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Is the GPX 5000 catching up to the SDC ?
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<blockquote data-quote="22shells" data-source="post: 223500" data-attributes="member: 3817"><p>I've got both and I agree with Heatho and mbasko. The SDC is better for small gold and particularly prickly/specci gold. The 5000 is better for bigger deeper gold. I've found gold over a foot down with the SDC but it has to be big. I've tried to get the 5000 to match the SDC for small prickly specci gold but I can't do it. If there is a way I'd like to know how. You'd think with all the settings on the 5000 there would be a way to get SDC performance, but it doesn't come close in my opinion. All I can put it down to is the MPF timing which the SDC has and the 5000 doesn't. But like I said, if there's a coil/setting combo to equal the SDC I'd like to know what it is. What you really need is a switch on the 5000 so you can flick it over to SDC mode! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="22shells, post: 223500, member: 3817"] I've got both and I agree with Heatho and mbasko. The SDC is better for small gold and particularly prickly/specci gold. The 5000 is better for bigger deeper gold. I've found gold over a foot down with the SDC but it has to be big. I've tried to get the 5000 to match the SDC for small prickly specci gold but I can't do it. If there is a way I'd like to know how. You'd think with all the settings on the 5000 there would be a way to get SDC performance, but it doesn't come close in my opinion. All I can put it down to is the MPF timing which the SDC has and the 5000 doesn't. But like I said, if there's a coil/setting combo to equal the SDC I'd like to know what it is. What you really need is a switch on the 5000 so you can flick it over to SDC mode! :) [/QUOTE]
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