Steve Herschbach

VLF detectors are almost all voltage regulated these days and attempting to modify the battery for more voltage is a pretty sure road to disaster. It is generally only PI detectors like the TDI that are more amenable to boosts in voltage. Don’t know about the screws though.

The Equinox is wired just like the CTX 3030 and GPZ 7000 so none of this is new. A cheap mono to stereo adapter solves the problem.

Warranties exist because things made by humans are not perfect. I am sorry you got a unit with a bad display but with the numbers of Equinox in existence if this was an issue that was occurring a lot we would have heard a lot more reports by now.

It’s been mentioned before but better as a thread. I always do a reset after an update.

I am headed home now. Need a couple days but will be posting soonish. Fabulous coil and fabulous Equinox finds by numerous people.

If ground coverage is not important to you that might be the case. I could care less if it goes deeper... that is just a bonus. This coil is a necessity for anyone with a huge field or beach to cover. Just a superb coil, I could not be more pleased with mine. I made a world class find with it but that story will have to wait a bit since I am in the middle of the hunt.

It was not White’s saying it but the White’s forum moderater. At the time it seemed Kellyco had more sway over the forum and the SST was made for sale only in the Jimmy Siera distribution network. Therefore Jimmy was “competing” with the dealers who were outside his distribution network, and those people were controlling the forum at that time. Steve Howard, good guy that he is, stepped in and corrected the situation but by that time I was irritated enough I left that forum. The rules have been loosened up since.

Another Bigfoot for only $899, yet no coil manufacturers are interested in making them. EBay

For what it’s worth concentric coils are generally acknowledged as having an edge over DD coils for identifying ferrous objects.

“Ships that washed ashore on Dog Island during the 1899 Carrabelle Hurricane were unearthed completely by Hurricane Michael's vicious storm surge last week in Franklin County, Florida. Of the 15 ships that were grounded on the barrier island during the storm 119 years ago, it's unclear which or how many were unearthed by Michael.” Rad the rest of the story here

Wow, that would be amazing sight!!

There are numerous aftermarket setups that can make the MX Sport go wireless, like the Garrett Z-Lynk system. I have used the Z-Lynk and not only did it work well but it’s reasonably priced. Check out this great video Tom did for more coil comparison information.

If possible have an Equinox owners meeting prior to the hunt and assign everyone different frequencies. Other than that lower sensitivity and possibly single frequency options as mentioned before. This is an issue with extremely popular models and hunts can be a case where there is some benefit to having an oddball unit.

Obviously a larger coil will not be quite as hot on tiny objects as a smaller coil. That said the Equinox has remarkable small item capability such that even with the larger coil it is hotter than many machines. This is honestly one of the best larger VLF coils I have used. I am certain it will become the standard coil for many Equinox users.

I can hit sub-grain gold with the DD coil but the smaller concentric gives sharper signals that are more easily pinpointed. As far as hot rock and gold target id numbers I do not have enough time at enough locations with both coils to comment on that with any degree of confidence. I don’t rely much on target id numbers when nugget detecting beyond wanting to sort out non-ferrous from ferrous, and even that carries risks when dealing with the tiniest gold in mineralized ground. My goal with hot rocks is to either tune them out or at least get the machine set up to where they sound audibly different than the gold. I prefer to hunt by ear.

The coil pinpoints very shallow targets beautifully if you tip the coil and nose around with it.

They have so far.

Good luck!

Yes indeed. I currently do not have a ground balancing PI. I would like it to match or exceed the Garrett ATX for performance while being waterproof and under 5 lbs (ATX is 7 lbs). The new White’s TDI Beachhunter is close at 5.3 lbs but I prefer a dual channel PI (or better) over the single channel TDI circuit. If it is impossible to do waterproof AND under 5 lbs in a high power PI then weight matters to me more than waterproof. The White’s TDI SL is a well balanced 3.5 lbs so basically I would want a more powerful 3.5 - 4 lb dry land PI.

Yup, not a bad price with the extras. A huge factor is how much remains of the two year transferable warranty. The more the better. I use eBay sold listings to determine what recent sale prices have been.....

If you have some seriously extreme mineralized ground or very bad hot rocks to deal with a PI can be a lifesaver. If not, you don’t really need one. Like everything it just depends what the need is.

Actually your chances of finding a meteorite worth money are far greater than your chances of finding a ten pound gold nugget. I realize you were not considering the financial aspect. That is why I lead with other reasons. But if you are going to ask what the draw is, why eliminate one of the main draws?

Great report - thanks Tim!

$239 internet price and supplies are now shipping to dealers. Time to order if you have not already. It’s so light it may replace the 11” as my stock coil. I don’t have any more problem pinpointing with it than the stock coil. Unreserved thumbs up on my part!