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A few days ago I went to one of my favourite sites ,a field close to a small town where old artefacts ( from 13 to 17th century ) can be found . Probably because there were gardens in the past there . I like this place because it is quiet and the soil is mild and sandy , and of course because of the potential old finds ..

As usual I have my trusty D2 with me . I always use the SENSITIVE mode . The only change I have done since the update is to use HIGH SQUARE instead of SQUARE. HSQ works very well in iron infested sites ,this is the reason why I use it especially in this field with old irons ( nails , etc .. ) and modern ones like 1st WW shell fragments . 

I spent 2 hours there . At the end 4 coins . Only old coins , not even a modern coin 🙂 ...  And an old buckle 

The other targets were mostly 1st WW trash including shrapnells , casings , bullets etc .. 

It was a nice outing , with a nice weather and nice finds .. Detecting is definitely a great hobby ..

A few pics below.

Happy New Year to Everyone 

The field :

A double tournois ( 16th century ) :

A typical medieval buckle :

A broken Nuremberg token :

The town center with the Christmas decorations :

The 4 coins found during the outing :

the 2 on the left from the 14th century , and the 2 on the right from the 16th century

I have a Deus2 WS6 master ( without the RC )

I have updated from V0.71 to V2 a month ago . I didnt have any issue with the V2 after a few hours with it , except I had to reprogram my personal settings which were lost during the update . V2 seems to be very reliable in the field ..

For info I use SENSITIVE  with the following changes : 

- HIGH SQUARE audio ( instead of PWM )
- 5 tones ( instead of 3 ) with changes in the tones breaks and tones settings

Then I only do a few changes from the factory settings , it is easy for me to reprogram my settings if I loose them by error or during an update  ..

On 10/14/2023 at 8:49 PM, Magic12 said:

Does it compete with legend 

 

quest claims it’s better

but no videos yet very strange

Yes the V60 V80 will probably compete with the legend . Quest makes very good products ( I have tested the Q30+ , the X5 and I currently use the Quest Xpointer max ) .  For example the X5 or X10 are probably the best detectors for beginners at the moment , ultra light, excellent electronics at very affordable prices  .

However the Quest commercial/marketing/after service network is weak compared to Nokta , ML or XP. This is why few people know the Quest products .

I have tested the Q30+ . Excellent electronics and excellent audio . Lithium rechargeable battery . Water protected . Recent and moder design .

However it is front heavy ( 1.4kg ) with the stock coil and I would not recommend it for children and women . This could be improved with the smaller coil but this coil is not available in France . 

As I have updated ( with a little delay .. 🙂 ) my D2 from 0.71 to 2.0 this week  ,  I spent some time to compare  SQUARE and HIGH SQUARE .

HSQ is a mix of PWM and SQ,  I found it very efficient on my areas infested with old irons, using my usual setting ( SENSITIVE , 5 tones ) . I did some depth measurements on my home bed tests and it seems to go a little deeper than SQ especially on little targets ( < 4g ) , I dont know if anyone else has noticed this ... And HSQ do provide more audio infos on targets too as stated by XP .

Long story short at the moment I prefer HSQ vs SQ but I need more time to learn/master it , at least 20 or 30 hours . 

Btw I dont use PWM any more after having used this audio during 15 ( ! ! ) years since my Goldmaxx in 2007 and my D1 in 2013  .  First I wanted to change and second I find the PWM audio a little too agressive for me now .  SQ is a very good audio but may be a little too filtered .  HSQ seems to be a good compromise and I think it will be my choice ..

Yes bad luck probably a faulty RC , XP will probably ask you to send it to the after service . However the WS6 works then you can go detecting with it and by the meantime XP will solve the RC issue. 

This is the advantage of a Deus2 full version ( RC + WS6 ) ,  2 detectors in one then a backup is always available in case of failure .  

11 hours ago, ysabxe said:

There was some remarks so I made changes to improve it

I noticed in your videos that the NFD90 signals on targets are ( very ) slow ( elongated ) compared to other detectors like the XPs , Tesoros , Teknetics etc which provide sharper signals ..  

I prefer fast signals  because they give more accuracy and a better target recovery . And because they allow a faster coil sweep speed.  This is a great plus in iron infested sites 

Do you think it is possible to update the NFD90 to get something faster ? thanks

On 11/17/2023 at 9:32 AM, ysabxe said:

Will do video test in real conditions and show what it finds 

Yes videos test in real conditions are what we need . A side to side comparison with an iron trash specialist like an an Orx , Deus , and Deus2 would be a great plus . Personally in my European conditions ( nails beds , moderately mineralized soil )  I havent found a better machine than the 3 XPs up to now,  and I am curious to see if the NFD90 can do better than the XPs ..

Looking fwd to see NFD90 field tests in mild soil ( with and without iron trash ) , as I only have mild soil in my area .

Perhaps the NFD 90 will work better in mild soils than in mineralized soils 

1 hour ago, Valens Legacy said:

Yes they are able to be recharged, go to Amazon and type in 9 volt lithium battery charger and it will pull up several of them.

For me the Quest Xpointer Max . It is compact , it has an iron disc ,a very useful screen display , a li-ion rechargeable battery , a very useful OLED screen with the battery level and other infos . It is very reliable too . 

