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Metal Detecting => Equipment and Gear => Topic started by: brwmstr3 on April 26, 2018, 08:26 PM

Title: Surf PI 1.2 board issues
Post by: brwmstr3 on April 26, 2018, 08:26 PM

Hello,

Built the Surf PI 1.2 board purchased from (Silverdog ?) UK. Followed the blog instructions and pictures on adrianandgenese.com blog.
I thought the project went well till I hooked up the power supply and all the correct pots and all I get is a solid tone that I cannot adjust up or down and I do not get a signal from my home-built coil, (30-wraps of 24awg speaker wire, sandwhiched between two rounds or 1/4" plexiglass).

After reviewing several other posts it seems every Surf PI board I see has different coded components. I'm guessing I have something in reverse just not sure what?

Attached are some pics of my board build. Please help me get this working right.

Regards,
Gerald Poss
brwmstr3

Title: Re: Surf PI 1.2 board issues
Post by: Louis Kriedemann on April 27, 2018, 09:40 PM

my best suggestion is that you join up with - Geotech forum -  they have the most comprehensive amount of knowledge and expertise available and they are pretty helpful

Title: Re: Surf PI 1.2 board issues
Post by: brwmstr3 on April 28, 2018, 05:16 PM

Geotech was the first forum I tried and got no help. I'll give them another go and perhaps with the warmer weather more people are online.

Title: Re: Surf PI 1.2 board issues
Post by: Paul van Heerden on May 02, 2018, 11:38 AM

Have a look at my thread on the subject. Maybe it can help you a bit

http://treasurehunters.co.za/forums/equipment-and-gear/building-silverdogs-surf-pi-1-2-detector