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    Minelab GPX6000 Battery Question

    When you see the simplicity of it. The job is minimal. There are caveats, the repairer needs to be a competent solderer and understand the dangers of lithium ion chemistry. Past that, a pack can be rebuilt with batteries and BMS for $20 to $30. And charge anything up to the new price of a...
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    Minelab GPX6000 Battery Question

    I've had an in-depth look into this over the last 12 months. Turns out, the cells are average and generally not the problem. The main issues lay in the BMS which is over protective and under capable. I've spoken to electronics technicians and even Minelab (who as expected, don't admit to...
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    Missing Prospectors & other Persons - Western Australia

    They do sometimes send fixed wing aircraft up for initial search and rescue operations. Sometimes they air drop essentials and communications. Rescue choppers are used in some cases. It all depends.
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    Trilobite on the Desktop Computer

    Need some more info on this...downloaded Bluestacks. Access Trilobite through it? How do you sign in to your Trilobite?? Thanks
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    Garrett New PI from Garrett, Axiom

    Will definitely give those settings a try when I get it back, thank you for sharing. That isn't my typical detecting though so will still be going back to Minelab for my everyday detector. Probably the 70000 again. My wife runs auto on her 6000 and does have similar issues when it is really wet...
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    Garrett New PI from Garrett, Axiom

    We do it every trip, just don't film it. I hear maybe 1 in 20 of her targets. And that's mainly because I know it's there and rub the coil harder. The Axiom is terrible. Poor sensitivity, which I filmed and sent to Garrett with the machine once. They said "no fault found" even though the 6000...
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    Garrett New PI from Garrett, Axiom

    That is exactly what I feel too. Everyone tries to tell me its just faulty or you have it running to hot. Truth is, it was made by a USA company for USA gold and USA conditions. How many successful PI machines have Garrett had? Minelab live and breath Australian gold.....enough said.
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    Garrett Pending Garrett Axiom release in Aust.

    Hope you got your 6000 sorted out. There are some shielding mods that reduce the EMI significantly. Similar to the GPZ 7000 shielding mods - see Detectormods for further information. "When" my Axiom is working, it fairs a little better than the 600 on EMI but the 6000 kills it in finding heaps...
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    Garrett Pending Garrett Axiom release in Aust.

    I still don't think it's ready! Endless issues with mine....it's currently back at Garrett......again!
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    Garrett New PI from Garrett, Axiom

    You DEFINITELY made the right choice. I've had the Axiom for over half a year and nothing but trouble - very little gold. My wife has the GPX 6000 and is killing it. She never comes home empty handed, but I do most trips now.
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    Garrett Garrett Axiom issue & video

    Do yourself a favor and steer clear of the Garrett Axiom. Especially if you have mineralised grounds. I have had one coil replaced and sent the whole unit back twice now. The ground balance is terrible, the mono is noisy - was definitely NOT made for Australian conditions. I run tests with the...
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    Garrett Detech to release range of coils for the Garrett Axiom

    Still no love from Detech on the Axiom coils, fortunately x-coils have made a start and I hear are getting plenty of interest....first batch better be a big one!
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    GPX X-Coils vs Nugget Finder/Coiltek Coils.

    Correct, 8 inch DOD x-coil for the Axiom currently in testing phase. "Apparently" more to come from x-coils and I heard Detech..
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    Goldfields Gridding

    If you are not going to read it completely, why comment????? I am asking for "peoples thoughts" - not looking to make this into a slinging match. While raking and gridding are different - there was also no effort to return the areas to their original state - but I wasn't intending on...
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    Goldfields Gridding

    Spot on, this is one place currently coping it with a high percentage of the area freshly hit. We have tested some of the areas there, again - I think we got 2 lead shot for our efforts. Can say we've seen it at Inglewood, Whipstock, all over Maryborough, Amherst, Daisy Hill, Dunach, Bung...
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