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Minelab GPX6000 release, general information and questions
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<blockquote data-quote="Moneybox" data-source="post: 611771" data-attributes="member: 3960"><p>Yes, same here. We just arrived home and dropped in to a couple of spots for a swing on the way home. The GPX6000 is a pleasure to use and dead easy on the controls however just because it finds all the tiny bits that the GPX4500 skips over that doesn't necessarily mean that you come home with more gold. If I had been swinging the 4500 I'd have scouted about and found better sized gold instead of spending all day digging tiny fragments of lead, rusty steel and tiny nuggets.</p><p></p><p>Usually I find less nuggets than Mrs M but more weight in gold. This time the role was reversed. Apart from my 15.78g sunbaker Mrs M found more gold by weight using the SDC2300 than I found with the GPX6000 although I dug a lot more targets.</p><p></p><p>I previously had problems connecting the Bluetooth but since following JP's advice I've had no more problems. The slow battery charge is still painful but I purchased a second battery to overcome that. I saw somebodies comment about the lousy skid plate but even though I purchased three spares the original is still wearing quite well after several days scraping across the rocks. I was offered a NF or HD skid plate but chose the ML originals so that they fit without worrying about tape.</p><p></p><p>Detecting more targets doesn't necessarily equate to more gold...</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3960/1624266067_6000_finds_20-6-21.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Moneybox, post: 611771, member: 3960"] Yes, same here. We just arrived home and dropped in to a couple of spots for a swing on the way home. The GPX6000 is a pleasure to use and dead easy on the controls however just because it finds all the tiny bits that the GPX4500 skips over that doesn't necessarily mean that you come home with more gold. If I had been swinging the 4500 I'd have scouted about and found better sized gold instead of spending all day digging tiny fragments of lead, rusty steel and tiny nuggets. Usually I find less nuggets than Mrs M but more weight in gold. This time the role was reversed. Apart from my 15.78g sunbaker Mrs M found more gold by weight using the SDC2300 than I found with the GPX6000 although I dug a lot more targets. I previously had problems connecting the Bluetooth but since following JP's advice I've had no more problems. The slow battery charge is still painful but I purchased a second battery to overcome that. I saw somebodies comment about the lousy skid plate but even though I purchased three spares the original is still wearing quite well after several days scraping across the rocks. I was offered a NF or HD skid plate but chose the ML originals so that they fit without worrying about tape. Detecting more targets doesn't necessarily equate to more gold... [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3960/1624266067_6000_finds_20-6-21.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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