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FISHER METAL DETECTORS
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AUD
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(Incl. GST)
SALE
PRICE
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GOLD
BUG 2 with 10" Elliptical Coil |
1,495.00 |
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GOLD
BUG 2 with 6½" Elliptical Coil |
1,450.00 |
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F
- 75 with 11" Open Frame Elliptical Double D Coil |
Currently
Out of stock
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F
- 70 with 11" Open Frame Elliptical Concentric Coil |
1,295.00
995.00
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F
- 5 with 10" x 5½"
Elliptical Concentric Coil |
775.00
650.00
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F
- 4 with 11” Open Frame Elliptical Double D Coil |
595.00
495.00
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F
- 2 with 8" Concentric Coil |
395.00
325.00
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CZ
- 21 TARGET I.D. 10"
coil (Underwater Metal Detector)
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1,795.00
1495.00
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CZ
- 21 TARGET I.D. 8" Coil (Underwater Metal Detector)
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1,695.00 |
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1280
X Aquanaut (No Case) with 10" Spider Coil
(Underwater Metal Detector)
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1,540.00
We
currently have a demo model available at a special price
950.00
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1280
X Aquanaut (No Case) with 8" Spider Coil
(Underwater Metal Detector)
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1,495.00 |
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F-Point
/ Teknetics 'Pin-pointer' |
85.00 |
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GEMINI
- 3 Cache Finder Detector (2
Box) |
1,395.00
1195.00
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ACCESSORIES: |
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14"
Elliptical Coil with 7' lead
(Gold Bug 2) |
240.00 |
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10"
Elliptical Coil with 7' lead
(Gold Bug 2) |
200.00 |
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6
½" Elliptical Coil with 7' lead
(Gold Bug 2) |
180.00 |
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14"
Elliptical Coil Cover
(Gold Bug 2) |
24.00 |
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10"
Elliptical Coil Cover
(Gold Bug 2) |
19.50 |
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6
½" Elliptical Coil Cover
(Gold Bug 2) |
17.50 |
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11'
DD Oval Open Coil
(F-75) |
195.00 |
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11"
DD Oval Open Coil
(F-4 &
F-2) |
160.00 |
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11"
Oval Coil Cover
(F-4 & F-2) |
22.00 |
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10"
Round Open Spider Coil (F-4 & F-2) |
105.00 |
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10"
Round Open Spider Coil Cover (F-4 & F-2) |
19.50 |
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8"
Concentric Round Open Coil (F-4
& F-2) |
95.00 |
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8"
Round Coil Cover (F-4
& F-2) |
18.00 |
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4"
Concentric Round Closed Coil
(F-4 &
F-2) |
85.00 |
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4"
Round Closed Coil Cover (F-4
& F-2) |
16.00 |
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Carry
Bag (Vinyl) |
75.00 |
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Cash
/ Trash Cloth Apron |
15.00 |
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Cloth
Badge - Large |
20.00 |
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Cloth
Badge - Small |
7.50 |
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Control
Box Housing Cover (F-75) |
15.00 |
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Battery
Box Cover (F-75) |
15.00 |
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MODEL
INFORMATION:
Gold Prospecting Metal
Detector:
GOLD
BUG - 2
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the above photographs just 'click' on to the picture.
The
Gold
Bug – 2 is the most popular and highly
successful gold prospecting metal detector in
Australia
and is without a doubt a favourite amongst today's serious electronic
gold prospectors.
This
VLF (Very Low Frequency) motion metal detector offers an extraordinary
ultra-high frequency thus being extremely sensitive to the tiniest
gold nuggets not forgetting that it has the ability to operate in most
areas of high iron mineralization.
SPECIFICATIONS:
- All
Metal mode.
- Frequency:
71.1 kHz (being the highest frequency on market today)
- Mineralization
Level Settings: Adjustable - High; Normal & Low.
