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Minelab CTX 3030 Metal Detector - pulse induction? any good?
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<blockquote data-quote="Diggly" data-source="post: 622328" data-attributes="member: 21806"><p>I can confirm the CTX 3030 is definitely not a PI machine. </p><p>The FBS (multi frequency) works well on wet sand where other VLF detectors can struggle. This might make it sort of feel like its a PI machine. </p><p></p><p>Its not as waterproof as ML makes it out to be either and has a very thin odd shaped O ring protecting the battery from water inundation. In the laboratory, I'm sure it works fine at keeping water out but the tiniest bit of grit and it starts leaking. Now the batter design has the contacts at the bottom of the battery which is where any water that gets in will pool. Stupid design. Fortunately a plain cheap round black rubber O ring can be used instead of the tiny thin red one it came out with and I'll safely take mine underwater now. </p><p>Apart from that annoying issue, its a great machine for the beach or treasure hunting. I'm not so sure on its performance in a mineralised goldfield. I have used it in super trashy areas in milder mineralization and it seemed to perform OK but wasn't finding me gold just trash. But on the beach - its my goto detector. The 2D grid discrimination on it is amazing. Why on earth ML didn't use it on the Equinox is beyond me. Maybe they are going to come out a CTX 4040?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Diggly, post: 622328, member: 21806"] I can confirm the CTX 3030 is definitely not a PI machine. The FBS (multi frequency) works well on wet sand where other VLF detectors can struggle. This might make it sort of feel like its a PI machine. Its not as waterproof as ML makes it out to be either and has a very thin odd shaped O ring protecting the battery from water inundation. In the laboratory, I'm sure it works fine at keeping water out but the tiniest bit of grit and it starts leaking. Now the batter design has the contacts at the bottom of the battery which is where any water that gets in will pool. Stupid design. Fortunately a plain cheap round black rubber O ring can be used instead of the tiny thin red one it came out with and I'll safely take mine underwater now. Apart from that annoying issue, its a great machine for the beach or treasure hunting. I'm not so sure on its performance in a mineralised goldfield. I have used it in super trashy areas in milder mineralization and it seemed to perform OK but wasn't finding me gold just trash. But on the beach - its my goto detector. The 2D grid discrimination on it is amazing. Why on earth ML didn't use it on the Equinox is beyond me. Maybe they are going to come out a CTX 4040? [/QUOTE]
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