Steve Herschbach

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!

I had a friend who bought a second hand out of warranty White’s Surf PI. He sent it in to get checked out and was surprised when White’s sent a new one back. Even though it was second hand and out of warranty, there had been a redesign of the oring seal, and White’s wanted him running the newest version. Very impressive to do that sort of thing when the customer is not demanding or even asking for it. Great service White’s!!

Welcome to the forum Lgtrack!

Well, I thought it was a remarkably honest video coming as it does straight from the manufacturer. Some people don’t like the nail board test for various reasons but it does at least provide a standardized test where few exist. Anyway, I thought Tom did an excellent job with no attempt to sugar coat - well done.

Good for you - it’s a fun detector!

Might be a bit as I am fairly busy right now. Frankly the video does a fabulous job though. Reducing from five tones to three just involves using the same tone for two pairs of the five possible tones.