midalake
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I take it the coil is brand new? If so, return it for a different one.
I noticed EVERY Minelab coil Equinox and Manticore coil I have seen is underfilled.
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Nice piece and usable!
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I am sleepy.......😴
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3 hours ago, H20waterhunter said:
Okay that's cool. What's the wire called? Just antenna cord?
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On 4/6/2023 at 2:43 PM, Jeff McClendon said:
So, I concentrated on the gold and silver range of target IDs specifically any good sounding target with a consistent ID of 59 to 63
Good job on the ring find!
I think you need to reevaluate the numbers of the range on gold rings you are trying to find. Looking at some Deus 2 test charts and checking multiple gold targets would also help. -
1 hour ago, H20waterhunter said:
I've got another wire on order but I'm wondering if I'm the only one who has had this problem?
Other hunters have had the wire fail due to salt corrosion. This wire is readily available online in bulk and clear so it can be monitored.
When installing it is best to try to seal the end with some tough product to keep water away from the wire. Like this: Shoe Goo or my favorite, Goop Marine. -
1 hour ago, basstrackerman said:
Mine is a perfectly round hole and my bolt never stays tight, it loosens constantly
12 minutes ago, F350Platinum said:It stays on for a while but then... Pop.
I will be getting a 11x13 coil soon. I plan on getting a longer plastic bolt and tossing that wing nut thing and putting double nuts on to tighten. Double nuts NEVER loosen.
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1 hour ago, CPT_GhostLight said:
Meanwhile, a video was dropped today in the "New D2 Software" thread from an update beta tester leaking some new information about the V0.72 stating the update fixes iron problems, so let's hope that fixes it for you.
There is about 10 days left in my season> too late for me! 🤬
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5 hours ago, CPT_GhostLight said:
Does this happen at every beach you hunt or just that one?
Have some moderate EMI for three blocks on one end of the beach that seems to only affect the Equinox. The D2 seems to handle it just fine. I hunt two beaches and yes the bitey sounds are at both locations.
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9 hours ago, CPT_GhostLight said:
but you have stated before that your black sand beach is some of the hardest sand around to detect,
I have moderate black sand. Not the hardest, but enough to affect every detector that I have tried here to some degree.
9 hours ago, CPT_GhostLight said:Do you clean out your coil cover out regularly?
I do not run with the coil cover.
9 hours ago, CPT_GhostLight said:Are you running Full Tones? One thing I did notice is that in Pitch Tones,
I agree, in Pitch programs there is even greater chances of ferrous breakthrough.
I am not running Full Tones. Just a basic two-tone with square audio.
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On 4/4/2023 at 12:32 PM, CPT_GhostLight said:
Hopefully the upcoming update will address that.
I don't know? But we both seem to be having ferrous ID issues in our respective operating modes.
There may be users getting a different response in clean ground. Could it be that Black Sand is the culprit? I know air testing does not give the issues I am seeing in the field.
Almost like a breakdown of detection. Targets always appear to be bitey, to me and not crisp and clean. [i am running square tones]The problem: If I turn up filters to make some items sound better initially, the game might be lost in fringe targets.
Maybe this week I will try PWM sounds and see if the bitey responses smooth out.
Thoughts?
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11 hours ago, strick said:
As your photos show if you're not digging lots of junk you're not likely to find much gold. The sound of the tones as well as the numbers a target emits on a machine in the real world can mean nothing.
Gosh that is not all true.
11 hours ago, strick said:Target orientation, ground mineralization, proximity to trash, how well you have tuned your machine etc can make any good target sound like crap. In the end it's really a numbers game the more you dig non ferrous the more likely you are to find good stuff.
I think a well tuned machine and operator can really factor out the trash equation. I think the less ferrous is the way to go and like you, digging nonferrous is where it is at. [at the beach]
11 hours ago, strick said:how many large gold rings did we pass up because we thought it was a zinc penny? Anyone who thinks they can hear what gold or silver sounds like is just fooling themselves.
Yes!
But lets go back to sounds and number on the D2. This is where I find BIG ISSUES!
Once a target will not TID, the D2 is lousy at giving hints at what might still be in the ground. Iron wrap-around sounds identical to deep non-ferrous that will not TID. I can clearly confirm these types of targets on the Equinox but cannot do so with the D2.
Different modes, different settings, nothing seems to help with deep non-ferrous. The only hint I have found if you happen to get the machine to throw a number. Even if it is only one in 5-8 swings. Other than that, if you are at a wet salt beach or working in water>FORGET IT! -
9 hours ago, CPT_GhostLight said:
I had only travelled a short way across the field glancing at every good sounding TID looking for nickel and dime to quarter range signals when I noticed a recurring 57 number popping up.
