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Re: DALTON MAGNETOMETERS & MAGNETOMETER FLUID
I don't know much about dalton's mag other than it appears to be a
pretty basic unit. When I was first interested in buying a mag, I
was looking into land based units. I too ordered Dalton's info pak
and book. I found the book a bit difficult to understand mostly
because of his writing style which I believe is suppose to include
some dry humor. I didn't respond to it well and don't really care
for it. I then got on some of the treasure forums and asked other's
about their opinions of his unit and heard nothing good about it. I
do have a book on Padre Island treasure hunting where his unit is
recommended mainly because of the low cost though. Fortunately
before I had to make a decision I came across a heck of a deal on a
Geometrics G-856 proton mag and bought it. I agree with Dan, do a
lot of checking around before turning loose of the cash. From what I
can see, his unit looks to be somewhere close to the equivalent to
Phil Barnes' kit which can be had for a lot less. In comparison to
JWFishers unit that Dan is talking about it appears Dalton's mag is
a dual differential unit which is good compared to the single sensor
the JWFishers unit employs, however the Fishers unit has other
features I would rather have over Dalton's unit. Fisher's is a
pretty common mag where like Pat, I have never heard from anyone who
has used a Dalton mag in the field. Good luck to you.
Charles
> The Proton Mag Forum
>
> Dale,
>
> I spoke to an engineer at Geometrics before I bought a used Geometrics
> mag. During that conversation, he told me that the best liquid was
> "Wizard" charcoal lighter. I think this was mentioned in a much earlier
> post by me.
>
> Dalton is an interesting individual as I'm sure anyone that speaks to
> him will agree. However, if you have any conversations with anyone else
> in the business of manufacturing mags, they all laugh at his mag. I
> should note that Dalton feels the same about the other mags on the
> market.
>
> The low end mags out there are Dalton's and Fishers mags. Dalton's
> being the least expensive. Then there are the high end mags that are
> used by oil and mining companies. The prices on these units usually
> begin at $20k.
>
> There must be a difference in the low end to high end mags or there
> would not be a market for them.
>
> If I were you, and before I invested in one of the low end mags, I would
> not buy one until I spoke to a couple of people that own and have
> successfully used them. It is not uncommon to see a used Fisher unit on
> the market. I have yet to see one of Dalton's units, but doubt that he
> has sold as many of them.
>
> You might take a look at Jim Koehler's site
> (http://www.diamondjim.bc.ca/ppm.htm) and look over what he has done.
> Jim has been kind enough to share all of his work by placing it on his
> web page. Once you download the files, you will get an idea just on how
> much time Jim has put into this. I do not think that this is a project
> for the electronically disadvantaged (like me), unless you find someone
> to help you. Jim's plans sound like they will fir your needs, where I
> would likely have to make some adaptations to use it for finding sunken
> wrecks. If you do not have an electronic background, you might have to
> do what I have done ... ask your friends for help, or ask them if they
> know anyone that has an electronics background that may be able to help
> you build one. It would be much less expensive and you would learn
> something in the process. If you read Jim's material, he will supply
> some of the components needed at a very, very reasonable price (cheap).
>
> In Jim's most recent e-mail he had mentioned that he updated changes he
> has made. Maybe he could let us know how his unit is performing. Jim,
> do you have an idea on approximately how much you unit would cost to
> build?
>
> Take care,
>
> Patrick
>
>
>
> Dale Seppa wrote:
>
> > The Proton Mag ForumFirstly, I am this list almost under false
> > pretenses because reading the messages it is obvious that everybody
> > else here knows 100 to 1000 times more than me. Please bear with me.
> > Eventually I should learn enough to at least blend in. Dalton states
> > in his literature that he uses water (distilled) as it is the most
> > desirable proton liquid. That info is right in front of me as I type
> > so I AM sure of it. I think I also read there someplace that he sells
> > a special heater so his unit can be used at sub-zero operation. It
> > all seemed to make sense to me. But would appreciate any comments. I
> > am interested in comments from anyone who has used the Dalton units
> > because I simply do not have the knowledge to build one. IF I decide
> > to buy a Dalton, he will give me some instruction and based on what I
> > have read it looks like even someone with my limited knowledge will be
> > able to get fair results with a short learning curve. As I write this
> > I only have his $3.00 info packet, but it impressed me enough that I
> > just sent the money to get his book and the UofAK phamplet about
> > prospecting for magnetic black sand with a magnetometer. Any an all
> > comments, advice etc., would be very welcome. I will try to read all
> > of the past postings as well as other info that I have to see if I can
> > get up to speed enough so you guys don't laugh me off of the
> > list. Thanks to all for your past efforts which make very interesting
> > reading. Hope to get to know some of you over the net if not
> > possible to ever meet in person. I am VERY interested in using mags,
> > metal detectors, etc., as prospecting tools for sulfides, oxides,
> > placer gold, etc. If anyone shares these rather narrow interests
> > please drop me an email. Best regards, Dale (The name is male in
> > case any of you, as am I, are from the Dale Evans era which
> > interjected so much confusion for guys names Dale) [email protected]
> >
> > 103 North Sixth Avenue
> > Virginia, MN 55792 USA
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