Steve Herschbach Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 4 hours ago, afreakofnature said: this will depend on the supply of some parts we are waiting for Hoping and praying that’s the Minelab supplied chips that will allow these coils to be used directly with the GPZ without modification. Since Nugget Finder makes their own coils there is not much else it could be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flakmagnet Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 12 minutes ago, Steve Herschbach said: Since Nugget Finder makes their own coils there is not much else it could be. I bet that's spot on…take a look. https://www.nuggetfinder.com.au 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 They say: New for 2020 - Z Search Coils Our new Z-Search range has been developed specifically for the Minelab GPZ7000. Manufactured to a High Standard from Quality Materials these coils will offer both the Professional and amateur Prospector a Lightweight, High Quality option for the GPZ7000 At this stage we expect to have at least one small size available by mid 2020 with larger options to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Porter Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 55 minutes ago, Steve Herschbach said: Hoping and praying that’s the Minelab supplied chips that will allow these coils to be used directly with the GPZ without modification. Since Nugget Finder makes their own coils there is not much else it could be. COVID 19 could be the fly in the ointment, I know a lot of industries in Australia have stalled on manufacturing because of raw material shortages due to factory closures in China. I’m not sure if any of the NF parts like cables, connectors or foam is originally sourced through China but theres a pretty good chance they are in this day and age. Even my PCB’s on the B&Z boosters are made in China now, bought through an Aussie company who originally built my PCBs but who now outsource most of their stuff due to the MASSIVE price difference in manufacturing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 You have to keep the dealers happy with the price. There are few NF dealers in United States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afreakofnature Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Looks like another new pic of the ZSearch and they say 12” for sure at first On there site. They look slick. Hopefully the virus does not delay a release date. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Completely different than the one pictured earlier, definitely looks more like a true GPZ coil. Hopefully questions about the connector situation will be resolved soon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatup Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 sure hope it comes to market ready to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jin Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 I asked a Minelab dealer whether the new coil will have a patch lead or not. His reply was the chip will be built into the lead and not requiring a patch lead. Good news for those that are paranoid about chopping the chip off a standard coil and making a patch lead. Coil is due out (in Australia) at the end of June. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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