This is a must watch video on the problem from a First Texas (Fisher metal detectors) engineer, Carl Moreland demonstrating why I care so much about this problem. Https://ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-j--eEK7RSd4.html And a follow up video he's also done explaining the problem ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HyQxTReVbPU.htmlsi=nDXFuaKt17Lf0iQB
Thanks for the videos, apart from the lower shaft short comings, is the manticore the best vlf detector for the Australian Goldfields to find nuggets and handle hot ground or do you think there is a better detector. I looking at buying a manticore shortly.
A pulse induction would be better such as the GPX 4500/5000/6000 or the GPZ, as far as VLF's go, the Manticore is about as good as it gets for prospecitng.
Unbelievable, I mean I do believe it and that is not good! When I get my 6000 set up I will also try that. Couldn’t Minelab engineers come up with a much better 100% non-conductive lower shaft like fibreglass, plastic polymer, or acrylic? A person may have to assemble or make his own non-conductive custom made lower shaft.
yes, the 6000 reacts to it's carbon fibre shaft too, it was the complete wrong material to use for a lower shaft, I suspect Minelab copied the aftermarket shaft manufacturers doing it thinking it was the "cool" thing to do, but its a big mistake. Give me a stock Equinox 800 lower shaft on the Manticore any day, the same goes with the 6000, I'm trying to source new lower shafts for my detectors now. Nokta Legend has the same problem but you can buy a plastic lower shaft for it from Nokta
@@phrunt ~That’s an excellent report thank you !! I have to find 3 (three) plastic ‘or’ fibreglass lower shafts that fit my 6000 somewhere!? Even look at a ‘wood’ broomstick ‘or’ large dowel, if only I had a ‘wood lathe’ to custom shape them to exactly the right diameter.
@@royjohnson465 www.stevesdetectorrods.com/list.php in the USA is making non-conductive shafts for the Manticore at the moment, then once he's done, he's looking into the 6000, hopefully Minelab steps up and makes some, or Detect-ED in OZ or any of the aftermarket rod manufacturers so we can get a quick fix. The more people that ask them the more likely they'll do it. I'm eagerly awaiting Minelab's response as to what path they want to take, they're aware of it, just need to see if they want to provide a solution.
@@phrunt ~Thank you so much for the extra effort to help me out, it is really appreciated, the information you gave me is like gold !! I am in Canada and I want at least 3 (three) non-conductive 6000 lower shafts. I will pursue it, look into it, and follow through..
@@royjohnson465 Love Canada, awesome country, Steve should be able to sort you out once he gets the products to market, a bit expensive for me to buy his products as I'm in NZ and shipping from the USA to NZ is insane, so I'm hoping Minelab comes to the party and sorts out their problem themselves so then it's a worldwide fix.
It just needs a plastic lower shaft like detectors have been using for a long time with great success, the shift to Carbon fibre although cosmetically pleasing is a step backwards, like when detectors had alloy or steel lower shafts and metal bolts and nuts :)
@@phrunt upgrading all my Tesoro’s Lower shafts I notice this fiber shafts in Intronik But never paid attention how much it affects detection Does it affect?
@@Tesorosaprofunidad it's more of an annoyance with it falsing all of the time, as for affecting detection of targets I'm unsure at this stage if its going to reduce any performance, possibly not, but you may miss targets due to the false signals. Some detectors like my CTX 3030 have a carbon shaft and have no problems at all with it, it's these very sensitive machines it becomes an issue.
