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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=021340421-05122007>Hi there. I need
some help. Clearly I am not a big enough dork to solve this myself, so I am
hoping that someone here will be my salvation. I have (sort of) designed a
tabletop metal detector demostration. The idea is, a person places an object on
the indicated spot, presses a button, and--if the object is metal--a buzzer
sounds and the needle on a meter swings over. I took a very old metal detector,
attached the coil to the bottom of the table and the other inards are on top, in
a nice acrylic box. Alas, it does not work.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=021340421-05122007>Is there someone
among us that knows a bunch about metal detectors and can help me build one that
DOES work? The downside is, I am on a fairly tight schedule. The best part is, I
can pay you in the local currency (if U.S. dollars is your local
currency).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=021340421-05122007>I anxiously await
a reply or two. Thank you!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
class=021340421-05122007>P.S. Before someone replies with some smart-aleck
remarks, let me just say that (a) the metal detector was tested and,
yes, it worked and (b) we made sure that it really could register a hit
through the wooden table. I should also mention that the failed experiment has
been sent away to the Island of Misfit Toys and we'll be starting from scratch.
Which is probably a good
thing.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>