What Fits the Minelab CTX 3030: Batteries, Charging, Audio & Accessories
The short answer: the Minelab CTX 3030 runs on its own Li-ion battery pack and an 8 x AA battery holder, charged through the BC 10 battery charger base and Minelab's adaptors, chargers, and cables kit. For underwater audio there is a Gray Ghost Amphibian II wired for the CTX, and the CTX 3030 Handbook is the reference the machine deserves. Everything on this page fits the CTX 3030, every link is a product we carry, and if you are unsure, call 256-284-2247 and ask.
The one mistake to avoid: the CTX 3030's power parts are its own. The BC 10 charger base is shared with the GPZ 7000, but the battery pack (part 3011-0299) and the AA holder (part 3011-0300) are CTX parts, and the Equinox, Manticore, and Vanquish batteries and magnetic cables do not fit. Coils are the same story: the CTX takes its own coil family, not the EQX, V-series, or M-series coils built for Minelab's newer machines.
Search coils for the CTX 3030
The CTX 3030 ships with the 11 in / 28 cm Double-D coil, and Minelab's other CTX coils are not on our shelves yet. We are an authorized Minelab dealer and can order them, so call 256-284-2247 with the size you want.
Batteries for the CTX 3030
- Minelab CTX 3030 Li-ion battery pack (part 3011-0299): the rechargeable pack; the spare that doubles a beach day.
- Minelab CTX 3030 battery holder, 8 x AA (part 3011-0300): the holder that runs the machine on store-bought AA cells, for travel and for the day the pack stayed on the charger.
Charging
- Minelab BC 10 battery charger base (part 3011-0128): the charging cradle for the CTX 3030 and GPZ 7000 battery packs. Charger base only; the power sources come from the kit below.
- Minelab adaptors, chargers, and cables kit (part 3011-0290): the wall adapter with four regional plug heads, the car charger, and the battery-clamp lead for direct 12 V charging.
Audio for the CTX 3030
- DetectorPro Gray Ghost Amphibian II waterproof headphones for the CTX 3030: the wired underwater set built with the CTX connector, for the surf and the shallows where wireless cannot follow.
Pinpointers
- Minelab Pro-Find 40: the full-featured waterproof pick with ferrous tone ID.
- Minelab Pro-Find 35: the proven waterproof standard.
Finds, carry, and reading
- The Minelab CTX 3030 Handbook, by Andy Sabisch: the reference that turns the CTX's settings into finds.
- Minelab tool and trash pouch
- Minelab Shell finds pouch
Digging and recovery
- CKG Pro 11x9 stainless sand scoop: the wet-sand and surf workhorse for a machine built to go in the water.
- CKG carbon fiber detecting shovel: serrated root-cutter blade for fields and relic permissions.
- CKG digging tool with belt sheath: the park-friendly hand digger.
Don't own the CTX 3030 yet?
The Minelab CTX 3030 is here. Minelab's dedicated surf machine, the Excalibur II, has its own fitment page, and the current flagship for land and water is covered on the Manticore page. A machine at this level is exactly the purchase to call about first: 256-284-2247.
Not sure what fits your setup?
Call us at 256-284-2247. We hunt with Minelab machines ourselves, land and surf, and matching a battery or a charger to your CTX 3030 is a two-minute conversation. The story is more important than the artifact.