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I don't know what it is about Beach P. In my location it makes iron targets stand out and look like nonferrous targets. I routinely tested deep fringe targets between modes [Beach and Beach Sens] Just did not like the way Beach Pitch performed at all. Only disadvantages, no advantages.

Way to sniff one out!!! Big Gold!

On fringe targets that will not TID. Watch for a number even if only one in 10 swings. Trust the number. Also look at a particular target in higher sensitivity than you are hunting in. Example if you can hunt in 90 sensitivity, raise to 94 just to look at that target. Take a scoop of sand out if needed too. Noise cancel in front of every new hotel or complex. Good Luck!!!!

I highly recommend going with Beach Sensitive. Anything else would handicap you on any small gold and chains. Magnetic Accept, reactivity .5 to 1.0, Salt Sense 7, Audio R-6, Tracking GB, Silencer and bottlecap-0, Iron volume 3. If you are going to try to skip targets, knock out penny's and up. What size coil????? GOOD LUCK!!!!

I personally do not like Beach P. and never use it. Not good! I have a verified white gold ring 14k that put up a TID of 98-99. Most gold rings TID higher than 40. [chains under 40]

When I did testing on a Salt Beach with Black Sand, it seemed the depth and detector response was not as good when Magnetic Reject was chosen. This was another case where it was better to be in Magnetic Accept and use sensitivity to adjust performance.

I have had a hard time getting good depth and general machine response form using Magnetic Reject. I now only hunt in Magnetic Accept. Have you done much testing with just back and forth in this mode?

In my limited manual GB experience. {depending on detector] one can get 2-3 points difference standing in one spot changing nothing.

You should use Tracking Ground Balance. !!

I admire people who have good target lock. The reality is in Black Sand conditions there is wild swings in target ID. It would be VERY unheard of to get any 10k ring in my location in the 70's. In my last beach hunts, Pulltabs would come in 52-64 with the D2. [disappointing] But testing in your location is very important!

GB and Recovery are two different settings, yes. The GB balance will not change when one changes the recovery speed.

100% disagree. [but that is ok!] Good thing I only use the detector at my address in Mexico. 😉😉

Do you still have your "EMI" with holding the coil still 3 feet in the air? Did any of the noise cancel channels help?

On the Equinox 800 platform: I use one tone for several reasons. I do not like my detector chirping at me in different tones, makes it harder to tell the difference between false chirps and fringe targets. Also, this allows me to hear subtleties such as target size and depth better. I identify the ferrous/nonferrous targets two ways. First of course is by TID. The second way I identify Nonferrous is by the sound in horseshoe mode. If a target will not ID correctly or is fringe and very deep. I then procced to sweep slowly 360 degrees around the target. If the target double rings OR breaks down in signal strength as the coil passes over it, then the fringe target is 100% iron. You cannot make a fringe nonferrous target double ring on an Equinox.

Awesome work for three days!!!! Great finds!

It has probably been 25 years since I have run a coil cover. Anyone here have that much experience with it? Even my Deus2 runs without a coil cover. For those who hunt the beach I highly recommend Loctite Marine Epoxy.

Hogwash. Unless there is a document you sign off on or a user warning stamped all over that detector.

Onsite testing is the way to go!!!! Conditions changed wildly here. Out today on the primary beach and it was like having a different detector. The black sand content is WAY down and I am back to running 91 plus sensitivity and getting responses on targets with water coming past the coil. It is just stunning the effect Black Sand has on detection fields. Today's issue was very few targets. Most have been pulled back to the ocean or buried under fresh sand.

I am in Canada next week. Find a dealer between the border of Michigan and Trenton Ont. and I will pick you one up!

I was in Beach Sensitive yesterday. I was on a different beach yesterday and could work this beach at 91 +/-. With an AR of 6. Now my primary beach which I will hunt today I had sensitivity between 85 and 92 the day before. Yes, I have chatter. But is where I am comfortable. My disc. setting of 22 helps with chatter. Because I am hunting with the 9" coil my reactivity is .05. If I raise it past .05 the audible detection signal really narrows up with that 9" coil and I am uncomfortable with that. I have used the 11" coil and you could raise the reactivity some with that 11" to help with chatter. Slowing sweep speed helps with chatter. Lowering your iron volume helps with chatter [mine is 3] Since I cannot hunt in water contact at all right now in either Beach or Beach sensitive, I am keeping the machine in Beach Sensitive because it more effective on gold chains. Normally I hunt high beach in Beach sensitive and turn around and hunt in constant water contact in Beach mode on my return. Another item that needs to be covered is Magnetic accept/reject.. I have done quite a bit of testing of that [including this trip] and it seems there is better performance with the accept mode.[regardless of the amount of black sand] The detector reacts choppy, and nonferrous signals are even worse in reject mode.

Well I completed AR testing today and it did not take long to see where strengths lay. To sum it up before the longer version: Keep your AR high and control detectability with sensitivity. Went to a second beach today and was able to work slightly higher sensitivity 91-92 in beach sensitive and AR at 6. Still could not work in the water without the Black Sand crippling the detection field. Buried two different sized targets a Mex ten-peso coin and a coper Canada penny at about 12"> Wet Sand, slight water contact. Both sounded good with a solid TID reading with sensitivity at 91 and AR 6. Changed the AR to 1 and sensitivity to 97 and could not hear either target. It was not until AR hit 3 that the target had a good response you would not walk by, but the TID was not reliable. At an AR of 4 the TID was better but read a bit low for both targets. AR of 5 had good TID lock. I do not think it is wise to turn AR down from 5 or 6. There was nothing to be gained in a sensitivity boost from 91 to 97 and a lower AR. Clearly, reducing sensitivity to get to your desired huntable level with a high AR is a winning combination.

Interesting idea from your thoughts. I was finally able to get out post Hilary yesterday. The Black Sand is really bad here with the large waves. I regulated my sensitivity from 85 to 92 to deal with different black sand concentrations, also tracking GB was used. It was tough conditions. I learned about a half hour in that the wave wash moving Black Sand was so severe if there was any water going over the top of the coil there was no detection. For example: If there was still 3 inches of water rushing over my coil, I could not hear my aluminum scoop handle passed over the coil 4"away. ANY found target I had was not to be heard with any amount of water passing over the coil. It made for very slow progress detecting. Today I will bury a few fringe objects and test lower sensitivity higher AR, and lower AR with higher sensitivity. Even though conditions were some of the worst I have seen, the outcome was not too bad. Wrist chain 10k, ring 18k.

The new forecast has multiple sources showing this thing coming on shore mid-Baja peninsula. Might not work out for CA beaches.

Funny how so many keyboard types thought the D2 was going to be the bomb at a salt beach for finding micro gold. Oh how thoughts fade. Since I have both the Equinox and D2 for some time now, I can say with 100% confidence. the Equinox will out hunt the D2 on small targets and small gold. Add Black Sand into the mix and the D2 only loses by a larger margin. I could not believe the loss of performance I had with the D2 today in tough black sand conditions.

With a Rare Earth magnet, I can get build-up like that in two scoops. Full magnet in 5 scoops.