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No it worked for years apparently, then died again so the guy sold it to the pawn shop without a battery which was pretty smart on his part. I had to borrow a battery from a friend. I knew what i was getting into kind of. That is only good on new products not used. No I started with a 3500 then sold that during the Sudan gold rush then bought a used 3000 which I still have. I think I am just going to get it fixed.

I have a GPX 5000 that needs a new circuit board. Cost is $2100. So my question is pay the $2100 or apply that towards a 6000? Then I go back and forth if I go for the 6000 why not get a 7000 I know I can get a new 7000 for $6000 or less. I bought the 5000 from a pawn shop for $450.00 yes $450.00 I knew it had an issue but never thought that board would be 2100 bucks. It had been repaired once before for the same issue that I was having. Minelab replaced a few components for the previous owner but now they have to replace the board. So basically I would have a brand new 5000 for $2550 per the Minelab tech.

That's not going to happen.

Thank you. Maybe I'll make the drive on Saturday.

Is Quartzsite crowded now or not so bad?

Looks like the 3rd of March they go on sale. https://mailchi.mp/coiltek.com.au/new-nox-series-information?e=9ca788132a

I can only imagine what you were like around Christmas when you were a little kid.😄

10x5" NOX TEK TIP https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=457575518621683

I think that is it. These coils are approved by Minelab, maybe that's why they have the Minelab logo.

I would talk with Pieter every year at the Tucson Gem and Mineral show. Except this year. Super friendly and helpful and always had a very nice gold display.

That book has been around for close to 30 years. It's a good one.

So a QED can't match a 2100? I don't know I don't own one but I thought I read that a QED could match a 5000.

Well first that is a stunning piece of gold. Maybe you can take it to a local university I am sure they will have something and it would be a fantastic project for some lucky student.

That's why I dump my scoop in my sample bag I can pan later and spend more time detecting. I have close to 5 oz's of the fly poop that I found detecting over the years starting with the Whites V-sat. It all adds up takes a while but gold is gold.

Well the chart is given .05G five stars. .05g = .77 grains so it might hit a tenth of a grain. That's when carry a small sample bag comes in handy. Once the target is in your hand or scoop pour into the bag and pan it later.

Congrats on the gold Rob.

Classic.

I think that there is a learning curve to figure out the where the actual claims are with that said this is a great place for resources for gold.

The only one you need is Chris Ralph's Fists full of gold. JMHO....

From dealers.. PM Sent

You can get these for under 6K US with full warranty.

Looking forward to your gold total from this.

Nice watch.

Those guys knew each other so there is more to this than the police are going to release. If it wasn't a 6 hour drive I would be up there more often. I know plenty of people that camp up there for weeks and never had an issue.

Well that's two less POS in the world.