Dan(NM)
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Thanks for posting Steve.
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2 hours ago, canslawhero said:
hey Mark, so the default of GB 0 still got you decent depth....
once my ground thaws I'll just have to experiment a bit and first off just see what kind of depth I get on
decent coin size targets with the default settings. I'll also try 'auto tracking' in the mix to see how that works, wish I knew more about it, ie how much bandwidth is it taking up and can these noisy ground conditions drive the 'auto tracking' batty and just not allow it to function properly. time will tell.
I dug a 9" silver dime and a 9" wheat with manual GB at 0 in my soil in NM. I think it works just fine
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12 minutes ago, canslawhero said:
nice writeup Dan, very useful...when you say manual GB, you mean you did the 'pump' method to set the GB? if so, what was the GB number it settled on?
Yes, I did the pumping method, my ground must very very mild here, hit at 0 or +1 or 2
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Well, I must say today was very interesting in more ways than one. I went back to the old high school again today expecting to dig more nickles. That didn't happen, but, I was able, after digging quite a few beaver tails, to call then before digging them. They rang up in my soil at 11-12 solid hits. Yesterday the nickles read a solid 13, I did get fooled a couple times by ring tabs. I was able to dig my first silver today, a 41 Merc at 4-5" read 24-26, it was a screamer. I was running 5 tones, recovery at 5, 0 iron bias, sens at 20, park mode1 manual GB. After a couple of hours of digging a dozen or so small items that read from 8-19, I decided to cherry pick. I went into Park 2, 2-tones, recovery speed at 4, tone break set to -9 -20 with the volume turned all the way down, lowest tone pitch possible, manual GB, sens 23. I was only able to hit a wheat sitting on top of the ground where a pipe had been put in and then a copper bracket about an 1" long at 9". This is where it gets interesting. I got the hit on the bracket , very intermittent high tone, very iffy hit. I knew before digging how deep it was by using my Periscope Probe, I hit it at a solid 9" I decided to run thru each mode to test how each one would sound, each mode hit the target, but, not very clean. This was the eye opener, when I came back to Park 1, the signal cleaned up considerably. The tone was cleaner and more consistent, then I remembered reading in the quick start guide that Park 1 was for general hunting and coins, while Park 2 was for fine jewelry. I'm only guessing, but, Park 2 must use a different set of frequencies than Park 1. I quickly did a master reset and modified Park 1 to 2-tones, recovery speed at 5, tone break set to -9 -20 with the volume turned all the way down, lowest tone pitch possible, manual GB, sens 23
I worked my way back to my car getting ready to leave. On my final pass I get a repeatable high tone and a bouncing 23 every other pass. When I pinpointed the number stayed at 23. Again, using my Periscope, I made contact with the target at 9" cut the plug, dug out the dirt down to the 9" mark. I located the target again with my probe, took my finger and pulled the dirt off the coin exposing a shiny looking coin
You can see in the photo the dirt I pulled off the coin. I measured the depth and sure enough, a little over 9" That's exactly what I was hoping to see, deep silver , proper ID on top of that.
I scanned the hole again and got another hit off to the side about 6", repeatable, ID at 24-25 down 7". I'm thinking double silver baby!!! Well, it turned out to be a jack :)
I left there thinking it may be time to sell my new CTX, I don't think I'll be using it any time soon, why would I??? I had a Deus, Etrac and now the CTX in the last 3 years, I may get beat up for this, but, I see no need for having any other machine after seeing what I've witnessed in just 9 hours of hunting. I've been hunting on and off for almost 30 years, I'm very excited about this machine and the potential once someone puts in the time necessary to master it. I've gone from being a believer to being a knower after what I've seen in just 2 days!!!
BTW....In 2-tones, Iron Bias is not adjustable, the option isn't avaialble. Also, I've decided I'll need to video a few of the deeper hits before digging so that I don't get called out for exaggerating my digs.
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5 minutes ago, Steve Herschbach said:
I tend to rotate detectors as the warranty nears the end, especially if they have a transferable warranty. I like to sell them used with a month or two of remaining warranty as it gets me top price. I then get either the same machine new again, or a newer version has appeared and I get it. I have no doubt my battery will be just fine until I sell the machine in about three years.
I just did that with my CTX, 6 months warranty left and did just fine on the price. The battery on the old CTX was holding a very good charge after 2.5 years. I'm sure you know I took the battery out of the EQ simply because I got sick and tired of the BS everywhere. If Minelab would have stepped up to the plate and addressed the concerns being voice, then some nucklehead like me wouldn't have to do it. I will say, it shut the naysayers up, but, we all know, some people will find something else to bitch about.
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A little battery FYI.....
It seems that the battery run time has been on a few forums as to needing a power bank. I think, seeing what I saw today, the only time one might need a power bank is, if your out in the wild and can't charge your battery for a day or two. Or, you forgot to charge your batteries the night before. I think the latter situation will more of a problem that the first for most hunters, I could be wrong.
I ran my EQ today for 5 1/2 hrs straight, using the wireless head phones and used 1 bar. After seeing that, I'm holding off on getting a power bank. I never ran into the situation on my CTX where I needed to use the AA battery pack, even though I always had one on hand. I'm a little obsessive when it comes to keeping my battery charged, my habit after every hunt is to pull my battery and start charging. I don't I'll ever use a full charge in a days hunt at my age, there was a day ,but, that day is gone.-
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2 minutes ago, Tnsharpshooter said:
Nice start Dan.
Thanks for sharing.
Likes little stuff.
I'll second that. But it gives ID usually letting one know.
I could see a relic hunter loving this machine, the response in iron is very impressive. There's no doubt when you hit a nonferrous target. I'm used to the slow recovery of the CTX, this thing is instantaneous!!
