About

Some Background

They say that success begins with knowing you are getting the most from your equipment. And when it comes to metal-detecting, having reliable gear, *and* knowing its limits, will have you reaping the rewards soon rather than later.

Any long-time detectorist will tell you; you need to be sure you are using all the tools available if you want to maximise your chances of scoring more prizes.

Every keen prospector is prepared to go to extraordinary lengths in pursuit of their passion to find gold and precious relics. Considerable personal resources are employed just to get out in nature and arrive at areas, in the hope of finding traces of gold.

Hundreds of kilometers are traveled, often towing caravans and trailers with quad bikes and potable water to go the distance. Much is at risk – including personal safety…  and it all comes down to waving that coil over what one hopes is treasured ground.

THE MINELAB SDC2300

SDC2300 PROBLEMS

After a number of years of real-life field testing by SDC operators, a growing list of complaints emerged. It appeared the SDC2300 had a problem. It’s my mission here at Goldseekr® (formerly SDC2300UpGrades) is to fill the gaps and make real the SDC2300 mods that operators need in order to maximise their success in hunting gold and relics in the field.

SDC2300 RESTARTS & POWER INTERRUPTIONS.

WOBBLING / COLLAPSING ARM REST

While the folding arm rest on the SDC2300 is a plus for making the unit compact, it has been at the expense of ergonomics and smoothly engaging and disengaging from the unit physically.

The strap which helps secure your arm to the armrest is part of the problem, particularly when fitting into and disengaging your arm with the unit. Additionally, the arm rest itself, due to it’s folding capacity, allows the unit too much movement near the elbow. This results in wasted energy and poor accuracy in placing the coil in the desire position over the ground. A variety of solutions have been created for this. From a 30min quick knock-up from PVC pipe in the home workshop, to CAD designed 3D printed braces, the problem has been widely experienced by enough to warrant time and attention toward a cure.

FALLING OVER

The folding compact design of the SDC2300 is quite an innovation as far as metal detectors go. To do this, all manner of funky technology had to go into a small space about 60cm long, 22cm high, and a width barely greater than 7cm. The tall and narrow body of the detector forms the the heaviest part.  And when placed on uneven ground with just a slight lean, it falls over on its side – and the attached coil finds itself perpendicular to the ground. This of course happens repeatedly just when you need to test your diggings by waving a scoop full of dirt over the coil. With the coil facing sideways into  the neighboring bush, time is spent (yet again) to right the equipment so that your diggings can finally be tested for a target within.

DISORIENTED EXTERNAL SPEAKER

No one I have spoken to has been able to fathom the logic of designing the SDC2300 with the speaker facing away from your ears! Our sensory channels are all that we have that connects us to the detector. While learning to ‘read’ the detector’s audio signals is part of the art, not being able to hear them clearly due to the position of the speaker appears like a design compromise. One solution is headphones, but that just doesn’t work in the hotter times. So our solution, while not the first or only one in the world, has been to develop and manufacture an acoustic reflector that ticks just a few extra boxes:

1. It still allows the SDC2300 to be fully folded and compact.
2. It is made of an unbreakable material.
3. It fits so well it takes some focused effort to remove it from the SDC2300.

GOLDSEEKR® – Metal Detecting Accessories

My mission is plain and simple: To help people make finding gold easier and more enjoyable.
My focus is on streamlining the ways your detector machine is physically used, and on improving small but influential shortfalls in design, which altogether maximise your field-time efficiency.  The aim is to reduce time-wasting interruptions, and deliver measurable improvements to power, weight and user ergonomics for greater success in the field.

SDC2300 LITHIUM ION BATTERY UPGRADE

Improving our detecting efficiency in the field is one main goal. This includes adding extra time on the ground by using better battery options that eliminate battery changes in the middle of you day, and through improved interface with the machine. When the right technology came together in 2017, I launched a battery kit alternative for the SDC2300 which was the most advanced  Li-Ion Battery Adapter Kit solution of its type available at the time. So much so I offered it for free if a customer could show me more advanced option. When Minelab finally released their factory li-ion SDC2300 battery, I was pleased, and began turning my attention to other detecting factors for improvements.

 

SDC2300 LITHIUM ION BATTERY ADAPTER

A lot of thought went into ensuring our adapters were the very best available. Our cutting edge battery adapter design offers hands down the best balance of material strength and weight for the job it does and came with a 1year replacement warranty.

 

CONTINUALLY SEEKING ROOM FOR UPGRADES

Our five senses are all that connect us with the SDC2300 detector. Therefore, any improvements in this area are worthwhile. This includes:

1. WEIGHT – that you carry all day long!
2. ERGONOMICS – how your body moves with and carries the machine.
3. AUDIBILITY – the crucial link between the target, the machine, and you.