Mark Gillespie
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I used the WM08 with my Killer Bees on my last beach hunt. They really came in hand when you need to block the outside noise, especially the roar of the surf. I think you will be satisfied with using both. After 2 years I'm still 100% satisfied with my Equinox.
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10 hours ago, Chase Goldman said:
Rick - that is exciting stuff. Congrats. So the AQ is adaptable for land hunting but the AU (or whatever it will actually be called) will be the preferred "gold" hunting variant. What are the AQ limitations if used for land relic hunting in highly mineralized soil, like Culpeper, VA?
Interesting you should mention Culpeper, VA. Red/orange clay dirt, highly mineralized and limits depth of a VLF but a PI way out performs, hands down. I too have this same type soil in southeastern VA. My TDI has managed to find many, extremely old silvers and relics where my VLF can't quite get to.
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I knew about the pulse delay of 7 but had never noticed the 12 on the scale. I'm so interested in seeing how the land version handles the relationship between iron and high conductors. Silence iron and still hear the silver! Maybe not but it doesn't hurt to dream.
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18 hours ago, Steve Herschbach said:
Well one thing for sure now - no Impulse AQ under my Christmas tree!
Just noticed the pulse delay ranges from 7 to 12 in comparison of the TDI 10 to 25. Now this is for the salt water environment and not for dry land "Terra". I might surmise the 12 would be more than adequate for the salt water hunt but on my TDI a pulse delay of 17 1/2 is required. Always good the ponder why!
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17 hours ago, schoolofhardNox said:
Me too. 😕 I'm hoping when it does come out that it does not pick up these rocks. They read #1 on the Equinox - right where the small gold and chains read. I would be willing to pay postage and send some of them to Fisher to make sure they are invisible to the Impulse AQ
Years ago I sent a box of coal waste dirt to Dave at 1st Texas for analysis. Yes, they did test and sent a length reply as with what I could do when adjusting my F75 to hunt the areas.
What exactly are they and where are they native.
Wonder how the TDI would react.
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I feel it is awesome that Minelab has posted these instructions on battery replacement. Not many companies share this type of information with their users. This just goes show they really care for their users.
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I might add one very important bit of information. If the ground is in anyway saturated with water the coal waste (coke) will present an expounded amount of false signals in addition to increased masking issues.
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On 12/4/2019 at 5:20 PM, coinhunterseth said:
Test the Equinox on some signals the Deus gets before digging them.
You're dead on with this statement. Not possible to do an accurate test without leaving the targets in the ground. Approach each from the same direction and angle. Key note, after one machine detects a target it must be turned off and removed from the area.
All this being said I made a return visit to my coke site today. Determined to test the Equinix in this area, I searched until I located a target that might be good. Took my time to rotate around the target and as I did the target became intermittent. Then at one point, the machine went silent, nothing, no audio, completely silent. Continued to rotate around the target and as in the beginning the audio came back to a some what good audio signal. Pinpointed and dug a plug about 6" deep and noticed both the plug and hole had a huge amount of decaying coal slack (will attract to a magnet). Another inch or so and out comes a penny. Continued to hunt another hour and did the same to each target dug. Conclusion, most cases the audio was not text book dig signals, but broken, very jumpy ID. But remember, coal waste acts to partially mask even the best of targets with all detectors.
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Fantastic find. The old nickels in my area are always badly corroded.
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I'm 100% satisfied with mine the way it is.
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Well, I can say, I almost gave up on this 14k gold earring and sterling piece. The detector (Equinox 800, park 2) kept telling me it was there but my pinpointer was not so sure until it actually touch it. The color of the ground and the fact I didn't have my glasses on proved to be a difficult task in locating these two precious items. Just remember if the detectors says there is something there don't give up until you know what it is. The second photo was a blast in recovering all those sterling pieces. And then the old button, very ornate.
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At this point in time, it's the Aerospace and Defense sectors that are driving the electronics sector for US manufacturers. 1st Texas might have anticipated this huge increase in business and jumped in. Companies like this purchase their laminate from suppliers like Dupont, Isola, Rogers, AGC Nelco just to name a few of the suppliers that meet the strict SQAP requirements of both Space and Defense PCB projects.
But having your own PCB business allows you to control many of the quality and trade secrets that go along with the electronics industry. Check this out
https://www.moog.com/markets.html
As you can see, Moog is into more than just one area of high end electronics.
