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That was the last vid I needed to see before I went mad with gear lust, grabbed the credit card, jumped in the car and went as quickly as legally possible to miners den.
My First Impression of the new SDC 2300
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That was the last vid I needed to see before I went mad with gear lust, grabbed the credit card, jumped in the car and went as quickly as legally possible to miners den.
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Nenad,
Just a question. How does the 2300
Handle 2mm or so in diameter iron
Stone. I mean when the ground is
Littered with them and if you throw
A magnet on the ground it picks these
All up.
Does the 2300 ignore these or is there
A slight murmour made by the machine?
Thanks in advance.
Just a question. How does the 2300
Handle 2mm or so in diameter iron
Stone. I mean when the ground is
Littered with them and if you throw
A magnet on the ground it picks these
All up.
Does the 2300 ignore these or is there
A slight murmour made by the machine?
Thanks in advance.
Most of the Goldfields in Central West of NSW have mineralisation like this, I always find a lot of the stuff on my pick magnet, pretty sure it will be fine, will post more thoughts once I get out for a real test, too cold this weekend.
One place I'll test it is infested with hotrocks and EMI can be bad there too some days, pretty nasty ground.
One place I'll test it is infested with hotrocks and EMI can be bad there too some days, pretty nasty ground.
Wolfau said:
Stuff that small it totally ignores. I have only found 3 hotrocks with it so far and they were tracked out after 2-3 sweeps. I was just curious so dug them out.
Here in the hills if you get a murmour its due to emi not ground.
I have tried it across the most mineralised local patch I know, and it gave a few ground signals here, but so does the 5000. With the 5000, the best combo here is Enhance, 15x12" mono, and a drop in Gain. Fine-Gold is unuseable here, unless you drop the Gain to 5 and go to Quiet Audio. The SDC is useable here, just sweep slow and give the coil regular pumps to make sure its staying ground balanced.
In this video, I take the SDC for a walk over some mineralised soil. Doesn't look too bad with all the leaves covering the ground, but you can see the hot rocks coming out when I start digging the target out. Watch from about the 15min mark.
[video=480,360]http://youtu.be/YwDznic6hng[/video]
[video=480,360]http://youtu.be/YwDznic6hng[/video]
gcause said:Just picked up my copy of the Gold, Gem and Treasure Magazine's 2014 Annual and inside is an excellent 2 page article on "In the Field with Minelab's New SDC 2300 Gold Detector" by Nenad Lonic.
Congratulations Nenad I look forward to your future articles on this machine.
Cheers,
Grant
Thanks Grant!
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washgravel said:PhaseTech said:Well, there should be a heap of units hitting the goldfields this week, so reports from other users will surely be coming.
Here's another video I did in some more mineralised ground at Jupiter Creek. Some of the locals will surely recognize the spot
Hello Nenad,
I am new to the forum and I am wondering do you have any idea as to the Auto Tracking speed on the SDC 2300 which I assume would be the Fast one as in the menu on a 5000 therefore allowing the SDC being able to cope with the mineralised ground so much better as in your video?
Thanks and Regards,
washgravel
Ok well I have now found this which I have highlighted below from a Minelab SDC2300 brochere so it appears the SDC Automatic Ground Tracking operates at a Fast Tracking Speed.
SDC 2300 beats any other mid-range gold detector
Length
Collapsed
400mm (15.7) Length
Extended
1500mm (59.1) Weight (excl. battery
& headphones)
2.3kg (5.1lbs)
Detecting Modes Normal (1-5 Sensitivity range)
Salt (1-3 Sensitivity range)
Motion
Noise Cancel Automatic scanning -
Ground Balance Automatic Ground Tracking
Fast Ground Balance
Audio Pitch (Tone) Low, High -
Waterproof 10 feet (3m)
Audio Output Built-in speaker
Koss 100 Ohm headphones (supplied)
Koss waterproof headphones (not
supplied)
Transmission &
Technology
Pulse Induction, Multi Period Fast
(MPF)
Display 9 LEDs indicate detection, battery
status and Threshold level (1 Low
battery warning LED)
Shaft Carbon fibre
Coil 8" Round Monoloop
Batteries 4 C-cell rechargeables and charger are
included
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I had a look at the SDC 2300 today. Big thanks to Teemore for the opportunity and your time.
