CTX-3030 shaft pattern/weave question

[ro1ex]

Dear CTX owners,

Noticed that the CTX-3030s depicted on the Minelab site have quite an large crisscross pattern on the graphite shafts, whereas mine has a much tighter weave pattern.

Was there a point in time when this changed or is mine just a different batch? :8

Cheers

 

[Sandta]

No idea
Have you got a problem with yours?
This is mine

 

[Martin]

No idea
Have you got a problem with yours?
This is mine

I bought mine when the 3030 was released, has this pattern:

https://newenglandinstrument.com/wp-content/uploads/CTX-3030-scaled.jpg

 

[ro1ex]

No idea
Have you got a problem with yours?
This is mine
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3188/1584515631_img_9525.jpg

Thanks Sandta and Martin,

Yep, mine is the same as yours Sandta, purchased in Feb 2018. But I had someone question the genuineness of it as the weave didn't match the photos on the Minelab website or others on the web.

They must have changed back and forth at some point, or maybe it was just a batch thing...anyway, pleased that mine is not 'unique'.

Cheers and thanks again!

 

[Martin]

Yeah mine was bought from Minersden in late 2015. They probably do various changes on different yearly revisions, try to improve things, etc.

Still good to see it's the flagship treasure detector.

This is a better pic:

 

[grubstake]

As these shafts are made from carbon fibre and carbon is electrically conductive, I reckon I'll start a rumour that the SDC's with the smaller chequer pattern shafts are more sensitive to small nuggets, whereas the larger chequer pattern models go deeper. Sounds about right.

 

[Guest]

unreal grub where to i get the larger model :lol:

 

[grubstake]

unreal grub where to i get the larger model :lol:

Looks like there's one right here and at a bargain price:
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=33681

 

[Sandta]

Im pretty sure i bought mine in 2015
Second hand

 

[flyrodder]

Mine is different than that

No idea
Have you got a problem with yours?
This is mine
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3188/1584515631_img_9525.jpg