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Forgot to add-------personal message with an unusual name inscribed inside the large ring. Will do a local search and hopefully re-unite with the owner.

Went out with my Father yesterday, for a couple of hours to a local beach. Both with our Equinox 800s. No gold, but bear in mind, this is a UK beach, so not exactly the Treasure coast in Florida...lol. I got a shed load of coins....all modern and a heart-stopping bracelet RAM PACKED full of diamonds.....but turned out to be fake! GRRR!! My Father, however, truly showed me how it's done, by also getting lots of modern coins, but also 2 x .925 perfect condition Sterling silver rings!! It's safe to say that the Equinox 800s are definitely doing the job! See pics of his rings.... Nice one. Matt

It takes 5 seconds to take the coil cover off and another 5 to rinse it under the tap. Job done. Matt.

I just turn on all metal and pump the coil. Tells me straight away if it's a bottlecap.

I got lots of gold here that rings in the 12-19 range....so i would be losing a LOT of gold with that discrimination. Matt

The louder and higher pitched the pinpoint is, the shallower. I ignore the depth meter now and go by squeal...lol Matt

.....what he Just said ? Matt

I made my own shaft and handle using a hard plastic shaft from an old shovel...plus made a grab handle from a hospital crutch...lol. Sounds mad...but works perfect. I will add some pics shortly. Matt.

Do you think the Equinox is trying to read over 40 on the VDI...but because it is limited to a maximum of 40....that's why it cant give a signal on it? Minelab obviously see it as a problem as they have personally replied to me in an email and said the engineers are seriously looking into it. Matt.

Yup, I 100% agree on that, Steve. Matt

Phew. Why do you reckon its having a bit of trouble? Coz its limited to a certain VDI on the Equinox and the machine is trying to read higher or something? Sorry for my lack of forensic analysis there...but, hopefully you know what i mean...lol. Say for example if the VDI on the Equinox was 0-99 do you think it would then be hitting with zero probs or something else? Cheers Matt.

Ok...so what are your thoughts on this newest video with silver coins laid flat? Cheers MaTt.

Nice ring dude!! Matt.

If you are using the nox dude...you will have to dig everything coz a LOT of good targets like gold and a lot of coins show up exactly the same and sound exactly like bottlecaps. Ive learned to accept its a dig everything machine. Matt.

Dude...why so defensive? I love my Equinox and am 100% keeping it. Im just saying that in my opinion, in beach modes it should hit big silver. Hey, maybe i am wrong, perhaps its not designed to hit high conductors right under the coil. I was just confused why my mate's AT Max gives consistent good tone and Id when on edge and so do both my other machines, but Equinox doesn't. If i had a choice to only keep pne machine...i would still keep the Equinox and happily bin the others. Trust me...i love my Nox and to get me to not use it somebody would have to shoot me in the face and prise it from my corpse...lol. I just wish Minelab would have opened up the VID a bit as the numbers are all grouped into the same small bunch on so many targets. 0-99 would have been better, but there we go. I will and am learning to live with it and love it. Its a good machine...just have to pretty much dig everything. My apologies for saying it how it is and voicing my opinion. Anyway...theres been a mini storm Hector here in parts of the UK...and even though it's 11:18pm and pitch black out...im off to the beach. Guess what im taking? My Minelab Equinox 800....wahhoo. Please god...let the weather have stripped 6ft of sand off the ? Matt.?⚡

But don't you think the Equinox not seeing a huge 1oz coin directly under the coil is an issue? Park 2 and field 2 hits it...but beach 1 and 2 does not. I'm primarily a beach hunter and surely a machine which was said to be good on the beach and has 2 beach modes should be able to see a big silver ring and a big silver coin under the coil in these modes? My X-Terra and Deus hit them at all angles in any mode with consistent VDI...but in beach mode Equinox does not. Surely this is an issue?? Matt.

PI ORANGE XPOINTER FROM DETEKNIX You can be as rough as you like with it...never falses. I have owned several way more expensive brands...but i like this best. https://www.detectorbits.co.uk/PI_ORANGE_Xpointer_from_Deteknix/p4361598_16771711.aspx

But what about this video? Seems like a big problem. Will Minelab bother to fix it? https://youtu.be/U-DtL-sz6f8

X-Pointer PI - Bar none! Being a PI...it never falses....best pinpointer ive ever used....in my opinion...blows away the carrot. 4 levels of sensitivity. Matt

Well....dont get your hopes up...as i have 2 emails from minelab which i am not sending to anyone or posting anywhere...will only provide screenshots and forward them to the head honcho in this forum if he asks. Just do not bet money on when you think an update, software/bug fix etc etc is coming ummm...i shall say no more..lol. Matt.

Well, apparently, Minelab have responded to this persons videos directly and asked him to do this video for them: I waited 5 months to get my 800 and to be honest....with threads in this forum saying it's not very good on dry sand, having problems with depth meter, can't see coins or rings on edge.....i'm feeling really depressed writing this thinking WHY oh WHY did I get on the hype bandwagon? I mean.....months on waiting list £900 for the machine, then i'm reading everywhere that the X-Terra out performs the 800 on dry sand etc...arrgghhhhhhh.....please someone convince me why i should keep my Equinox, or i'm gonna end up making an angry decision....flog it on ebay and just by a used Xterra 705. OH MY GOD MY HEAD HURTS!!!! Matt

Thanks for the info...much appreciated. The only detector I ever owned that truly was absolutely 100% accurate with regards to depth reading was Makro Racer 2...but sold it to get Nox 800..heheh... This person is complaining about the Nox, saying it can#t see rings and coins on the side.....check it out.... I made reply vids proving him wrong. Here are his vids: Here are my reply vids...lol:

Will Minelab roll out a fix for depth reading problem?

Not true? So i#m making it up? I'm in the UK and 99.99% of the time, the method i have explained works for me. Matt

It's super easy to get rid of the bottlecaps. Just put it in all metal, bring the good sounding target to edge of coil and you will hear change in tone and see numbers jump. Hand on heart, I did a test in my garden and asked a mate to hide 20 coins and 20 bottlecaps......i came outside with the Nox, did my little trick with all metal and out of the 20 targets that i thought were coins i was right on 19 out of 20. 19 coins 1 bottlecap. Simple. Or, get a CTX, but it will miss gold chains and cost you a fortune in Chiropractor visits with the weight..lol Matt