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Yes I agree. I spoke to the head guy. Stated they just buy them in batches, and has no idea in thread size. When I looked on ebay there are different sizes. Both in SAE and Metric. Just figured I was not the first one asking and someone would know. I have two sets of Black Widows. My older set, the switches are frozen from the salt air. Just wanted to protect my newer pair. Thanks Dave

That would be a good idea if my phones were not in Mexico.

Does anyone know the thread size of the toggle switches in the detector pro phones? Grey Ghost, Black Widow. I want to order toggle boots for them. I called detector pro and they had no idea on thread size. I know this thread gets lots of eyes. If I get an answer and the mods want to move this to somewhere else, thanks. Dave

Did not weigh the coil before hand. But I highly doubt it weighs more without the coils cover. I am thinking the cover and the coatings are a wash. Dave

The hollow support pieces are filled in with shoe goo, and the solid part has marine epoxy applied. The Groovy part...….the coil cover can still be snapped on. Dave

The BEST cover for the beach is NO cover. Zero sand, water, black sand.

NICE. Love chains! Way to make haste! Dave

Yes if you have big ears, some of the headphone pads do not have enough room/ OR If they get older and lose some of their cushy-ness they could make contact with your ears. Have in the past, cut plastic shims to slide between the pad and hard phone part to get more separation for the ear. Your mileage may very on this. Dave

I find those big GD hoop ear rings at the beach I hunt as well. Lots of them. 😡

It was I who did some of the original reporting on the Sunrays and Black Widows. They do "kind of" work in the WM08. However if you use them long enough you will here little pops and clicks. Something is still NOT aligned right. Best still to get them modified, or a cable that will allow use of any headphones, or headphone specific [made for the Nox] Dave

Hi Dew I still hunt in one tone [always will] for many reasons. Clive I believe writes about this to quiet the machine. I have not turned the iron bin down yet because I am still gaining confidence in TID identification [which has not failed me yet]. Sometime during this next hunting season I plan on doing something just like that, however I will try it in disc mode first. With all the hours I have on the Nox it has not disappointed running in Disc mode. However running AM any where near the water has been a disaster. I am not so sure going to all metal and turning the iron bin to zero will help at my location. Also if I am not interested in digging anything 0 to -9 , I am not so sure what running in AM with the bin turned down will accomplish? From what I can tell there is no power advantage to all metal? Has someone found different? Dave

I had issues with the first update and it did not take correctly. Anyone having issues should absolutely go back to the firmware you had and reinstall again. Dave

Not quite sure I follow. However, there are TWO ways to set sensitivity. Maximum as actual conditions allow with out too many false signals , ALSO setting sensitivity below the EMI interference. I MUCH prefer to set to conditions. As for hearing iron targets....who cares?? They are just a waste of time to allow me to cover more ground/sand. If I am stuck at the beach weeding through iron, time is a wasting. The nox is a great separator of targets. This is why it is important to check threshold breaks. One needs to trust their machine! If I walk a ways with silence I always have the option of throwing a coin on the ground to confirm it is working. 😉 Dave

Not to rip on anyone. But hunting on a salt beach in all metal is a huge mistake. Unless you really are looking to dig ferrous targets. I could write a book here but the simple fact is: There is a reason ColonelDan HAS to hunt with the sensitivity between 13-18[ because he is in all metal]. I can hunt this same zone in 20-22 in Disc. Mode. Without question 20-22 will beat 13-18 every day of the week. My extensive depth testing shows serious trade-offs dropping below 20 on sensitivity. The NOX is NO Sovereign when it comes to the "all metal mode" I know because Dan's beach mimic's my conditions with the two modes. Dave

So a question? I assume you are hunting in Disc. mode? So my question is: When you had a target potentially break threshold did you ever go to all metal to help confirm the target? Thanks Dave

10 kHz won't work on a salt beach! Dave

I looked at the Vid. My thought: By having the sensitivity turned all the way up to 25 AND keeping the coil right on top of the targets, he is overdriving the electronics. I have never heard of anyone being able to hunt at "25" in ground or water [but there is most likely someone who can] . It would of been nice to see results held 6" above those targets, or at 22 sensitivity. Dave

I highly doubt that in salt water, wet sand water contact, target ID will get better. The nox is a batch machine.....get -1, +10, +2, -1, +13...….it is probably a true +8. Dave

Well Lonnie I am with you! There was no reason for Minelab to change a long standing industry standard and try to force everyone to use their crappy headphones. It has caused several hours of delays and chasing around to get my QUALITY Black widows to work. . Even with the supposed correct connectors I still get a crack or blip every once in a while. This is a pure Minelab fail. Dave

I have not used an external speaker in about 25 years. Not sure how important this issue is? Dave

Thanks. Just very curious to see if anyone else responds with targets that went from negative to positive. Also I always say "nothing is the same in black sand" and moving salt water for that matter. Dave

Could you say what the target locked in at once you had it out? Did you try to ID this in all metal before you dug? And what were the results? I am very interested if someone else had a target go from negative to positive after taking sand away? I have not had this happen to me yet, but very curious to see if others had issues? Also, if you had targets that changed were they of any worth? Dave

I have more to add, just returned from three weeks of salt hunting. I still believe in one tone and going to all metal mode for final decision. Many if not all true ferrous targets crisp up and number lock to the minus side better when switching to all metal. I also want to say that even though a true number lock on a target is unlikely [in moving salt water], except for shallow targets, I had no issues with making determinations on digging. With the 1,2 and 5 peso coin being ferrous and reading between -4 -7, there was plenty of iffy signals to sift through. And ALL of those iffy signals I dug, none were of any worth [all ferrous]. Guessing I have several hundred "iffy targets" dug. I am very confident at this point things are not slipping by me using my method of one tone and meter ID. . It leads me to believe that even though I do not get a number lock, the general sound and groups of numbers +1 and better are a working combination. I have always been an if in doubt DIG, person. You really get a raw look at all targets in one tone, and going to all metal really makes decisions easier. HH Dave

No you were clear, but if your an old goat like me and had Sun Rays before the 3030 was even a rough drawing on a napkin.....well you have what you have...….. Dave

My older version Pro Golds, will not work correctly on the NOX with the WM08. Also anyone reading, do not expect good results if you keep the WM08 on the back of a hat. That module needs to be line of sight. Dave