- Dual-Knob
Manual Ground / Accept - Reject Balance for coarse adjustment and
a 16 Turn fine adjustment to null the effect of the iron
mineralization in the ground.
- Iron
Discrimination (Rejects steel-iron targets / Hot Rock
Identification) motion mode.
- Adjustable
Threshold Tone.
- Adjustable
Volume - On/Off control.
- Adjustable
Sensitivity control.
- Audio
Boost mode for hearing those faint and deeply buried targets.
- Manual
Battery
Test.
- Standard
3-piece Adjustable Rod.
- Hip
mountable Control Box if required.
- Length:
Adjustable 40" to 53".
- Weight:
2.9 lbs (1.3 kg).
-
Battery
System: 2 x 9-volt
Alkaline batteries (which generally have a battery life of around
30 hours).
- Headphone
Jack (¼") is fitted for use with Stereo headphones.
- Search
Coil: This model can be purchased with either the 10"
Elliptical or 6½ " Elliptical submersible search coil.
- Resistant
to dust and moisture.
OPTIONAL
ACCESSORIES:
14"
Elliptical Submersible
Search Coil (For large gold nuggets at depth)
10"
Elliptical Submersible
Search Coil (This is the
recommended "all-round" search coil.
6"
Elliptical
Submersible Search Coil (For even tinier gold nuggets closer to the
surface)
Coil
Covers
Stereo
Headphones (with volume adjustment)
Vinyl
Carry Bag
'Gold
Bug 2' Elliptical
coils (14"; 10" & 6½")
Gold
finds with the Fisher 'Gold Bug' metal detector
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the above photographs just 'click' on to the picture.
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Coin, Treasure & Relic Hunting
Metal Detectors:
F
- 75
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this photograph just 'click' on to the picture.
FISHER'S
75th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL !
The
latest technology from the oldest name in the industry !
This
new improved Fisher F
- 75 metal detector
is a multi-purpose high-performance computerized metal detector and is
among the lightest and best balanced of all high-performance metal
detectors, so you can hold and swing it almost effortlessly.
It
has the high sensitivity and ground balancing control needed for
professional gold prospecting, the discrimination responsiveness as
well as the visual target ID needed for serious coin and relic hunting
under difficult conditions.
The
entire menu is always visible on the LCD display. The LCD
display indicates the electrical signature (target I.D.) of the
detected metal object. The display also provides continuous
information on battery condition and on ground mineralization, which
affects detection depth. Help messages are automatically
displayed on the bottom of the display when necessary.
FEATURES &
SPECIFICATIONS:
- Multiple Search Modes:
VLF Discrimination; VLF All Metal (Non-motion / Static); VLF All Metal
(Motion).
- Operating
Temperature Range
: 4 to +122
degrees F (-20 to +50 degrees C).
- Trigger actuated FASTGRAB™
ground balancing with manual over-ride.
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Ground
Balancing
Range:
From ferrite
(Iron mineral) to salt, inclusive.
- Operating
Humidity
Range: 0-90% non-condensing.
- Discrimination
Ground Suppression: Combination
of second and third order methods allowing the F75 to operate
smoothly on different types of soil.
- Discrimination & Notch
modes.
- Trigger-actuated target
pinpointing with variable audio pitch.
- Frequency: 13
kHz. Quartz
crystal timing reference
- Basic
Sensitivity: 6 x 109 root Hertz (Detectivity).
- Intuitive
menu-driven user interface.
- Large
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screen
- Visual
indicators of important values such as: Target Identification;
Target Confidence (How confident the detector knows what the
target is); Target Depth (both running-depth and pinpoint-depth)
and Ground mineralization.
- Display
backlight for night and low-light conditions.
- S-rod
with electronics housing mounted on handgrip, 3-piece breakdown,
Locking collars, batteries under elbow, 2-way armrest adjustment
forward/backward & around forearm.
- Hand-grip: Durable
high-friction foam elastomer, comfortable in any kind of weather.
