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If your eyes are still good enough to see this little puck. 😂

Not trying to hi-jack [just talking mineralization] With the black sand I was hunting. Depth was severely affected on nonferrous targets. Also>>> Something else very strange was happening. Upscaling of ferrous, and down scaling of nonferrous. When the target would not TID anymore, I was working on trying to identify what was in the ground. It was very frustrating! With mineralization, Iron wanted to upscale, and nonferrous targets were down scaling. I just could not make a call to what I thought the target was by sound reactions alone. I was not even close to a 50/50 call on the target. This is frustrating for a beach hunter who just wants to know if a target is simply ferrous or nonferrous. Now I know what you're thinking!!! How could the Deus do both, it does not make sense. >>>>Yes, I know.

Not sure how disappointed you should be? You had a great plan. Looks like lots of targets. Maybe just not the right ones. It happens, but you put yourself in the best position to come out ahead!

Just to back-up the "mineralization" issue with the D2. Myself, Jeff, and Steve H were all working heavy mineralized sites about a month ago. Steve and I were Pm-ing, and Jeff chimed in, trying different solutions to get the D2 to perform at three different locations. Conclusions: All three of us were disappointed in how the D2 handled Black Sand/Mineralized soil. BE PREPARED, for several different issues to happen if you are running hot ground. The only reason I did not write this up was the fact my D2 was discharging while turned off. I cannot be 100% sure my D2 was functioning correctly. I will get get on the Black Sand again and will see if I can make progress. I was running the 9" coil too.

OUT-FLIPPIN STANDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!👀

Nice Digs! That is a big gold hoop. I know you eyeballed it, but did you sweep the nox over it? Bet it could near it!

There are some great deals on used Equinox's right now!!!!!

I think it is going to be a LONG TIME before that question is answered! Lots of the gold guys think an Equinox 800 is formidable in the gold area. A better question might be Equinox 800 VS Gold Monster 1000?

I think minelab has learned. The Manticore has TWICE the battery capacity. [that 50% more power to the coil thing] I think the question is how much weight do you want to carry? Personally, I do not have enough gas in the tank to hunt a beach for 7 hours. The cuff the looks WAY sturdier to me? I have beach hunted for 25 years in the worst conditions that the Pacific Ocean can dish out. I have NEVER broken a lower carbon fiber stem or coil attachment yoke. Yes, the Equinox suffered from EMI. Minelab has put a lot of effort into the EMI on the Manticore. Time will tell but I doubt it will be worse. With having a maximum sensitivity setting of 35 I am sure EMI will be found at some setting. Just bringing this up as talking points! I will not go out and buy one. A friend of mine has already stepped up to the plate. He will probably get his before many in the United States.[he always does] I should be able to do a salt beach comparison [watch for it]

1. Knock-off not caught yet? 2. Refurbished, but should have been stated as such? 3. One should tread careful here.

1. Take the coil cover off and make sure there is no dirt build up, clean well. 2. You are doing a noise cancel channel selection? 3. Try choosing different hunt modes. [ Try the Beach Dive program] to see if problem persists. 4. Get further away from the powerlines.

Interesting mix!!!! Good finds!

I beach hunt only. Primary: Equinox 800 11 and 15" coils. Back-up/special condition use: Deus 2 9" coil.

I would even like the "American Tour" one better......😁

Not to my knowledge. You can change the volume of the iron bin but out of the iron bin you are regulated to the volume control setting of your other tones. You can change the Hz of each tone bin. This can act as a damper on volume. [low tone vs high tone]

Nice Vid, with a few more tells...........

Is there a Calabash Mode. WAIT?..................Did I just say that?

I have the headphones and detector rod I would sell, then you would have to buy a coil. PM me if you're interested. Unit bought in April and will forward the receipt for warranty purposes. Dave

Why do I get a feeling that North America is not being courted as buyers? Can we get this machine in the U.S. somewhere?

Ya, I was grasping for a word. Variables didn't work...Well it least one of the definitions is bother. So, it is a bother to learn a detector fully. 😁

Sorry for your gold slump. Hope you score soon. Had no idea how much that ring was worth you posted. NICE!

Think I know where you are going with thoughts? For me when I grab a new machine, I consider the platform and then the tones and nuisances, so it is a two-prong approach. I would say it is rather easy for me now to evaluate a new machine at the beach and get pretty close as to its full performance by looking at buried targets and comparing to another machine on wild targets. Example: When I posted my 5-day review of the D2, back in March, looking back and now owning the machine I can confidently say that everything I posted was spot on and I would not retract anything for the conditions we tested. But imagine my surprise when I was on the same beach in July and could not even run in the same mode!!! Going back to what I said in the beginning about a two-prong approach. The second stage of learning the tonal nuisances, working with close conductors, and learning the machine with different soil/sand conditions takes much longer than 25 hours in 5 days. To understand the second phase, you're looking at 100-300 hours depending on the person.

Minelab is responsive. If you are in warranty, there is little to be concerned about. They will replace it!

I don't know but seems like my Equinox if run down takes about this amount of time? That is on a 2.1 amp charger. ??? I would want the battery power necessary to do a hunt. I don't see charge time a game breaker!

Awesome coin. Way to go on picking the right mode for the right job!