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This is getting really interesting but glad to hear about it. This is probably a really good timing for this with all that’s happening currently in the PI market. If the Axiom came out before the 6000 there would of been a lot more Axioms out there now, same thing would happen for Nokta if they can get this out before the Algoforce release in other regions. I like they designed it to be specifically designed for gold or relics, sounds like a great way to achieve what you’re aiming at looking for.

I used to do land boundary survey work and had to go to the county surveyor to look up the most recent plat maps. These maps usually got us in the right places to start looking. Note: On ground markers our what are legally binding unless tampered with. Don’t count on ONX maps or county google map locations as they can be off a little bit or in some cases I have found them off by a 1/4 mile. Caltopo map is a good source for looking the area over for mining areas and then seeing the nad 27 topo overlays.

It’s going to be expensive to fix from all the quotes I gotten on board and end cap repairs/replacements. Since you’re in Oz. You might contact the mod guys there or Minelab’s non warranty service department. Ebay had some end caps a while back for a decent price.

I also am saddened by the fact that they do not have the same options and sales worldwide. We are missing the GPX-5000 here also.

I have been playing around with the 10x5” DD Commander coil and it seems to have 2 to 3” inches lost in depth versus a 10x5” Coiltek mono on an under four gram target. This was using normal timings with the DD and Fine Gold with the mono. I have only done a little testing of it so will need to try some other settings.

Fortunately the GPX-5000 is still a top priced used detector for a very good reason.

This must be Minelab’s way of dealing with the competition, about 30% off of their top multi-freq. detector is quite rare of a sale for sure. Manticore $1199 about 30% off plus another 15% military off for those who served for a total of 45% off. Equinox $999 and also the veterans if you qualify. Free shipping and Oregon is a no tax state. Ron’s Detector’s 208-739-8079 rrlmmc@gmail.com Please support your local small dealers as we are going to be going to the wayside pretty soon with most companies going direct sales. With that being said I will always remember when Gerry, Doc’s and Rob were always the ones to ask technical questions as they usually had the answers.

Thank for sharing Simon, looks like a Winner for sure especially If it can beat the Coiltek 10x5” Joey. Was this a semi-spiral or bundle wound version? Now the Algoforce is out it seems like the market is going to be strong for this size coil for sure. I’d buy one right now.

Added a couple more used detectors and some more spiral wound coils.

The Sp01 in filter 2 does a good job at clearing up the sounds.

If you have the Coiltek li-ion system it takes the voltage down to 7.3 volts for the SD series. Batteries are actually 8.4 volts fully charged.

If this 12x6” Semi spiral coil has more performance than the Sadie or 12x8” Evo it would be a hit for sure.

It's fun how quickly things get pigeonholed. My apologies for stereotyping it into only a small gold detector as that’s more dependent on the ground conditions and timings used. The owner manual says the following: NOTE: The strength of the E1500 lies in its sensitivity to small nuggets. Therefore, we have only tested the E1500 with small to medium coils. The largest coil we tested is the NF 14”x9” Evo. Although, in theory, larger coils will work with the E1500 without any problem, the shaft could rotate slightly and become wobbly when extra-large and heavy coils are used.

Since this is not a deep large gold detector IMO. I would recommend using a smaller 9x14” Evo as a good all rounder coil if I owned just one coil, but if I could have two Evo coils for this detector it would be a 12x8” and a 12” Evo. Not sure how the ergonomics would be with a larger coil than these on this detector though, maybe someone with experience with using it can chime in. Can you buy these Algoforce E1500’s and have them shipped outside of Australia or do you have to have a friend or family member buy it and send it to you?

Northern Nevada does have some of the best specimen’s. This was found north of Rye Patch.