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My hunting buddy, Fred is his name, finally found a dealer that had the Minelab Manticore in stock and ordered last Friday. Arrived Monday and I think I was as excited as he was. He's my friend so excitement carries over to people you know. Well, anyway, late Monday evening I receive a text picture of a terrible scratch on the face of the detector. I will say their QC must have been sleeping when it was assembled. Scratch can be felt. Oops, of all the different detectors I've ordered new, never.
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Not something special. Mine goes for sale. Need to get rid asap as price will soon decline.Comment
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You must know something, please share.Comment
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Really pleased that I did not buy one.Comment
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Yeah we did comparison. My Manticore vs Quest X5, GoFind 40, and a diy. The best performer was the Diy yet slightly unstable but damn loud signal. Machine that costs 200 euro max. Target was coin similar to 1 euro in size 25cm in ground. Second was X5, diggable signal. Manticore was on par with GoFind without signal at all. I REPEAT: NO DIGGABLE SIGNAL. Settings: sens 30, multi-iq; all terrain. I used it for about 30 hours. Decided to get rid if I can.Comment
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Originally posted by eclipse View Post
Interesting approx 9 1/2" deep
What was the soil conditions, wet or dry.
Mineralization light, medium or high?
Colocated targets, iron etc?
Coin horizontal tilted.
EMI, audible?
Now I know air test are not a realistic test of ground depth but it will show a simulated detection realm.
It will give a snapshot of the detectors health so to speak.
Have you tested the Fisher F75 , Equinox 800 or the Whites TDI with your diy?
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Light mineralization. Coin was put flat in the hole. No iron nearby. No emi noise. Very easy target. I have gpx4500, gp3500, fisher aq, tdi sl - all of these will have the target, easy. This can be due to software not being perfected? Anyway,
huge screw up on minelab for releasing this one. Give it a quick test/comparison and return or sell it if you get similar results as mine.
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My hunting buddy has one but I have no plans to purchase one for my self.
I am very happy with my Equinox, F75 and the White's TDI SL.
I know they have many issues to resolve.
I would still like to know the approximate air test with the stock program.
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Interesting results. Which DIY machine were you using?Originally posted by eclipse View PostComment
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Fred finally got approval to ship the manticore back, warranty issue. It arrived at its destination yesterday but he's not hear anything back from them. Just an updateComment
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According to an email from Fred the machine has been repaired and will be here Friday.
First thing we'll check is the serial number to see if what they did.
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Manticore just arrived. New machine with different serial number. Fred is very happy. I must commend Minelab for turning this around quickly. Good for consumer relations.
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With custom settings on my Equinox 800 I can detect my 8" dime with very good results. Two way high tone and the ID is very close. The F75 also give a very good two way tone (low tone) but only iron ID. I guess I'll be keeping my equipment unless 1st Texas delivers something that really appeals to me.
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