Originally posted by dime196604
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9.5" 230uH is a good starting place. Not too critical what wire you use. Use the coil calculator sticky in the coil section of the forum -
Anybody out there???????????
Now i am looking into adjusting the damping resistor. I have a scope but only one channel works. Is it possible to set the damping resistor with only one channel? If so how would i go about it? Also how would i go about setting it without a scope?I have read about doing it with a scope here on the forum, but none of them say how to do it with any detail.From reading on this forum i believe i have the Surf XX board. Anyone willing to help me with this?Leave a comment:
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I also don't think I fully under stand shielding the coil. Do you shield it and run the shield the board ground? Or do not connect the shield to ground?Leave a comment:
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Surf Pro Kit
I am very new to this hobby, haven't even stated as of yet. I have a surf pro kit i bought off ebay. It is the same kit in this video https://youtu.be/LO6XYJ6td3U this is not my video. Just the same kit i have.I have the board all put together and have tested that it works with a simple mono coil. I am just looking to see if there is any improvements anyone knows for this board. Also, what would be a good coil to build and start with? I have no experience with metal detectors as of yet. I have been a amature radio operator for three years now, so i have built a lot of electronic kits and such, like small radio and amplifiers. So i do have some background in working on electronics. I figured the best way to start this hobby was to start building, and am looking forward to any info and help you guys have for me.
Thanks,
Dustin
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