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  1. 18 hours ago, Chase Goldman said:

    Randy - have you ever experienced this phenomenon first hand on the Equinox?  While this behavior is common with some other detectors that use a tracking gb scheme (I experienced it on the Deus before XP implemented a ground tracking sensitivity adjustment in version 5.X and above Deus firmware), I have never experienced this with Equinox for a range of targets.  I have tried to force it to happen with a number of different target types including a hammered coin, gold coin, pull tab, bottlecap, silver coin, copper coin, brass button, lead minie ball and even a rusty iron nail.  I have tried to force this to happen with Equinox in GB Tracking and regardless of the target type, target depth, or ground conditions, have never successfully been able to cancel out a target.  On Equinox, GB tracking is somewhat sluggish and appears to only react to changes in ground mineralization.  I have taken the Equinox to GB, set GB 0 in soil that registers typically in the 70's and have swung and pumped the coil until tracking "catches up" with the actual ground phase setting.  It takes awhile for it to achieve balance in this manner (rather than pumping the coil in auto GB).  I have then swung over numerous targets with tracking on and the GB reading NEVER changes in response to the target in the ground.  Never.

    Since I have never been able intentionally or unintentionally to get a target signal to cancel out under various conditions while GB is in tracking, my conclusion is that this tribal knowledge item has merely been carried over from people's experiences with other detector ground balance tracking schemes.

    While I acknowledge the phenomenon on other detectors and have experienced it first hand with Deus, until I see a credible video demonstrating Equinox cancelling out targets when in GB in tracking, I consider this to simply be an unproven myth as far as Equinox is concerned. 

    BTW - This is posted with all due respect, Randy.  I understand where the notion of GB tracking target cancelling comes from, I could be wrong and just haven't discovered the right combination of variables to make it occur, but in reality, I just don't think it is a legitimate issue with the Equinox.  

    I am willing to be convinced - someone point me to a video demonstrating it actually happening with the Equinox.

    Yes I have experienced this phenomenon and I have explained the phenomena in a thread dated back in February 12th 2019 in post 4 in exposed in the link below. Many other UK detectorists have suffered the same issue and reported on our local detector forums.

     https://www.detectorprospector.com/forums/topic/8706-problem-with-equinox-600/      

     

     

     

  2. On 3/12/2021 at 4:32 AM, DaveP said:

    I use both tracking and non-tracking but hope to get out this afternoon and will double check both if I get a similar signal.

    What makes you ask?

    Hello Dave

    If you use the "Tracking" Ground Balance it is possible to alter the tonal and total loss of the signal on thin Non-ferrous objects the likes of weathered shot gun cartridge cases and hammered silvers  if you dwell too long on sweeping the coil over the signal whilst in "Tracking",  on a hammered silver you can literally loose the signal altogether as the procedure of GB adjustment not only eliminates the ground noise it will eliminate the signal from the thin hammered silver, here in the UK it is best to either set the GB at 0 (Zero) or myself I prefer to every now and then carry-out a ground balance.  You may find that the blurp noise is a result of when lifting the coil away from the signal is because of the "Tracking" attempting to hang onto the remnants of the poor signal.  On some of the forums people say auto tracking GB will discriminate out good targets.

    Here below is a link to an excellent youtube video of how to set the different Ground Balancing settings.

    Good Hunting   Randy Dee

     

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  3. 10 hours ago, DaveP said:

     

    I'm really just trying to understand why I can have a target giving a good non-ferrous signal left to right but with the addition of an iron tone up and down. Somehow the iron tone isn't showing left to right.

    Thanks for taking the time to check things for me.

     

     

    Hi you not by any chance running your Equinox in "Tracking" Ground Balance.

  4. 1 hour ago, Steve Herschbach said:

    All I can say is I do not think so. Minelab is going with Nugget Finder on GPZ coils, and I doubt they’d do that if they owned Coiltek somehow. The SDC coils appear to have been done without Minelab’s knowledge.

    Hello Steve

    I have no reason to be curious but.

