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Has anyone done any target testing against the 6000? I liked the one chart on Prospecting Australia, but have not seen any other small target test comparisons. I would like to do a test comparison using 0.05 gm 0.10 gm & 1.0 gm bits when I finally get a Eforce here in the states. This seems like a good size for testing its fast timing constants. Maybe I need to put WTB Eforce in the classified add, and hope someone decides to part with one, highly unlikely from the reports coming in. LOL

Thanks for all the videos, really great stuff!

I remember in JP’s GP 3000 &.3500 video’s he would always disconnect the power cord prior to coil swapping, so must of been a problem at that time. With the GPX system we get a coil overload, not sure but maybe this coil overload feature was a solution to the older GP series issues. I always follow JP.s example on every detector because i do not want to take a chance of damaging the front end.

I have made the battery systems without the audio amplifier. If just using headphones you should be ok with out the audio amplifier. Let me know if you want more information about making your own system. SD uses 7.4 v GP uses 6.7 v GPX uses 8.4 v The Lithium camera battery’s are 7.4 v. But charge to 8.4 v, so a buck converter is need to reduce voltage for the SD/GP series only.

Just glad we can use DD’s also now on the Eforce, this thing keeps surprising me on more good features. Running DD’s in mono mode is great, especially when we don’t need cancel mode as it seems to handle EMI well.

Also agree, UPC tape for less residue or just plain electrical tape. The hard clips tend to still spin and actually makes dents into the softer coil cables, eventually creating a possible weak point or wire break.

Simon, If we don’t hear back from you for a few day we will assume you’re finding lots of bits on your old flogged patches again. 😅

The Algo Force E1500 seems to be a very user-friendly detector even for the beginner. I like that it has a well thought out menu screen with many features that most PI users can benefit from or always wish they had. Thanks Nenad for taking the time to put this great learning video together. My favorite features are the left and right low/high tone bars for visually seeing the normal and inverted signals and the target conductivity ID pinpoint option, both could help in determining and helping to identify rubbish. The mic to headset option is great for hearing the rattlesnakes. Also glad the threshold pitch and noise frequency manual option is added on the menu like the GPX/Z legacy detectors had. I noticed all the coil preset options our Nugget Finder’s offered coil sizes. 😄

Everyone will enjoy this feature, especially the beach hunters.

Harbor Freight is same as I got $9.99

Here’s the U.S. version, works great 😉

Looking forward to seeing the video and testing done. Thanks for sharing all this great information. Ron

That seems very possible since they already have a detector platform started they could just add the different timings needed and a counter weight on it for balancing out the larger coils. Might go over 4 pounds though😉

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/threads/algoforce-e1500-new-pi-detector-from-ex-minelab-engineer.42049/page-2#post-676638 There’s another report on the Aussie forum describing how well the conductivity target ID is working on this E1500 PI. Also mentioned is some comparisons of different detectors on a range of targets.

Nenad, thanks for putting all this together, very informative and interesting. Would you recommend that the 14x9”Evo is a good all around coil option for this detector and its timings considering the ground conditions you detect in there.

The North America has sold all their inventory on the GPX 5000 with no replacements coming. Aussies our selling a one coil option package now, but someone on this forum mentioned once they are gone no replacement there also.

Aussie is around $2,275, so hopefully around $1,500 U.S… They still need to get FCC approval in the U.S. , so might be a while. The few reviews that I’ve heard so far are pretty good, so might be a shortage due to demand and great value.

My friend just got a Woody mod 5000 in the mail today, looking forward to see it in action. 😀

Our bigger bit patches would be worth going back to if we could just get a newer refined timing on the GPZ/GPX series, just needing a little more depth and these areas could be worth while again.

Nenad has some good info on the Aussie forum. Wonder what percent this target ID works at compared to target signal depth?

It’s truly amazing that Minelab has put the GPZ replacement on hold for so long. The longer they wait the more money there losing, especially when everyone is able to buy non Minelab approved coils for the GPZ 7000. Just release the GPZ replacement with the coils people want and then they can call it their true flagship detector.

After reading your post I went back and added the 5000 because I agree it’s an amazing detector especially for deep solid bits. You would think Minelab would not let this legacy go unless they have a replacement coming soon,. Maybe, once they empty there Aussie warehouse of their last 5000, surprise the new release is here.

GPZ 7000 & GPX 5000 The best deep gold detectors to date are 9 & 14 years old now and still no replacement for them yet, not sure why they would wait so long and keep pushing the technology towards the opposite of large deep gold detection. Even the competition is following this direction. And now the GPX 5000 is going away.

I try to dig everything because of what you’re describing with different target sounds, have missed some nice bits do to thinking it was rubbish at first.

That’s going to add a lot of small pellets to the daily count for sure, I might lower sensitivity a bit to avoid this problem though 😀 What I really like is this detector adds the user control options I liked on the GPX 5000 including coil options and then morphs into a somewhat mix of GPX 6000 / Equinox for sensitivity. I am also looking forward to see what it can do on a 1 gram piece, anything larger than this, I have the option to use my deeper punching detectors.