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Does amount of batteries tell how deep...

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There is a new metal detector out that is pretty expensive and this is what is stated about it's battery:
"Battery Requirement Single 9 Volt (Alkaline)
Battery Life (Typical) 25 Hours"
Now we know the Explorer XS takes 8 batteries (I have one where I can put rechargables into the pack). Is it really possible for one little 9 volt battery to push signals into the ground as well as the combined 8 batteries of the XS?
Maybe the Explorer, with its electronics is equivalent to the 9 volt battery?
Any electronics buffs in here?
 
Tony,
I think the detector you are talking about has no meter or anything else and just one tone. When you start adding the extras it takes more current to run them and is why the single 9 volt will run it. Now the Explorer has a lot of extras and these all take current to run them so it needs more current that the 8 AA batterys can provide.
If it is the detector I am thinking about it has the surface mounted componets too which take less current too so it can do more with the current it has.
Rick
 
Thanks Rick,
I appreciate your well informed answers.
I don't know how anyone could live with a one tone machine.
How on earth could they tell what to dig and what not to?
It is the Shadow X-5 I was inquiring about. Not that I'm going to get one...it's just that I was curious how it could do what it does on one 9v battery.
 
Tony,
I have a X5 myself and it is hard to get used to one tone after using the Explorer and the Sovereign for coin hunting. Now for relic hunting all you realy need is one tone or you may pass up some great finds and even in coin hunting the one tone may get you more of the gold rings that many disc out or dont sound like a good tone. You will dig more trash with a one tone too.
The X5 takes a little to get used to the one tone, but it is a great detector and it has got me some coins I missed with the Sovereign and the Explorer as I was going more by the tones and these were close to trash. For normal coin hunting I still prefer the Sovereign and the Explorer with the tone ID.
Rick
 
Do you ever use the X-5 to hunt for gold in its native state i.e., flakes or nuggets? And if so do you find any?
 
No I havent as there is no gold up here in ND that I know of. I would love to try it as the X5 is very sensitive as small pieces of alum foil sound off nice and other small items. 22 callibur lead has no problem at 6-7 inches so i would think it would be good for gold.
Rick
 
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