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I'm keeping a follow on this, it's probably the first I've seen of anyone having trouble with the RC. Sad that you had to part with your investment, You can use the WS6 in the meantime, which no other detector can claim. I recently bought a second RC and WS6 for peace of mind, I had a pretty good experience from a USA repair center. Please keep us informed. 🙂

I think Geologyhound nailed it, I swing fast while scouting for the same reason and because I can 😎, the processors are so fast on the newest machines it almost doesn't matter. Sometimes I am blown away with what new machines can do in milliseconds. I keep my coil flat and never too high over the ground. I'll change modes and sensitivity if there is stubble. It's never too fast however like some people we've seen in videos. 🙄 You're going to miss stuff. If you have repeat permission to return, it isn't all that critical, and next time you can go in a tangential or perpendicular direction. 😁 I'm also a fan of the "grab" that Schoolofhardnox mentioned, a high blip and I'm on it, trying to get it centered for a precise reading. It's an acquired skill. The "turn" is also important, turning 45-90-360 on something can render all the info you need. The benefit of this, and it's important to me, is to get my coil over the most good stuff in the least time. 😀

Great story and beautiful gold, Skull Diver. 👍 The way you wrote that speaks well of your passion for the craft, I often envy the people with SCUBA experience, it's probably something I'll never do but wish I could. I'd say that diving probably brings the most return, the investment and risk are great. Seems you had a great year. 👏 Best of luck to you in the coming one.

Thanks Doc, I did check... Some really cool things were found along that old road. There is a large patch of nothing but iron, I can only imagine what is hiding there. Might dust off the old Tesoro and hit it sometime. 🤔 I've seen what that thing can do with silver under iron.

Thanks Colonel, So little time, so much to do. 😀 Another 5 hour 5 mile hunt. It's fun to hunt with Chase, bounce wild theories off him and get advice. I think we both have an affinity for history. We have it here by the boatload, and I appreciate his knowledge of detectors. While my permissions do have a fair amount of interesting relics, it sure takes a while to find them!

Just can't stay inside this season! Here in VA we have been blessed repeatedly with perfect detecting weather between insanely powerful nor'easters. Chase told me he'd be able to come down today, who am I to refuse 😀 I asked him to pick from all the places to go, and when we got there I said "I'm not ready to give up on that field", a field we kind of hunted but were disappointed. A very old road went through it, it was part of a large plantation. It's not a particularly large field, and looks kinda nondescript, but it sure had its surprises. Somewhere in the middle is an iron patch, the original road ran through it to the left. You can see where we parked in the background. Today I had the Deus 2 and used the 13" all day. Yesterday I was out in front of the house with the 11" after the 3d 3"+ rain we have had in a month, I was testing out my new WSA II XL headphones. Here's a tip: When you first connect a new pair of headphones to the D2 it comes up with the equalizer initialized "flat". I was very disappointed with the audio from them until I first restarted the detector, and then adjusted the equalizer to the way I like it. Dug two buttons and quit for the day. Back to the field. 😀 I did fairly well today, not too much stuff but Chase definitely won the day, I'll let him tell you. 🤐 First the trash, literally nothing in the iron patch is from later than the 18th century, with the exception of beer can slaw in what I now call "The Beer Zone", it's the 20 or 30 feet in from any road that passes the field, dirt or paved. 😁 I'll have to add that to Farm Hunting 101 for those of you that read it. Not even a handful of bullets, buckshot, wire and one piece of forged iron that managed to fool me. Top object is some sort of "hot rock". I did get the stainless nut heading over to another field where I found nothing. The big brass washer is some kind of bushing, it was a 96 on the Deus. Finds were scarce but very old: Got a very old brass padlock, a 94! The next two buttons came from the field out front of my house. One is silver plated and very thin, thought I'd found a hammered silver. It says PLATED on the back. Next is a Tombac. Bottom row is a very old ring with the stone missing, it's mangled but unbroken. Even has gold flecks indicating that it may have been plated. It was a solid 62, a nickel signal. The buckle bits are really fancy, wish I found more of it. Last is a very highly decorated one piece domed button, the shank is gone. It's possible the center had an initial cast in it, but it's too hard to tell and I don't want to mess with it anymore. There are no backmarks. All in all a satisfying hunt, speaking of hunts we were surrounded by hunters all day but they did not object to us being there. 🙂 Here's a special nod to @Doc Bach, after I dug the padlock I got a "Fruit Salad" iron tone with all kinds of high tones, and dug what I think is an iron stirrup piece: So yeah, you're right. 😝

