I used the 1280x for more than 15 years without a problem. I had the small coil and made a chest mount harness as well as used the belt mount which made swinging the coil much easier due to the reduced weight on the rod. Although I was told it was not suitable to use in salt water, I took it to Miami and the Hawaiian Islands and was successful in finding more than eight gold rings plus a platinum ring in salt water or wet salt water sand. Once the coil was submerged, the detector stabilized and the signals were smooth and easily identified as either good or bad targets. Loved the fact that the detector broke down to make the detector very portable for travel. Sold it last year and the new owner found a gold ring his first time using the machine.
Fisher 1280X
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I used the 1280x for more than 15 years without a problem. I had the small coil and made a chest mount harness as well as used the belt mount which made swinging the coil much easier due to the reduced weight on the rod. Although I was told it was not suitable to use in salt water, I took it to Miami and the Hawaiian Islands and was successful in finding more than eight gold rings plus a platinum ring in salt water or wet salt water sand. Once the coil was submerged, the detector stabilized and the signals were smooth and easily identified as either good or bad targets. Loved the fact that the detector broke down to make the detector very portable for travel. Sold it last year and the new owner found a gold ring his first time using the machine.