Quick Air Test Of GPX 6000

[araratgold]

IMHO, Minelab should provide comprehensive test data before release so that us mug punters don't have to spend $8K AUD to " suck it and see " !

Rick

[Lunk]

2 minutes ago, araratgold said:

IMHO, Minelab should provide comprehensive test data before release so that us mug punters don't have to spend $8K AUD to " suck it and see " !

Rick

That would be nice!

[jasong]

That would be pretty cool. But...

I'm guessing they are between a "40% deeper" rock and a "GPZ nugget depth/timings test chart" hard place when it comes to releasing test data. Both that claim and the chart data they provided us for the 7000 release were met with near endless criticism.

[Northeast]

2 hours ago, araratgold said:

Minelab should provide comprehensive test data before release

They did  🤭🤣

 

But seriously, it does indicate that the 6000 beats the 5000 on every size of nugget.  Of course it does not say in what ground and with what settings and did the 5000 have a Commander coil or an 11" NF Evo on it or was it an air test or an in-ground test, etc.  

And yes, you would hope that with the backlash from the GPZ 7000 40% deeper claims, the Minelab marketing department might have learnt some lessons there (I should add that I have no opinion on the 40% deeper claims and whether they were accurate or not).   

[araratgold]

And that is what I meant when I said comprehensive. That chart doesn't tell you a whole lot !

Rick

[Trent King]

4 hours ago, jasong said:

If it's that much more sensitive on small gold than the GPZ, and it can run bigger coils, plus it has better EMI and ground filtering which then allow for higher RX gains, why exactly would the GPZ still be better at depth on bigger nuggets? Especially with a 17" mono on the 6000.

I'm guessing the small gold increase in sensitivity comes from earlier sampling. But with all that noise filtering why not give us a lot more RX gain to play with too, unless it's kept lower intentionally to not outpunch the GPZ?

 

I don’t think it’s intentionally dumbed down.  It seems to be a 5k with extra timings, and a great new design. But as we know the faster sdc timings are highly unlikely to give depth on big bits, those timings really excel on species and funky shaped bits.

When I’m pushing I will give it a good testing on big bits vs the 5k, but I would be expecting very similar results.

[geek4gold]

5 hours ago, Lunk said:

Get a second job, mortgage the house, get an auto title loan...whatever it takes, man!🤣

Just find more gold & that will pay for it.

G4G

[Gold Hound]

We can only hope its like the equinox vs ctx situation where as their second tier detector is better than their first tier detector.

The nox obseleted the ctx Im hoping the 6000 stomps on the 7000 then they have to release an 8000 next year 🤣

[geek4gold]

5 hours ago, araratgold said:

IMHO, Minelab should provide comprehensive test data before release so that us mug punters don't have to spend $8K AUD to " suck it and see " !

Rick

Come on Rick, we are talking Minelab here.  😉

G4G

[afreakofnature]

5 hours ago, geek4gold said:

Just find more gold & that will pay for it.

G4G

Only if you sell it.  I hoard it. 🤣