Early Field Review Of AlgoForce E1500

[geof_junk]

10 hours ago, Steve Herschbach said:

Added the E1500 to the Detector Database and noticed that due to the company name starting with an A they will be first in alphabetical lists. Smart move that even if it was not planned. It is why you see so many triple A company names.

 

Is that why Whites went under. 😀

[phrunt]

Well then XP are doomed! 

On another note, I've seen a report elsewhere now whereby a guy tested his newly arrived Algoforce on an 0.01 of a gram nugget with the 12x8" NF EVO, and picked it up at about 5cm, so, it's quite possible it's exceeding the 6000 and 7000 with aftermarket coils performance on small gold.  I'll soon find out.

Mines landed in NZ, and now customs officers are sitting there in awe admiring it.

[RONS DETECTORS MINELAB]

5 hours ago, phrunt said:

On another note, I've seen a report elsewhere now whereby a guy tested his newly arrived Algoforce on an 0.01 of a gram nugget with the 12x8" NF EVO,

Wow! That’s must be a record for a PI detector. My PI record has been 0.025 gram and it had to be just the right shape too. To my knowledge only a VLF in low mineralized ground has been able to do that small of a speck.

The target ID if able to pick it up must of been a 1 

I guess we our seeing a new era in pulse induction, glad it happening in my lifetime, was losing hope till now.

[Lead Detector]

.01 gram? Will that leave any time left to dig a piece of real gold? 

[abenson]

2 hours ago, phrunt said:

On another note, I've seen a report elsewhere now whereby a guy tested his newly arrived Algoforce on an 0.01 of a gram nugget with the 12x8" NF EVO, and picked it up at about 5cm, so, it's quite possible it's exceeding the 6000 and 7000 with aftermarket coils performance on small gold.  I'll soon find out.

I have some small stuff I've found with VLF's. The stuff under .05 gets hard to hit even with the 6000. I've got a few .03 gram nuggets the 6000 will hit right on top of the ground, but they are flat solid nuggets. I'm not all that interested in the really small stuff under .10 grams when it comes to the Algoforce. Rather I'm interested in how deep it will hit the .10 gram and up stuff compared to the 6000. That could open up a whole lot of new ground for nuggets between .10 and .50 grams.

[RONS DETECTORS MINELAB]

5 hours ago, abenson said:

I'm not all that interested in the really small stuff under .10 grams

That’s going to add a lot of small pellets to the daily count for sure, I might lower sensitivity a bit to avoid this problem though 😀

What I really like is this detector adds the user control options I liked on the GPX 5000 including coil options and then morphs into a somewhat mix of GPX 6000 / Equinox for sensitivity.

 

I am also looking forward to see what it can do on a 1 gram piece, anything larger than this, I have the option to use my deeper punching detectors.

[GoodAmount]

I’m regularly picking up specs in the Central Vic goldfields between 0.01-0.02g at 1-2 inches with the 7000 + 8” X-Coils in HY/difficult/sens18-20/ths30 (variable ground in my area masks tiny stuff in normal), but it certainly won’t pay the bills. Hoovering up the tiny stuff is fun for a while, but gets old pretty quick if that’s all you’re finding. It’s a relief to hit on a target that’s bigger and deeper even if it turns out to be a bit of trash. The little ones often lead to the bigger ones though, so it’ll be interesting to hear how the E1500 transitions across the spectrum of tiny specs to bigger-deeper stuff in variable ground. For the price/weight/ergonomics, it sure seems like a bargain.

[mn90403]

You have to have a detector that can find what is left in the known gold patches.  The E1500 and my X-coils have a chance at it if you learn to use them.  Both of them seem to be pushing conventional detecting to new limits.

No doubt the ergonomics of the E1500 are superior to the 7000.   That and the price will bring back the fun factor for people to get the remaining bits.  

After these machines deplete the fields will my sons be able to look forward to more detectors that will consistently break the .01g barrier in 5-6 years?

[mn90403]

I'm anxiously awaiting Simon's tests.  His insanely mild soil reviews are a standard now.

[Taz]

12 minutes ago, mn90403 said:

You have to have a detector that can find what is left in the known gold patches.  The E1500 and my X-coils have a chance at it if you learn to use them.  Both of them seem to be pushing conventional detecting to new limits.

No doubt the ergonomics of the E1500 are superior to the 7000.   That and the price will bring back the fun factor for people to get the remaining bits.  

After these machines deplete the fields will my sons be able to look forward to more detectors that will consistently break the .01g barrier in 5-6 years?

Im gonna say yes. Over the years we have seen "windows" open up with detectors. Initial tests on many were from guys on the old forums "ahh this is nothing new" "dont waste your money" "my first 2000 went deeper".

Not saying guys here getting onto the business end of this thing will be the same as I'm looking forward to hearing all their ideas and opinions.

When the 5000 came out it was "erghh rubbish, only thing is fine gold tiny crap". Umm, wrong, even in fine gold mode with the newer flat winds it opened up seriously good on a number of "windows". And not just specks.

Im really looking forward to getting one of these. Ill wait because of heat where I am and the insane amount of mosquito's, I have zero desire to go out at present even though right now I dont have a dedicated 100% gold detector, but do have an in between. Had to sell my PI stuff, which broke my heart, when the housing crisis hit country Vic to move. That utterly destroyed my finances having to do it. I had to move ks upon ks away from our home for 35yrs.

Im now in a little place with nothing, no fuel, shops, nothing.

But after a while here this E1500 is in my range to get back in.

Im hoping it will be worth it.