Ouch. It’s not spin - it’s a story - partly true (Alexandre’s general character and approach to his work) and partly a fun comparison to a popular movie. Oh yes - and I firmly believe that metal detectors are really time machines - and if you think about it for a minute, unless you spend your time detecting utility cables, you will probably agree.
When I have answers, I give them. The cable question was asked a while back I think and - at that time - I had no information to offer. Now there is some.
I can’t just use my crystal ball to get information. Almost everything I have ever posted as a fact has been something I have found by diligently digging. Pounding Google and monitoring a half-dozen or more websites about this project for damn near 5 years now. In the process, very occasionally, I learn something which is not disclosable. In such cases, I don’t disclose it. If it is later disclosed by FT, I may well comment on it.
I also post my own assumptions, conclusions, wild *** guesses etc. I think I do an OK job of correctly identifying the foregoing stuff as what it is.
If somebody wants to characterize my “work product” of scouring the web for info, which I have shared here as “spin” - I resent the heck out of that. If they want to characterize my “assumptions, conclusions, wild *** guesses etc.” as spin - go ahead, but if so it’s my “spin” not that of Fisher. They will no doubt speak for themselves when the time comes.
If my contributions to the “club” here on this sub forum are unwelcome, well, I guess then someone will say so. Since I have been a member on this forum for 13 years and have contributed about 560 posts I will continue to contribute on other topics in this or other sub forums.
How about this answer about the cable...and some other stuff - posted by LE.JAG the other day on another forum. You don’t need inside information, just to read a few other sources. This is from Steve Herschbach’s Detector Prospector forum from the other day,,,,,,here’s his post
Hi
I see that there is a lot of questions
I will not answer all / confidentiality clause oblige ..
some precision all the same
the cable outlet on the coil
is not an aesthetic fantasy ...
the 7us in large series to technical consequences
it was in front or behind / not to bend the cable it is in front of ...
Impluse AQ is optimize for the beach
with one goal: gold, gold
no gb that produces noise
mono coil / specific connector
again: it's a technical constraint
on most inexpensive connectors
the pins are mobile = to 7us they make noise
not the one who was selected
all to be thought and planned at all levels
to reduce the noise
less noise = more gold ....
from the start, the goal was to produce the best beach pi
not a machine goes everywhere
if you make compromises: you lose performance ...
Since the Russian video, the detector has been touched up
to say nothing more ..
just that many will be surprised at the results
and of course, are twin brother // optimize for the nugget
is on the road