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<blockquote data-quote="AuMan" data-source="post: 396068" data-attributes="member: 2670"><p>Dude, I have worked on just about every model of Minelab PI detector and even reverse engineered a few for repair purposes.</p><p>I have several chinese knock off minelab detectors here that people have given me over the years and I can 100% confirm that none of them come close.</p><p>Most of them are just a copy of the outside. Inside they are a cheap crappy vlf detector. These cost about $2000.</p><p>I do have one that is an identical inside but outside it is a different branding and colour, however I believe that these were produced from information stolen(hacked) from a Minelab employee while in China. Unfortunately there is also a special calibration that needs to happen for these detectors to work properly, without it they are noisy pieces of junk. Not to mention that they cheap out on the special low noise components in the receiver and who knows what else. You are looking at about $3000 for one of these.</p><p></p><p>So, go spend $3000 and get one, discover that it is a POS and then spend the full price to get a real one and come back and tell me it was a cheaper way to go <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>As for other brands, I don't bother with them..</p><p></p><p>AuMan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AuMan, post: 396068, member: 2670"] Dude, I have worked on just about every model of Minelab PI detector and even reverse engineered a few for repair purposes. I have several chinese knock off minelab detectors here that people have given me over the years and I can 100% confirm that none of them come close. Most of them are just a copy of the outside. Inside they are a cheap crappy vlf detector. These cost about $2000. I do have one that is an identical inside but outside it is a different branding and colour, however I believe that these were produced from information stolen(hacked) from a Minelab employee while in China. Unfortunately there is also a special calibration that needs to happen for these detectors to work properly, without it they are noisy pieces of junk. Not to mention that they cheap out on the special low noise components in the receiver and who knows what else. You are looking at about $3000 for one of these. So, go spend $3000 and get one, discover that it is a POS and then spend the full price to get a real one and come back and tell me it was a cheaper way to go ;) As for other brands, I don't bother with them.. AuMan [/QUOTE]
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