Midas metal detector

[alimo88]

Hi All

Anybody ever heard of these before?

one is on a sale site (gumtree perth) but I can't find out anything from google

thanks

[Meggie]

Hi All

Anybody ever heard of these before?

one is on a sale site (gumtree perth) but I can't find out anything from google

thanks

Alimo, i think you have been around long enough to guess what our reply might be.

Meggie ...

[alimo88]

Meggie.

It is a genuine question

he has it listed as a midas 400.

and frankly I don't see what you are trying to say through your cryptic answer.

[Meggie]

Sorry, I wasn't trying to be rude Alimo. 
I too had a look around for you but also couldn't find anything on them either.

I suppose you could contact him for more details, but it doesn't sound like a known brand.

Meggie ...

[alimo88]

yep I might send him an email

I'm sure a guru on here will know something

maybe a question for the uber knowledgable?

[lazyaussie]

i think it's a 90s PI gold detector made in Australia same time the sd 2000s came out. not heard alot about them but have seen a couple on ebay.
lazy

[Rwork]

Ask Tony Mills from Whites,he will be able tell you about Midas detectors. 

[alimo88]

Thanks all

[beepn]

Hi Alimo88,

I sold these detectors and they were made here in Perth. The 400 was the first model made with a few more models after that. The very first detector which was developed early in the gold rush was the Bridge Wright  and their was plenty of knockers who said the detector was no good. But once you learned how to set the detector up it was the ancepants. I used that detector around dunnolly Tarnagulla, Inglewood, Kingower etc, and found some good gold,

Regards Beepn.

[tailofdog]

yep I might send him an email
Probably wrong answer but, there is a Tesoro vaquero for sale on E-bay for $395.00 or $425.00 buy it now.
I know the guys story not, that it makes any difference.
I'm sure a guru on here will know something

maybe a question for the uber knowledgable?

[Treadsoftly]

kept these from a few years ago, might be of use 

Ts.

[Count Pierre]

That's terrific, Treadsoftly.

What year are we in with the 400?

Reads like a good detector should.

[Treadsoftly]

Think the year was around 1989 /1990, can't remember the exactly, but the Minelab FT16000 and the Minelab Dual Ace were available. The Gold Bug was running very popular at the time. From my memory the Midas could use many coils on the market (Minelab and Fisher) with a plug adaptor, but the Gold Bug coil was the best.
Ts.