Whites Classic, II, III, ID, and IDX Modifications

[IDXKevin]

I don't remember...I modded mine 2 years ago....just switch the 2 wires around on your threshold pot and check your result. Nothing negative will happen if that's not the answer,but I suspect it is...

[vpoirier79]

are the little blue pots that I took off the board wired opposite to the pots put on theoutside of the case

[vpoirier79]

yes an external pot 100ohm

[IDXKevin]

I'm guessing,if you did the threshold mod and have a pot on the outside of the case for it,that the wiring is backward. This would allow for a straight through full power threshold instead of going through the variable resistor pot,no? Someone can correct my thinking if it needs correcting....

[vpoirier79]

I have a classic id and did the modifications as listed by mr bill. the discrimination works but in all metal I have is a loud threshold that I cant adjust. Can someone give me the wiring to the pots. thank you. will follow up with my progress in case it helps others

[nelson]

Congratulations, for nice mods and yes, this old detector works excellent

[Koala]

Hello.
this is my classic 1 modified classic 3.
Thank you to members of geotech.
This is exellent wet sand.
My first out this morning

Regards
Fred to Calais ,France
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Nice job

Well done.

Does not work on all beaches here in the UK

Most can be made to work by turning the threshold down a touch but on some this only gives a few inches of detection depth.

Nice flat even sand I can run almost flat out.

Fails big time around rock pools though

[tifred]

Hello.
this is my classic 1 modified classic 3.
Thank you to members of geotech.
This is exellent wet sand.
My first out this morning

Regards
Fred to Calais ,France

[Koala]

I got a used whites idx, then i did the mods and let me said that this machine works excellent, even better than digital detectors that i have like Gerret AT gold, Tecknetcs T2, and many others that i have.
The detector only needs to have a low battery indicater. I use AA bateries at 2500mH and the machine can work for more than 5 hours continusly
I also have silverdog kit, never assembled, i think i will let it on the box by now if i need it on the future.

I don't use a screen and use headphones but out of normal alkalines I get over 40 hours. Maybe a bit less in winter. I normally change mine after 3 full days detecting.

You can tell when the bateries are low as you don't get a positive beep in disc mode but still works fine in all metal mode.

There is a low battery LED add on posted deep in the large IDX thread

[Blissterd1]

I also have silverdog kit, never assembled, i think i will let it on the box by now if i need it on the future.

What kit do you have? The Surf Pi kit or the IDX Pro board? That's the only stuff I see there.

[nelson]

I got a used whites idx, then i did the mods and let me said that this machine works excellent, even better than digital detectors that i have like Gerret AT gold, Tecknetcs T2, and many others that i have.
The detector only needs to have a low battery indicater. I use AA bateries at 2500mH and the machine can work for more than 5 hours continusly
I also have silverdog kit, never assembled, i think i will let it on the box by now if i need it on the future.

[IDXKevin]

Yeah,that wouldn't have worked so well. Good eye to catch it before they got used!

[Lucas26]

Ok Just an update on R7 I have filed a return request for my 51K resistors that are actually 5.1k resistors.

[greylourie]

Clear paper with white inkjet printing or white paper?

Its special transfer paper. If you click the red "paper", you will get an idea....
Looks like handy stuff. Although results probably more durable if your printer uses pigment based inks.

[Blissterd1]

you can print your own with special paper

Clear paper with white inkjet printing or white paper?