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A simple metal detector from improvised material do it yourself


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I present to your court the next home-made device, the tests of which can be viewed on the YouTube site - channel "".

The source of this homemade product was our favorite site, “bgm.imdmyself.com”. Only unlike a previously published article metal detector "Butterfly"where the author posted a description of the manufacture metal detector with several articles, my device was manufactured and tested.

Overview and demonstration of the metal detector:



Customization



According to established tradition, the assembly of the device was carried out from improvised material:
paper, plastic sheet, fishing line, thread, slats, tree branch, insulating tape, wires, PVA glue. In the store I had to purchase only radio components and two sets of USB connectors. Stereo headphones can be taken from a cell phone.

For work, the following tools were used:
- ruler;
- nippers;
- scissors;
- scissors for metal;
- drill mini;
- electric soldering iron;
- clamps;
- thermal gun;
- marker, etc.

As mentioned above, the scheme is taken from a previously published article.

But due to the lack of some capacitor ratings, small changes were made.

So, the radio components:
- two transistors KT315;
- four capacitors 2200 pF;
- two capacitors 10000 pF;
- Two 100 kΩ resistors.

Mark the future board on paper

Glue 10-15 sheets of paper to achieve approximately 1-1.5 mm thickness

On top, on the resulting "sandwich", paste the marked sheet

We send the blank under the press


After drying, we cut out the blank of the board and drill holes for the legs of the radio components



We place the radio components on the board, solder



Cut paper strips

Using a pan, glue two rings from strips (about 6 to 8 layers)


On the rings we make incisions, for the convenience of winding coils

For coils, a double copper wire in varnish insulation with a diameter of 0.1 mm was used (the result was 0.2 mm)

Also, using a pan for convenience, we wind the coils according to the scheme 0 - 10 - 30 turns


We wrap coils with electrical tape


We mark sheet plastic and cut blanks




We make blanks for the case of the working board

We disassemble the headset of a cell phone and solder the stereo jack for headphones


In the blanks of the case, we drill holes for the stereo jack on one side and for wires on the other


We complete the assembly of the working board and the housing for it










In the above-described way, we make the second board, we make current-carrying tracks from copper wire




We fix the coils and the board with the tracks on the lower workpiece of the case, we solder, observing the connection scheme of the coil turns


On the upper workpiece of the body we make a hole

Further, more - improvisation has no limits.
My idea is for a folding handle and mounting a body with coils on it






We scratch the ends of the cut handle for better impregnation with glue when winding the thread






We cut the platform for mounting the board body


On a six-wire bundle, we solder the USB connectors on one side and on the other, solder the conclusions from the board body





And in the end it turned out something like this!
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Author
This means: only 30 turns, and after the tenth we do a challenge. As a result, each coil has three taps, they are used in the circuit.
Hi, can I read more about the coils? how many skeins and what diameter? (we make coils according to the scheme 0 - 10 - 30 turns) I did not quite understand this moment
The other day I’ll try to collect too, only as always in my own way)) The main thing for me is to understand the principle
But how can it be significantly strengthened? To increase the diameter of the coils, will it help? Or which components can be replaced by more powerful ones?

How do electromagnetic fields propagate, pass through the center of the coils perpendicularly?

Theoretically so ...



That is, such conditions are actually needed:

1. AC coil. The stronger the current, the larger the field? Or does the field depend on the diameter? Probably both.

2. In the center of the receiver. How to make? Coil with or without core?

3. Let's say the receiver is connected to the headphones and picks up the coil field. Then, when a metal object gets under the coil, the sound will be distorted, pralno?



And yet, does the circuit above create a high-frequency current for the coil, pralno? And what is the frequency?
Author
Yes - it's a butterfly.
Opportunities - tried to demonstrate in the video.
Unfortunately, there is already a lot of snow and frost on the street, so checking in the ground is postponed for the future.
Determine different metals - I did not notice any changes in tone. Yes, and assembled with changes in design: wire thickness, capacitor ratings. Maybe there is a more suitable kit for the characteristics of electronic components, I do not know.
In a previous article, various configuration methods were described, I have not tried it yet.
I assembled the device solely out of interest: will or will not work.
Bottom line - it works! And, as I said earlier, there is no limit to perfection!
"Grater 705" For price comparison.
Quote: Ivan_Pokhmelev
In such a scheme, discrimination is impossible in principle.

Ivan, what kind of discrimination can there be? Music Box. I wonder how long the operator will listen to her? After 5-10 minutes, you will no longer fully detect changes in sound. Especially on color metals. Which most of all excites.
In such a scheme, discrimination is impossible in principle.
Exactly, and we were arguing somehow ... How a metal detector reacts to different metals. Does the tone change when comparing copper and steel, for example?
ANPR_ALEKS tell me whether he really has such characteristics as in the previous article?
five-copeck coin of the USSR time is found at a depth of 15 cm
moreover, the concept is extensible. If possible, can you test in the ground?
Finally, someone realized home-made articles and articles of this site and posted) Is it Butterfly, as I understand it?

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