Awesome! love those "find a minute" kind of hunts, but I see where you would shift gears and "go for the old" (to "coin" a phrase 😀) Congrats on the old ones, and you got a silver coin too! Sometimes I'll clean up those old tokens if they have high relief. Probably shouldn't mention how 😏Take a picture of the result and it may pop up on Numista if you use Google Lens. Nice early Matchbox too. Did you use the 13" ?

Hey Doc, While I hate to wax off topic 😏 especially in someone else's thread, in penitence I searched for "backpack wheelbarrow" and found one: There are other lighter ones that hold up to 80 pounds but this one probably best illustrates what I would need. 😅 350 years of plowing fields yields a lot of plough parts and other objects made from the swords and spears of conflict. When I do dig iffy targets (probably forged) they nearly always turn out to be oddly shaped heavy broken iron, maybe that's why there aren't a lot of rocks here anymore 🤔 Or not 🤣 When I first started detecting I nobly thought I would help the farmers by removing some of the iron that gets caught in their machines causing damage, but quickly discovered the folly. 😁 My pouch was never large enough. I'll look into finding an eager assistant to wield this mighty device. Perhaps there are still a few Squires... But seriously i should make a day of it now and then. 🙂

Well you still got some stuff near or over 100 years old! 👍 I imagine some of the iron is too. Of late I'm feeling kind of guilty for not digging more iron, every time I see your posts especially 😅 I can only imagine what I am missing when I skip it. 🤔 There aren't any trash cans in the fields, so I have to lug everything out or toss it in the nearest ravine 🤣 As usual, an enviable exercise in detecting discipline. 🏆

I can tell you I was doing just fine with V0.71. When V1 came out it was very troublesome for me, none of my older programs worked as well and there were issues with pinpoint on the WS6 Master. I've learned to adapt to the newest version. I didn't really notice the extra bump sensitivity until I updated to V2, but I did so at the end of the beach season. It wasn't until I got out in the fields with corn stalks and bean stubble that it stood out, but to me the extra sensitivity is worth the noise. Now I completely understand why you are reluctant to update, I hope that you can roll it back to V0.71 if you don't like V1.1. I firmly believe they did a lot more than they have documented, but can tell you nothing specific. I'm happy with V2 because IDs seem much more solid, I like the addition of High Square audio and all the fixes to the WS6 which I also use frequently. I've even been able to use the WS6 in water by adding a coax cable as a waveguide. I use my Deus anywhere from 2 to 4 times a week, anywhere from 3 to 8 hours each time . I am not an engineer or scientist, so I can't explain the particulars. Yes, it is more sensitive. 🙂 I hope you can find a solution that helps.

Thanks Fogrider, sorry I missed replying to your post, I try to answer all. 🙂 My house was built in 2007, this area was purchased to build a large community but it never happened. A few years ago the old farms in front of my house were sold to a farmer who lives in another county but owns 200 acres not too far away as well. I hunted my own yard first, found some old stuff like buttons and musket balls, and got completely hooked on detecting. I retired in 2021, and got permission to every farm space that farmer owns. 🤯 Some farms are 45 minutes away. The farmer is without a doubt the nicest and most generous individual I have ever met. I found a 1690 Spanish 1 Reale cob in a field right in front of his house, offered it to him, and he said "You dug it, you keep it". Wow. I consider myself extremely fortunate. 🙂

You don't understand because you don't see it in a changelog? 🤔 My friend, If I lived my life having to see something in print to believe it, I'd have walked off a cliff while looking at my phone for directions. 🤪 All companies that make electronic devices reserve the right to change some things without telling you to protect themselves from liability, for security, and to avoid embarrassing situations. We are telling you that more has changed than they print. We are the people who have used this detector since it first sold. I personally have hundreds of hours using every version, I have every coil, headphone and accessory. I'm thinking you may be afraid to update the machine. If so that is fine, but don't argue with experience. 🙂

Well let's say V1 and V1.1 had some changes, but V2 sorted them out. IMO everything is better, V2 does a lot more than just fix gold field. It doesn't make sense to stay at V.071. 🙂 V1.1 had its own issues. It doesn't make sense to stay at V1.1 either.