- Fully Adjustable Arm Rest.
- Light weight and well-balanced: best ergonomically engineered detector in the industry.
- Static
Balance: Force in vertical plane normal to elbow 0.47 pounds (0.22
kg). Varies with adjustment and user's stance and arm/hand
physiology.
- Sweep
Effort: Lateral moment 5.2 foot-pounds (7.1 newton-metres).
- Headphone
Jack (¼") is fitted for use with Stereo headphones (extra).
- Weight:
1.6 kg.
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Battery
system: Four (4) 1.5 volt AA Alkaline batteries.
Battery
life approximately 30 hours.
- Search Coil: 11" x 7.5''
Open frame Elliptical Double-D BiAxial™
submersible search coil.
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES:
Coil
Cover
Stereo
Headphones (with volume adjustment)
Vinyl
Carry Bag
Control
Box Housing Cover.
Battery
Box Cover
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F
- 70
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this photograph just 'click' on to the picture.
The
F
-
70
is a great "all-round" metal detector for gold prospecting,
coin, treasure and relic hunting. It can also be used for shallow
water hunting in both salt and fresh water up to depth of
approximately 2 feet (60cm).
Fisher
says “Use your F70 right out of the box.”
The
F
- 70
is a very easy detector to set up, and very easy to use. Assemble
detector, install 4 x AA batteries then turn detector on. Toss a coin
on the ground, sweep coil back and forth over the coin a few times to
get the feel for how the detector responds. You’re pretty much ready
to go hunting.
SPECIFICATIONS:
- VLF
Motion Detector
- Frequency:
13 kHz.
- Frequency
shift for eliminating electrical interference and cross-talk.
- High
resolution push button Ground Balance with readout.
- Ground
Balance range goes all the way to SALT.
- Continuous
display of ground mineral concentration.
- All
Metal auto-tune mode for deep searching in non-trashy areas.
- Advanced
software-based motion discrimination with notch for searching
trashy areas.
- Large
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screen.
- Visual
Target I.D. by category and 0 – 99 indication, both
discrimination and Auto-tune modes.
- Target
"Confidence" Bar Graph. (How
confident the detector knows what the target is).
- Push-button
static pinpoint with variable audio pitch and visual depth
reading.
- Switch
back and forth between two (2) programs, saves both programs when
turned off.
- Independent
Sensitivity.
- Independent
Threshold setting
- Speed
Selection:
Normal
for most situations, Slow
for deep coins in non-trashy areas.
- Headphone
jack ¼"
- Two
(2) Piece adjustable rod
- Length:
43.5" to 52.5"
- Weight:
1.3 kg.
- Batteries:
4 x 1.5 volt AA Alkaline Batteries.
Battery
life approximately 40 hours.
- Weight:
1.3
kg.
- Length
43.5" to
52.5"
- Adjustable
Arm rest (Optional Arm
Rest Strap)
- Search
Coil: 10" x
5.5" Elliptical
Concentric submersible search coil.
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES:
Coil
Cover
Stereo
Headphones (with volume adjustment)
Vinyl
Carry Bag
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F
- 5
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this photograph just 'click' on to the picture.
Fisher
proudly named the F
- 5
a "Professional" metal detector due to the many professional
features that were incorporated into the F - 5. It combines the best in analog and digital
technology for a unique detecting experience.
It
is a great "all-round" metal detector for gold prospecting,
coin, treasure and relic hunting. It can also be used for shallow
water hunting in both salt and fresh water up to depth of
approximately 2 feet (60cm).
The F
- 5
is a high tech metal detector that is very automatic making it a
detector that is easy to set up and easy to use in the field. A large
visual display gives you Target Identification, Target Depth while in
either search mode, all metal or junk discrimination the F
- 5 operates
on all types of soils with their computerized ground balancing circuit
allowing you to detect in areas difficult for other metal detectors.
A
professional metal detector at a budget price!
