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On 4/1/2018 at 4:33 AM, Vince said:

When you speak about "hot rocks" do you speak about hematite ? Does this kind of stone make a detector react ? In some places they are very abundant here.

When I think of "hot rocks" I think about the other iron oxides more than hematite (Fe2O3),  its cousin magnetite (Fe3O4) or its brother Maghemite (a more complex "hybrid" chemical/crystal structure) which is apparently quite common in Australia.  I think Steve H posted a great thread about this issue recently, but I don't recall the thread title.  All of these iron minerals can make rocks that contain them "hot", but I don't think hematite (rust) is as strong as these others.  Just the name MAGNETite lets you know its strong magnetic nature. It is the major component of most magnetic black sands.

The bedrock in your pic looks like some form of limestone... those are some very nice gold catches in the pockets!

39 minutes ago, rod-pa said:

More importantly, my young daugher loves to help me "clean'" the old coins i get, so most nickles, being in such lousy shape anyway, give her the ammunition she needs to happily work on them

I'd say that alone could make digging nickels, and a whole lot more, well worth the effort.

Thank you EL NINO77.  That is what I was curious to know.

In my environment so far, 2" extra to get a quarter at 14" I would only see to 12" is the sort of variable I can easily weigh in my memory banks.

In my situation, that is a bad tradeoff for the benefits I see from using a higher recovery rate.  Not necessarily true for everyone in all situations, but it is good to know at times and places when it might be a significant gain/benefit.

Unfortunately, I'm out of reactions for the day, so thumbs up to you sir! 

8 minutes ago, Randy Dee said:

I strongly suggest that some of you guys read the Equinox Manual Page 51 as it proves all along what "Nuke em" is saying is 100% correct that using a higher "Recovery Speed" influences a detection depth reduction.

Was someone doubting him?  My only question for him, or anyone for that matter, is how much in inches or cm's, for a particular type of target, is the depth loss?

Before I got my Equinox, I thought the amount of depth loss would be significant.  In my particular environment, so far, I have noticed no depth loss.  It surprised me.  So, I'm curious to know both a) what conditions bring a significant depth loss, and b) How much is that depth loss for which target?

This is the sort of info that is very valuable and very difficult to know the wheres, whys and hows of getting without the help of someone who knows a lot about the subject.  Thank you Steve, and to all those you collect this info from.

54 minutes ago, Nuke em said:

High reactivity kills depth

How much depth were you losing when you compared the 6 recovery speed to a 1 recovery speed?

30 some keepers per 200 some recirculates, and almost even odds on trash, those are pretty good ratios.  Nice finds.

1 hour ago, Vince said:

Do you think goldmonster works properly to search for gold in a stream (river), to examine the bedrock underwater ? I know that the coil is waterproof but the detection capacity is it good underwater? And in the wet gravels on the banks of the river ?

First off, welcome to the forum Vince!  I'm sure you'll find the answers you are looking for from the many friendly members here.

That is some nice gold you're finding. 

I don't own a Goldmonster, but those who do will surely offer assistance. If you search for Goldmonster in the search box, a bunch of threads will display past conversations about these topics you asked about.  I do know you can search in the water with this machine, so YES is the simple answer. However, how deep the waterproofing is effective, I don't know.  I'm sure others will offer more help.

Is that gold from the Pyrenees?

Did the Romans get most of the gold, and that is why few look with detectors today?

2 minutes ago, EL NINO77 said:

Try on the deep signals, change the Recovery speed from 1 to 4 ...- but everything will depend on the terrain-mineralization

I would add to that, test different swing speeds along with testing different recovery speeds.

As Steve and others here have said, test, Test, TEST.

So much in detecting is local ground, mineralisation,  and trash conditions.  It really is a balance of learning the machine and environment together... plus personal preferences matter too.  More time spent detecting and more testing help the fog to lift, but also hearing others experiences in their environments.  Thanks for sharing your experiences everybody.  You're helping me see beyond my own experiences.

4 minutes ago, Chase Goldman said:

those low settings, you are one of the first I have seen where it has markedly increased depth performance, so glad that is working for you.

