’s Metal Detectors – 791 Mercer Avenue, Ventura, CA 93004 805-659-1528
Colorado – official site – http://www.dmdetectors.com/
- Finnell Metal Detectors – 4907 Ninebark Fort Collins, CO 80528 888-609-7329 – official site – http://www.metallocators.com/
- World Wide Treasures – 4767 Barnes Road Colorado Springs, CO 80917 719-271-6911
- Gold-N-Detectors – 802 Washington Ave. Golden, CO 80401 888-822-1557 – official site – http://www.goldendetectors.com/
- Dewitt Enterprises – P.O. Box 25095 Colorado Springs, CO 80936 719-473-0330
Posted by admin on June 5, 2007 – 10:25 am
Did you need to put covers on your textbooks when you were attending a public school? Well, you might want to retrieve one of your old book covers. You might want to put that cover on a publication that contains a Garrett ACE 250 metal detector review. Why would you want to cover such a publication? Well anyone who saw you reading such a publication might suspect that you are planning to search for a hidden treasure. They might thus be of a mind to follow you, hoping to find the possible location of a hidden treasure. Then they might approach you and demand a share of whatever you have found.
If you have in hand a Garrett ACE 250 metal detector review, be sure to get as much information as possible from that review. Look for more than just the asking price for that particular Garrett detector. Be sure to check on the availability of the many useful accessories.
If you are a resident of the United States, then you will want to be sure that the person who is selling the Garrett ACE 250 metal detector plans to provide you with a free state-by-state treasure guide. If you need to obtain information on treasures that have been hidden at points beyond the U.S. borders, then you should seek a detector with one of the many other accessories.
You might want to inquire as to whether or not the seller of any Garrett detector that you plan to buy intends to include a composite digger, as part of the total “package.” Some reviews indicate the availability of both the digger and the sheath to those who purchase a Garrett ACE 250 metal detector.
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