SPECIFICATIONS:
- VLF
Motion detector.
- Independent
gain and Adjustable Threshold adjustment provide complete control
over sensitivity.
- Adjustable
Volume control
- High
resolution manual Ground Balance with continuous ground balance
readout.
- Ground
Balance range goes all the way to SALT.
- Continuous
display of ground mineral and phase.
- Three
(3) Search Modes: All Metal (Auto Tune); Variable Self-adjusting
Motion Discrimination with Notch Discrimination and Pin-point
Mode.
- Push-button
static pin-point with variable audio pitch and visual depth
reading.
- Frequency:
7.8 kHz.
- Frequency
Shift for eliminating electrical interference and cross-talk.
- All
Metals auto-tune mode for deep-searching in non-trashy areas.
- Advanced
software-based motion discrimination with notch for searching
trashy areas.
- LCD
Display
- Visual
Target Identification with 0 - 99 segments in both All Metal &
Discrimination modes.
- Target
"Confidence" Bar Graph. (How
confident the detector knows what the target is).
- 4
Audio Tones
- Weight:
1.3 kg.
- Length:
41.5" to 51.5"
- 2
Piece Adjustable rod
- Arm
Rest - Fixed
(Optional Arm rest Strap)
- ¼"
Headphone jack
- Low
Battery
Warning
- 2
x 9v Alkaline Batteries.
Battery
life approximately 40
hours.
- Search
Coil: 10" x
5.5" Elliptical
Concentric submersible search coil.
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES:
Coil
Cover
Stereo
Headphones (with volume adjustment)
Vinyl
Carry Bag
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F
- 4
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photograph just 'click' on to the picture.
The
F -
4
is also a great "all-round" metal detector for gold
prospecting, coin, treasure and relic hunting. It can also be used for
shallow water hunting in both salt and fresh water up to depth of
approximately 2 feet (60cm).
SPECIFICATIONS
- VLF
Motion detector.
- Deep-seeking All Metal auto-tune mode.
- LCD
Display.
- Eleven
(11) Segment digital target identification.
- 3-digit
numeric target value.
- One-touch
pinpoint mode.
- One-touch
notch immediately eliminates unwanted targets.
- 4-tone
audio feedback provides maximum identification of buried objects.
- Coin Depth Indicator
- Frequency 5.9 kHz.
- Weight:
1.3 kg.
- Length:
41.5" to
51.5"
- 2
Piece Adjustable rod
- Arm
Rest - Fixed
(Optional Arm rest Strap).
- Headphone
jack ¼"
- Requires two 9 volt Alkaline batteries.
- Low
Battery warning signal.
- 2
x 9v Alkaline Batteries.
Battery
life approximately 40
hours.
- Search Coil: 11" x 7.5'' Open frame Elliptical
Double-D BiAxial™
submersible search coil.
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES:
11"
DD Oval Open Coil
10"
Concentric Open Spider Coil
4"
Closed Concentric Coil
Coil
Covers
Stereo
Headphones (with volume adjustment)
Vinyl
Carry Bag
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F
- 2
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The
Fisher
F - 2 metal detector
features a large control panel with seven big push buttons and an
equally big display.
The control panel is very simple to operate, making this an excellent
detector for anyone who wants to start off in this fantastic hobby.
It
is a great "all-round" metal detector for basic gold
prospecting, coin, treasure and relic hunting. It can also be used for
shallow water hunting in both salt and fresh water up to depth of
approximately 2 feet (60cm).
On
the control housing you will see both a two (2) digit display and a
target category readout on the top showing items from iron/foil to
non-ferrous targets. An
arrow will illuminate under the target category and a two digit number
will show specific target value that helps you identify your target.
The
F - 2
features “Notch Discrimination” which allows you to pinpoint an
item and prevent the detector from detecting it again (great for those
pesky pull tabs!).
