Well there is a little bit of truth to it.
Due to the GPX6000 having 2 x boards there is obviously a different process in manufacturing. As a result some GPX6000's were delivered with a connecting cable not clipped onto the boards correctly.
You will know if you have this issue out of the box because it will fail to turn on fully at all. If it turns on ok no issue. Very simple.
I know this because mine was one of them! The Minelab technician told me there had been others but I've not seen or heard of any so it looks like only a small percentage may have been affected!
I had purchased 2 x GPX6000's at the same time in the first batch for myself & a friend - mine had the issue & his did not.
I haven't seen or heard any information to suggest that the issue will or might occur to any other first batch GPX6000's that are operational out of the box? If so, I would assume they would have asked me to return both machines at that time!
The issue should not occur with future batches now.
Minelab (as usual) delivered terrific service/repair within a week & kept me informed of what was happening.
They would have dispatched an immediate replacement but due to demand there was no available stock in Australia. The Minelab technician also told me the problem takes them ~5 minutes to fix. Not a major issue just a pain.
Could have been a bit of an inconvenience but as it was I was on roster & unable to use it anyway that week.
Now it's been repaired, tested & I'm out finding gold without issue. I have no complaints or concerns about it at all!