Yes.  My experience has shown, if anything, the opposite effect.  I occasionally notice greater depth with a faster recovery speed accompanied by a faster swing speed.  It seems strange, but I chalk it up to the machine's speed??  On the flip side, I have not yet observed greater depth with slower recovery speed and swing speed, which is what one might (I did) expect.

5 minutes ago, Nuke em said:

Reactivity has to be low

Does Reactivity mean the same thing as the Sensitivity setting? or are we talking about recovery speed?

6 hours ago, Jackpine said:

Nice pinpointer

How much depth were you getting from it?  Did it ratchet its power up and down quickly and easily? Does it indicate from both the tip and sides, or mostly from the tip like the White's TRX?

Glad you liked the 800.

On 3/12/2018 at 7:49 AM, Jackpine said:

Ordered the Xpointer Orange version

Any opinions or experiences to report yet Jackpine?  I like the fact this one is waterproof to 200' if you got the pro version.  I think the wader version is waterproof to 10'??

5 hours ago, GB_Amateur said:

-- beavertails, and thus my avatar.

Thanks for the shot of nostalgia.  Just the other day I was detecting at the park and got my first hands on of a beaver tail since I was a little kid lacking the finger strength to rip one of those things off (SOOOO frustrating!!!!).  Usually, when I tried, I ripped off the ring leaving the beavertail in place on an unopened can. Often a bruise or small cut was the result.  This was frequently followed by an adult either laughing or yelling at me.

Who designed these damn things?!?!?!?!

As a kid they were unuseable, and now as a detectorist...  we all get a less than enjoyable feeling from them.  Oh well.  Thanks for bringing what will probably be the only joy I ever experience from this old school pull tab.

One other bit of nostalgia from those days.  Who remembers kids and teens making chains out of these things, wrapping one around the next??  I remember the dads in our neighborhood relaxing with a 6 pack wearing a necklace the kids made out of these things.

1 hour ago, Chase Goldman said:

My Answer:  Dig the rest of it out of the ground...

BINGO!  We have a winner.   What's the prize?  I didn't hear anything about a vehicle power inverter on this one Chase.

1 hour ago, strick said:

The kawasaki Teryx 4 sips fuel to the point you dont even notice it.

Does it ride in the truck bed?  Are you allowed to tow triples?

Welcome Don!  Lots of us feel the same way.  This is a great place for detectorists.

Pretty cool!  My S8+ just got an Android update, and it lists the ML-80 headphone's charge with words "Battery Very High" in the notifications panel.

1 hour ago, calabash digger said:

There is a guy down here who is a v3i wizard. I'm going to TRY and get him to come here and test it against the 800..keep your fingers crossed.

This will be interesting to see.  Fingers crossed.

37 minutes ago, Cal_Cobra said:

when you push the horseshoe button, you're not really going into an all metals mode, it's simply running at zero disc, which isn't the same thing.

On the Equinox, the horseshoe button toggles to All Metal mode.  Steve talked earlier on some thread about differences in what is meant by "All Metal mode" for different detectors, I don't remember all the details, but for sure, the horseshoe button toggles to All metal mode on the Equinox.  And yes, that mode does not discriminate, ie it signals for all metal targets the detector senses, regardless of the discrimination pattern of the mode that is switched from.

2 hours ago, Cal_Cobra said:

how can you tell if your ground is mineralized? 

Isn't this indicated by the ground balance number?

Welcome FlySAR !  Excellent intro.

I don't imagine it will be too long before an electric vehicle is the better outback option too... or at least hybrid.  That way there is a massive battery with you all the time.

25 minutes ago, Norvic said:

utility company wanted $70000+ to run power to my property

There's good incentive to get this off grid setup right.  Good onya.  Thanks for sharing.

Better battery and solar options are changing the world day by day, and it keeps getting better.

23 minutes ago, Norvic said:

Of interest perhaps costs in the 80s for panels was $20/watt today they are $1/watt,

That is an awesome thing isn't it!?  And it is only going to get better too.

The first thing I'd love to know is what the pieces of your system are?  Also, I'd love to know about what some pitfalls I need to watch out for??

26 minutes ago, Norvic said:

The wife and I now live totally off-grid relying on solar and a battery bank, and have done so for 10+years.

I'm impressed.  That is the stuff romance is made of for lots more people that many would think.