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CPR on an old BFO Jetco Treasure Hawk
Hey all...new to the TH 'thang'. I have a Compadre on the way and I did play around with a Bandito for a short while, but unfortunately sold that prior to moving to SC from Prescott, AZ(Tesoro HQ's town). Anyways...I spotted an old Jetco Treasure Hawk BFO on 'the bay' for $20.00(delivered) and I thought-why not play around with it a little for fun.
So I stripped away the HONKIN chassis, jetisoned the 1lb meter and battery tester momentary switch, bent a piece of conduit into a forearm cantilever brace, added a headphone jack and...wala-a perfect trash detector! Let me know how silly I was to invest a couple of evenings into this thing! Actually, it's a great new do-hickie for my stepson. I may eventually replace the capcitors someday when I'm REALLY bored(they are 30 years old!), but for now it works pretty good for a BFO. Best wishes and thanks for the great forum-Dano
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PS...any other compadre mods submitted would be greatly appreciated.
So I stripped away the HONKIN chassis, jetisoned the 1lb meter and battery tester momentary switch, bent a piece of conduit into a forearm cantilever brace, added a headphone jack and...wala-a perfect trash detector! Let me know how silly I was to invest a couple of evenings into this thing! Actually, it's a great new do-hickie for my stepson. I may eventually replace the capcitors someday when I'm REALLY bored(they are 30 years old!), but for now it works pretty good for a BFO. Best wishes and thanks for the great forum-Dano
right-clink on image to open link-
PS...any other compadre mods submitted would be greatly appreciated.
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