EE Bucaneer

[satdaveuk]

Hi boys and girls
Has anyone here made the EE Bucaneer
Thinking putting one together because the parts which i have some and the rest is quite cheap and available.
Quite interesting actually because talking about Q factors they have used a heaver gauge wire than normal but needed to use a damping resistor 47 ohms in series with the RX coil to reduce saturation, Now me for one has never come across that before on a Induction balance format, Pulse induction yes of course much needed.
The reason why i been studying the circuit is because it works similar to the Arado simple, tunning threshold , old fasion design but without the use of a variable condencer.

Anyway what do you all think? go on tell me its crap

[Max]

Hi boys and girls
Has anyone here made the EE Bucaneer
Thinking putting one together because the parts which i have some and the rest is quite cheap and available.
Quite interesting actually because talking about Q factors they have used a heaver gauge wire than normal but needed to use a damping resistor 47 ohms in series with the RX coil to reduce saturation, Now me for one has never come across that before on a Induction balance format, Pulse induction yes of course much needed.
The reason why i been studying the circuit is because it works similar to the Arado simple, tunning threshold , old fasion design but without the use of a variable condencer.

Anyway what do you all think? go on tell me its crap

Hi,
didn't made it, but many times looked at this project though very old 10 years ago and today is just prehistoric matter about an MD to build...

I suggest newer stuff... e.g. I'd like to experiment with Sascho's design with the 2 OO coils but have no time at now for that... why don't you try it, seems a good detector with geb and disc and vlf, also easy to build in the electronics/pcb , just need good coils to work properly

my advice is not wasting time on too old things cause performance and stability issues will be heavy in that case

regards
Max

[satdaveuk]

Hi,
didn't made it, but many times looked at this project though very old 10 years ago and today is just prehistoric matter about an MD to build...

I suggest newer stuff... e.g. I'd like to experiment with Sascho's design with the 2 OO coils but have no time at now for that... why don't you try it, seems a good detector with geb and disc and vlf, also easy to build in the electronics/pcb , just need good coils to work properly

my advice is not wasting time on too old things cause performance and stability issues will be heavy in that case

regards
Max

Hi Max
Is the Sascho's a non motion type?, cause if it is thats what im looking for and will give it a blast.
Many thanks

[ivconic]

I made Bucaneer once in the past.
It's good for starters.
Not so sensitive on small items.
Discrimination is done by taking just one half period of signal to process further.
So in original setup it is rejecting ferrous metals, but if you reverse coil leads; than it will reject nonferrous metals.
Main problem at such approach is terrible masking that can not be voided.
I even took it outdoor with me and spent several hours prospecting.
Had few funny finds.
Could be made as nice little detector for beach hunting.

[satdaveuk]

Doesnt sound that good then, I only do beach detecting 2 times a year in the lovely part of England cornwall thats where i get all the world war 2 finds, always use the DFX for beech my main detecting is done on farming land where there is quite alot of iron content due to farming etc over thousands of years so it really takes detectors to the limit showing what there really made of. normally use the Quattro for that or if im tired and lazy i use eithe 1V or DFX , you know the Whites 1V is so underated on the net, and for the life of me I never understood why, theres no numbers on them just usa symbols which I converted to english currency, and of course silver paper= are silver old sixpence so i just go in all metal 1 notch down lisen to the 3 tones and dig, what a lovely machine and light as a feather and fool proof, batterys last forever great on are soils over here.
Back to the subject

I may duplicate the arado 130, taking it out for a pasting over the weekend because customer hasnt collected yet, cant wait just hope its nice wether, its the sounds it makes and ozzes with history and a typical uk quality build you would have got with test equipment of that year, solid as a rock.
Tests up to now are Air tests crap, bit on the heavey side but better balanced than the typical minelab ie Quattro/Etrac, Test bed all buried 3 years ago, soil as it came out, everything spread 6" with coins old and new, iron old brass, nails bottle tops (old type) and scrap gold, plus clay valse mixed with everything above suprisingly good if you get the threshold distant but enough to hear correctly buried between6- 8-12".
Interesting one because after a certain depth the anologe meter will tell you nothing but the sound tells you everything, or should I say on the test bed.
I feel and hope for better results in the fields like most other detector tests because my test bed is 15m away from my workshop which has drain pipes main electrics and gas running everwhere plus over head phone lines.

If its a go I will share ok

Regards