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Very interesting upcoming metal detector coming from Nokta:
Must have a pretty hefty price tag too, but if it can eliminate digging all the bad targets and only get the good stuff few people might be interested to buy it.
Just saw the price tag and it is around 10 000 dollars.
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Etsija82
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ghound Wrote:
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> The GM5+ is very good i really liked it as a no no
> nsense relic machine.
This sentence really nails it how the Golden mask detectors are, they do the job really well without any fancy gimmicks or endless settings to tweak.
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Etsija82
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
I feel that these Bulgarian metal detectors are bit underrated metal detector for relic hunting and they really can give a really hard competion for the top dollar machine when it comes to finding similar amount of stuff for much less money. I also have Xp deus with 9/11" coils but i really did not really feel i missed anything using the Golden mask 5+ and the ws106 wireless headphones.
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Etsija82
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Tested my new Golden mask 5+ with 9x10 coil in a farmers field and it did good for it's first trip:
The detector liked hot rocks in 18mhz mode, but the sound they make and the id numbers made me not dig them up after the first ones shoved up. Iron disc seem to be working fine as i did not dig smaller iron pieces at all. I had Golden mask 3 detector before, so the Golden mask 5+ sounds whe
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Etsija82
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
My problem may be the result of the classical dirt in the coilcover. After removing the coil cover and washing all of the coil parts, the machine behavior seems to get better after the operation, so hopefully that solved the strange befavior of the machine.
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Etsija82
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Hello folks. I have relic hunted a few times with the Makro racer 2 and using the stock coil. Used three tones and gain was 85, also groundbalanced the machine quite often to make sure everything should be in order.
In the few outing with the Racer 2, i noticed how the id numbers where sailing all over the place, even when the target where a button or similar good target and they where not tha
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Etsija82
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x2000 Wrote:
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> Etsija82, could you be so kind and measure the
> weight of the (new, round) 5" coil please
> (together with wire)? I would like to know if
> there is a difference (compared to the older one).
> Thank you.
Old small coil with coil cover:
319 grams
New small coil with coil cover:
390 grams.
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Etsija82
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Keith Southern Wrote:
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> Good Vid!!
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> How do you like the Balance??
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> Rod Angle and New coil lug centered..
>
> Keith
The new machine seems to be much better balanced now(more floaty feeling) and not coil heavy with the stock coil. The much stiffer handle cushion is good too.
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Etsija82
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
ghound Wrote:
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> If you hold the coil several inches above the nail
> board is the result the same?
I think the coil was about 2 inches above the nails in the test. I dont think there will be any major difference, if the coil is raised any higher than that, but will test it out to make sure. Next in line is to try the small coil
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Etsija82
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Tested the Makro racer 2 with the nail board test. Outside temperature was +1 degrees celsius and the machine worked fine, no coil overload signals detected during the test and i even upped the gain to 99.
Makro racer 2 nail board test with the small 5" dd coil. The small 5" dd coil passed the test with flying colours and the coil should work great in the more trashier site
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Etsija82
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Des D Wrote:
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> "Nice one Etsija82...
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> I didn't get a Cap or a Shirt but I DID get the
> carry bag complete with rubber bands!!!
>
> It's well packaged and the Makro Co do give a lot
> of things in the box!
>
> Des D"
Yeah, they sure did package the detector well and that ensur
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Etsija82
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It is not easy to talk English in front of the camera, when your main language is not English, but still i made a short new video about the Makro racer 2 introduction and some of the features the detector has.
Next in line i think is making few videos about the usage of the more important features this detector has.
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Etsija82
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Hi folks, i just got my Makro racer 2 pro package today and i made a unboxing video:
Makro have definitely improved the design of the searchcoils and the coil lugs are much thicker this time around. I like the new black color of the detector and will make some more videos out of this detector.
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Etsija82
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Nokta Detectors Wrote:
> Hello...please contact Makro sales team directly
> at cavit@makrodetector.com and they will take care
> of it for you.
Already being taken care of, thanks.
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Etsija82
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tnsharpshooter Wrote:
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> For those with cracked coil ears. Where did they
> crack??? I've look at the ears on my coil. I'm
> guessing they cracked down where the ear meets the
> coil. I would highly recommend Makro to make a
> less rigid stock coil cover, a cover that attaches
> easy, with not much pryin
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Etsija82
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Read your topic just before going out with my Makro racer....One of the stock coil ears just cracked in my first farmers field trip. When i tried to take the coil cover off, when trying to think why the 2 tones saturates in sensitivity of 70, the coil bolt snapped and when i got home and inspected the coil, i found this terrible crack in one of the coil ears. Stock coil ears are too thin, damages
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Etsija82
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Kevin B Wrote:
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> Great info Etsija82!!!!! Thanks!!!! You were
> correct.....I made the right choice
> (detector-wise).
Thanks for the compliment.
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Etsija82
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Couple days ago my friend also got his Makro racer pro pack and this is his finds using the small coil in a very trashy area, that he have searched with his Xp deus using the 9" coil:
This 925. silver ring was found right beside a beer bottlecap and other trash target.
He laughed all the way to the bank, as it felt so good to swing the small coil and pick good targets amongs al
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Etsija82
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Des D Wrote:
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> Headphones for the FORS is a critical choice to
> success with it...
> It can be a lousy unit with the wrong
> headphones!!
>
> So I am taking the same approach with the 'Racer'
> Didn't even take the cheap Koss set out of the
> packet it had been shipped with.
> On a daily
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Etsija82
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Flintstone Wrote:
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> Where and how much??????
Compatibility-chart:
Cost of the headphones was with the shipping included, about 97 euros=104 dollars. Chefphones also has a lifetime warranty.
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Etsija82
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Got these beauties for my Makro racer:
These sounds nice with the Makro racer and also the built quality is top notch.
Very heavy duty curled wire and a 90 degrees stereo plug, that seems to be made entirely from metal. The wire is also removable, so you can get a replacement for the headphones.
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Etsija82
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tnsharpshooter Wrote:
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> Funny you asked. I scanned my cover this morning.
> Notta a peep, nothing.
Not a sound here either, but i think my new coil overloads easier with the coil cover on, but also the weather was somewhat cold at the time of testing, have to try again when it gets warmer.
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Etsija82
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Detectorist Wrote:
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> Disappointing the caps sound so good on the Racer.
> I guess with practice it will be easier to tell
> bottle caps from coins.
Strange. I have really dug no beer bottlecaps with the Makro racer small coil. I have had a few bottlecaps showing id number 82-84, but they sounded so different from a coin, that
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Etsija82
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