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That is strange? Every detector I have owned, have been able to swing along the ground [sand] without any distance between the coil and sand. In fact, have that little skim coat of water on the wet sand and the coil moves LIKE MAGIC! But we all know why the AQ needs "height control". Don't we!

If the coil is on the ground, why would one have to worry about the height of the coil?

Since I only hunt the beach, I do not like anything sticking out under my cuff as I never put my detector down. With longer sweeps I find any protrusions can hang up on clothing, pouches. I find this cuff to be one of the best for the money. I also just buy a cheap mouse pad, cut it to size and glue it in the cuff. Minelab Arm Rest Kit (GPX / Sovereign / Eureka Gold) | Kellyco | 855-910-6955 (kellycodetectors.com)

Can you explain what you mean by "height control" more? Also does sweep speed mean, slow?

I am reading this is an issue in the field not just in your house? I would switch out coils, and see the results of each machine. One of my 11" coils is hypersensitive in Salt Water contact. But stable everywhere else.

If I find something of value and no one has spoke to me before I leave. IT IS MINE.........

Just to be clear. It is the machine I was using and my friend owns. It is not the "same problem". It is a machine will not power on problem, which I think is a battery area issue. We have gone through the proper channels and am sure it will be resolved to everyone's satisfaction.

UGH I have already forgot more than most people know........😁

Remember the flash card on frequency change! I forgot out on the beach and wanted to try a different frequency. 😁

For me at the beach, the 12" seemed to separate well. I did not hunt in Disc. mode. I would think if anyone had an issue with target separation in a certain spot. They could easily switch to Disc. The Disc mode is an insanely narrow response.

Well it does work!!!!!!!!!!!!

Time to be a STAR!!!! 🌟🌟⭐⭐

No, I fully meant one tone. I have spoke on several reasons. I will elaborate on two more. 1. My detector runs just as stable in Horseshoe mode, and in water contact one understands when the disturbance of the waters effect has subsided better. 2. Secondly, I hunt in Mexico and the 1,2 and 5 peso coin are ferrous. These coins like to iron wraparound. The deeper and crustier the more wraparound will occur. Since it required lots of secondary checking of targets going to Horseshoe mode, I made the decision to stay in horseshoe mode as a time saver. As there are many of these coins on the beach, 100's per hunt. 3. I one tone hunt because I DON'T want my detector chirping at me in different tones. I can tell just fine when something is in the non-ferrous scale and for me everything non-ferrous come out of the beach. I do not need another tone to tell me that! 4. The magic is double ring of an iron target and single ring of a non-ferrous target in horseshoe mode. I have recovered non-ferrous targets in horseshoe mode that did not confirm in discrimination mode, in fact they never made a sound. Nothing of value yet, but that day will come. Well I guess there was 4 things.

I think you posted correctly Chase. The user also received a recommendation to use beach 2. We can only guess if the advised setting of recovery 6 was used? Anyway enough time spent at the water trough. I hope the user finds another coil or detector to compare.

Is that seaweed on the beach? I have heard of others having falsing on seaweed, maybe Dew can chime in. My detector sounds nothing like yours. I can run sensitivity 24 on dry sand even wet sand no water contact. I can tell my black sand ticks from targets. When I clearly have visible black sand pockets my detector is stable. You are going to have to slow down your sweep speed and keep your recovery at 6 with those close responses. I have never been forced to block out detection ranges, but as others stated this might be a strategy at this point. I would surely back off on coil size. It is a well known fact the larger coil gives very little depth advantage. In your conditions it is clear the the large coil is going to be performing worse.

YA, no kidding!

Seems like more than one coil is coming broken. 🙄

In the black sand where I hunt, black sand is easily heard differently as interference. What sensitivity? I think you need to find someone use that has an Equinox to compare. Or get a different coil to test.

Those pins are too close to the bottom of the shaft. Or at least the bottom one is. Expect more to break.

Do you think they will add another 1/8 of plastic to each coil ear? Or will that cost put them over the edge?

Man, that coil cable looks real short. Are tall people detecting on their knees? Is there a cable shortage?

If your in wet sand running beach 2 horseshoe mode, it is not less targets but less falsing. Yes the VDI will start to jump on deep targets, however it will give you groups. The best way is single or double ring on deep targets. When you get over targets. Swing slow to see if they double ring. I highly suggest you take a bobby pin and nail with you to test the sweep speed for that double ring. Stay away from that water contact until you feel up to speed.

What part of the beach are you working? Wet sand? Then beach 2. If you are going to try the whole style, then set to Whatever is FE6 equivalent. Hunt in HORSESHOE mode. This should accomplish two things 1. a higher sensitivity. 2. The ability to hear every target and automatic sorting of iron by double rings and VDI numbers. Remember to dig all single ringing targets at depth regardless of what the readout says. With the problems you have been having I would bring a hard wired set of headphones with you. I have on average about 1 metal target for every two-three swings. What is your beach like? Dave

Just to back up what Jeff said. I spent a whole year comparing targets with the user program. Regular program IB 6 Recovery 6. User program IB 3 Recovery 4. Almost never did the user program change my mind on digging. When it did NOT ONE target of value was recovered. I really find the BETTER guide is single ring or double ring as I have been discussing.

Are you talking about the shell of the coil that holds the epoxy compound that the coil components are set into is cracked? How would you see an internal crack? Do you have a Picture as example? I had broken coil ears with no falsing issues. Guess I need to know what you are looking at?