Desert Dawg

Will the new Terra nugget version have solid coils, spoked coils don't do well on uneven terrain in gold country?

E. Musk will figure out an economical way to get it!!

Maybe its a multi IQ dedicated nugget machine? I just cannot see Minelab competing with Makro/Nokta's  new  200.00 detector, profit margins would be so small per unit it doesn't make sense to me to compete in that arena. Unless they could move a massive amount of them?

Coil design has come a long way with the aftermarket Coiltek Elite and Nugget Finder Evolution coils, the medium size coils can add 2+ inches to depth depending on soil and conditions. It appears the X-Coils out of Russia are adding inches to depth of the GPZ. As for VLF's and coils I have a Mxt and use  nothing but aftermarket coils on it. Much better design much better performance overall.

As for detector technology I think the mfgrs are doing their job, we are starting to see more and more new tech detectors emerge on the open market with extended depth etc, MDT-8000, Equinox, etc, and more to come soon, Hybrid Whites, Fisher Impulse Beach and Terra, etc.

Used MXT Pro or M6 is a good choice, with 5.3 concenetric coil.

I think the right lightweight pi would sell like hotcakes. That said, its not gonna be easy to develop a pi circuit that  is not full of detection holes, due to sizes and shapes of nuggets. We have seen this in the past with different machines and their limitations. Its gonna take a multi channel unit.  Maybe Fisher is well on the way to developing such a machine for us, time will tell. Plus these days we require a pi detector that can really reach down deep on 1/2 gram to 2.5 gram nuggets. These seem to be the leftover nuggets 8"-17" deep in old goldfields that havn't been detected as of yet. Plus an added bonus would be a machine capable of finding grain size gold deep. Those are the two types gold left in the old goldfields we are hunting these days. The gpz has been in the forefront in last couple yrs with finding this type gold, but at the price point of the machine and the weight of it, I am much more interested in investing in  a new machine under 4 lbs, and under 2K.

On 2/18/2019 at 2:54 PM, MDCHIEFSH said:

1) how about a 3 to 6 frequency collapsible V systems that can be used for all use cases.

2) 2nd how about a voltage boosted(40-80V) hybrid system to compete with the minelabs high end detectors of the world

 

I got my money in hand for (2) Can't wait!

I am pretty interested in a nugget version of this AQ,  initial tests show this AQ is near on par with depth of a gpx with a 15" coil. Due to the 7 usec timing it would make a killer small nugget machine once setup with AUTO GROUND BALANCING for the desert. I want something like this to keep tuned just for small nugget hunting, its so lightweight compared to a minelab big gold machine I could see owning one maybe if it pans out.

Congratulations on your 50th anniversary, you got 5 yrs on my wife and I. As for the detector question I am sure there will be more informed than me chime in soon,  I do believe transmission is not able to be tweaked period that is fixed in the machine. Its all about the reception where the tweaking comes in.

Pretty cool news for sdc 2300 owners, three new coils.

https://www.coiltek.com.au/coils/gold-extreme/

Thanks for your indepth review of the 24K there is not too much feedback out there about this machine on the forums. Will be interesting to follow your finds with the 24K

I have a remotely located beach here locally on a river, the mineralization is so severe I cannot detect a quarter over 3-4" max with my MXT Pro. This beach was used for a rock concert many yrs ago, I know there is some good stuff to be found on this beach but a vlf sure is hampered by the blacksand in the beach sands. Its also very full of trash from fishermen, sun bathers and the like which is pretty normal for beaches.   Like Steve says above, his vlf depth in Reno is about half what most others experience in the parks they hunt. 

I was initially very excited about Fisher starting a new line of vlf machines with a different form of ground balance, guess that didn't work out as desired since they dropped the CZX project.

Maybe a pair of M6 Whites machines would be what you need in that area. Worth investigating anyway. I have a friend here does well with a M6 Whites machine. Unless you got saltwater beaches to detect then you would probably want the Minelab equinox 600's.

If they build or are building a land version of this for nugget detecting I surely hope they have auto ground balance rather than the manual gb seen here on the beach machine. I would be interested in a nugget version of this machine for sure, look how light weight it is!!!

Desert Rat! AuHunter!  Hybrid!! Hint hint!!

Lots of cool coils available  new to fit the umax, Nel, etc. 3x6, 5.5", etc. Same coils fit as they do the Lobo Super Traq.

Electronic panning for sure!!

And vco audio is what lets the GB2 go "boing" over a hot rock or zip zip over a gold target! I had just never seen it in print by minelab that the monster has vco audio. Thanks.

Was just wondering if GM1000 has VCO audio?

Rev Tech One,  (Revolutionary Technology)   ?

The GPX manual says not to remove or change coils with the control box on, or you could damage the circuit. I have heard of guys doing this and blowing something on the circuit board.

I would love to see a Hybrid dedicated nugget detector with auto setup, auto ground bal, vdi. A machine that will allow me to compete successfully against the zed for those half gram to 2 grammers to 17" depth.

In my opinion its not the right time of yr to be detecting rye patch. Weather is  very iffy this time yr out there. Super low nighttime temps, etc.

I think the new hybrids coming will have all the bells and whistles in one box and work well for whatever you might want to hunt for.

Whites has some killer technology Carl M left them when he  went to Fisher. I hope to see that technology for sale one of these days soon. They have had the patents quite a few yrs, and I think there are machines in prototype for about 3 yrs now in testing.