Surf Pi Professional Pcb's back in stock - NEW Prices

[maikl]

Good Job! I think I have everything laying around that you used.. What did you use for speakers? I have been thinking about using those flat ones that come out of greeting cards. The ping pong ball is an excellent idea!

Here's how you can make high impendansne Headphones http://makearadio.com/misc-stuff/piezophones.php and http://www.hpfriedrichs.com/rr-pzphone.htm

[nelson]

Hi Silverdog
Yesterday i recived the Surfmaster Kit, after long time waiting for it. This was for shure, because christmas season dalayed all postal services. So now i will have some fun for the next days.
Your board is excellent and after i build this unit, for shure i will buy more kits from you.
Best regards
Nelson

Hi Silverdog, yesterday i pay you by paypal U$49, for a complete surfmaster kit
If you need any extra information, just drop me a note to [email protected]
Marry Chrismas

Regards
Nelson



Happy Christmas

Silverdog

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[plumabob]

Maybe there's still a chance I will get mine then. I've been waiting a longgg time too...LOL

[monkeybaby]

Really fancy having a go at this but wondered what else is required to complete if I bought KIT1: 1 x PCB plus all PCB components $45 US. I realise Id have to make a coil, shaft and pcb housing. Im quite new to electronics but can solder well. Im in Scotland in the UK.

Thanks Rob

[WM6]

Really fancy having a go at this but wondered what else is required to complete if I bought KIT1: 1 x PCB plus all PCB components $45 US. I realise Id have to make a coil, shaft and pcb housing. Im quite new to electronics but can solder well. Im in Scotland in the UK.

Thanks Rob

Yes, in general you need to make plus coil, shaft and housing to get your complete PI.
Surf PI is not easiest project here to start (there are some simplest BFO projects for beginning), but you ca try.

[monkeybaby]

Surf PI is not easiest project here to start (there are some simplest BFO projects for beginning), but you ca try.

I shall give it a good goanyway, out of interest where could I view the other projects and do they come in kit form?

[WM6]

I shall give it a good goanyway, out of interest where could I view the other projects and do they come in kit form?

There are a lot of projects here in geotech forums.

Some of those are collected here:

http://www.geotech1.com/cgi-bin/pages/common/index.pl?page=metdet&file=projects.dat

Maybe simplest (& way the best explained and documented detector) there:

http://www.geotech1.com/cgi-bin/pages/common/index.pl?page=metdet&file=/projects/matchless/index.dat

At present, I think, the only kit (Surf PI) for proven working project you can get from Geotech member "silverdog".

[monkeybaby]

I'll got for the kit as im after a beach detector at the moment and in need of a good project.

Rob

[N1PS]

Well this is my first post on this forum....

I ordered the kit from Silverdog and awaiting it in the mail. What interested me - this is my first metal detector - is the PC board; he saved me some time etching my own, which does take some time. So I figured I may as well get the components too which also saved some time. This way I can also focus on the coil and mechanical implementation, not trivial for sure! However I should note that I am an experienced builder, have homebrewed many projects especially ham radio related. I'm currently finishing a 80M homebrew linear amp for the car, so the Surf PI is next.

I have some ideas in regard to the coil that relate with antennas such as the electrostatic shield....but more on that later.

Good luck...the secret to building is to just do it. You will learn along the way.

Hope UR WX is better than the WX is here (in Maine)...the snow is piling up.

Peter
n1ps

[plumabob]

Have any of you guys had trouble getting your Surf PI kits or for that matter anything shipped from the UK? I ordered a kit from Silverdog back at the end of November. That never arrived. Silverdog was gracious enough to ship another on December 20th. That also never arrived. He was also good enough to have dfbowers sent me one of his from the states but only the board. Just ordered some op-amps from the philipines. Those got here in 9 working days. I just don't get it? Why such a problem receiving mail from the UK? In the past it has not been this way. Just wanted to see if any of you guys in the USA have had similar experiences.

Bob

[N1PS]

I received the board and parts in about a week....here in Maine. All as advertised.

~ps

[dfbowers]

I received the board and parts in about a week....here in Maine. All as advertised.

~ps

I ordered a HH SMT board from Carl a few years back. It took two months! When I got it, it looked like it had been laying on the floor of car for that long!

[Qiaozhi]

Have any of you guys had trouble getting your Surf PI kits or for that matter anything shipped from the UK? I ordered a kit from Silverdog back at the end of November. That never arrived. Silverdog was gracious enough to ship another on December 20th. That also never arrived. He was also good enough to have dfbowers sent me one of his from the states but only the board. Just ordered some op-amps from the philipines. Those got here in 9 working days. I just don't get it? Why such a problem receiving mail from the UK? In the past it has not been this way. Just wanted to see if any of you guys in the USA have had similar experiences.

Bob

During November and December the UK was hit by one of the worst winters on record. During that time a lot of mail was lost or severely delayed. A few weeks ago I received a Christmas card from a friend who lives about 17 mies away. It was posted at the end of November!

[plumabob]

OK so UK mail is basically a mess, sounds a lot like our mail here in the states...LOL At this point I have no alternative but to wait it out. Maybe it will be here in time for next Christmas...

Thanks again silverdog for all the support that you have given this.

Bob

[monkeybaby]

Is there a chance anyone could take some pics of a completed circuit board?

Thanks Rob