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New to GPX4500 - my experience so far
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<blockquote data-quote="RichterScale" data-source="post: 362664" data-attributes="member: 9561"><p>Yes, agree the big bulky battery is a pain. I made up a new wiring harness and run a lipo battery. Coupled with a good wireless guitar transmitter and receiver (Delay time: 6 ms) I can detect for 8 hours easily on one battery and have the second ready as a spare. The Lipos also charge in about 30m - 1 hr. The only downside is Lipos can catch fire, so when storing at home or travelling I put mine in a small steel money box with a layer of cement sheet on the bottom and a bag of sand in the lid. As the lipo battery is velcroed to the side of the detector it is going to add a little more weight. Never enough to bother me and running an 11" Coil ill detect all day with no problems. Any larger in coil size and I use a hip stick and bungy. All up with a good quality charger, 2x batteries, wireless setup and the wiring harness it cost about the same as a new minelab battery.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RichterScale, post: 362664, member: 9561"] Yes, agree the big bulky battery is a pain. I made up a new wiring harness and run a lipo battery. Coupled with a good wireless guitar transmitter and receiver (Delay time: 6 ms) I can detect for 8 hours easily on one battery and have the second ready as a spare. The Lipos also charge in about 30m - 1 hr. The only downside is Lipos can catch fire, so when storing at home or travelling I put mine in a small steel money box with a layer of cement sheet on the bottom and a bag of sand in the lid. As the lipo battery is velcroed to the side of the detector it is going to add a little more weight. Never enough to bother me and running an 11" Coil ill detect all day with no problems. Any larger in coil size and I use a hip stick and bungy. All up with a good quality charger, 2x batteries, wireless setup and the wiring harness it cost about the same as a new minelab battery. [/QUOTE]
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