As I mentioned earlier, I got a chance to take a little bit more of a close-up look at the Goldscan 5 yesterday. Although I didn’t use the machine, I did get a chance to take a good look at it and observe my new friend Scott using it.

Although it’s a bit heavier than I thought it would be due to the onboard battery, it’s still much lighter than a Minelab PI. Above it’s pictured with an Eric Foster made monoloop coil but it can also use Minelabe Coils, Coiltek Coils and Nuggetfinder XP coils. It may be able to use other Nuggetfinder coils but only if the phase is correct for the machine.

One of the more interesting features on this machine is the built in pinpointer tool which attaches to the side of the box
Check out a closeup and remember, you can always click the photos on this blog for the photo page:

The pinpointer is available at the flick of a switch:

This pinpointer seems to me to be the most brilliant part of the machine but I’m sure there is more to it than that. It’s different than a Minelab in the way it works. I don’t think I’d use it to replace my SD2100 but I would get one in addition to. It handles ground well, that much I do know because I was able to see that for myself watching Scott work. It has a switch for ground balance and pure PI mode which provided a quick demonstration of how well this machine negates hot rocks and ground interference.

Here are some shots of the control box:

Battery Meter, volume, headphones jack and threshold:

And the side controls with pulse delay and quite a few other things I don’t understand but want to:

I can’t wait to observe this machine more in the future. Thanks to Scott for letting Rod and I maul the machine!