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What I like is coming up with simple solutions yourself ( like colonel dans) not every thing has to be purchased, although for some it’s easier to just order something somebody was motivated enough to offer as a hobbyist/ entrepreneur. 

  My solution was a 1/2” diameter silicone tube that wraps around the handle and is held by an 8” long zip tie.  Many easy solutions for this   

I ordered one but canceled it. It didn’t stop there, however, because I went and ordered it all over again. So,  I  think 🤔 I’m getting one. 

Call me fickle 

I think a 8.5” round coil (dd or concentric) would be excellent and I’d certainly get one unless overpriced.  I think most would agree that 9” is perfect for all around use. 11” is too big for all conditions. 

14 hours ago, Ridge Runner said:

Jackpine

  I’m a believer in having a small coil but the size for me is between 6” and 7”. I’m hunting a city lot in another town that it’s so much trash a 2” would be just right. Garrett at one time made a coil that small .

 I’ve bought detectors that didn’t come out right away with a small coil like I won’t but I’m not going down that road again. Maybe when they do I’ll come back and buy it .

 The day of a customer having to eat whatever they throw at us is over. It’s just too many detector companies wanting our business and willing at least meet us half way of not all the way.

 What I’m wondering now is when a small coil is offered how it will reflect in relation to the price of the Simplex. Coils are never cheap as we all know but could one cost half the price of the Simplex are more maybe?

 If I was a full time beach hunter I couldn’t see the need for a different coil but I’m not .

 Nokta / Makro I must say have done their best to make and try to please anyone that wants a detector. You just take a look at Simplex with so much it has to offer and so little money.

 If you not sure about buying a detector from them because you’re worried about service . I can tell you first hand and yes I’ve said it before I got better service from them across the water than I did here . I didn’t get a replacement two are three weeks later. Heck I got it the next day and it didn’t cost me not one penny.

 Chuck 

 

That’s awesome, Chuck. I got to believe, however, that as the sales really start to mount, there  might  come a time when the service center could  get overwhelmed, resulting in longer wait times and a hit on their reputation as a responsive  eager to please customer service department.  Their excellent build quality should avoid nuisance problems such as the wobbly shafts that the early equinoxes had  

 We will see   

The simplex + I have on preorder will me my first foray into the  Nokta-Makro world 

Really looking forward to it!

I think it’s defective. I returned mine and got a new one which is perfect. Remember, when charged it will periodically blink when in sleep mode. The defective one wasn’t doing that either, although it did work. If I were you I’d contact the seller and get a replacement. 

Good luck

BeachHunter,

These are not your run of the mill coils, they are really excellent, and the price just dropped about $85.  

I certainly agree with all of that. Can’t say much for my timing, though. I paid full price for everything. I did take advantage of the summer special free Mi6, and I got the hf elliptical coil  for $375  barely used free shipping. Only after ordering that did I see the ad for the new packages and lower price platform. 

No regrets though. 

Hi Steve, 

so I bought the XP ORX with the 9” round

so impressed with it  I decided to get the X35

coil. I also bought a near new hf elliptical on ebay. George Kinsey likes that one especially 

( all metal mode)

The dimness of the coil LED had no consequence cause the coil took s full charge

and shows full on the remote. A bit odd they don’t give charging instructions with the coil- just so you know if you’re doing it correctly 

When hooking up to charge LED is not lighting up except with feeble glow. Charger cables and 

contact were checked. If not lighting up bright do I assume a faulty coil battery?,  how do I know?

thanks

I decided to hit a hammered colonial site where the last several times there with the Nox 800 no significant non-ferrous items were found. Every couple trips I might find a cuff button. So was running the ORX with 9” round hf coin in coin fast 28khz, but switching to coin deep at 54 kHz., reactivity 3, sensitivity 94. Found 1792-1812 period American  naval button ( undetermined variety as yet). With 13 5-pointed stars and Philadelphia back mark.Also found cuff link, outside of large 2-pc ball button. 

Thesewere all found within 45 minutes, and other targets were going to be found for sure. 