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They did me right on my headphone issue. Go Minelab
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I really need to experiment with the ground balance on my TDI, now that it's cold.
I use mine for ring hunting (the best gold rings ever found was with my TDI) mostly with an occasional relic site as a hunt. Then, a once a year beach trip. Well anyway, since I hunt the old school sites where coal waste has been spread over the entire area I might need to check a few of the rings I've found to see where the GB crosses over from a high tone (low conductor) to low tone (high conductor). All this is because as you increase the delay, the GB point moves counter clock wise. If a small gold ring happens to be in the area, where the GB changes, it will fall unto the preverbal HOLE of no response. The delay is how I adjust the machine to ignore more of the coal waste (that attracts to a magnet). Much to re-think...................
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Okay, I'm laughing,
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Looks like a very successful hunt to me. Well I'd be 100% satisfied with finds like that.
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On 11/10/2019 at 6:32 PM, Tony said:
If I ever get the AQ then I will “let it off it’s leash”........no discrimination or any setting that will adversely affect performance or run the slightest risk of missing any gold and that includes 24K............why...... because I regularly see large men wearing big gold nugget pendants around their neck and boy or boy that clasp looks flimsy 👍 Many Australian nuggets run over 22K in purity.
Fortunately, my local beaches don’t have too much pure iron junk targets so I don’t need to worry about chasing millions of these ........bottle caps and booby pins are an acceptable problem.Tony
PS........AQ has to detect my own 18K wedding ring deeper than 18”.......this is the current benchmark with my TDIBH 🏖
"PS........AQ has to detect my own 18K wedding ring deeper than 18”.......this is the current benchmark with my TDIBH 🏖"
18"!
Are you talking dry or wet sand?
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52 minutes ago, Jim in Idaho said:
I know, for a fact, that the Special Edition has the second Reg Sniff mod from the factory. But, I was also told so do all the SL's made since 2015, so they would both be the same. Notice he did not say they were the same as the older units.
Jim
That is a valid point Jim.
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On 9/26/2019 at 9:10 PM, Jim in Idaho said:
I'm wondering if the new coil is simply an eliptical DF. Whites holds the patent on the DF.
Jim
That is a good thought.
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On 10/9/2019 at 1:28 PM, Jim in Idaho said:
Thinking about the sweep speed. it would be nice, on the SL, to have a small bit of circuitry to allow the filtering to be adjusted on the fly. Something to allow the capacitance in the filter to be changed...even a 3 -position switch would be great. I'm going to be thinking about that this winter....which, according to the weatherman, is going to start this afternoon. Supposed to be 16 in the morning, with light snow on the ground.
Jim
Jim, if you ever get your hands on the new TDI coil that has been advertised, let us know.
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On 10/25/2019 at 10:59 PM, Jim in Idaho said:
Going to get cold a month early. Down to 12* Monday morning, and 9* Tuesday morning, and then back to 12* Wednesday morning. Highs in the low 30's. We're planning a trip to the Winnemucca area around the 1st. Hope it warms up a little. The earliest I've ever seen single digits here is the first week of December, though I remember a couple of years when we had 10* about the 10th of November. Both of those years that 10* was the coldest temp of the entire winter. I have a feeling the talk of a Maunder Minimum may be true. We had a cold October last year, and even colder this year.
Jim
Keep us posted on your trip
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On 10/29/2019 at 8:50 PM, Steve Herschbach said:
Le Jag posted this on a french forum:
Hi,
I do not have much news ...
the beta testers' returns are excellent, especially on volcanic sand
they have detected a problem of electrolysis on the coil connector due to the strong pulse current
the connector has been changed to prevent this
the battery has been changed to face the future standard for air transport ...what is still dragging are the headphones
FTP considers that the gray ghost that was planned in the package is too expensive
so they look for an alternative, probably the koss ...
and still no date of release: - /Sounds like a detector with plenty of stuff being worked on still. Funny headphones are an issue. FTP makes underwater detectors already. Anyway, next year folks.
To be very realistic, it might be next spring or summer before this machine might be available. And that might be very optimistic to say the least about the subject.
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The Wm08 Module Vs The Wireless Headphones
in Minelab Equinox Forum
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Interesting question. I've had this set for at least 10 years. I can't find a model number anywhere. For me, the fit makes the headphones great for surf hunting. They fit very snug around the outside of my ears. I originally bought these to use with my Fisher F75, to allow me to hear the extremely faint audio reports of deep targets.