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1 minute ago, Cabin Fever said:
Very nice first hunt! The Equinox looks like it’s going to be a Nickel Monster!
Bryan
It loves small tiny stuff at depth, I chased a few tiny items at first just to see what it was. I started cherry picking after that.
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I took my EQ to an old high school that I've been hunting for the last few years to see what the Nox could do. I started off in park 1 and the very first target was a solid 13 within 3 minutes, turned out to be a 1912 V-nickle at close to 5", I did my happy dance and knew this was going to be a fun machine. First impressions, of course, light, very fast and the responses left no doubt when you hit a good target. I'm not 100% sold on the sound of the wireless head phones, I think I'll end up using my Killer B's when I find the adapter for the WM08 I'll say this, nickles lock on 13 solid. I ended up with a double nickle trifecta, first time for me. 2 V-nickles, 2 buffs and 2 Jefferson's came out within the first hour. I found that customizing is very easy on fly if you can remember what the advanced settings do. I love that I can adjust the tones and the breaks much like my CTX and it's very easy to do so. Overall, I feel like it was worth all the waiting and can't wait to get a better grasp of what this machine can really do after a few more outings. I did dig a 9" wheat, the numbers bounced, but, I did get a repeatable high tone, very impressive!!
I'm somewhat handicapped when it comes to relating what I'm thinking and being able to articulate it. If you have a question, fire away.
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2 hours ago, Whitbey said:
Can you show us in a video or step by step photo instruction how to open and change the battery on the Equinox, would be very interesting !
If you can unscrew 5 allen head screws and use a pair of needle nose pliers, you got it whipped :) The whole process can be done before a pot of coffee brews, including the installation process.
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20 minutes ago, NOXaholic said:
On Ebay, you can find stereo to mono adapter plugs. I have been in bands all my life, and have a home music studio. I have many such plugs.
The only problem with most of them, the shoulder is too large to properly seat the plug due to the type of jack Minelab is using. I have 4 on hand, none will fit inside the waterproof set up. So, it's going to take just the right type to work, same thing goes goes for the WM08. The bottom plug fits inside the jack, unfortunately it's a stereo and will not cut the sound to the speaker. works fine on the WM08
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I found out the EQ has the same problem as the CTX when it comes to the headphone jack. If you plug a stereo cord into the Equinox, it will not kill the sound coming out of the machine. I used the cord that came with the headphones and I had bought a 1/8" to 1/4" cord to run my own headphones. Well, I'm here to tell you it looks like it needs to be a mono plug, damn it!!! The WM08 uses a stereo plug, but not the EQ itself.
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Congratulations, that's a beautiful sight. I'm expecting to have that same experience tomorrow afternoon :-)
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I spoke to a Minelab representative today, I won't mention their name, they're not going to post any prices until the accessories are ready to ship.
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31 minutes ago, JoeRivers said:
Sweet, congrats Dan
Thank you, I'm stoked!!
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14 minutes ago, BeachHunter said:
Awesome Dan! Best of luck with the new toy.
Thank you, I'm pretty excited!
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21 minutes ago, steveg said:
Outstanding, Dan!!
Will be fun to "compare notes" with you!
SteveYes sir Steve, I'm looking forward to your evaluation. It should be here by the weekend.
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5 minutes ago, relicmeister said:
Very happy for you, Dan
were you close to the top of the list?
#2 on his list and I'm #3 on another, paid for both. I may have an extra Nox 800 for sale soon :)
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My dealer just sent me an e-mail asking me if I still wanted an Equinox
He has one in stock with my name on it now, should be here by the end of the week!!!
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12 hours ago, steveg said:
Well, as several others have been posted, having been fortunate to be receiving an Equinox this week, I got a totally surprise, unexpected text from my dealer today with a tracking number attached! I spoke with him a few days ago, and was under the impression that he had "missed out" on the first batch of machines, being the small dealer that he is.
Guess not! I was #2 on his list, and he got two! I was expecting it would be several more weeks, before I might see mine! I guess it's time for me to find a way to shift gears, shift the schedule around, load-shed a few things, and get ready to do some Equinox testing!!!
LOL!
I just got a text from John, I'm #3 on the list. I should get mine next go round. Have fun and we all look forward to hearing what you think.
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37 minutes ago, steveg said:
Interesting, Dan. I've heard that about the 6000 Di Pro before. Would be a real neat thing to try, in a test garden. Iffy, deep signal, a few FAST "Minelab wiggles" instead of slow ones, might give you a little extra clue...
I'll be interested to learn these, and other little nances...
Steve
Personally, I think Equinox is going to fun to use and learn at the same time. It'll take some time to unlock it's real potential. I've been swinging the CTX for a year now, and honestly, I'm just now feeling in sync with it. If guys start bitching about how lousy the machine is, I'm taking it with a grain of salt. No way your going to learn what this machine can or can't do in a week or two. But, get ready, if you thought the complaining was bad before, it's only about to begin lol!!
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1 hour ago, steveg said:
Mike, I had that very same thought. Will be interested to see if that little "trick" might carry over to in-ground targets...
Steve
The old Whites were that way, 6000 Di Pro, I'd get a hit and the faster I swung, sometimes the signal would improve. That's a sweet looking machine.
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7 hours ago, TedinVT said:
Consider looking for a small dealer who doesn't have a large internet presence. The big name dealers will be flooded with orders for some time. The lesser known, non-internet dealers are receiving product and they have shorter waiting lists.
I used a smaller dealer, he didn't get any this go round, I'm 15 or so on his list, it's going to be a long wait.
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My CTX might lol