PhaseTech

Powerex or AccuPower are both quality. 

On 2/24/2024 at 4:19 AM, Wiggins said:

Hi everyone, thanks to your enthusiastic feedback, I've got it approved with the company to release a set for metal detectors.

It will be called the NB05T, a combination of the Torus neckband speakers and the Relay Bluetooth transmitter. Both products have aptX Low Latency so they'll be perfect for finding your target accurately.

Torus:

Relay:

The planned MSRP will be $119.99 USD, which is cheaper than if you were to buy the products individually.

This bundle will include our existing versions of the Torus and Relay. The upgraded versions of the Torus and Relay have been suggested and should be in production soon. (Torus with more rugged design and improved battery life, Relay with longer cord options and velcro, etc.)

You should be able to see this bundle on our website and on Amazon soon.

Can you please email me, as I'd like to try one of these on the E1500 detector. nenad@phasetechnical.com.au 

Need to just pull the bungy up firmly so it looks into the groove like in your first image. Should be very hard to move then. 

14 hours ago, phrunt said:

Sp01 will work on it but you'll need a 2.5mm to 6.5mm audio cable to connect it.   

I haven't used my Sp01 on it, I should give it a try.  I haven't used it in a year or so now, I've been meaning to dig it out and try it before the battery dies.

Correction - 3.5mm, or standard 1/8". 

Make sure you keep your sP01 topped up if you're not using it. 

Nice work! Was that with the 8" Detech, or did you get the borrow the 14x9" Evo? 

A 15x12" mono would go deeper than the DD version, and the 11" Ultra on the following two provisos:

1. If you can use Normal or Sensitive Extra, as opposed to Sensitive Smooth

2. If the target is a good size

If you want to use in mineralised soils and on wet sand, Quest Xpointer II. 

If you want iron ID and are ok with a VLF pin-pointer, Xpointer Max or the Nokta Accupoint will both serve you well. 

The Ultra Sensing 11" and 14", the Super Deep 15" Mono, and the 15" Ultimate DD are all flat/spiral wound. 

All other Detech GPX coils are bundle wound to the best of my knowledge. 

A couple new videos that have been posted. 

When swinging, I find my hand feels more natural when it's resting on the bottom of the handle. That gives me about an inch and a bit of clearance to the bottom of the control box. I'll probably still put a thin layer of tennis racquet grip tape as I did the same with the 7000 and 2300. Probably got so used to the foam grips from the SD days right up to the 5000. 

Here's a few things on my Minelab dream list:

A 6000 with a lot more control - independent threshold, tone control, front end gain adjust, more timings etc. 

A 7000 that's gone on a diet - don't need the GPS, and a nice mid size semi-elliptical concentric would be great. 

A gpx5000 Pro version - full carbon shafts, SD series khaki green box, a small internal battery to give me 6 hrs run time, but still able to hook up the external battery pack. External manual tune pot like the 3500. No coil supplied. And a little bit of SDC/6000 timing magic for an improvement on specimens. Actually, if they did this, I probably wouldn't need the first two ☺️ Heck they can even stuff my sP01 circuit inside if we're really dreaming. 

A Sovereign type machine that's fully waterproof, i.e. a Garrett infinium style control box that I can chest mount. Aqua Sovereign or Excalibur III? 

None of the above is using new technology, so quite achievable, and would sure get me wanting to upgrade.  

Welcome Pete. Plenty of fellow Aussies on this forum. 

On 3/13/2024 at 5:22 AM, Steve Herschbach said:

Not abandoned but no response.....

http://www.steelphase.com.au/

 

Steve, there is supposed to be a redirection in place but it seems it isn't working. I have got in touch with my domain provider to see what's going on. 

On 3/13/2024 at 5:31 AM, phrunt said:

Steelphase no longer makes them, Nenad took over making and selling them.  

SteelPhase was Pat & myself, now it's just me.....and my local engineer, printers, laser engravers etc who help get all the parts ready 😉

Rob still sells them. 

Direct link to SteelPhase brand: https://phasetechnical.com.au/steelphase/

Many still prefer the plug and play simplicity of hardwired set ups Simon, me included. Less things to charge, and never any crackles and drop outs. Saying that, there's still plenty of options for incorporating the sP01 into a wireless setup as many users have already. 

GPZ - just connect to the WM12's headphone socket

SDC (or any other unit for that matter) - mount the sP01 on the unit and run a wireless transmitter from the sP01 output. 

