Needed : a repository of schematics and articles on MDs etc.

[Atul Asthana]

I guess, with many requests for schematics and artcles on MDs (etc.), there is a need for a publically accessible repository.

The forum(s) do not serve the purpose, due to information lying scattered in different threads/posts.

I understand that Geotech will not be able to do so.

Since KT315 seems to have a large collection, and has been generous in sharing; may I request him or some one else to create and manage the repository.

The repository could also be in form of a wiki and can have links refering back to various forums, where the particular MDs are being/have been discussed. This would serve as a knowledge bank for the community.

[kt315]

Atul, you are right in this point. the forum must serve the archive, but as big part of the schematics are copyrighted so we can not put these in www directly. we can consider only re-traced/self-made ones. it is biggest trouble in the offer and it is a limitation Carl mentions forever about.

yours

[Atul Asthana]

a stand alone archieve will do

I absolutely agree with KT315. The Geotech forum, per se, may not hold the rights to the archieve, but a stand alone wiki could be created, owned by some one else, some thing like
http://www.kn34pc.com/spoika/site/do...i/metaldetect/

A wiki will be better since lot of other info from forums/articles can be added.

[Carl-NC]

I guess, with many requests for schematics and artcles on MDs (etc.), there is a need for a publically accessible repository.

The forum(s) do not serve the purpose, due to information lying scattered in different threads/posts.

I understand that Geotech will not be able to do so.

That's exactly the purpose of Geotech. I created it specifically as a repository for detector info. I just haven't had time to work on it lately.

The most time-consuming part is formatting; my preference is to post everything in PDFs. I have several new articles sent to me but no time to format them. If anyone has ready-to-post articles or schematics I will be glad to add them to Geotech.

- Carl

[kt315]

thinking by global category we must have woldwide Net structure - every nation/folk/country have own forum and site (maybe yet forums and sites) - on their native languages. then Geotech will be the core of Mind Center. IMO such global structure will give us constant supply of people with fresh ideas and information. now we have some links on the forums, it is good start point, but we must look in more deep perspective. maybe then all useful information will drain in one place.

[Atul Asthana]

Knowledge management : MD and other geo technology instrumentation

KT315 has hit the nail on the head. Carl should get in touch with other forums' admins and create a global repository.

The knowledge available on Geotech has a lot of value, I can see a lot of tech knowledge developed in other forums too. Since all of the knowledge on the forums is public, a central repository, with parts operated/maintained by different people across the forums (and the world) will be a very good knowledgebase.

I guess, a wiki based repository will be great. And using automatic translation, it should be usable by any one.

BTW, the concept of using wiki for knowledge management, apart from Wikipedia, is being used by US intelligence community too (Google : Intellipedia); so we will be on the right track if we use a wiki.

[Qiaozhi]

KT315 has hit the nail on the head. Carl should get in touch with other forums' admins and create a global repository.

The knowledge available on Geotech has a lot of value, I can see a lot of tech knowledge developed in other forums too. Since all of the knowledge on the forums is public, a central repository, with parts operated/maintained by different people across the forums (and the world) will be a very good knowledgebase.

I guess, a wiki based repository will be great. And using automatic translation, it should be usable by any one.

BTW, the concept of using wiki for knowledge management, apart from Wikipedia, is being used by US intelligence community too (Google : Intellipedia); so we will be on the right track if we use a wiki.

On the face of it, these all seem good ideas, and I can understand why you find a Wiki-based format to be attractive. However, the problem is that organizing this setup is time consuming. Many of these projects are in a state of flux, with numerous errors/mistakes, uncertainties, and several variants. I think Carl's suggestion of submitting an article in PDF format is the best solution under the circumstances. For example, the TGSL has been a popular project on Geotech, but the information is scattered throughout many threads. If someone volunteered to collect all the latest information into one document, then this could easily be placed in the Projects section. Also, it would be sensible to follow a similar format to the other articles. You could take the Hammerhead as a good example.

[Atul Asthana]

I guess, what ever software application suits or is thought to be the best, should be used.

Wiki does make it easier for the new and uninitiated to comprehend the projects and assess its suitability for the person's technical skills (thats the reason for the popularity of Wikipedia as compared to other encyclopedias). The articles, sure, can be attachments in the wiki.

However, the fact remains that a repository should be one of the objectives. May be Carl can start a new thread to discuss what needs to be done and who volunteers to do what.

AND for the people on this forum, let me put in a word of appreciation; I have learnt a lot from this forum (in its present form). Thanks a lot friends. Keep up the path breaking (and cutting edge) work; which, I am sure, large number of commercial organisations are envious of.

Thanks a lot and God bless you.

[kt315]

Many of these projects are in a state of flux, with numerous errors/mistakes, uncertainties, and several variants.

I agree with you. I only see massive group of people who do nothing here. their wild blustery efficiency is equal zero! but I note also in net space people who have sell metal detectors' hobby KITs in huge scale. why we are still not able to offer KITs for these seems like active testers our members? we have ALL for this! for an example I attached KOSCHEJ-5I KIT here, of very hot guys in zone RU (please give your examples from your country!).

[kt315]

as above. I see 2,520,000 links for electronic kits in WWW. great result but why I see nothing on very good level metal detectors there?!
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...electronic+KIT

[kt315]

IMO we must turn out our position radically on 180 degrees. we must -
1/ actively sell the kits, it will be simple schematics like TGS-1266-Classics, Hammerhead, maybe these legendary Compass, King Cobra, GMT-1650 etc.
2/ do sections in the forum on the kits,
3/ disscuss MAINLY on the kits,
4/ release articles in magazines on the kits.

nothing on another topics we could be discuss! then we will get only follow updates on kits' schematics from people, rapidly do the changes in PCB and to offer already the updating PCBs in the kits. I say nothing new now. we simply must go on a sector of market that is existing always. otherwise we will get only waste of potential and will not see the perspective at no time. we must lead more aggressive politics in the direction what another people HAD done! then the role of the repository will be not so important if we had have the endproduct.

[kt315]

from BG zone, great example

[Qiaozhi]

Is it possible to buy these coil formers? If so, from where?

[kt315]

taken from http://www.snimka.bg/album.php?album_id=113396&pid=2382825&lp=30
anybody from our Bulgarian friends will give a light.

[ivconic]

Oh yes, that is Coinseeker pcb. Coinseeker is sort of RH or Musketeer copy but with many things changed and reduced. How it works? I dont know. I had one kit pcb and it never started to work to me. I had problems to run oscillator. So later i scraped it!
But i heard from another guy that this is working and have descent discrimination but not good depth...
That's all i know about pcb.
About coil enclosures; those are excellent. Somebody from Bulgaria is making a tons of those. I am very sorry cose dont have conditions to regullary order and buy those enclosures from there...just ocassional, random piece by piece... and those are very cheap there, so as i heard..some 2-5 euros per piece.