The best pinpointer I have ever used 

Not bad for a clad euro ... 🙂

17 hours ago, CPT_GhostLight said:

... well Hawaii is a magical place. 😎

 

Hawaii, not bad for a 1st beach outing ... 🙂

Splendid pics and a nice story  ... Thanks CPT 

And it is now available in France :

https://www.maisondeladetection.com/100-detecteurs-quest ( Look at the page bottom )

On 10/2/2023 at 11:06 PM, gordy5m said:

But, if I get too close to the old house there are just too many signals to deal with and it's overwhelming.

For nails beds I would suggest to use a very fast detector like an XP deus1 or 2 , a Teknetics G2 ( Fisher F19 ) , Tesoro Lobo supertraq etc . These machine have been designed for high iron trashed areas , they are easy to use and they will do the right job there ..

6 minutes ago, Rick N. MI said:

Great video, good questions. Performance sounds good then. I like my Xp Orx. Tesoro Tejon is also favorite of mine and has a language to it's signal tone. Does the NFD 90 have a language with it's single tone.

Is the NFD 90 a vlf detector?

How soon will it be available?

Will be able in USA?

I might have missed the answers above.

I look forward to seeing and hearing more.

I would add to this an internet site dedicated to the NFD90 where we could see the specs , price , manual etc .. It would be a great plus for this machine and its potential sales ...

28 minutes ago, ysabxe said:

 In trashy areas VDI (5 tones) are useless. I undestand that you want to chose what to dig, but most interesting targets will be missed. 

I dont really agree with this . I will dig everything in an interesting area , but a multitone is very important for me because it provides for example target size infos . If I have a low tone , I know that it is a small target which will be shallow . If I have a faint high tone , it will be a bigger target deeply buried and I will dig a bigger hole to avoid to damage it.

Honestly it is very difficult to come back to a monotone machine when you are used to a multitone one , and I only use multitone detectors since my ML Explorer in 2002 ...

I have an other question about depth . At what depth will the nfd90 detect a big coin ,say a bronze 10g coin ? this in clean and mild soil . Just to check that the nfd90 can be used as a polyvalent detector and not as a very specialized detector which can only be used in very specific situations ( nails beds ) . would be nice if you could show this in a video .   Thanks ..

ysabxe , the disc results obtained with the nfd90 in the video are impressive .

However I noticed that the nfd90 signals on targets are a little too slow or elongated for me.  I like fast signals on targets and I would have preferred more reactive signals like with the Orx.

Second I would preferred to have a multitone than the current monotone . 5 tones would be a good choice I think .

I dont know if these changes can be implemented on the nfd90 , or on a next version ..

Just the experience from my foxhole too .. 🙂

btw is it possible to order a nfd90 from France  ? thx ...

On 9/27/2023 at 3:50 PM, MFF18B said:

Those of you that have one, whats your thoughts now that they have been out for a bit.  I currently have the 9 and the 11 inch coil that I use on Steve's shaft, but am trying to determine if should go for the bigger coil or if the 11 inch is similar enough to stop me from spending the extra money.  I don't know anyone that has one to try, so I thought I would check with those of you that have used it extensively.

  Appreciate it. 

It depends if weight is a concern or not for you . Clearly a 570g coil is a no go for me , I only use very light coils as I hate heavy coils . This is the reason why I just have the 9" coil , even the 11" is a little nose heavy for me ..  

7 hours ago, detector said:

i think the Xtreme has poor performance close to powerlines. i can't use it in my area

I am not surprised , a 2 box system size is much bigger than a 9" or 11" coil , then it is more sensible to electromagnetic interferences ..

51 minutes ago, Jeff McClendon said:

From memory, the only change from V1.10 to V2.0 that I can see is with FMF Goldfield. Maybe others will have a different opinion.

 

Thanks Jeff I will try to do some tests to see if any change between V1.1 and V2.0 on very small coins from 0.5 to 1g using the SENSITIVE mode,  as it is the only mode that I use at the moment ..

Very interesting test thanks Jeff . I am not a nugget hunter but I am interested by performances on very small coins that can be found over here in France.

And your test shows a significant improvement ( from 30 to 40% ) for targets weighing around 0.5g ( like your gold burundi coin ) between D2 1.1 and V2 ... 

I often noticed that my D2 was less sensible than my Deus1 on very small targets btw , good news this might have changed with the V2 .. 🙂

I will try to set a 1g coin bed test when I have some time available to measure the depth change with the target buried in the ground using V2 and a coin mode like SENSITIVE 

47 minutes ago, Sinclair said:

 have to get used to the tones and still can't decide, if I stick with PWM or square.

Personally I prefer the square tone , it is more "musical" and softer than PWM which is a little too agressive for me .  Anyway I appreciated to change my XP audio after having used PWM during hundreds ( thousand ? 🙂 ) hours since my Goldmaxx in 2007 and my Deus1 in 2013 ..

Congrats for your gold ring , its a good start with your new D2 ... 🙂

31 minutes ago, ColonelDan said:

...you may have a different experience.

No , I have exactly the same experience  ... 🙂 

I found the air separation tests to be not reliable and I ve done lots of them ...

For example , a Vanquish is better than a Deus on an air separation test . In the field it is a completely different story and a Vanquish is much more difficult to use than a Deus in my local ( French ) iron trashed areas ..

Beautiful place and beautiful pics thanks ...