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On 12/10/2022 at 11:39 AM, F350Platinum said:

I think you will like it a lot, Cap'n. As Carolina also mentioned, the IDs are much tighter, and if you're considering the 11" you might as well go all the way for the same price. Here's the link for the centering device I used again, it's only $16 with free shipping. Very well made:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/294905629723

You will have to shim the rear of the block near the coil clamp, I just used some thin nylon washers. Maybe anyway. 😀

Thanks for the tips, but, where can I get the coil?

30 minutes ago, ugur said:

from the Netherlands via my friend channel.

It may have to go back the same way.

Unless there is something else I'm missing here, it looks to me that the use of the water is not the issue (assuming you use a settling pond before returning the water to the source), it's the source of the material and the method used to extract them. From what I interpret, if you're 100 yards or more from the water source, you can use a highbanker as long as you don't use mechanical means to take your MATERIAL from that same water source. I would also expect that you would have to do whatever restoration work that is required.

If you can't ship to the U.S, and the company won't ship to you, how did you get the Nemo to begin with? 🤔

Can we assume that the wired waterproof headphones we already have for the Equinox will work with the 700, 900, and Mantitcore?

2 hours ago, Sinclair said:

Argghh .. that user shortcut button is still placed on the most useless place..  they should have been swapping it with the frequency button.. who needs the frequency button next to pinpoint, anyway?!

I don't think I'd want the on/off button there either. I have enough problem accidentally shutting off the machine already!

Maybe they're going to come out with a new pin pointer......one that will link with the Manticore ala XP's Mi6.

I would have thought they would have shown that on the video since they were toggling through that part of the menu already.

Yup, in many ways, we were sold a bill of goods. You kind of wonder what they were thinking when it came to the cable/connection design, the pitiful battery life, and the type of connectors used. They claim that the coil and pod can handle more water depth, but, the M8 connectors won't. Well duh....why not use better connectors and get a much better depth rating? Even though it seems like it took forever for them to design this thing, It looks more like they threw it together at the last minute with whatever spare parts they had on the shelf.

22 hours ago, NAGANT said:

This video does show multiple targets on the screen.  

 

When they went through the menu and showed the number of tones, I only saw 1 to 5 tones. No full tones? WTF?

On 11/24/2022 at 11:19 PM, Sinclair said:

I think there are many people who would (have to) choose the Nox over a Manticore - even if it's just for the price.

And even that is a tough one .. at the moment, Nokta cranks out the Legend for 499€, 599€ with headphones, 699€ for the pro pack with headphones, 11" + 6" coil, extra battery - while the Nox 800 is on sale for 899€..

For the brand-unbiased users, that's pretty much a no-brainer imho.

You add the $650 Equinox 600 to the mix and the decision becomes a bit harder.

Yes, I'm sure the parts to repair a Nox is cheap to them, but, they don't get shipping for free, and the stain on their reputation quality has turned many off in buying one.

I'm curious to know how that Garrett design DD coil would work on a multifrequency VLF machine. Have you heard of any testing or coil in the works for one......like the Equinox, Legend, or even Manticore? Even older model single freqs might benefit from one........

On 11/22/2022 at 8:42 AM, Steve Herschbach said:

Better picture of that 1/4 oz California nugget

Nice California "Christmas Tree" nugget! 

On 11/10/2022 at 11:11 AM, IronDigger said:

Maybe a stupid question but I do need an answer as I have been mostly nugget hunting and been away form coin hunting for many years.  I may have an opportunity to hunt a part of Europe with great potential of finding some nice roman coins. If one was going to hunt coins, and jewelry would you bring a vlf detector or a pulse induction like lets say a sdc 2300 for more depth.  I know all about vlf disc and benefits of p.i. in mineralized soils and all the stuff.  What I an interested in is depth and not so much avoiding iron junk, I was thinking sdc because its compact and water proof. Does the sdc 2300 go deeper then lets say a Minelab 800 on a small coin ?

