RONS DETECTORS MINELAB

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

Yes, It was fired up at works fine.

It sure is built tough.

Double D (DD)

Yes, I have used it for testing only and like it'd nice weight proportion. I was told they are not making coils anymore though.

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😉

updated list of items.

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.

Wow! That’s must be a record for a PI detector. My PI record has been 0.025 gram and it had to be just the right shape too. To my knowledge only a VLF in low mineralized ground has been able to do that small of a speck. The target ID if able to pick it up must of been a 1 I guess we our seeing a new era in pulse induction, glad it happening in my lifetime, was losing hope till now.

@strick was looking for one.

Really hoping this E1500 has a stable conductivity target ID, have always wanted this feature on a PI. I can hear at the most probably 8 variations in tones on a PI which would be like running an equinox with a broken LCD screen. I usually dig everything until about quitting time, so would be still a great feature when I’m tired and only select digging targets. Smooth timings have allowed mono coils to dominate most ground types, but with all detectors EMI is what can really hinder performance, hopefully they can get mono’s to handle emi better like the 6000’s Exceed series. Bruce Candy even had to start somewhere and promote the original concepts and look where we are at now.

I really like the fact that the E1500 and a s/h 4500/5000 would probably be less expensive than a new SDC or a new Axiom. HavIng both these detectors working together over a patch with their interchangeable coils is an outstanding option for covering most gold types and still retaining depth on more solid bits. Hopefully the FCC goes quickly for the U.S., really looking forward to testing one out. 😎