Joe D.

Thanks for letting us know!😔🙏, And I'm very happy that your damage was minimal, so that you are available to do your best to assist others that were not as fortunate! The dangers that remain hidden in the debris are something to keep on your toes about, as you and the crews assist in the recovery, and rebuilding efforts!! 🥵🐍⚡💉♨️🦠 Be Safe, and Good Luck!🍀🙏👍👍

Chase, That is near identical to one of my favorite lines in "Jurassic Park", and can be applicable to a good many things these days!! 👍👍

Good on you Simon, I'm glad your having a good time with it! I'm genuinely happy for Garrett, to have a second detector out that is getting great reviews! And the Apex seems to be finally finding some fans here! One of these days, I want to see a picture or two of your detector cupboard! It must be quite full by now!🤣 Can't wait to see your gold finding results with it! But in the meantime, there is still all that silver around for you to pass the time until then, with your armada of detectors! Poor baby!!🤣👍👍 Good Luck, my friend!🍀 KFC🤪

Outta likes for today guys, But GB, I very much appreciate how you, and others here, lay out your stories to share with us! I too hope to one day make my "rounds" for a hunt or three, with some of you "Northerners"!😁 Old coins and stuff are few and far between this far South! Even on the Treasure Coast Beaches, it generally takes a significant weather event to get to the "good" stuff, and even then, there are alot of locals, and others, concentrated in a narrow search area! Not ideal, but goes with the territory! Most I've met are friendly enough!🤬 (just kidding)!!🤣 Looking forward to some more adventures, to be vicariously along for the hunt!!👍👍

I bought a slightly used one recently to try at the beach, so we will see how it goes! But mainly, I just want the extra coverage over the 11", and a test of some different coil tabs, other than the ML snappers! I had already built my own counterweight!👍👍

, All valid points to ponder! It's anyone's guess! But at least they appear to be on the right track with their last two releases! IMO, I would think that to stay in the running, Garrett needs to keep moving forward to increased, and stable profits with their hobby sector! Using their rights to the Whites patents to build up what they already are progressing with! As much as authentic "reboots" of past White's units may be cool and functional, they would have a limited market! And I don't think that will help them keep pace with ML, or NoMak, to name a few! And when I say keep pace, I don't necessarily mean profit margins, or percentage of market share! More so just staying current with the latest technology, and ever changing marketing trends, and not following dead end roads, like past competitors!!👍👍

I think the lady, in this case, is definitely the horse!! Look how happy that she looks, that's a "human" expression portrayed, if I've ever seen one! A nice tribute to a beloved friend! Not bad, simple engraving work,(could be stamped, or rolled Name side) and the script used is somewhat unusual! Cool piece!! Too bad no dates!👍👍

Hey Malcolm, Welcome to the forum! Don't forget to go to the Meet and Greet, and give us a informal introduction about yourself, and what and where you hale from, and hunt! As far as your detector; a great choice for someone starting out! Try backing down your sensitivity, and use your smallest coil, if hunting in a junky area!! But, if you haven't already, try getting a group of test targets to try in your yard, or a clean area of ground! Experiment with single, and groups of various good, and bad targets together! Any detector takes time to acclimate too, no matter how experienced a person is! Trust me, if you put the time in, you will begin to decipher the signals you are hearing! And also, let's be clear on detecting with any detector! You will dig junk targets! There's no way around this!! There are ways to reduce this, but the more you limit trash, the more likely you are to miss good targets also! What we call, "Cherry Picking", at it's extreme, comes at the cost of many other "good" targets! You will probably get several others to chime in, that are much further along in this hobby, than myself, so take what I suggest with a grain of salt, and you will do fine! Putting in the hours, will take some "hands on" time to put it together!! You will get there!! Good Luck🍀 on a fun, and addictive journey!👍👍

Could it be.... Grape Shot!!? And was their a mint mark on the back of that Merc?? Still waiting!👍👍

That would be a fantastic site to behold in person! The only thing that could improve the view is.... Silver and Gold!! 👍👍

Sounds reasonable to me!! Nice gold and relics! Let us know when you find the Grizz bones! I know a guy....😁👍👍

I'm sure Garrett would tell you, if you shoot them an email! Also, there are some light weight "fillings" with air bubbles, that are now being used to fill some coils, to save weight! Don't know if this is one of them! 👍👍

Come on GB, I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express, while taking a MasterClass on heatsinking!! And, it was uphill, both ways in 10 feet of snow, riding on my Unicorn!! Isn't that enough these days?? 😜🤣

