JCR Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Steve, Can you please have them use the Anfibio hardware instead? I want an onboard rechargeable battery & auxiliary backup battery and submersible too!? Seriously, I am hoping they surprise us all with performance & value. Prospecting, Relic, Beach/Dive & Coin/General use. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Smaller the better and Anfibio case would be nice. But there are certain realities about PI detectors, and the new GPX 6000 at 4.5 lbs and Garrett Axiom at 4.2 lbs was not from lack of extreme effort to keep the weight down. Getting a powerful PI into a 4 lb Impact package would be a feat indeed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardPack Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 How about a mid range PI built on either the Nokta/Makro Gold Racer or the Kruzer chassis combined with a XP Deus telescoping shaft system improved with a carbon fiber shaft, quality wireless headphones, rechargeable Li Ion battery, waterproof coils selection including a 10x5 DD plus mono, submersible in frigid water down to 16 feet plus a control unit face mounted “iron honking” button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phrunt Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 Well, it's been over a year now, so I'm wondering if @Nokta Detectors would be ever so kind and give us an update on the project, if it's in the works yet or not, if it's still on the cards, and if they expect to release it at any point in the near future? Plenty of us are looking forward to this one, myself included. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunterjunk Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Some sort of approximate time frame from Nokta would be great . If the silence continues I may end up going the whole nine yards and buy an Axiom . No way will I then buy a later release Nokta p.i. So come on Nokta , give us something to hang onto . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kac Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Not a bad thing to have an external battery pack system that mounts under the cuff. I think it is a bad idea to have a battery inside the control box for bunch of reasons... Noise, Heat, Difficult to replace and can't be swapped out on the field if they run out. Using a pack system allows for larger batteries with longer run times, user can swap them out in the field and better balance of the machine overall. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phrunt Posted April 23, 2023 Author Share Posted April 23, 2023 Looks like this is a no-go. Nothing out of Nokta since Jan 2022 on the project, maybe they were spooked by the Axiom release or maybe they're just not seeing a viable market for another gold PI to take on the well established leader. Maybe (Fingers crossed) they're just tight lipped until it's ready. A real shame as I could see Nokta having the potential to really dramatically change the way the gold detector market is like they have done with the VLF's with great success. My hopes are not as high as they once were. I still believe if Nokta did make a PI they would have great success with it if they follow their existing methodology, great value for money high quality well performing product. Fingers crossed! If any market needs competition it's the high end gold machines more so than by comparison the very cheap VLF detectors, and realistically gold prospectors seldom use VLF's, and now PI's have become so sensitive the case for even owning a VLF is diminishing rapidly so there is an entire segment of the market Nokta currently doesn't cater for. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Patience. Nokta has followed through on everything I can remember they have stated about their past intentions. I feel sure they will introduce a family of PI detectors that have cutting edge features and be very adaptable to Relic, Saltwater & Prospecting/Gold detecting. The price to value received will be a market changer. I'm as antsy as anyone for it to be announced. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROD Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 I agree with JCR. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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