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6 hours ago, palzynski said:

Not always ...

This Mcore story recalls me a detector from an other brand that I have tested 2 years ago . A similar issue with falsing in the irons ... The issue has never been fixed 

Good vid btw . At least we have now feedbacks from field users , often more reliable than manufacturers or even sellers infos ...

What detector you speak of?

I’ve dug a lot of buttons over the years but have never dug one with markings on the back like that one. Definitely an interesting one, have you figured out how old it is?

Great to hear that the Manticore is closer to a CTX than a Nox!!! 

Yesterday evening we received a message from Minelab that the first Minelabs MANTICORE for the European market have finally been cleared through customs.
They are expected to arrive at the European warehouses before Christmas.
Between Christmas and New Year's Eve, they are then expected at the European distributors, who can then ship them to their dealers.
The expectation is indeed only to their dealers because the number of the first shipment is probably too small to immediately have copies available for customers.
However, it has been promised that we will receive weekly supplies, so with the delay of the first batch at customs, the second delivery (number completely unknown!!) will hopefully follow very soon.
We will therefore have to grit our teeth for a while, but fortunately there are now good prospects.

Man it’s quiet in here, I was expecting a post by now about Minelab pallets weighing 2000 pounds being airlifted to the U.S. by helicopter from Nicaragua………
or something similar.

1 hour ago, midalake said:

OK, we will disagree. 

Yea I work designing and building injection molds so I obviously know a lot more about it.

53 minutes ago, midalake said:

 

"Flexibility" has NO bearing on breaking or not! This is really an equation of plastic compound and engineering forces, one which failed on the Equinox. 
Fractures occurred along the entire ear where it meets the coil, also through the coil bolt hole not affecting the base of the coil ears.   

Actually flexibility does have bearing on breakage as does the radius molded into the corner for strength.

FYI those ears are made the way they are so that they are flexible AND DON’T BREAK!! 

14 minutes ago, Steve Herschbach said:

The Manticore directly replaces the E-Trac, which was discontinued in the last year to make way for it. One could make the case that for many people the Manticore is better than the CTX 3030, just like for me the Equinox 800 was a better choice than the my CTX 3030, which I sold immediately on laying hands on the Equinox. The Manticore splits that hair even finer. The CTX 3030 however still remains in the lineup as Minelab's flagship model, and will until something replaces it. Don't hold your breath.

Damn!!  The iron falsing on the Manticore is really worrying to me but if there is no new 3030 I guess I stick with my order.

The person that informed me that there was a new 3030 in the works was the guy that was known as the CTX expert. He told us in his newsletter that he was sending out.

3 minutes ago, Steve Herschbach said:

I’ve been incrementally upgrading detectors for 50 years now. Small steps each time that has added up to revolutionary in total. But to answer your question directly, just the expanded target id range alone would be worth the upgrade from 800 to 900 for me. That’s the biggie really, and whether it’s 900 or Manticore I’d be happy either way.

The ID range on the 800 is very frustrating and actually one of the reasons I got rid of mine. 

2-3 years ago I heard that there was a new CTX3030 in the works. Since you’re a guy that has apparently worked for Minelab, Is the Manticore the new 3030?

Better yet , why buy a 900 when you already own an 800? It really makes no sense to upgrade if you’re doing it in such tiny increments IMO. Are you going to sell your 800? If you are you can expect to get about $600 if you’re lucky.