Gmx/24k Gold Sensitivity According To Battery Strength

[Dances With Doves]

Do you think these machines have  less sens. for small targets at half battery charge vs. a full  charge.I would  also like to  know if certain batteries give a better performance.Thank You for looking.

[Steve Herschbach]

No. Unlike some PI detectors, nearly all modern VLF detectors are voltage regulated, and run at full power until the battery warning kicks in. Better batteries give more running time, but that’s it.

[karelian]

There are some nasty AA cells that are best avoided, feed you machine a decent quality battery. I use long life alkalines and in a VLF they are fine for days.  Ten year shelf life and made in Germany, very price competitive.. no compromise on quality.

Only thing is I make sure I test each AA before feeding it into the battery tray, only takes one dud to spoil your day.

A little bit of prep goes a long way.. no short cuts with batteries.

[havingstl]

I  use rechargable nimh and the battery meter on the detector starts at 50%  I am assuming this is because rechargable batteries have a lower starting voltage of 1.2.  I have not timed the life but I have gone entire days detecting without running into problems.