My first impression was the coil looks bigger in real life. The coil though I am fully aware its an 8" for some reason
looks smaller in photos or videos. This could be just me but the coil is a nice 8" and solid made.
The shaft is impressive and is Carbon Fibre and you can spot it a mile away.
Overall the machine hummed nicely and did some quick tests. The real test though will be out in the Goldfield and
I think it will impress.
I had a big think about the coil and the way it moves around and it made me wonder whether a cable runs through the
shaft out of the bottom connected directly to the coil or whether there are like two metal round connectors one on the coil
and one on the shaft so when bolted together its how the coil 'connects' to the machine. If this is the case then it could be
a matter of time until someone develops more coils for it because it will be just a matter of unbolting one and bolting the other.
Time will tell though.
I think this machine is going to be a high demand item on the 2nd hand market and would suit someone starting off detecting in
and around central Victoria as long as you hit the once rich shallow gold fields.
My first impression was the coil looks bigger in real life. The coil though I am fully aware its an 8" for some reason
looks smaller in photos or videos. This could be just me but the coil is a nice 8" and solid made.
The shaft is impressive and is Carbon Fibre and you can spot it a mile away.
Overall the machine hummed nicely and did some quick tests. The real test though will be out in the Goldfield and
I think it will impress.
I had a big think about the coil and the way it moves around and it made me wonder whether a cable runs through the
shaft out of the bottom connected directly to the coil or whether there are like two metal round connectors one on the coil
and one on the shaft so when bolted together its how the coil 'connects' to the machine. If this is the case then it could be
a matter of time until someone develops more coils for it because it will be just a matter of unbolting one and bolting the other.
Time will tell though.
I think this machine is going to be a high demand item on the 2nd hand market and would suit someone starting off detecting in
and around central Victoria as long as you hit the once rich shallow gold fields.
Took the SDC for a run at the beach and got a few the usual junk targets, was Freshwater Beach at Harbord, that beach has been so heavily detected by every man and their dog there is not really much there. Though a couple of targets were quite deep, one was a foil powerade pull top thingy at least a foot and it screamed, no subtle signal on that one. Got some bobby pins at about 5 or 6 inches, few pulltabs and a tiny piece of a thin rusty nail at a few inches, it screamed too.
Ran quiet as a mouse at the beach too up to 3 Normal gain, any higher and it was noisy. Target sounds seem to have a little more sustain to them and are very obvious compared to the 5000 which seems to have a slightly softer tone.
Sand getting into the swivel where the coil attaches could be a problem maybe.
Very keen to test it next week sometime on a Gold hunt.
Ran quiet as a mouse at the beach too up to 3 Normal gain, any higher and it was noisy. Target sounds seem to have a little more sustain to them and are very obvious compared to the 5000 which seems to have a slightly softer tone.
Sand getting into the swivel where the coil attaches could be a problem maybe.
Very keen to test it next week sometime on a Gold hunt.
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washgravel said:washgravel said:PhaseTech said:Well, there should be a heap of units hitting the goldfields this week, so reports from other users will surely be coming.
Here's another video I did in some more mineralised ground at Jupiter Creek. Some of the locals will surely recognize the spot
Hello Nenad,
I am new to the forum and I am wondering do you have any idea as to the Auto Tracking speed on the SDC 2300 which I assume would be the Fast one as in the menu on a 5000 therefore allowing the SDC being able to cope with the mineralised ground so much better as in your video?
Thanks and Regards,
washgravel
Ok well I have now found this which I have highlighted below from a Minelab SDC2300 brochere so it appears the SDC Automatic Ground Tracking operates at a Fast Tracking Speed.
