Lorenz LPX2 Reviews, Price and Specifications

Deep Seeking Metal Detector

Retail Price: $1,955.00

Available Reviews: 2

Avg. Rating (4.0 Stars)

Specifications:

• LPX2 electronics unit with belt clip
• Carrying strap
• headphones
• Without Coils
• Weight: Approx 2lbs (920g) (incl. batt.)
• Operation frequency: 700/1300 pulses/sec.
• Power Source: 15V = 10xAA-Batteries
• Power Consumption: Approx. 130 mA
• Usage Time: Approx 17h on alkalines
• Operating Temp: -5 -+55c
• Detection Depth: Coin 2cm 0 - 35cm
• Iron Box: 30 x 18 x 15cm

Reviews:

Detecting in Clay Soils

by Jere F. Welch in Liverpool, NY -

My unit is 30 years old and still very sensitive. If you are working in Georgia/Alabama clay soil, this is the unit for you. We wondered why we were not getting any good hits on a hunt so we put a 1 gallon galvanized bucket down 6-7 feet in clay soil. Tested extended two-box, regular two-box and two-box with Arc logger, and only the Lorenz with a homemade triple loop made with the Lorenz 26 cable picked the bucket up. This loop was just a little larger than the 1 x 1 meter coil which did not pick up the bucket. Usually the deeper you go, the more surface area you need. The two-box will pick up an ammo can on its side at 4 feet but not if only the thin top is facing up. Lorenz info said the triple coil would pick up smaller items deeper than the 1 x 1 meter loop. It sure does. GPR webinar said the GPR unit does not work in clay as moisture in clay turns the RF into heating the water with no return signal - this must be why regular detectors do the same thing.

May 21, 2020

Capable Machine

by Mr. Stevens in Ogden, UT USA -

I bought this machine several years ago, and haven't used it very much. I bought it with the 1 meter x 1 meter search coil and the standard 10" white search coil. The 10" coil is more sensitive to smaller objects closer to the surface than the 1m x 1m coil. I haven't been able to verify the depth capability using the 1m x 1m coil. I wish it had a discrimination feature, so that I could screen out at least Iron objects, and maybe some aluminum. The instructions are scanty, with no help as to what to set or change the frequency to for different materials or conditions. There is no indicator at all on the unit. You have to go just on audio to determine what the material is, and I haven't been able to distinquish the difference between iron, gold, silver, aluminum, just by the audio. According to the instructions, the tone change is more an indication of depth than material. I think this would work well in a tailing pile, mountainside, or somewhere that has minimal trash, but is very difficult to use in a ghost town, or beach, unless you want to dig every signal. When using the 10" coil, the detecting depth is better than on my Minelab Explorer. When testing for a coin, I had buried it at about 1 ft. The 1m x 1m coil did not pick up the coin, but I may have been holding the coil too close to the ground, or too high up. It has no trouble with salt water. With more use and experimentation, I may get better results.

Oct 08, 2009