I have not dug a Bobby Pin in 3 years with the Equinox.
At the beach have put a few of these in my pouch, as with other odd iron that seems to break through discrimination.
What's up with that??
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2 hours ago, Bill (S. CA) said:
and ran several gold targets under the coil, changing the stability setting on each one, starting at 1 and going all the way up to 5.
Stability setting??? Like recovery speed?
2 hours ago, Bill (S. CA) said:The depth and stability in the wet sand is noticeably different and in comparing signals with buddies using the two current multi-frequency kings of the beach The Legend matched every signal.
Yes, maybe? But does the frequency weighting favor gold? In that wet/black sand zone.
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1 minute ago, Detectornado said:
That's a big difference. Same with the Equinox 700/900?
Yes, the 700/900 is easier to run than the D2. The gold chain detection is about even between the two machines.
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3 hours ago, Detectornado said:
If someone was only hunting for (small) jewelry/gold on the salt water beach are the above machines still very close?
I do not have a legend. But I think both the Equinox and Manticore are great on small gold. The Deus2 not so much, if your hunting wet sand/water.
If I was starting new with what I know. It would be the Manticore. It is much easier to run than the D2 and it is better on gold chains [and it is not even close]Way less iron wrap-around in general and the Manticore runs quieter with equal to better depth than the D2.
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1 hour ago, Doc Bach said:
Piss poor isn't it.
YES!
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2 hours ago, pikens said:
My birthday is the 30th. Amazon.
For cripes sake> amazon now? 😏
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9 hours ago, Bill (S. CA) said:
I'm going to do some testing myself on small gold and change the value to see what difference it makes but I'm curious if anyone has any experience with this setting.
Hey Bill
You may be one of the most experienced beach hunters that have a Legend>>>>show us the way!
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5 hours ago, The Seeker said:
This particular spot didn’t have anything special about it but I decided to grid it. I started finding a few coins, some pennies mixed with quarters and nickels. Around an hour later I hit the small 14k ring with 12 diamond chips.
Sounds like skill to me! 😎
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19 hours ago, 619_805_okie said:
And yes, theyre all real iron targets. Ive yet to dig anything in the 70s or 80s in that area that wasnt trash.
I havent tried dive mode. Does it eliminate large iron and iron falsing?
I am not sure how many beach hunters experience iron wrap-around. [I do] and it is a PIA.
There is no carpet of iron here, but I go have plenty of iron targets. However, I dig very few, mostly because I recognize the target sounds bad and these throw numbers in the 70's. The 1-2- and 5-peso coins are part ferrous and nonferrous. So, I sort through these, maybe a 100 plus in 3-4 hours. To me there is a big difference on how iron sounds. If you are looking for something to silent search in heavy iron, I do not think you will find any machine.Talking about numbers> Black sand and salt does not give good numbers. I highly suggest learning what the difference in sounds are with some general TID numbers. If the target is deep enough to throw multiple numbers it cannot be trusted, but you should trust the range of numbers it is throwing.
Example: We were testing the Manticore, and my friend called me over to look at a fringe target he was going to pass on. While this target did not sound good to me after 360 inspection it kept throwing me a 43 every three sweeps or so. I told him I would dig it; he offered it back to me, I said no you should dig it. A couple of minutes later he showed me a gold ring in his scoop and a big smile!
I also hunt the D2 with the 9" coil. Not sure what your using, my Deus stays dedicated to mostly water contact. That 9" coil is a dream to push through wave wash and it makes target recovery easy. The smaller coil will perform better in your case.
As for Dive mode> I am not sure this will do better in your location. Different frequencies my help. The only way to know is to set-up a program and try. For the record, Beach P is the worse [I think] for iron wrap-around and getting good separation of ferrous and nonferrous targets.
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As a beach/water hunter. Finding nothing rings up as boring all the time! 😎
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3 hours ago, CPT_GhostLight said:
Found a sneak peak of the update..
So, I can expect 6 more months! Too bad they do not have the update in the hands of a real beach hunter!
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1 hour ago, The Seeker said:
Well, I think it just might.
Manticore is impressive on gold chains. Depending on conditions and hunt mode small stuff should be no problem.
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If you are not going to submerge the control pod, then a used Equinox 800 cannot be beat! You will have enough money to buy every coil size you want from the savings!