Need help with identifying metal detector type - Makes, Models and Equipment - Old Forum Archive - New Zealand Gold Prospecting & Fossicking

sweetsummer1		Posted : Thursday, 23 April 2015 6:03:09 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 14/04/2015(UTC) Posts: 10 Location: Auckland		Hi all, I recently bought a very cheap metal detector from Jaycar ($80). It works fine for what I need it for but the only issue is that it doesn't have any information regarding the technology used. Judging by the price it won't be a PI type but I have no clue how to differentiate between FLV and BFO. I tried the store/website/distributor but none of them have a clue on what type of metal detector it is. I had a look at the circuit inside the contol box but it doesn't provide much information. Does anyone know if it possible to know which type it is ? Cheers

c4bb0ose		Posted : Thursday, 23 April 2015 8:27:20 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 7/09/2014(UTC) Posts: 97 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 32 time(s) in 29 post(s)		Originally Posted by: sweetsummer1 Hi all, I recently bought a very cheap metal detector from Jaycar ($80). It works fine for what I need it for but the only issue is that it doesn't have any information regarding the technology used. Judging by the price it won't be a PI type but I have no clue how to differentiate between FLV and BFO. I tried the store/website/distributor but none of them have a clue on what type of metal detector it is. I had a look at the circuit inside the contol box but it doesn't provide much information. Does anyone know if it possible to know which type it is ? Cheers For the price it is probably a BFO see this http://www.ehow.com/list...pes-metal-detectors.html for more info.

sweetsummer1		Posted : Thursday, 23 April 2015 8:36:15 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 14/04/2015(UTC) Posts: 10 Location: Auckland		Hi there, Yea I think its a BFO. The only difference between the two types is in the filtering which is hard to determine. Sadly I need to determine which type it is. By the way, do you know how much a cheap FLV detector would cost? Cheers

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