I’m totally impressed with the machine. So much so that last night I  ordered a 9” XP X35 coil, because folks? The XP ORX is a keeper with a long future. Deepest target ( squarenail ) at 1 1/2. Punpointer lengths. (15”-16”)

Holding off on that 11” X35 coil for now. Not sure if there’s enough to be gained  over the

9” hf coil, especially since I hunt mainly for relics.   If I decide I want an X35 I might favor 

a 9” instead of 11”" for weight mainly.  

I should have a near new used 11” X35 coil in the near future. Got my xp orx yesterday - really looking forward to trying it out and really getting into it over the next week. 

What is the weight factor with the x 35 coil versus the hf 9”. Is it a lot heavier ?

Pretty sure I can fit the full collapsed ORX in my backpack and just leave the coil outside-just zipper the bag up to the coil which will lie flat along the side. If I don’t like it, then I’ll just take the lower shaft/coil off like Chase does- simply not that big a deal   

Expecting delivery tomorrow- so excited

6 hours ago, Ridge Runner said:

You’re going have a hard time rotating the shaft being it’s square.

 The locks on the shaft is not twist lock being the shaft is not round but a tab you push to lock on a flat surface.

 Chuck 

Lol,  that’s funny, Chuck. Yeah, you have a point, so either I can handle the 9” coil sitting perpendicular to the shaft inside the backpack, or I just carry it sepetate and clamp it on at my site.  Really looking forward to running the detector, seeing some really good reports.  

54 minutes ago, Smithobx said:

That is puzzling. I wonder how it would respond in auto tracking. 

Might be worthwhile to try auto track but to disengage and re-engage every so often so the good targets don’t start to get balanced out. I used to do this with my x-terra 705 and it was effective. The auto tracking eliminates the trouble of finding a clean spot on which to do an auto ground balance 

Thank you Chase and Chuck, this is the information I wanted. The backpack I want to use will fit about 28” with no trouble. If I still don’t want to take the lower shaft out, I’ll have to fold down and rotate the coil shaft like me Chase said. Or I can separate them as it looks simple to do. What kind of lower rod clamp does the ORX have?  Durable?

Want to know if it will fit inside my camo duffle backpack and don’t want to have to fit the coil on  at the site of use. Could somebody measure this?

thanks

Under what circumstances does it make sense to use GB tracking? 

Lacky,  sounds to me like you might do well to find someplace where there is not a high level of emi and junk targets. Maybe a wooded area?  

    I would stay away from high trash areas in the beginning if possible.  

I spend most of my time in the woods which by me had occupation since colonial times, but rarely am I in an area of high trash- though   there are occasional areas of  high iron concentration. Most of the time my equinox runs quiet, at least until I go above 22 sensitivity. Another idea would be a field  

Don’t let frustration get to you, with every target you dig you are building a mental database that will help you in subsequent targets  

 Good luck with your new Equinox and keep posting your results  

As primarily a relic hunter, I favor field 2, sens 18-20 in heavy iron rarely exceed 22 except in fields. Thresh 7, iron on low volume, 50 tones, GB 0, recov 5-6, IB 1-2.

    Alternative to park 2, I run park 2 or field 1

I USE the wm-08 module with lightweight headphones most of the time. But I keep a wired pair plugged in on the machine which I sometimes use but are there as backup. If I turn the wm-08 on the sound goes to it, even though the wired ones remain plugged in. If I do not turn the wireless unit on, the sound just comes out of the wired phones. 

My first modification was a folding mechanism ( available on ebay as “ fold and go” metal detector modification.   This worked well to enable me to fit it in a backpack for hikes, but in actually adding about 5 ounces of weight, it didn’t help ergonomics. Having seen a post here where a member replaced  the upper shaft with a Whites s-shaft, I did the same with mine, and now am very pleased with the swing ergonomics. The weight with the 11” coil is 3 lbs 7 oz, including the folding unit. I also lowered the handle by 1 1/2” improving the balance greatly. Both of these mods were not difficult to do, and cost about $70 in parts. It compares well with my f75 in swing ease. 

The dirt in my area varies a lot and I’ve dug toasted large cents near this one. My finest was dug a few miles away but in a field. It’s an 1802