My latest toy arrived this morning. Bought a CTX 3030 to add to my detecting family. Looking forward to putting it through it's paces.
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You will find yourself using each machine for certain situations. The CTX licks the deus at the beach, but when doing near footpaths and carparks the Deus rules. You will love the CTX just as much as the Deus other than the extra weight.
You will need to grow another arm lol. Top stuff. Cheers. One good thing. You might slow the coin count while ya learn how to fly it. Then Lookout.
Niiiice, just to get you in the mood I found 5 silvers today with mine. It can get a bit heavy but it's great for the arm muscles.
Just one thing though Rod, don't let the coil sit flat on the ground the way it is in the pics, tighten the nut right up to stop too much movement or the coil cable will die.... That's what the minelab techos told me when my coil died, they replaced it under warranty but they said when the warranty runs out they won't keep replacing them. I told them it was sub standard to have cables that die so easily but they didn't seem to care too much.
That being said get a 10x5 coiltek coil for it too, I think they are made much better and they get right in among the trash in the badly trashy sites. For the beach and areas without too much trash the 11" is good as it punches nice and deep. I was running the 11 today.
It can get a bit heavy but it's great for the arm muscles. Just one thing though Rod, don't let the coil sit flat on the ground the way it is in the pics, tighten the nut right up to stop too much movement or the coil cable will die....
That's what the minelab techos told me when my coil died, they replaced it under warranty but they said when the warranty runs out they won't keep replacing them. I told them it was sub standard to have cables that die so easily but they didn't seem to care too much. That being said get a 10x5 coiltek coil for it too, I think they are made much better and they get right in among the trash in the badly trashy sites. For the beach and areas without too much trash the 11" is good as it punches nice and deep. I was running the 11 today.
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Is that a minelab I see there :lol:
Be good to read your feedback What are your current machines you have been using ? Id love to get a comparison with a sov on a highly mineralised ground around a goldfield.
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Nice. You can NEVER have too many detectors!
Thanks for the comments everyone. Looking forward to giving it a run but night work isn't the best time to be learning a complex machine. Slowly does it.
GaryO I have an At pro and an Xp Deus. (Also an Ace 250 which my dad in law uses and an aldi for the grandkids.) He who dies with the most toys wins!
GaryO I have an At pro and an Xp Deus. (Also an Ace 250 which my dad in law uses and an aldi for the grandkids.) He who dies with the most toys wins!
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More toys the better, regardless of manufacturer! Probably about the best possible combo money could buy buy for all facets of coin, jewellery and relic detecting.
Probably about the best possible combo money could buy buy for all facets of coin, jewellery and relic detecting.
Tathradj said:Now all he needs is a 4500 to complete the arsenal.
or a 5000 or a Zed....
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Evening RJ,
Well another valley dweller has joined the CTX3030 club, we can almost start a 3030 coffee group to swap stories and ideas, settings and the like. Coming from scratch with my 3030 I'm sure you will handle the learning curve for the new beast with some ease due to your previous experience with other detectors.
Don't let the weight factor sour your experience with the 3030, from my 18 months swinging with the GPZ7000 the 3030 seemed fairly light, add the 17x13 coil to the 3030 and we are getting close to parity weight wise between the two machines; it's a mater of conditioning your muscles to the new machine, now six weeks or so swinging the big coil over the beaches the body, mine, has no issues with half day full-on detecting sessions, you just have to sneak up on it so to speak.
Enjoy your new acquisition, you won't be disappointed.
Cheers, SinHof.
Well another valley dweller has joined the CTX3030 club, we can almost start a 3030 coffee group to swap stories and ideas, settings and the like. Coming from scratch with my 3030 I'm sure you will handle the learning curve for the new beast with some ease due to your previous experience with other detectors.
Don't let the weight factor sour your experience with the 3030, from my 18 months swinging with the GPZ7000 the 3030 seemed fairly light, add the 17x13 coil to the 3030 and we are getting close to parity weight wise between the two machines; it's a mater of conditioning your muscles to the new machine, now six weeks or so swinging the big coil over the beaches the body, mine, has no issues with half day full-on detecting sessions, you just have to sneak up on it so to speak.
Enjoy your new acquisition, you won't be disappointed.
Cheers, SinHof.
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