SDC 2300 beats any other mid-range gold detector
Length
Collapsed
400mm (15.7) Length
Extended
1500mm (59.1) Weight (excl. battery
& headphones)
2.3kg (5.1lbs)
Detecting Modes Normal (1-5 Sensitivity range)
Salt (1-3 Sensitivity range)
Motion
Noise Cancel Automatic scanning -
Ground Balance Automatic Ground Tracking
Fast Ground Balance
Audio Pitch (Tone) Low, High -
Waterproof 10 feet (3m)
Audio Output Built-in speaker
Koss 100 Ohm headphones (supplied)
Koss waterproof headphones (not
supplied)
Transmission &
Technology
Pulse Induction, Multi Period Fast
(MPF)
Display 9 LEDs indicate detection, battery
status and Threshold level (1 Low
battery warning LED)
Shaft Carbon fibre
Coil 8" Round Monoloop
Batteries 4 C-cell rechargeables and charger are
included
I know you were asking nenad, but I can tell you the sdc2300 operates on slow tracking unless you hold the green button in
then it fast tracks (fast ground grab or fast force track)
regards tm
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trashmagnet is right. It operates in permanent slow tracking (Ground Balance Automatic Ground Tracking) - apparently similar to the GPX's in slow? Unless the quick track button is pressed for a Fast Ground Balance.
Goldtarget
(AKA OldGT)
Well Minelab have obv done it again. Can't wait to see the finds start popping up here and around.
Hi Guys - have been following this forum! I currently use an ATX and rightly or wrongly are considering a SDC2300 for the beach . (Mainly sand and water hunting). Can someone with a SDC, when you are at the beach, bury your ring and see the depth found? I have searched and searched the web and cannot find any real info on the depth of the SDC2300 on a ring target. Seems that it 'air tests' very very well, possibly deeper than the ATX with the stock coil?
I know this is the wrong forum for this question, however the wealth of knowledge here is greater than anywhere else! Is it worth fronting the 4k for this machine for the beach?
Also - are the headphones the same connector as the CTX3030??
. (Mainly sand and water hunting). Can someone with a SDC, when you are at the beach, bury your ring and see the depth found? I have searched and searched the web and cannot find any real info on the depth of the SDC2300 on a ring target. Seems that it 'air tests' very very well, possibly deeper than the ATX with the stock coil?I know this is the wrong forum for this question, however the wealth of knowledge here is greater than anywhere else! Is it worth fronting the 4k for this machine for the beach?
Also - are the headphones the same connector as the CTX3030??
G'day dmnz and welcome aboard, the sdc will detect quite deeply at the beach, I'd say maybe as deep as a 5000 with an 11" DD coil running in normal or sens extra, in the city here I can't run a mono on the 5000 while beach hunting. The SDC with it's mono coil runs very smoothly and quite deep on gain Normal 3 here near the city, I was amazed.
I wish I did a depth test on a ring for you, it would easilly detect it at over 1 foot. SDC would make a great beach detector but it has no discrimination at all and you would need to dig every target. I wouldn't buy 1 just for beach hunting though, I'd get a CTX 3030 for getting serious on the beach.
I wish I did a depth test on a ring for you, it would easilly detect it at over 1 foot. SDC would make a great beach detector but it has no discrimination at all and you would need to dig every target. I wouldn't buy 1 just for beach hunting though, I'd get a CTX 3030 for getting serious on the beach.
Teemore
One foot out the door
Wolfau said:
The one thing I forgot to mention is that there is absolutely NO, NIL, ZERO variation in tone (ie interference) no matter what it comes in contact with. scrubbing, knocking against rocks, tress or burnt ashes (charcoal) induces no variation.
Pretty sure I've seen other units that squeak, moan and groan when the come in contact with such items.
Cheers T.
Goldpick
Chris Johnson
In response to DMNZ - Whilst depth is a great thing on the beach, it's not much fun digging up countless bobby pins and bits of wire the size of a dress pin or smaller, something PI detectors love doing, and probably even worse with zip discrimintion.
