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Opening the Nokta Makro Racer 2. What’s inside the machine

With the advent of Makro Racer 1-2, the metal detector market is in a tight squeeze. And it’s not just competitors that have problems. How will an ordinary treasure hunter decide between alternatives? Besides, we are expecting to see more new products coming in autumn 2016… Until then here’s the Makro Racer 2 opened: a photo report of what’s inside the detector. Continue reading →

Opening the Nokta Makro Racer. What’s inside the machine

All too often one tries to compare the Makro Racer with the already existing detectors. But why compare the machines? It’s better to compare the finds. Here’s a photo report of the Makro Racer opened. What’s inside the detector? Continue reading →

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The most proper depth test of Nokta Makro Racer 2. Video

Treasure hunter ‘ziggyjinx’ conducts really proper depth tests. With highly mineralized soil taken, and apart from usual measurements, there are also tests where a coin is located near the iron. See, here’s a proper depth test of the Makro Racer 2. Continue reading →

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Comparison: Nokta Makro Racer 2 vs Racer 1. Differences

Why has Makro released the Makro Racer 2 metal detector? How can an ordinary treasure hunter choose now between the mid-level machines? Here’s a comparison: Makro Racer 2 vs Makro Racer, what’s new in the second version. Continue reading →

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Does Nokta Makro Racer 2 share coil compatibility with Racer? Test

How to test the coil? If you simply stick this one and make sure your metal detector ‘sees’ it – this test doesn’t add up to much. I start such a test with ground balance. If the ground balance doesn’t work, then there is no need to continue testing. Continue reading →