Steve Herschbach

Anderson caters to water hunters specifically. All I know you know. I don’t have one of these rods and have no plans at this time to get one - the stock rod is fine for me. Contact Anderson for weight details and dealers as far shipping costs. Anderson will hopefully have more information on rod specifications and options soon.

From the Anderson Website: Anderson Gold Monster Shaft -0836CF Fits - Minelab Gold Monster Price- $149.99 USD

Anderson just listed on their Minelab page Anderson Equinox Shaft with Lower Rod - 0837CF Fits - Minelab Equinox 600/800 Price- $149.99USD

You can get stereo to stereo adapters but I think they only work with certain headphones to deactivate the external speaker. The mono to stereo should work with most any headphones. Would definitely appreciate a report Fred - thanks!

According to this thread the Planet Waves 1/4" Female Stereo 1/8" (3.5mm) Male Mono adapter works with the Equinox for adapting most standard 1/4” detector headphones. The connection will not be waterproof. I found them on this website for $4.95 with free shipping. I have not tried these personally and have not ordered from this vendor myself so take it for what it’s worth.

From Link deleted since Findmall update broke old links “We will be offering a few different shaft options for the Equinox including the 36" carbon fiber regular shaft with lower rod, a one piece carbon fiber shallow water scuba shaft, and Zero Flex fiberglass shafts in custom Anderson colors” http://andersondetectorshafts.com/

At least you find out what dealers to avoid in the future. I can’t imagine my ever making a customer feel bad for calling me back when I was a dealer. Unprofessional behavior is rampant in the detector business.

I have really taken to the Equinox myself to the point that I don’t feel much like using any other detector. The key is that I honestly do feel like I can do ANY type of detecting with it and be just fine. In theory I might get a little edge using this or that other detector for some one particular thing, but in no case do I feel the edge is worth actually switching to another detector. I will therefore definitely end up with a couple Equinox detectors, one that will see use in saltwater, and one that stays out of saltwater unless needed because the other one fails. Minelab seems to have really committed to improving service just before Equinox was launched. Wise move, as reports are that problems are being fixed quite promptly. Slow service now would be a real disaster on top of slow deliveries, no accessories. http://www.detectorprospector.com/forum/topic/3027-minelab-service-rep-seems-is-watching-at-least-some-forums/?do=findComment&comment=34003 http://www.detectorprospector.com/forum/topic/4323-kellyco-no-longer-services-minelab-new-minelab-service-centers/

This would appear to be the key factor for anyone shopping for these headphones. I see steveg got a set and now has them for sale because he only got the aptX version, not the aptX Low Latency set. So anyone looking for the BT80 version to replace the Minelab ML80 needs to be sure it’s the low latency version.

Just experimenting in picnic areas, nothing more. I could do the same hunt tomorrow and might use completely different settings. Nobody should emulate my settings thinking they are somehow superior to anyone else’s settings. Settings for cherry picking an urban picnic area may or may not have any bearing on an old railroad site. The best tip I have seen on this thread would be to try the single frequency settings. They can help a great deal in some EMI situations.

Yeah, I have no idea myself... just reporting the post on another website, plus others I have seen. And I bet you are right Steve. Miccus sounds more like a branding type name than a manufacturer in China. Thanks!

It’s being reported that the Minelab ML80 headphones that come with the Equinox 800 are made in China by Miccus. Specifically, the Miccus SR-71 Stealth Headphones. They do appear to be the same headphones, and at $60 probably less than the ML80 will cost from Minelab. Who knows, since Minelab is still not listing Equinox accessories for sale. Anyway, there are very many wireless alternatives out there, but I thought this might interest Equinox 600 owners at least. Most sites showing the SR-71 for sale are currently sold out, so perhaps people are taking advantage of this already. Miccus SR-71 Owner’s Manual

No, I have not used one. They are very new, with very few in the field. However, I have used the Nokta Impact, which clearly laid the groundwork for the Multi Kruzer. A performer for sure. Multi Kruzer and Impact Depth

You are right, there are still copper pennies in circulation and they are still being dropped, but not in near the numbers as they used to be. The point I was making I guess is that with zincs notched out I am getting nearly as many dimes as pennies.

Not that hot I think, just local parks, and more like 7-8 hours over three outings.

I am running 50 tones also - kind of my default. I will have to go to five tones though if I want to play around with the high 30s/40 tones.

