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The number you see while swinging is the ground mineralization number. To get a target id you must stop and analyze each target using the pinpoint mode:

I really did not notice much difference in performance just an amplified sound. The Doc’s system did get rid of the always shorting curly cord and also allowed for more amplification to run an external speaker. Going cordless through a Bluetooth relay is the best thing nowadays or using a transmitter and receiver headphones option.

It takes about 15 minutes to fill a bucket screened and about 10-15 minutes to run it through my Geo highbanker drop riffle unit, which uses less water flow then + riffle units. But it captures even the tiniest microscopic gold.

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The fires are a couple of hundred miles north. The smoke was so bad last weekend that I opted to stay indoors. Last summer, I ventured out several times wearing a N95 mask.

I just realized that the 'number' I've been looking at when using the 1500 is not the real ID number. I'll have to research a bit more to know what the swinging number represents. In order to get the accurate ID number available on the 1500 you have to put it in pinpoint mode! Now let's see what our clad numbers really are. Sometimes we know what we are using and often times we don't.

They should have given Beast Mode a new name. All the earlier Beast Mode videos are going to make things very confusing for a lot of people.

The First Swing is only being sold in Europe. It's the same as the Midi-Hoard but with Black Housing. Midi-Hoard = $149 Midi-Hoard with Pinpointer = $248

Thanks Steve. I did read the page you posted. Great info as always!

If this direct sales keeps Minelab growing as a company then I’m glad for them as I would hate for Minelab to close shop due to all the competition they are seeing currently. I’ve got to admit my passion for this hobby comes from Bruce Candy’s Pulse Induction technology and I will always be looking forward to the next best and greatest thing his patents produce keeping me engaged in this great outdoor hobby and adventure. I’m also glad I was able to take a hobby and turn into a job after retiring from my first career. We have seen all the small stores here also struggling and closing doors due to online shopping and big name companies going direct sales. They always say if you can’t beat them then join them. I’ll guess I’ll have to see if my son wants to be an electronics engineer for Minelab and help him through college, then if I ask him nicely he will make me what I’m looking for in a decent detector. 😀

Tiny thing but that old SD threshold warble drove me crazy. The GPX models have a rock steady threshold. That plus better small gold capability and better hot rock handling would have me never going back to a SD or even GP model from the GPX series.

So I do have Docs screamer battery kit on it. How much does that change performance?

Looks like you're right. Minelab issued v1.0.4 in September 2018. That's slightly before my time with the Equinox (I purchased in November 2018), and now that my memory is jogged, I'm sure mine already had v1.0.4 installed when I received it. I never updated mine until 2.0 was released in Sept 2019. Interesting that Minelab has wiped all mention of v1.0.4 off of the Equinox 600/800 downloads page. Clearly 2.0 is what they consider the starting point for the machine at this stage, which obviously would have all of the components of v1.0.4 anyway (though not mentioned in the notes for v2.0, for folks who may be updating older machines late in the game). Quite a few additional items were included in that first update - here's a screen grab from a Gigmaster video at the time of v1.0.4's release (don't get me started on Minelab's conceited, self-applauding lead-in for the "What is new?" section): Again, I'm not defending Minelab on this - there is absolutely no question that Nokta puts out more frequent and substantial updates in response to customer/user feedback than Minelab. My only goal was to point out that it isn't surprising that Minelab has not put out an update based on their own past behavior. Turns out we can call the 700/900 overdue for an update/patch even by Minelab standards. Unfortunately, maybe you've hit on the crux of the problem right there.

Vanquish 340 or 440

Fisher Gold Bug 2 is definitely proof of this happening. 😄

Peroxide will bubble on platinum because platinum is a catalyst. You have a candidate for platinum if it comes from an area noted for platinum occurrences. Aluminum may react to peroxide to some degree too, unsure. I'd do an accurate specific gravity test. Ie - not trying to measure displacement directly, but taking a wet and dry weight on an accurate scale, one with 2 degrees of precision (0.xx grams). Or just take it to a good jeweler or refiner with an XRF.

Some people says that Manticore is a little bit deeper than Equinox. That people does not have Manticore domesticated... Manticore with the right settings and the right hands is another world: you wouldn't believed it if you haven't experienced by yourself.

How long does it take you to go through one bucket

The SD/GPX Legacy series & the GB2 have found a lot of gold for many people in the goldfields. Having a discrimination VLF for low mineralized ground and a more recent version PI is always a good combo if pursuing a better chance of finding gold in a variety of soil conditions. The stock SD series just lacked the ability to hear the smaller gold that the GPX can hear much better.

does that come with an optional tracked mini-excavator ?

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If you mix vinegar and baking soda, just that mixture will fizz!!

😆Whoops! I leave it in all metal also because some times I get an iron target that stays rock solid on a certain ID # rather than bouncing like bottle caps. Some of those I dig because they can turn out to be junk jewelry, and I'm proud to say I like digging junk jewelry. 😁