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Matt The Magic Man said:EchidnaDigger Excellent Man. I really like it.
Was your day prosperous? Where did you swing?
I didn't know they had a battery lighter than the standard one. What's the life like out of it in detecting hours?
Do u remember what they are rrp?
I convert mine to something similar for beach combing but the smaller battery looks the go.
Heatho Sure thing. My prospecting adventures this week will revolve around Wal's timetable.
I'm getting a Highbanker off him so will see if I can pick it up at all on Friday if its ready by then & Wal is free. If I can get it I'll be heading over to a local area like Grubben Gullen or Oallen Ford to give it a spin ASAP. If I can't get it then I'll do some beach combing & will come to Northern beaches.
Hi Matt.
I cant remember what I found on the day that pic was taken. Sorry.
This battery set up is for the 3500's and similar models. They can be bought through some shops (miners den) or made via a shop like jaycar. All that is inside the box is the NiMh battery's and a thermal cut out that stops overheating while charging. The battery life is only a few hours but it is easy to carry a spare when they are that light. I suspect there would be even better batteries available now that would fit inside the box. I know the batteries for the 4000's and beyond did change but there must be a smart person out there that could come up with a similar light weight battery for the newer model Minelabs. After all the correct voltage is simply the correct voltage. I think there is also a booster in the newer batteries but there must be a way to shift that to something external somehow. Keeping in mind that the speaker I am using on my rig is simply an audio booster in another form.