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GPZ 7000 battery options and compatibility with CTX 3030 batteries

29 Apr 2015

The GPZ 7000 uses an advanced internal regulated power supply designed to provide maximum efficiency from the Minelab Li-ion bettery packs. Due to the high power requirements of the GPZ 7000, it is NOT designed to be used with the CTX 3030 alkaline battery pack, or individual AA cells.

(Note - modifications to this alkaline battery pack, to allow it power the GPZ 7000, may void your GPZ 7000 detector warranty, if this results in damage to the GPZ internal power supply.)

However, if a smaller back-up battery is required for your GPZ 7000, then there is the option to use the standard CTX 3030 Li-Ion pack. This will provide enough power to last for several hours, but because the smaller CTX battery is just less than half the capacity of the GPZ battery, you should expect it to power the GPZ 7000 for only about half of the time. E.g. if you obtain 8 or more hours using certain GPZ settings, e.g. wireless audio on/off, GPZ on/off, then you should expect to obtain up to 4 hours from the CTX battery, with the same detector set up.

A compatibility matrix is shown below. If you are still unsure of which batteries suit the GPZ 7000 and/or CTX 3030 detectors, please contact Minelab or your dealer.

                                                                

Standard CTX 3030 Alkaline 8 x
AA cell battery pack                                                   

Standard CTX 3030 Li-Ion
battery pack (34Wh)                                                     

Standard GPZ 7000 Li-Ion
battery pack (72Wh)                                      
  (accessory part# 3011-0117) (accessory part# 3011-0018) (accessory part# 3011-0279)
GPZ 7000 detector NOT compatible Compatible Compatible
 

Internal detector power supplies are designed for lithium ion 7.2V
only. Connection of alkaline pack UNMODIFIED will not damage detector.

Modifying the alkaline pack and connection to detector COULD DAMAGE THE DETECTOR.

   
CTX 3030 detector Compatible Compatible Compatible

 

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