mglgoldstriker Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 Ever wondered how it looks.http://www.ebay.com/itm/Minelab-GPX4500-Metal-Detector-/170714879105?pt=AU_Gadgets&hash=item27bf665481 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 How can you tell its a fake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVJesse Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 How can you tell its a fake?Look at the pictures in the link. The front panel is totally jacked up. The 4500 has toggle switches on the front, not dials. Also the 15" SE coil never came with that kind of a sticker.Jesse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVJesse Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 How can you tell its a fake?Look at the pictures in the link. The front panel is totally jacked up. The 4500 has toggle switches on the front, not dials. Also the 15" SE coil never came with that kind of a sticker.Jesse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVJesse Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 How can you tell its a fake?Look at the pictures in the link. The front panel is totally jacked up. The 4500 has toggle switches on the front, not dials. Also the 15" SE coil never came with that kind of a sticker.Jesse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOC Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Yes that's a fake. Smart point on a real GPX4500 is by the coil plug, and like someone else pointed out the GPX4500 has switches, not knobs. Not only is it a fake, it's a bad fake.Here's what a real GPX4500 looks like:Here's the fake:Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Pike Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Excellent photo, Doc. Here's the display side from the eBay listing - I don't remember ever seeing this typeset used on a 4500. Minelab always has that sci-fi space age looking typeset, with an open 4 and a flat-topped G. Never heard of a "European Model" before either... Something seems a little off with the battery too. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOC Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Well the battery on a GPX4500 has the headphone symbol and the speaker symbol by the female headphone jack because the GPX4500 battery has a built in amplifier.DocExcellent photo, Doc. Here's the display side from the eBay listing - I don't remember ever seeing this typeset used on a 4500. Minelab always has that sci-fi space age looking typeset, with an open 4 and a flat-topped G. Never heard of a "European Model" before either... Something seems a little off with the battery too. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mglgoldstriker Posted October 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Yes that's a fake. Smart point on a real GPX4500 is by the coil plug, and like someone else pointed out the GPX4500 has switches, not knobs. Not only is it a fake, it's a bad fake.Here's what a real GPX4500 looks like:Here's the fake:DocWhoever did it should at least learn to copy right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZNuggetBob Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 I'd like to see the inside. I've heard they have VLF boards in them. AzNuggetBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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