It has an “All Metals” mode which is great for scanning parks,
beaches and old home sites for coins and jewellery while still
ignoring old scrap steel / iron. Meanwhile, the depth readout
will tell you exactly how deep to dig for your target.
The
light weight of the Fisher F2 combined with the adjustable arm rest
will keep you hunting for hours!
SPECIFICATIONS:
-
VLF
Motion detector.
- 4
Tone Audio I.D.
- 7
Target segments - Notch mode
- Sensitivity
Adjustment
- Pinpoint
mode – one touch
- On-Screen
Continuous Coin Depth / Target I.D. Readout
- 2-Digit
numeric target value
- 2
Piece Adjustable rod.
- Arm
Rest - Fixed
(Optional Arm rest Strap).
- On-Screen
Battery
Indicator
- Weight
1.2 kg
- Length:
41.5" to
51.5"
- 2
x 9 volt Alkaline Batteries.
Battery
life approximately 40
hours.
- Headphone
jack ¼"
- Low
battery warning
- 2
x 9v Alkaline Batteries.
Battery
life approximately 40
hours.
- Search
Coil: 8" Round Concentric submersible search coil
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES:
11"
DD Oval Open Coil
10"
Concentric Open Spider Coil
4"
Closed Concentric Coil
Coil
Covers
Stereo
Headphones (with volume adjustment)
Vinyl
Carry Bag
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Underwater Metal
Detectors:
1280-X
AQUANAUT
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enlarge the above photographs just 'click' on to the picture.
The deep-seeking, totally
submersible 1280-X Aquanaut
Underwater All-Purpose VLF Slow Motion Discriminative (2.4 kHz) metal detector
features automatic 'turn on and go' operation for both salt and fresh
water or even for land use. Ignores small pieces of trash.
SPECIFICATIONS:
- VLF Discrimination Slow Motion
detector with Patented Quartz Crystal Circuitry.
- Factory set pre-set ground
balance.
- Frequency:
2.4 kHz.
- Operation:
Salt, Fresh Water & Land operation.
- Totally
Submersible to 250 feet.
- Variable
Sensitivity Control (Includes
Battery Test setting).
- Variable
Volume Control (Includes
On/Off setting).
- Self-adjusting
Variable Discrimination.
- Visual
target response / strength: LED
(Light Emitting Diode).
- 2
Piece Rod (adjustable)
- Belt
Clip: Detachable for mounting the Control Housing Box on your hip
or belt.
- Length:
33” to
49”.
- Weight:
8" coil model
- Complete with headset 2.3 kg; Search Coil
1.05 kg; Control Housing
1.04 kg).
- Weight:
10" coil model - Complete with headset 2.5 kg; Search
Coil 1.2 kg; Control
Housing 1.18kg).
- Search
Coil: 8 “ or 10”
Concentric Co-Planar (Non-Interchangeable)
- Batteries:
8 x 1.5 volt AA Batteries
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Battery
Life: Alkaline:
60 – 80 hours.
Carbon Zinc: 30
– 50 hours.
- Headset:
Non-removable. Type:
Piezo Electric, Custom Design.
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CZ
- 21 TARGET I.D. (Underwater Metal Detector)

To
enlarge the above photographs just 'click' on to the picture.
This multi-use CZ
- 21 Underwater metal detector incorporates all of
the features of the field-proven Fisher earlier models the CZ-5 and
CZ-6 with the exception of the meter, and will be a popular detector
with not only water and beach hunters, but with coin and relic hunters
too who want a top-notch detector that is totally impervious to the
elements. This is truly a detector that will perform equally as well
in salt-water surf as it will in a fresh water lake, and anywhere else
you will find TREASURE !
SO EASY
TO USE:
Put
on the headphones, turn the detector on, swing the search coil, and
listen to the 3-tone target I.D. A low tone means you are over iron, a
mid tone means pull tab or gold ring and a high tone means a coin.
