nvchris Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 They are available now. Get emm while there fresh and warm from the oven! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasong Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 From Minelab Chris? They sent me an email this morning saying they were still on backorder... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sourdough Scott Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 I texted my dealer. He tried to get some yesterday to no avail from minelab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasong Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 If nothing else you'd think they'd express mail 2 rings out to the 2 guys posting on this thread who haven't got them. $20 bucks versus ongoing bad press on probably the most visited forum when it comes to the 7000... They had this exact same backorder problem on accessories for months when the GPZ was first released, I can't imagine its that difficult to count how many units you've sold and plan accordingly but apparently this will be an ongoing issue. I just don't get it at all. 3 months and still waiting for something they could also just have sent from Digikey or Mouser right now if they are really unable to get them from wherever they have been backordered from. It would sure be nice if Minelab would explain this in either the 4 emails I've sent them or at least a short post on here. Murphy being Murphy, here is exactly what will happen this fall 1200 miles from home when I run into balancing issues and want to send the machine in for repair: "Sir, we are going to need to you to first test the machine with the ferrite ring before sending in for repair" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sourdough Scott Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 I figured it out. They are encrypted ferrite rings. I think a copyright infringement or patent issue. I heard there were some counterfeit knockoff chinese ferrite wings on EBAY. I didn't spell rings wong. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 well, I have been told that mine is in the mail, however, many a contractor told me that the check was in the mail...I am still waiting for some of those checks... Ps this is not intended to offend my dealer....just a little drywaller humor fred 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gollum Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Is the Minelab Ferrite Ring any different from the myriad of Ferrite Rings/Toroid Coils on ebay for $2 - $5? Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 From the Minelab Knowledge Base Article at http://www.minelab.com/__files/f/274444/KBA_26-1%20GPZ%207000%20Tips%20for%20Better%20Ground%20Balance.pdf "A ‘dust iron’ toroid suitable for the HF frequency band (e.g.1–30MHz with an initial permeability of between 6 and 10) has been carefully selected. It is recommended to use this specific Minelab accessory, only. Alternate ferrites may significantly degrade ground balance quality." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLundy Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I don't have one! Do I want one? Does it work better than my lucky poke bottle! Rick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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