With both having the same sized coil and adjusted for max depth, I'd say yes.....but, at what price in effort. If you're after raw depth without consideration of what target is there, why not get a GPZ7000 and really go for it? I would imagine that after your 3rd or 4th rusty nail two feet down in hard pan, you'll change your mind about not having discrimination. As mentioned, if you find a hoard and have detected everything in range with a VLF, sure, use a PI to clean up any stragglers that might be out of range. 

19 hours ago, strick said:

Sources have stated release is imminent and just days away 😁

strick

What....365 days? 🤔

I'm the other way around....I want the Manitcore with a HUGE coil.....the bigger the better if it will still have good sensitivity on small targets. I use the 12 X 15 coil on my Nox almost exclusively. There are a few target rich places where I need a smaller coil, but, I've had little problem with target separation. Hopefully there will be a Manticore package that will give me the option of a big coil, or, I'll be on the sidelines until they do. I made that mistake already when I got the D2......still waiting on that promised big coil.

I have and have used a TM808 White's two box. It will find deep targets if the targets are big enough. It will lock onto the biggest individual target, not the combination of all the targets unless they're physically attached to one another. For a gold item 4" X 8" and solid, 4' should be no problem with a two box, or, even a good PI machine with a large coil. 6' would be unlikely with either. Smaller items will reduce the amount of detection depth you will get. As mentioned, I would be skeptical of it being that deep. The initial hole might be a foot or two deep at most if he was digging with hand tools. Did the new owners REALLY add 2 feet of top soil? A few inches I would believe, but, 2 feet? If it actually has two feet of added soil, using a bottle probe might be a bit difficult. It's going to be relatively soft everywhere until you get 2 feet down. At that point, it may be hard to determine hard vs. soft ground further down. I would start with the easiest/cheapest method first. A good detector and some thought about where it would likely be buried. That would usually be within view of a frequently used window or garage/workshop area where he could keep an eye on the site. For sure, try GPR or a magnetometer if you have access to one, if the detector doesn't get results. 

Thanks, I did manage to find one in stock.

Who actually has a new replacement battery for an Equinox? Everywhere I look, it's either out of stock, or, they say to contact Minelab. I looked at the Minelab website and they don't even list a replacement battery. Do you really have to call the service center to get a replacement? I was hoping someone like RNB made an even better one.

Your results are interesting. I did the same sort of tests and found that Field 2 was the most sensitive for tiny gold and platinum.....except for the Gold modes. I have an 18K tiny link tennis bracelet that reads 1 in Field 2, and silent in all other modes except Gold 1 and 2. This is with the horseshoe on (my typical setting) so I get all the iron tones too. Like Steve, I hunt in Park 1 (along with 50 tones) for almost all my land detecting. If I'm asked to find a tiny gold item, I'll switch to Field 2 or the Gold modes if necessary. Park 1 just seems to be more stable and gets the best depth in my uses.

I started with a cheap BFO machine 52+years ago. Still have that machine even though it doesn't work anymore. It's just a reminder to me of how far we've come since then. Good luck with your Legend!

2 hours ago, steveg said:

Hmm....

Thanks for providing this, Chase.  The numbers (0 to 9, and 0 to 14) are not an issue; the principle that I was describing stays the same, but...the issue is, WHERE DOES THE 99 IRON ID SEGMENTS THING COME IN, that Tom D. talked about (which is what you asked, earlier)?  

Guess we will have to wait for the manual, as you said...

The other thing I'm wondering about, as you said you also are, is -- what the meaning of the red underline is, under the CO number (that Minelab is calling a "Ferrous Indicator").

Hopefully we'll get to see a manual, sooner rather than later, but I bet we don't see it until very close to product release...

Steve

Yup, everything right now is sheer speculation until we can get it in our hands and turn "MentalMasterbation" into something real!😄

14 hours ago, Erik Oostra said:

I was trying really hard not to make the comparison.. 🙂 That's also what I paid for my Deus II.. I was hoping for something a bit cheaper as well, that price would have to justify a hell of a performance gain.. 

I suspect the MentalBore will be better in most areas over the Nox, or why would anyone buy it? It'll be up to us to decide if it's $600 U.S. better in our personal detecting needs.