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11 minutes ago, matt said:

Can you post a link to the thread?

If I am allowed then here is the link

http://finders.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9362&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=1050

Steve please delete the link if I have breached a rule.

Thanks.

 

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  • 4 months later...

Hello All, Not much interested in another detector but it is ALWAYS good to hear from JP!!:biggrin:

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That's a great report JP, and you pointed out the glass is half full with this machine with it have so many possibilities and it does so much when you take in to account the price point, and to find Gold in an area that has been well used is saying a lot, Nothing is ever going to match certain well known machines, But the QED seems to offer the best bang for the buck along with giving less well versed people a chance to get in the thick of it.  

It seems like the QED is the perfect machine for someone who is just getting in to the hobby or on a limited budget, This hobby needs more machines like this to cater for the young and old as well,

thanks again,

John.

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Interesting report JP,

I personally haven't seen or used one yet, but the test results were very impressive I must admit, and also love the price!!  

But reading the first quarter to half of the report made it sound like a Very involved and complicated machine to get use too and sorted out for whatever ground and conditions you happened to be working in at the time.

And because of the price I'm guessing newbies that can't afford a $3500 PI detector and want to get into the gold side of detecting may buy it but find it very confusing/ confronting to get it running correctly/ smoothly and be put off by it.

But once you've got it dialled in it sounds like a very sensitive capable and powerful machine! and also the added bonus of being lighter to swing all day for those of us that ain't as young as we use to be or have bad shoulders like myself!.

look forward to seeing a few videos in the near future of this machine in action.

Cheers

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Well, to be honest, try to describe anything in detail in writing and it can come across as complicated. For instance, describe in detail how to know which settings are best on a GPX 5000 under different conditions. I can tie my shoes without thinking but to write down the steps involved can make it sound intimidating. It's somewhat inherent in the medium if you want to be sure the information is detailed and complete.

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To JP's credit It was good to read in the "New Detectors And Early Adopters" thread that he still has the QED in his detector  collection which he used for his QED Review test report thread here.

There has been good test reviews on the ProspectingOz forum by other QED users after having the QED's latest update added to the QED.

Therefore it would be good to have someone of JP's profile and experience to perform another QED Review if Jonathan's QED has now been updated and read of the differences in performance after the QED updates as what happened after the GPZ updates.

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The QED has had a few changes since I first tested a prototype back at the beginning of this year. The collaboration of Howard as inventor and designer and Pete now providing the Detech coils and the super light weight handle and collapsing stem arrangement, it is a much more professional looking piece of equipment. Gone are the much criticized wing nuts and Whites 'goose neck' stem.                                      I am not sure if one still has the option of just purchasing the control box and custom building the machine to suit ones self, but I kind of liked that idea. I have a feeling my good prospecting buddy JR Beatty, being the inventive 'wizz' that he is,  would possibly feel the same way. For them that like a machine already set up, the new configuration is definitely well balanced with the control box further back, and just a readout on the top of the handle. Running an 8" Commander coil with this setup is a super small gold sniper, and in my opinion equal or better than any small gold specialist detector on the market. The target response is fast, sharp, and unmissable.                         When using larger coils, with perhaps the exception of the three spoke Nuggetfinder Litz coil ( the four spoke coil is quite a bit heavier) the Detech setup is a bit too flexible for my liking. In this situation I prefer the X Terra handle and stem, as it is a little more rigid.

I now have a production model as well as my prototype which has had an extended mode, and auto ground balance added, but still runs the model airplane style lipo battery and X Terra handle and stem. Howard offered to update it to current specs, but "over my dead body". I like it just fine the way it is.

I should add, that contrary to speculation, I have no vested interest, financial or otherwise in the QED.

 

 

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On ‎13‎/‎02‎/‎2017 at 4:30 PM, Jonathan Porter said:
I wish to stress again that the QED "works relatively best in the less mineralised soils for small gold." Together with good ergonomics, this is clearly its niche. This is my sincere advice based on my experiences with the QED.
 

Thanks Reg and interesting that you own two QEDs.

So would your production model have all of the latest updates and if so have you found it now more capable of operating in the more mineralised soils as Jonathan stressed it worked best on less mineralised soils although his QED may not have had the latest updates added to his QED since his review.

Therefore why I enquired in my previous post if Jonathan has now had his QED updated and wondering if those updates may have improved its performance on the more mineralised soils.

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