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	Gold Traxx by Discovery needs help « on: January 31, 2015, 02:00:52 pm »

I have a Treasure Baron Gold Traxx that has a tone, but it don't change when I pass it over gold or metal of any kind, and any help would be appreciated. It worked when I left NoCal to work the winter in Phoenix a few years back, then the next spring when I went to use it, it no worky.

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	Re: Gold Traxx by Discovery needs help « Reply #1 on: January 31, 2015, 04:41:07 pm »

I found some info about your detector.
It say that’s a modular detector and the different modules are added to the base Red Baron model,and the modules can be changed by the user.
I think what it may happen is corrosion set in on the contacts of where the modules connect to the main board.
You can buy a contact cleaner spray WITHOUT oil from an electronics shop and spay to clean the contacts.
That my fix the problem.

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	Re: Gold Traxx by Discovery needs help « Reply #2 on: January 31, 2015, 05:26:59 pm »

Concure with Nickels findings. Also try to use different Batteries. Yea I know sounds stupid but amuse me.

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	Re: Gold Traxx by Discovery needs help « Reply #3 on: January 31, 2015, 06:04:14 pm »

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Concure with Nickels findings. Also try to use different Batteries. Yea I know sounds stupid but amuse me.

Ye. Batteries are the first place to check.
I should mention it Embarrassed

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	Re: Gold Traxx by Discovery needs help « Reply #4 on: January 31, 2015, 06:54:46 pm »

Nickel and Homefire, thanks for your replies, I read the article you linked to, and have read the users manual before, this is a very complex machine, and I have used it quite a bit, finding mostly iron. My use has been mostly in the South Mountain wash past the stables, where a friend had found gold coins of an unknown and unknowable minting, on the beach near the Klamath outflow, and in the streambed near where I lived in NoCal. I put new batteries in it and tested it the other day, to no avail, I will pull it apart and try to clean the contacts next. I don't know if the thin wire taped to the bottom of the search-head is connected on both ends or not, it fell apart once, and I soldered the one end where I knew it had come from because of the wire indent on the solder, and it worked, found gold I put down, silver, and iron. Thanks again for the link.

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	Re: Gold Traxx by Discovery needs help « Reply #5 on: January 31, 2015, 06:58:28 pm »

Say again what it's doing and not doing please.

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	Re: Gold Traxx by Discovery needs help « Reply #6 on: January 31, 2015, 07:22:52 pm »

Homefire, it 'squeaks' when I turn it on, and the LED for iron blinks when it should, but it don't 'see' the gold or silver I use to test it, and there's no tone when the LED for iron blinks either.

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	Re: Gold Traxx by Discovery needs help « Reply #7 on: January 31, 2015, 08:18:02 pm »

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Homefire, it 'squeaks' when I turn it on, and the LED for iron blinks when it should, but it don't 'see' the gold or silver I use to test it, and there's no tone when the LED for iron blinks either.

I think you should take up the offer that Dusty Carl made to you at:

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	Re: Gold Traxx by Discovery needs help « Reply #8 on: February 11, 2015, 02:30:41 pm »

Nickel, yes, I'm definitely going to do that, thanks

Posted on: February 01, 2015, 12:19:35 pm

Dusty, when you come up to Mayer, I'd greatly appreciate it if we could meet and you can take a look at my detector, you can call me on xxxxxxxxxxx most any time, thank you.

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	Re: Gold Traxx by Discovery needs help « Reply #9 on: February 11, 2015, 02:36:04 pm »

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Dusty, when you come up to Mayer, I'd greatly appreciate it if we could meet and you can take a look at my detector, you can call me on xxxxxxxxxxxx most any time, thank you.

Why dont you send Dust a PM with your number?
you never Know who may call you if your number is all over the net.

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