When you get a distinctive bell tone – it lets you know when you are
over big, shallow targets, no more digging beer cans! For precise
pinpointing, use the Pin-point button, which puts the detector in a
no-motion-required , “All Metal” mode.
SPECIFICATIONS:
- Type:
VLF Slow Motion Multi-frequency transmission with Dual Frequency
for superior deep searching.
- Frequency:
5 kHz & 15 kHz.
- Ground
Balance: Push Button - Automatic.
- Ignores
the destabilizing effects of salt water and iron mineralization.
- Silent
search.
- Totally
Submersible to 250 feet.
- Wide
scan All Metal Auto Tune Mode.
- New
and improved Push button “No Motion” Pin-pointer control.
- Faint
Target Audio Boost.
- 3
Tone Audio Target I.D.
- Control
Housing Mounts / Belt Clip: Detachable for mounting the Control
Housing Box on your hip or belt.
-
Battery
Compartment: Separately sealed.
- Batteries:
4 x 9 volt Alkaline Batteries
-
Battery
Life: Alkaline:
Approximately 40 - 45 hours.
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Cache Hunting Metal Detector:
GEMINI-3
Discover
Big Treasure with the Gemini-3
Put
the power of a two-box detector to work for you !
To enlarge
the above photographs just 'click' on to the picture. If
you're a two-box Treasure Hunter you probably know that the
early Fisher Gemini-II has the reputation for being the best around.
But not any longer. The new Gemini-3
goes even deeper, traces farther and is easier to use. The GEMINI - 3 'Two Box' Cache Finder
has a reputation world-wide of being the best there is. It is
designed to locate deep objects, depending on the ground
mineralization and target size objects may be detected as deep
as 20 feet. As a guide: this unit will easily detect a target of
approximately 30 cm square upwards. It will not locate targets
smaller than this. The Gemini-3
goes deeper, traces farther and is easier to use than any other
cache finder in its class.
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Designed
to locate large, deep objects,
like an iron chest, ore vein or metal pipe, the Gemini-3 is
used by professional Treasure Hunters, prospectors,
geologists and public utilities. Depending on ground
mineralization and target size, objects may be
detected as deep as twenty feet or more.
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Easy,
on-handle operation:
as
shown or use it in the two-man, Wide-Scan Inductive Search
mode where two operators walking 35 feet apart can search
large areas fast. Fisher
patented
the first two-box metal detector over 50 years ago, and
we've been advancing the state-of-the-art ever since. The
new Fisher
Gemini-3
is our best ever.
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Find
deeper, larger targets:
Designed
to locate large, deep objects - like an iron chest, an ore
vein or metal pipe - the Fisher Gemini-3
is used by professional Treasure Hunters, prospectors,
geologists and public utility employees. Depending on the
ground mineralization and target size, objects may be
detected as deep as 20 feet or more.
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Search
large areas fast:
Use the easy, on-handle operation as shown or use it in the
two-man, wide-scan search mode to find long objects or ore
veins. In the wide-scan mode, two operators walking 35 feet
apart can search large areas fast.
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this photograph just 'click' on to the picture.
SPECIFICATIONS:
All Metal (no motion) LF (Low Frequency) TR
(Transmit-Receive / 82 kHz Crystal-controlled
transmitter and receiver.
search mode. 60
cycle noise reduction circuitry. Adjustable Sensitivity and Volume
controls. Target Response Meter / Strength LED light. Manual
Battery
Test. VCO Audio response for Target Pin-pointing. A ¼" Headphone
Jack is fitted for use with Stereo headphones.
It comes standard with a
2-piece rod / handle. The Control Box can be hip-mountable if required.
The Gemini-3 detector is
powered by 16 .... 2 packs of 8 x (AA) 1.5-volt Alkaline batteries
(not supplied) which generally have a
battery life of around 50 hours. Weight: 7 (lbs.) pounds.
An optional 'Conductive'
trace accessory is available, if required. Further details upon
application.