Is the detector causing any problem with the coil off the ground? If not it is not EMI. The Gold Racer is very high gain and can overload on the ground itself. The overload signal sounds like a siren - same as if you put the coil on solid metal. From my Gold Racer review: “The Sensitivity setting is familiar to anyone who has used a metal detector, except that there are three base levels of sensitivity or gain. Significant boosts occur between 39 - 40 and again between 69 - 70. Most detectors max out at what is a setting of 69 on the Gold Racer. Settings of 70 and above are a type of hyper gain setting that takes the machine above and beyond, but in extreme ground overload signals may occur. Overload signals are indicated by a “warning siren” audio and the machine is telling you that there is either a large metal object under the coil, or that you are encountering extreme mineralization. In the case of mineralization, either raise the coil slightly while scanning, lower the sensitivity setting, or both. Overloads occurring at 70 will almost always be eliminated by dropping to 69.” Not unlike the White’s GMT overload warning “raise coil or lower sensitivity”. The key jumps occur from 39 going to 40 and again at 69 going to 70. If the detector is behaving fine otherwise but overloads on bad ground going from 69 to 70 then it is probably normal operation. Though a bad coil can perhaps be involved also. This “stepped” gain system is common to the several Racer models. This clarification was put out by Makro: ”Hello all.... as we see a lot of posts on the Racer overload situation, we wanted clarify it for you: The electronic gain of the RACER consists of 3 levels to eliminate the internal electromagnetic noise and to adjust the saturation level. The electronic gain change points correspond to levels 39 and 69 on the Gain setting. In case of saturation (overload), you may raise your search coil a bit or adjust the Gain to the lower electronic gain level. For example, in the All Metal and Two Tone modes, if the Gain is set to 70 or above and if saturation occurs, adjusting the Gain to 69 or 39 will minimize or eliminate the saturation. Similarly, if you experience saturation in the Three Tone mode, adjusting the Gain to 39 will be sufficient. Reducing the gain will not cause a dramatic decrease in depth.” Anyway, I did experience this myself on some bad ground in California. Not the ground below... that’s Nevada!

The Multi Kruzer and Deus are fairly similar detectors and should be neck and neck for performance in bad ground. E-Trac as a multifrequency as opposed to the other units being selectable frequency generally will not punch quite as deep as the others in mineralized ground but will also tend to have more accurate/stable target id numbers. All three are top of the line detectors. Multi Kruzer of course has the advantage of being waterproof to ten feet.

Sounds like you are doing fine Nuke even with the early struggles. Yes, sterling silver ring, rang up as one of our dimes around 26. It just occurred to me I have forgotten what sterling silver is exactly. From Wikipedia (some interesting history there): “Sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by weight of silver and 7.5% by weight of other metals, usually copper. The sterling silver standard has a minimum millesimal fineness of 925.”

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True, it never hurts to fish. You said I said “nada” though and I am not seeing where I said that.... I can neither confirm nor deny that I am testing the 6” coil.

First came the WM10 for the CTX 3030. It only works with the CTX. Then came the WM12 for the GPZ 7000. It does also work with the CTX 3030. Then came the Minelab Pro-Sonic system. As far as I know it does not work directly with the CTX, GPZ, or Equinox, but I am not swearing to that. And now the WM08, which as far as I know only works with Equinox. Minelab has in my opinion been doing a very poor job with compatibility between its expensive proprietary options. Hopefully improvements in generic Bluetooth makes proprietary solutions obsolete. I wonder how well all these wireless solutions play well together at a crowded organized hunt? That is one place having a proprietary solution could be an advantage.

Amazingly even after writing a Minelab vetted article explaining that Multi-IQ is identical on the Equinox 600 and 800 it has become a matter of debate again on some forums. To quote the article: ”The EQUINOX 600 is limited to 5 kHz, 10 kHz, and 15 kHz single frequencies, while the EQUINOX 800 also offers these plus the additional higher frequencies of 20 kHz and 40 kHz. This does not mean that the 600 is not employing the full multi-frequency range as part of the Multi-IQ processing. Multi-frequency operation is identical in the two models...” It’s that simple but conspiracy types want to point to perceived differences in diagrams trying to make the case otherwise. The fact is Multi-IQ is identical on both Equinox models and anyone insisting otherwise is pushing some hidden agenda.

Sounds like you are overthinking it. The manual does cover it well... Park, Field, and Beach Threshold Park, Field, and Beach Modes use a simplified type of threshold tone, i.e. a 'reference' threshold. It is a continuous background tone that will blank when a rejected target is detected. Without a reference threshold, a rejected target detection would be silent, and you would not be made aware of the target's existence. For typical treasure detecting locations where there is often a large amount of trash in the ground, constant audio blanking may be disruptive. Minelab recommends using a Threshold Level setting of 0 (off ) for Park, Field and Beach applications, unless you want to hear audio blanking. The threshold alerting you to rejected targets is very important when it comes to knowing what the target densitity is, which in turn governs your Recovery Speed setting. Gold Mode is different and a faint threshold can enhance weak target signals, just like on the Tesoro’s and other units like them. Gold Threshold The Threshold for Gold Mode is a 'true' threshold tone that can be adjusted to improve the audibility of faint signals from small gold nuggets. Unlike a 'reference' Threshold, 'true' Threshold allows gold nugget signals to be emphasised in typically mineralised 'noisy' goldfield soils. Greater control of the target audio response may be achieved by adjusting the Threshold and Volume settings together. Click image to enlarge...

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