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    Tone Volume And Pitch Adjustments

    in Minelab Equinox Forum

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    I’m fiddling with my new Equinox and can’t seem to be able to adjust the region 1 iron zone volume while in 50 Tones. Works great on 5 Tone. I feel like I’m missing something here but can’t seem to figure it out.  I also can’t adjust the pitch for that region.. Iron is a little higher pitch then I like while in 50 Tone.  Again when in 5 tone everything is great.   Shout out to the build quality and design of the Equinox while I’m here. Better then I anticipated.. Really a nice detector!  Too bad it showed up with a fresh 6” of snow!!!

    Bryan

    Safari Best Coil For Coin Shooting??

    in Minelab Metal Detectors

    Posted

    I tried several small coils on my E-Trac and they all performed very well except the Coiltek 10x5.. It had poor depth compared to other small coils and just had a sluggish feel to me.  I had the same experience with the one made for the CTX. Not sure how small you want to go. The Detech 4.5x7 Excelerator and SEF 8x6 Butterfly  are both great little coils. The SunRay 8” is deep for its size if you want something a little bigger.  I wanted something with a little better coverage in moderate trash conditions and found I really like the NEL Hunter. I sold all my other smaller coils and haven’t missed them yet. If I ever wanted to buy another real small coil for high trash conditions, I would probably get the SEF 8x6 again.  After all this rambling I guess I’m trying to say they all have performed good for me except the smaller Coilteks.  

    Bryan

     

    Gerry's Is Getting An Equinox Delivery Tuesday!

    in Minelab Equinox Forum

    Posted

    I have no idea how this order stuff works but I will say that I did not have to prepay or put down a deposit...  I just paid today after receiving my tracking number.. It probably helps that I have a good relationship with my dealer and have purchased several detectors from him.  I’m just saying I don’t think a prepayment was required to get in on the first run. I just think you had to order very early and the dealer also had to put an order in quickly too.  I ordered my Equinox very early morning of the day of the announcement.. like 3:40 AM! Ya, I was excited!

    Bryan

    Gerry's Is Getting An Equinox Delivery Tuesday!

    in Minelab Equinox Forum

    Posted

    I received notice that my Equinox is on the move too!  Our drop ship plan didn’t work out so It might take a few days longer then anticipated.. It’s getting sent to his place and then on to me.  I’m just happy to know it exists and is actually moving. 

    Update:  Turns out my Equinox actually DID get drop shipped!!  Just got my Tracking #

    Bryan

    Minelab Equinox - The Best All Around Detector I Have Ever Used!

    in Minelab Equinox Forum

    Posted

    Thanks for all your efforts both on this forum and your work in helping bring the Equinox to market.. I sensed that very first early morning as I watched the drop at Detectival that the Equinox was going to be special.. I texted my dealer right then and ordered one.  I started selling off all my detectors immediately knowing the used market would soon get flooded when everyone figured it all out.  Thanks for running the best detector forum out there!

    Bryan

    It Better Be Good

    in Minelab Equinox Forum

    Posted

    The Big CTX Coil gave me no more then an inch of extra depth over the stock in my ground.  The 17” did seem to score more on edge coins.. I actually see better depth with a NEL Tornado on my E-Trac then I did the big 17” CTX Coil.. From what I understand the width of the coil has more to do with depth then the length, and that has proved to be true in my testing so far.  I’m really hoping for a smaller elliptical and a wider coil for extra depth on the Equinox.. I’m not confident the bigger coil they have on the way will do anything other then add coverage.. This is a new breed of Detector though, so the old rules might not apply..  I will be happy just to get the Equinox with the 11” stock Coil at this point   The Stock coils are really hard to beat...

    Bryan

    It Better Be Good

    in Minelab Equinox Forum

    Posted

    1 hour ago, MontAmmie said:

    Y'all be careful with that "hobby income".  My hobby turned into a full-time job and now it's just plain old "income".  :blink:

    That’s even better!  Now you HAVE to buy a toy.  You have to be familiar with what your selling and have stock. 

    It Better Be Good

    in Minelab Equinox Forum

    Posted

    28 minutes ago, Mountain Mike said:

    My advice to guys and gals like us to get other hobbies that pay for themselves. I have used welding, woodturning, and  chainsaw slabbing to pay for detectors. I paid for the EQ with money made from ginseng. Don't get me wrong my wife still wants to comment but theres not much she can say when I hand her a stack of $. She almost passed out when I handed her $2800 and told her I ordered a new fishing kayak. Too funny.  

    Great advice.  I do kind of the same thing... I flip things within my hobbies and keep those funds completely separate from the family budget...  If I want a new toy, it comes out of my hobby funds and doesn’t affect the family budget.. That way you don’t get an upset spouse...  Makes it less stressful for myself too.. I don’t feel guilty buying new toys.

    Bryan

     

    Programs - Just To Be Sure

    in Minelab Equinox Forum

    Posted

    I remember filling up my CTX with programs and finally realizing I only used 2 of the 10..   With the adjustable tones on the Equinox I will be probably running it wide open with some volume adjustments in the areas I’m not that interested in.  I like to hear everything in the ground to kind of paint a picture for me... I feel blind with discrimination applied..  I will just use the different modes to adapt to conditions or targets I’m looking for.

    Bryan

    Wall Charger?

    in Minelab Equinox Forum

    Posted

    Charger Gate!  The lack of supplied charger has for some reason became a big deal on other forums. I thought everyone had a pile of these things lying around..  I didn’t think anything of it and am surprised at the discontent..

    Target ID For US Coins??

    in Minelab Equinox Forum

    Posted

    8 minutes ago, Chase Goldman said:

    When it comes to tabs (assume you are referring to pull tabs)there is enough variability that I rarely rest on a TID number in that range and will dig those numbers regardless,  hoping for gold, happy if its a nickel, and shrugging my shoulders if its a tab.  Unless I get a really squirely audio tone (indicating a possible bent or damaged tab) I rarely pass up a TID in the nickel range.

    I know what your saying Chase but I’m not a ring hunter.  My primary focus is old coins.  I do dig all non ferrous signals 6” or deeper in my area though.  ID gets tricky at depth and most targets at that depth are old and a lot of times worth the dig..

    Bryan

    Equinox And Monty's Nail Board

    in Minelab Equinox Forum

    Posted

    MichiganRelicHunter posted a link to this test video on Tom’s site yesterday.. Definitely an eye opener that shows how the nail board test is of limited value for evaluating a detector. Real world detecting is much more complex with different soil conditions and as this video shows how targets at different depths changes everything...  I will be adding this test to my coin garden and nail board testing.   

     

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