Good going Pinger!!, Yes, definitely worth a try!! I have always had my speaker holes; at a minimum, covered with vinyl decals! (I never use the speaker on detectors)! No overheating issues with that alone! And no beach sand and water accessing the holes! I only ever had one "overheating"?? Issue last summer, on the beach, in the middle of a 3 hour hunt! (🥵👎🥵) It was too much for me, and the detector! But at that time, I had the black nylon cover on it! I have since ditched that in favor of a edge bumper and screen protector decal! And, I refuse to bake myself again in those conditions! Not worth it! (Full disclosure, ML replaced that Pod under warranty, and never told me for sure, what the problem was!) This is, IMO, a twofold problem with modern detectors!! Modern design is dictating smaller, lighter housings for the brains of the machines! The tolerances are tight, and thermoplastic is a poor substitute for heat dissipation! Now, couple that with, in most cases, a black, or dark color housing, and the results are predictable! There are solutions, but they cost more to manufacture, and like the breaking coil tabs, and leak issues that have been reported; are "few" enough for ML, that they are not going to change anything at this time! The good news is, after the warranty expires for many, the modding and ingenuity of our community will kick in and solve these issues for the people having them! I already have a few in mind! One is to simply spray paint the case a light, reflective color, to reflect a percentage of outside radiant heat! Another would be to install an external heat sink to draw heat from inside the case! Not hard to do, for many out there! Whatever the problems are, and I've said it here many times, as long as ML repairs; and in most cases replaces the parts under warranty, I can live with that! That's not to say that they shouldn't be paying close attention, and work on changing a few design "flaws" with the Nox, but I don't expect to see that, until the next production model!👍👍

Mario, Thanks for a little back story on the parts, and yourself! Interesting stuff! Hope it continues! Hope you don't mind phone calls and emails now!🤣 Keep up the good work!!👍👍

Welcome to the forum Mario, Good going "saving" those parts! You will have to tell us the story behind that purchase, and how much inventory you've got! That's your initiation task; and to also give us a forum discount!!🤣 Just kidding! Glad you found your way here, and good luck with the parts sales!!👍👍

I saw a bag of those very similar in Lowes plumbing section! Sharkbite makes them! All copper for crimping poly water lines! Looks like a bag of rings!! 🤣👍👍

Remember that poison ivy killer we discussed! Time to break it out!!👍👍

Nice finds!! I say wait till it's cooler, and no poison ivy or ticks! Anything left will wait a few months for you, and be more fun to dig! Don't forget to note the spot though! I've "heard" that the scenery changes, when the leaves drop!! Don't have that here! Boring green all year!!🤣👍👍

Great job Erik, on the find, and the return!👍👍

This subject has been hit many times! And based on this small sample of responses so far; as in the past, it's not a big enough problem for ML to change their designs at this time! It is deemed to be "user specific" for whatever reason! But, as long as they are under warranty, ML is replacing the parts! So I am ok with that, for now! According to one of the main North American Reps for ML, it's an issue of overtightining, and/or lack of replacement of rubber washers on a timely basis! Weather we believe that or not, appears to be our issue, not theirs! They, like many companies, are not going to admit fault, and have a flood of claims with no end! Shareholders are not willing to take that kind of hit! They will just honor the warranty (Thank you!), and quietly address any flaws in their next production model that replaces the Equinox; ideally, and hopefully! None of us that have had this problem, have to be happy with this, and have the option to buy elsewhere! But I don't think ML will loose any sleep over a small amount of lost sales! This has been a record earnings year for them, and as long as gold remains high, will continue into the foreseeable future! This all, of course, is one man's opinion, and in no way speaks for any of you great people on the forum, or others! I just wanted to lay it out for anyone who may not be aware of the background thus far! These are only the facts as I know them, and there are others here that know much more about the internal workings of company sales and service, than myself! Including having to answer to investors for such things!👍👍

Look's good Simon, I have one on my last coil; fingers crossed!🤞 Soooo....one of these days, we yanks may show up on your doorstep..... We may warn you ahead of time!....🙈🤣 Just kidding, we will warn you; so you don't answer the door!!😂👍👍

I've had three 11" coils break ears! And replaced under warranty! (And yes, I replace my washers as directed!) And also two Pods! The last coil broke right before a trip out of state, so I used JB Quick Weld, and fiber washers on the outside, to rebuild it for the trip! It worked fine, but when I got back, I emailed ML with pictures, explaining the situation, to be sure i could still replace under warranty! They did send me a new one with no questions asked! I only paid to ship the old one to them! MLS warranty work has been great so far; kudos to them for that!! But I would like to see them fix the flaw's eventually; including the Pod issues!! I'm no engineer, but I think I have a good handle of what the issues are, and have sent them my suggestions to remedy; for what it's worth! And I'm sure many other's have done the same!!👍👍

Alright guys, After Covid is under control, i say we get a group of us to go hang out with Simon in NZ! I don't think they have any of the nasty critters you've dealt with above! And I'm sure he won't mind if we take away a few of "his" silvers back to the States, that seem to be everywhere!👍 Caleb, I think Australia may drive you over the edge!😱🤣 Lots of things to kill you, and creep you out there! 🐍🕷🐊 But than again, there's the Gold......... and it is on the way to NZ, so..........😀 Besides, the things you have already done in the ocean, ain't for the faint hearted; so I know you are made of some tough stuff!! Keep up the good work!👍👍 BTW, I'm no softie either, but I do get severely motion sick in the ocean🤢, and riding in the backseat of car's ain't fun either! I'm either driving, or riding shotgun!!🤣

You might as well do the other side now, because it will go too! Also, doesn't doing the inside change the tolerances for your shaft end to fit, or will you just shave it to fit? Good luck with your repairs!👍👍