6000 - cleanest way is to get a Quest LL wireless receiver, and plug the sP01 into that. (1/4" socket onboard)

https://phasetechnical.com.au/quest-bluetooth-low-latency-receiver-suit-gpx6000/

Still strong demand for the sP01, and the headphones seem to have gained in popularity in the last few months as well, which is unusual as it's usually the quieter time for gold prospecting related gear so can't work that out. 

I have a couple Sovereigns here, and still like to beach hunt with one occasionally. Chest mounted with the Detech 13" ultimate and I can go for hours. That smooth threshold buzz, and just waiting for the threshold tone change to indicate I've gone over something. Simple and effective. 

8 minutes ago, Nedkelly said:

Just a quick question Nenad, is it normal for the E1500 to turn itself on when you plug in the power bank ?

Okay thanks. Yes, that is normal. 

1 hour ago, Nedkelly said:

From my testing the 6k is better than the E1500 with any coil or settings for depth. As you would expect for the price.

The difference becomes a lot more obvious with larger coils.

I tested the larger coils on an Australian 20 cent piece that I buried deep years ago. The 6k with the 17"×13" minelab coil will hit it 6" to 8" deeper than the E1500 with larger coils.

The big coils I tried:

18" coiltek elite 

18" nuggetfinder advantage 

Still haven't tried the 15" nuggetfinder evolution, it's the next contender when I get out again.

On the E1500 I think a 17x13" evo would give you the best depth on a 20c coin. I did a quick air test on pretty low sensitivity (too close to suburbia) on a bunch of coils, and the 17x13" was the best by about 5-10mm. 

Just curious how were you altering the depth if the target was already buried - just raising the coil or using blocks?

7 hours ago, Norvic said:

Sure shows how good that Sadie although bundle wound is up against the Evo 14x9 Spiral wound, my use I believe the 12EVO round would hit target even better and at more depth, I only have the Sadie and the 12EVO Round for the E1500 plus am going by field use, gold undug and no side x side comparison thus nothing concrete just my judgement call in the field. 

 

Not on video, but comparing the 14x9 and 12" round, the 14x9" has a very slight edge in signal sharpness on stuff under 0.1g, but the 12" Evo starts to show better depth once targets start to go bigger than about half a gram. On a 5c coin, I was getting nearly 2cm better depth with the 12 round. The 12" round is also much less reactive to hot rocks compared to the Sadie. 

On 2/25/2024 at 8:10 AM, Aureous said:

@PhaseTech  do you sell those supersede picks still? Not on your website 

The guy making them stopped years ago. Been selling the gold digger picks instead since then. 

14 hours ago, Ethan in Adelaide said:

 

changing from difficult to high yield would need a GB again, do you use ferrite ring and quick track together to go through again or just pump the coil? Thanks.

Difficult and High Yield can run at the same time. 

If changing from High Yield into General (or vice versa), I check my ferrite balance. Now I'm usually in Semi Auto GB, so I can ground balance by just pumping the coil, but the ferrite balance needs to be done with the Quick Trak button. So if I'm not getting a response from the ferrite, I just pump the coil and go. If I am getting a response, then press Quick Trak and sweep over the ferrite until it's no longer responding. 

The machine saves a different ferrite balance for each Ground Type/Gold Mode combination, so you only have to do it once. 

On 2/14/2024 at 7:52 PM, Whatsthetime said:

Very good post mate, but what do you mean by .....manual ground grab.....

Regards Fred

Looking back to the beginning, all good gold detectors had to have some form of ground balance - it was initially done manually by turning one or two pots, and then Minelab came out with Tracking, but the initial ground balance or Reset, like on the GT16000 was also automatic (as opposed to turning knobs), and generally faster than the slower "tracking" ground balance. At some point it was all just referred to as Auto Ground Balance, and Minelab tried to differentiate the two by calling the initial faster balance a Quick Trak. Quick Trak was trademarked, so only Minelab could use that term, so I may be wrong but I think the term GRAB first appeared on some US made detectors - basically another name for the fast auto balance or ground balance reset, (not to be confused with continual tracking).

Any method of ground balance requires you to pump the coil, but the differences are:

Turning knobs or pressing +/- keypads = Manual

Push button = Auto

Ground balance automatically updated as you are sweeping = Tracking

So the AlgoForce has an auto ground balance or you could call it a ground grab - same feature, different name. 

14 hours ago, phrunt said:

I agree, it's very easy to notice the increase in speed.  Was that your suggestion Nenad? 

Yes. But possibly others gave feedback directly to Alex?? I'm not sure.