Ordered a new port cover, the best thing about these detectors is you can literally build one from parts. It would be more expensive tho. 🤪 Totally agree with all of the above, I think this whole experience is of value to anyone with a Deus 2. 🙂

That's really cool, pics?

Wow Daniel, that's a bold move and statement. I ended up buying a second RC so I won't miss out if one goes bad. 🤪 I usually have faith in updates and have been on 2.0 for a while now, it really did make a big improvement. Glad you didn't give up on the D2 but keep something on hand... 🤔

I use the CF lower on the 9" too, as I have two SteveG lowers for the CF rig I bought from him. 👍 SteveG uses a heavier Carbon fiber tube, at least heavier than the DetectED one I got for my Equinox originally. We are truly blessed to have SteveG here in the States. 😅

Welcome to the forum. 🙂 I have an Equinox 600 that I bought 3 years ago, I've taken it water hunting, even completely submerged it and had no problem. Minelab detectors have had a history of relatively rare "drownings", more common than comfortable. I guess it all boils down to trust, but if you're going to dive deep you really ramp up the risk of water intrusion from the pressure. One thing you will have on your side is the warranty, which Minelab is good about honoring. At this point it is probably too late to suggest the Deus 2 which is good to 60' according to the manufacturer. I haven't seen any complaints about water intrusion with that detector and it's been out for a couple of years now. It also has a 5 year warranty.

That's a nice seated Denny, worn and fertilizer-blackened like they are over on this stretch of dirt. 😀 I always think anything else I find after getting a nice silver coin is gravy, and that I could stop. I usually don't. 🤣

If you bought the 11x13" coil, you get one with it. Got mine a long time ago and noticed it.

Thanks Chase, I definitely don't want anyone to fear getting service, I'm simply stating the facts and any concerns as I see them. We don't have too many reports on service, probably because the Deus 2 is so darn good 🙂 Overall, this was a good experience. I probably should have made that clear. No bashing. 11 days was a good turn around, however I do believe I should have been emailed a notification that it was shipped. I certainly want to know an expensive item is coming to me and when, as is customary now. It's odd that I get a notice from UPS every time anything is coming to my address, except this one thing. 🤔 It just showed up. It's not an egregious thing that they didn't replace the plug despite the obvious wear, I'm merely pointing it out because I would have done that while the back was open. This is coming from 30 years of repairing and directing repairs of computing devices. 😅 Perhaps it's an unfair standard. Now that you mention it, using the old remote in the water makes more sense from a liability standpoint, and I do intend to use the same program on each on the land to see if there are any differences between one bought in February '22 and one bought recently. That could be interesting! 🙂

I was looking for some stuff for the D2 today and came across this news on the machine: https://www.xpmetaldetectors.com/en/ba/the-blog/latest-developments-of-the-deus-ii-metal-detector.php When I bought my 11x13" coil I got the lower shaft with "CF" in a circle on it, I discussed it here and we all were like "nah"... But it was a bit lighter than earlier shafts and less flexible. Turns out I was right. 😀 Also, new RC units and WS6 units are shipping with glass screen protectors, I've seen the protectors but not the CF lowers as yet. Just a PSA. 😎

It makes sense to me, but for some reason the plug is a separate part. You can clearly see the plug is well worn. Thankfully I have not as yet dunked the D2 or even used it in water without checking the plug unless I'm using the BH-01 bone phones.

Fairly quick anyway, for me to go without my D2 is not an option, so I got a second remote, and I'm glad I did. It will be great to have 2 RC units when I travel if one has an issue, I also bought a second WS6. I think you might regret cutting the port cover off, but I understand. I always find this charging system annoying but still love the detector. 🙂

Welcome to the "Dark Side", Dirtshark. 🙂 The D2 leaves your wallet as light as it is, but you will enjoy it for sure. 👍 I like the WSA backphones because they don't go over head cover. I'm the winter I wear a beanie that holds them down over my ears, and yeah I think they look kinda funny sticking out. A trick is to put them on, get them right on your ears, and then bend the backstrap down until it pulls them into your ears a bit. Check your version, you should start out on V2. It's not worth running the older versions if you're new to the machine. Enjoy! 🙂