    I was just wondering why Coiltek are only concentrating on Minelab coils only even their second-hand detector sales are all focused on Minelab makes only, I remember when there was the squabble of Coiltek releasing the SDC coils without Minelab knowledge of what was taking place, I think Minelab chipped all their coils after that.

    Are you coping well with this virus situation, here in the UK we are all imprisoned with LOCKDOWN but our vaccination program is going well, Take Care.

  5. I don't know if there is any relevance to the Coiltek coils release but Steve may have a better idea than me.

    I do believe that Coiltek are owned by Minelab and manufacture the coils within the same premises as Minelab in Malaysia and Australia.
    Take a look at the Coiltek web site everything is for and connected to Minelab detectors only and it looks like they now don't make coils for any other detectors than Minelab, I think I remember when Minelab baled out Coiltek when it was rumoured they were going to the wall.
    But on the other hand I might be wrong.

    https://www.marybroughgoldcentre.com.au/

    https://www.marybroughgoldcentre.com.au/pages/second-hand-detectors

  6. Never heard of any metal detector that vibrates on the discovery of a find, but the easiest way to quieten the signal sound is to turn your headphones volume right down and all signals register on the control display screen.

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  7. 50 minutes ago, swinglowsweetchariot said:

    hiya Randy Dee,

    was wondering what setting you used i.e.field 1?

    I am from the north east and have an opportunity to hunt some roman sites too.thank you.

    Hi

    Even though you asked for the settings I use on my Roman sites, please be aware that your land will be totally different to that where I detect and it would be best for you to practice and use your Equinox on your own soil type and ground balance and noise cancel regularly.  My threshold volume and pitch are a bit high for normal hearing but I am deaf so use the threshold nulling over iron as my preference.

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    Minelab Equinox 800 Settings.

     

    One of my best programs on the Equinox 800 has been based on five tones. It is very sensitive and has found me many hammered silvers and Roman coins. Here are the settings which I use but possibly no use on other peoples land, good luck if you use them.

    Mode: Field;  1

    Menu

    Sensitivity;  20-22 (Too high and you will get iron falsing) try to keep high without chattering if field is noisy don’t be afraid to lower the “Sensitivity” even down to 16.

    All Metal;  (horseshoe button) just leave it switched off.

    Tone Breaks Audio Pitch: 5 Tone;  You can set the bin scope to suit yourself= Tone 1 ( -9 to +2 Iron ) @ 1 which is a very low tone for iron,  Tones 2, 3, 4 & 5  set to your own level to suit what tone pitch is best for you to understand and for your hearing.

    Noise Cancel; Often

    Ground Balance; Manual Pump Coil Up & Down About 2” to 8” Above A Spot Of Clear Ground.; Ground Balance if you start to get chattering.

    Volume: 25; 

    Tone Break Volumes; Tone 1 Volume @ 1 no audible sound for iron, The Remaining Tones Volumes 2, 3, 4 & 5 All @ 25

    Threshold Volume; 4

    Threshold Pitch;  8

    Discrimination; Reject all minus segments -9 and + “1” & “2”.

    Recovery Speed;  4

    Iron Bias;   3 set at 4 if large iron starts to bleed through.

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  8. Looks like SidTheKid isn't going to respond to any of the good advise offered above.

    My first thoughts are that he is running with too high a "Sensitivity" setting resulting in falsing.

    I suggest do a "Noise Cancel"  drop the "Sensitivity" a bit at a time and "Ground Balance" then another "Noise Cancel".

  9. 2 hours ago, Ridge Runner said:

    I had registered a Nox 800 before and never had trouble doing so . The Nox 800 I just received is another story.

     After filling in all needed to register it, it comes back can’t register because problem with serial number. The S/N on the back of control head and on the box plus invoice are all the same.

     I’ve talk with dealer and also email Minelab. I hope to hear from Minelab today.

     A friend ask if it had the update that Minelab offered some time back . He said I had to hook it up to my computer to find out. It’s too bad that don’t show up when you turn on the detector on it’s face .

     Life wouldn’t be interesting if it wasn’t for a few rocks in the road .

