2/7/23 Report - Big Mistake Made by Melting Huge Gold Nugget. Charging Port Repair and Cover.

 

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report.

72 Kilogram Gold Nugget Known AS the Welcome Stranger.

... The world’s largest gold nugget was found on February 5, 1869, in Victoria, Australia. Two Cornish miners called John Deason and Richard Oats discovered the nugget while prospecting. The nugget was dubbed the "Welcome Stranger", weighed 72 kilograms (158.7 lbs), and was 61 centimeters (24 inches) long.

The two men took the nugget to the town of Dunolly to be weighed at the London Chartered Bank. Unfortunately, the nugget was so large it did not fit on the scale, instead, it was broken up before it could be photographed. Replicas were made from drawings done at the time. The two men received just under £10,000, while the nugget was broken down and melted into gold bullion. BBC News suggests a similar nugget if found today would be worth around £2 million...

Largest Gold Nugget Ever Found Weighed The Same As An Adult Man | IFLScience

You can destroy the value of a find in many ways.  Can you imagine breaking up such a great nugget and diminishing its value so severely.  Big mistake.

Thanks to William K. for that link.

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Yesterday I talked about the Equinox charge port and the problem of fowling or corrosion.  Joe D. sent this photo of a charging port cover for the Equinox, which you can find for sale online.

Joe said, They are 3D printed, with magnets embedded in the plastic, and generally sell on Ebay! Also, I use a pencil eraser to clean the contacts! It works quite well! While your cleaning the contact, you may also want to look for minute cracks that can happen around them, that will allow moisture to enter the Pod! But there are also other entry points that can happen! 

As far as I'm concerned, yoiu should not have to purchase something like this.  

On 2/6 DJ said, Went back to Turtle Trail at low tide got there a little late. What cuts there were were all rounded and lots of seaweed all the way past the second flagpole. The sand was firm enough for a couple to ride bikes on. Forgot my phone for pics.

Pulled a few targets that were mostly large ferrous, modern nails, bolt heads, stainless steel nut - no small aluminum at all. These were all on the beach front. One detectorist said a musket ball was found.

The contacts also started to corrode on me. I used the eraser on a #2 pencil and then smeared a little silicone grease on. Made sure they were rinsed with fresh water and dried and had no trouble since.

Thanks guys.

 Maybe just one feature and maybe not a big problem, but to me it is poor design.  

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Here is a Newsweek article explaining why it is necessary for health officials to say they were sorry for their mistakes concerning Covid.  They need to reestablish trust of public.

It's Time for the Scientific Community to Admit We Were Wrong About COVID and It Cost Lives | Opinion (newsweek.com)

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Source: MagicSeaWeed.com.

So, looks like we'll get a little bump.  

I'll get back to my metal detector tests, which got interrupted for a couple of days.  Didn't have the time to do them.

Good hunting,

TresaurueGuide@comcast.net