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‘CTX TONES’ Detect Mode: Park 1 Ground Balance: 0 (Factory pre-set) All-Metal (Horseshoe): On Frequency: Multi Volume Adjust: 20+/- (Depending on your hearing) Tone Volume: T1=4, T2=25 Sensitivity: 20+/- (Depending on your search environment) Recovery Speed: 6 Iron Bias: 6 Target Tones: 50 Tone Break: T1=1, T2=12 Tone Pitch: T1=1, T2=20 Threshold Level: 8 Threshold Pitch: 4 Discrim Break accept/reject: None (All Metal) This setup was programmed to get the Equinox to sound as close as I could possibly get to a CTX3030. The tones will closely match the CTX3030 (i.e. small hammered coins will have a low tone, large copper coins a high tone), although the audio responses will sound flat in direct comparison. These settings will allow you to use multi-tone in All-Metal, giving an audio discrimination (lower volume for rejected items). Although this program was designed just for the tones, it is powerful and you can try it on different environments to see if it works for you.

Doesn't  "Target Tones of 50"  have only 1 tone break?

A soak in vinegar will take the rust off nicely.  Check every few hours.

I sent my 600 back and got a replacement pod.  The headphones work well, have a nice tone and strong sound,  but after putting them on and taking them off a few hundred times they broke near the pivot point where the headband piece connects to the actual earmuffs.  I wrote a review (with pics) on Amazon and the company sent me another pair.  I went and strengthened the second pair before there were problems in this area.

Not pretty, but solid.  🙂

On 10/14/2019 at 5:15 AM, geof_junk said:

While detecting in West Australia for gold I found this trap under some cap rock it was deep and I had to uses a pick for over an hour to break through the rock thinking it was a million dollar nugget. A goanna had tunnelled many feet under the cap rock. He must off caught him self in a dingo trap and dragged it back to his lair and died.

By the way that not me its a friend who was a full time prospector.

 

That appears to be a hand-forged trap of considerable age.

I could give you a better estimate to it's age if you cleaned it up further.  Try using a stiff nylon or better yet a brass wire brush on it.  I can safely say you will not be ruining any value by doing so with this trap in this condition.  Try at least to get the pan looking better.  The pan often has the brand stamped into it.  It appears there is a hole (should have two) in the pan from the pic.  If so, it was manufactured that way by a couple different makers to hold bait.

Very rare find!

Very nice.

Far from an expert, but for coins, this works well for me.  Sensitivity depends on situation (usually 16 - 22).  Equinox 800.

Work well; nice and loud.  The cord is long enough to plug straight into your machine without your headphones being pull off your head.

Great coin!

They do make good tools.

Dan, here is a link.  Very tough tool and great reviews - https://www.amazon.com/Estwing-Geo-Paleo-Rock-Pick/dp/B00D3OJD62/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?hvadid=78340297226620&hvbmt=bb&hvdev=c&hvqmt=b&keywords=estwing+geo+paleo+pick&qid=1556543379&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnull

I would try for a few, but certainly not for more than a couple hours.  I do have similar diggers as you. 

Lesche land shark,  Estwing 22oz rock hammer and 25" Estwing geo/paleo rock pick.

Wear safety glasses and don't smile while striking.  ?

Finally found a high VDI war nickel on 4/17/19.  This one reads 20 on the Nox in mulit-frequency park 1.  Another high reading San Francisco mint nickel.

In single frequencies this silver war nickel reads:

• 5Khz = 14 to 20 VDI  (jumpy)
• 10Khz = 20 VDI
• 15Khz = 20 VDI
• 20Khz = 20 VDI
• 40Khz = 22 VDI

23 to 25

I have seen a few posts where the 1943 S war nickels especially, read high.

4 hours ago, Chase Goldman said:

There is also a discussion on Equinox multifrequency in this thread in the Detector Advice and Comparisons forum.

Yes, that is the link/thread.  I only got part way through it when the site went down for me anyway last night.  It is an interesting read.  Thank you.

Last night I was reading a thread/discussion on the Equinox's multi-frequency parameters. 

Has the thread gone south, or am I just not finding it?

Hi,

This link should work.

On ‎5‎/‎21‎/‎2018 at 9:10 AM, Happa54 said:

Thanx everyone for chiming in on this subject for me.

I guess so my next question in the future will be...."What was the VDI on your high tone War nic with your Nox?" Oh boy!!!!

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I just checked a complete set of war nickels - minus error coins.  I indoor air tested them with default park 1 settings,  sensitivity 15.  All eleven war nickels were between 12, 13 & 14 VDI  with VDI of 13 being the median value. 

I hope to find one of those high reading war nicks.

It's getting boring with all this snow and cold .  :-)

 

 

 

Looks like your coin on upper right of left-centered pic at this Link.

On ‎5‎/‎23‎/‎2018 at 12:01 AM, steveg said:

Happa --

Thanks for the pics, and info.  VERY interestingly, my hunting partner dug two of these "high-reading" war nickels so far this year, and both were 1943-S.  Your high-reading one was 1943-S.  Meanwhile, you dug a 1944-D that read "properly;" I dug a 1945-P last week that read "properly."  

This makes me feel like I need to start collecting data from detectorists as to the year and mint mark of any high-reading nickels, in order to try and unravel this mystery.

I have posted to a well-known numismatic forum today, asking for info -- and if anyone knows of any alloys that have been known to have been used that deviated from the final, officially-decided-upon 35% silver, 56% copper, 9% manganese alloy.  No one has come up with anything yet, still suggesting to me that we, as detectorists, may be "onto something" here that is not known, or at least, not WIDELY known, in numismatic circles.  There may have been no reason for numismatists to ever SUSPECT, and thus no reason to think to "check for" different compositions.  Meanwhile, our machines are very likely, inadvertently, acting as "alloy irregularity" indicators, without the need for expensive XRF equipment...

I find this fascinating...

Steve

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I found this 1943 P war nickel at a VDI of 13 on my Nox 600.

Appears to be in nice shape. 

Congratulations

Here is another link that may help.

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"You all suck! Really no feedback? Ba-humbug!! "

Spartan, your a funny guy! 

I have the Fisher F-Pulse.  From my 3 months of using it I can say it is a powerfull unit and I like it, but you need to change batteries after about 16 hours of use if like me you use full sensitivity.  After about 16 hours of use it can get quirky and not respond as anticipated.  I believe it is a little sensitive to any drop in voltage due to aging batteries.  Also,  I had to stretch the negative contact spring which is attached to the end cap out as it was making intermittent contact and the unit was malfunctioning even with fresh batteries so watch out for that also.

Good hunting,

Malcolm