     Chuck 

    I have often seen serial numbers on other equipment not being recognised due to the serial number itself being the cause with the LETTER "O" being punched in when in fact it should have been NUMBER "0" or vice versa.

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  10. 5 hours ago, motumatai said:

    Just to update people who were so helpful:  The control unit was evaluated as 'dead on arrival' at the NZ Minelab repair facility, so I wasn't being dumb when it would not work for me.

    Took two weeks to process and courier its way back to me. Mail is still very slow here, even with the country almost back running normally.

    Now to spend some time getting my head around this very capable unit. Certainly a whole lot more to it than turning it on and doing a ground balance, as we used to do in the 90's.

     

    Pleased you have got the problem sorted.   Good Hunting with an excellent detector.

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  11. On 6/2/2020 at 1:25 AM, Steve Herschbach said:

    Yes. Equinox itself was the result of mining this and other forums for a “wish list” of ideas. There have been threads I created specifically to collect opinions for the engineers on other subjects. And it’s not just Minelab watching. One reason for my rules here about behaving like adults is some forums give a bad impression about detectorists. The only reason I ever got to have any influence was acting sane and offering constructive criticism on the forums over the years.

    If only one idea in ten gets action... it’s still progress. Things move slowly in the detecting world. Even Nok/Mak is slowing down now that the easy part is over.

    How true Steve, I could certainly put a 9" coil to good use among the stubble.

     

  12. On 5/29/2020 at 10:40 AM, lukasz1984 said:
    
    Hello . I have tested equinox a bit today. I noticed that the problem I showed in the video occurs when I have set ground balance. If the ground balance is set to 0 everything is fine with the eye detector. I will try to show the movie in a few days how it looks.
    

    Your scroll message above, seems to me that you have sussed the inadvertent problem yourself and if you start to thrash the coil about when in the "Ground Balance" procedure you are bound to get provoked noise.

    To me it looks like you have a great deal to learn about your Equinox and a good reading of the User Manual should prove a benefit in using one of the best detectors around.

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  13. 9 hours ago, canoe said:

    Still have not bought the 800 but I am close. A question--it appears to me from the pictures I have seen that the so called wireless headphones plug into a little box  (receiver?) that you hang on your belt.  Is that the case?  If so I do not call that wireless.

    I think one would be better off with a low latency transmitter plugged into the audio output and velcroed to the machine that is paired to a set of Bluetooth headphones for a truly wireless set up.

    Anyway, for those of you that own the 800 what is the deal with the little box?

    Thanks

    PS 

    Upon reflection, maybe the cord, that is shown in the pictures, next to the little box is to recharge it?

     

    The Equinox has its own built in Low Latency transmitter  and the detector is supplied with the Bluetooth Low Latemcy Headphones.

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  14. I managed to weigh through the first couple of pages and then realized it was all about Minelab taking control of all matters and even to locate my private info onto any other media they wish to use the collected information on and only for a neck wrap, I did a quick about turn and deleted my information.

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  15. About 5 years back I managed to snap off one of the lugs on my Etrac 11" coil right across the bolt hole but still had the snapped off piece so decided to do the repair myself as the coil was out of warranty and I did a similar job to that on the video above, I used Araldite and bought black nylon - plastic M8 Penny Washers off ebay these are a perfect replacement fit and after applying a coating of Araldite to the outer side of the snapped lug and a thin coat to the roughened surface of the M8 Penny Washer and making sure that the bolt holes married up I used sprung clothes pegs to hold secure the joint until the bonding had set.    The resulting repair lasted for years and remained secure for ever after even swinging the coil among tough stubble.         If you can't find your snapped off part of the lug you can easily form a replica of the lost bit using one of the Penny Washers grinding it down with a Dremel.

    The link below is for Ebay here in the UK but I am sure if you type in Black Nylon - Plastic M8 Penny Washers you will be successful.

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BLACK-Nylon-Plastic-M8-PENNY-WASHERS-OD-24-0mm-ID-8-4mm-T-2-0mm-Pack-of-25/301722703799?epid=1888089412&hash=item46401317b7:g:S6YAAOSwDk5UBGkk

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