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Coin
& Relic Pin-pointer:
F
- Point / Teknetics
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The
F-Point / Teknetics 'Pin-pointer' .... pinpoints
exact location of coin-sized buried metal objects. Easy to
use with single knob control to adjust sensitivity and features
audio signal indicator and vibrator. The unit is small and light
for easy handling and carrying. No assembly required, runs on 1
x 9 volt battery.
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OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES available are:
SEARCH
COILS:
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COIL
COVERS
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CHEST
HARNESS & HOLSTERS
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CARRY
CASES
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CARRY
BAG
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Prices
for the above accessories can be found on the PRICE LIST at the top of this page
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FISHER HISTORY
In the late 1920's, Dr. Gerhard Fisher
obtained the patent ever issued on radio radio direction finders. He was
working in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. at the time as a Research
Engineer and his work attracted the interest of Dr. Albert Einstein. After a
demonstration of Dr. Fisher's equipment, Einstein enthusiastically and
correctly predicted the world-wide use of radio direction finders in the
air, on land, and at sea.
When using such direction finders during
those early years, aircraft pilots found that errors would occur in their
bearings when there was metal between the transmitter and receiver, or
whenever they passed over certain areas. Different pilots flying different
planes always observed the same errors at the same places which eventually
proved to be highly conductive mineralized areas. Dr. Fisher concluded
that a portable electronic prospecting instrument could be developed on the
same principle to detect the presence of small buried objects and ore
deposits.
Dr. Gerhard Fisher with his early 2-Box metal detector
He continued his research into this phenomena
and in 1931 he founded Fisher Research Laboratory in his Palo Alto,
California garage. He and four employees began producing the "Metallascope",
a rugged, easy-to-use, metal detector. By today's standards, it was perhaps
an ungainly device; to large flat wooden boxes containing simple copper
coils, five vacuum tubes, and a few assorted components. But the "Metallascope"
soon captivated the imagination of the country, and within a short time, the
world. In 1937, Dr. Fisher was granted the first metal detector patent.
The "Metallascope" was soon
nick-named the "M-Scope", and as such, became an accepted
standard for all types of electronic metal detection; geologists located
ore, treasure hunters found treasure, utility companies located buried
pipes, lumber mills located metal inclusions in sawn logs, and law
enforcement agencies used it to locate abandoned or hidden weapons.
During World War II and the subsequent Korean
conflict, the company was called upon to contribute its technical competence
to the war effort; but the M-Scope business was never neglected. With the
increasing popularity of the M-Scopes, and with the Fisher patent rights
expiring, numerous competitors began producing similar equipment. But due to
relentless efforts to incorporate every available technical advance, and
particularly by keeping close contact with countless users, and utilizing
their vast fund of field experience in the design of new models, Fisher
maintained its position of solid leadership. Over the years, Fisher has
designed and produced such sophisticated products as geiger counters, radio
communication systems, voltage detectors, and cable fault locators.
In 1967, Dr. Fisher retired; having firmly
established his name in the annals of electronic history. The company
continued to grow, and in 1974, Fisher research laboratory moved to Los
Banos, California; still maintaining the same traditions of innovation and
quality. Today, the company offers a complete line of underground detection
devices, ranging from water leak detectors to hobby metal detectors, with
customers all over the world.
In 2006 - Fisher
moved its whole operation to El Paso, Texas, U.S.A. now being
owned and part of the FIRST TEXAS HOLDINGS CORPORATION company
who manufacture the famous BOUNTY HUNTER range of metal
detectors for which our company, TREASURE
ENTERPRISES OF AUSTRALIA is the factory authorized sole Australasian
distributor.
PRESS RELEASE

FIRST TEXAS HOLDINGS CORPORATION
the manufacturer of Bounty Hunter Metal Detectors
is pleased to
announce the purchase of
Fisher Research Laboratory Inc., the manufacturer of Fisher
Hobby, Industrial & Security Metal Detectors.
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