Coming from using an Infinium on the beach and digging a lot of junk targets with a few good ones in between (countless bobby pins at amazing depths), as mentioned in the previous post, you are probably better off with a multi-frequency discriminating detector to narrow down your targets, and save time not digging junk targets. That was one of my main motives for going multi frequency vlf.
Maybe look into an excalibur, or ctx3030 if looking to operate in the water or on wet sand, as they tend to be the more successful weapons of choice for beach hunters across several forums I regularly visit, plus they come in at half the price or under half the price of the SDC. I know the features, operation and setup of the sdc seem an attractive proposition, but you are better off buying a detector that specialises in the type of detecting that you intend to do.
If you were intending to do say 70% gold prospecting, and 30% beach detecting with the SDC, then it may be worth you while, 100% beach, probably not very cost effective.
Coming from using an Infinium on the beach and digging a lot of junk targets with a few good ones in between (countless bobby pins at amazing depths), as mentioned in the previous post, you are probably better off with a multi-frequency discriminating detector to narrow down your targets, and save time not digging junk targets. That was one of my main motives for going multi frequency vlf.
Maybe look into an excalibur, or ctx3030 if looking to operate in the water or on wet sand, as they tend to be the more successful weapons of choice for beach hunters across several forums I regularly visit, plus they come in at half the price or under half the price of the SDC. I know the features, operation and setup of the sdc seem an attractive proposition, but you are better off buying a detector that specialises in the type of detecting that you intend to do.
If you were intending to do say 70% gold prospecting, and 30% beach detecting with the SDC, then it may be worth you while, 100% beach, probably not very cost effective.
Cheers guys for the suggestions, I have the CTX3030 and currently the ATX for deeper targets than the CTX can handle - you can really notice the difference side by side, it is like pure power and scratching the surface! And digging everything, only in the rights spots, is very worthwhile. I think upwards of 50 gold rings this year / 2014 mostly with the ATX However, there are some 'pros' and cons of that machine. The SDC seems to address some of those - design, lighter and more power.
My concern was would the 8 inch mono punch significantly deeper than the ATX, and is the coil stable in salt water / wave action? One of the annoying things with the ATX if you want depth, you need to put up with a very chatty coil.
I know the ATX and Infinium have some form of discrim - hiLo or loHi depending on the conductivity of the target and realise the SDC2300 does not feature this. However, the 'tones' seem potentially more info to the end user with the SDC.
I really would LOVE to try one as have become very proficient with the ATX, and the SDC2300 really does seem to appeal.
Most of my time is water hunting, in the water, up to 3m deep - less junk in there!
However, there are some 'pros' and cons of that machine. The SDC seems to address some of those - design, lighter and more power.My concern was would the 8 inch mono punch significantly deeper than the ATX, and is the coil stable in salt water / wave action? One of the annoying things with the ATX if you want depth, you need to put up with a very chatty coil.
I know the ATX and Infinium have some form of discrim - hiLo or loHi depending on the conductivity of the target and realise the SDC2300 does not feature this. However, the 'tones' seem potentially more info to the end user with the SDC.
I really would LOVE to try one as have become very proficient with the ATX, and the SDC2300 really does seem to appeal.
Most of my time is water hunting, in the water, up to 3m deep - less junk in there!
dmnz said:Hi Guys - have been following this forum! I currently use an ATX and rightly or wrongly are considering a SDC2300 for the beach
I know this is the wrong forum for this question, however the wealth of knowledge here is greater than anywhere else! Is it worth fronting the 4k for this machine for the beach?
Also - are the headphones the same connector as the CTX3030??
I believe this may be what your looking for.......... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVRUtDeWED8
That video looks staged to me. I cant believe that the sdc2300 wouldnt have sounded off on that chain.
G
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I don't put much faith in it either
The camera is always kept close to the ATX & none of the settings for either machine are clearly shown.
The camera is always kept close to the ATX & none of the settings for either machine are clearly shown.
