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The tone (having extension) meter (not too "wild)" and the Ferrachec are a good combination to keep you off the iron and caps. When you hear a broken tone and see big meter changes on the cross sweep--the Ferrachec confirms it. Maybe not definitive, but a good clue amongst the others. I think it's important to get a feel for how deep it goes though in that there's a point where using basic target testing skills become the go to. There's also the "too wide a sweep" margin for error. cjc

Eric had sent me the sizing for a second "O" ring for the Vishay pots. He used them on the GQA2--I must have replaced 10 of them. cjc

Thanks great info, Carolina. will have to dig up the size Eric suggested for the second layer. cjc

This is what Eric Foster suggested to me--adding a second "O" ring. cjc

Two tones is the best way to learn the audio of the Legend. Best way to learn to balance the signal and use the coil to examine targets. cjc

I've ordered them for other machines. cjc

The AQ got two of these before she dropped the T/H pot never liked those Vishays they were a problems on Eric's machines and I have a bin full of them to prove it. First thing I would have told them (and did). AQ is winging its way to TX at $86 CND a pop. Good while it lasted! Really told me ferrous from non ferrous well. cjc

Isn't that the point? With MF you have more complete saturation and a fuller signal returning and responding--louder. You might get specific targets to come in better at single FQ's though... cjc

Don't really understand your question, JCR but I will say that I liked how the Beach modes both have this nice, solid "authoritive" sound to them with the low weightings in there. cjc

Ive done this update with no problems. I really like this machine especially the iron rejection of the "Field" mode. The filtering is sophisticated enough to break up caps nicely. If anyone wants to demo this get a hunk of rusted tin and go back and forth between "Park' and "Field"--interesting how the iron "lags" more in "Field." The update features a slightly "narrower" sounding pinpoint mode--important for dense iron target testing. Ive also been surprised by the depth of this machine--GB'ed properly and with a nose cancel its a clean signal that's quiet and reaches way down. cjc

these are both very deep detectors--not far from 20" no question. I do have a TDI, mine is waterproofed in a handgun case (still room for your Desert Eagle). In salt the problem is that once you turn the delay up to 12+ for stability the depth is reduced to below Dual Field level. In Fresh water it's a beast though. These are both machines that take some learning but will give you a big advantage. Read everything there is. cjc

On my first full week's salt water hunt with a working AQ and Im quite impressed with what this machine can do. I've always been a proponent of the "sifting" approach to gold hunting--that is --starting with being able to accurately separate ferrous from non-ferrous. The AQ does this quite well and hunting in an environment with lots of rusted out coins and iron shards its an effective weapon for alerting you to anything not pure iron. Still working on the tuning but overall this detector will stabilize in salt and still perform. What's needed is an awareness of when to turn it down. (Sens / Delay / ATS up)--what the conditions demand. I got one deep ring walking across an incline--a tuning challenge for any detector. Thought there was something wrong with the machine at one point then realized that it was responding poorly the the bleached out nickel tester I was using. I've sealed my power jack and coil connector with CoAxSeal to be on the safe side. Maybe not the detector for anyone new to pulse induction but for someone who is willing to take the time and learn some basics (signal selection especially) this is a powerful, smooth running pulse that will do a great job on gold. cjc

Thats a shame--great feature on the Anfibio and Simplex. cjc

Some great advice here. Most important feature on this machine is the last adjustment recall. 😁 Fiddle, test, adjust--for YOUR conditions. This is a detector that has the punch and fidelity to accommodate you. One thing that stands out to me is that it's almost too clean-running to hit caps. They come in--but wide and broken with scattered meter readings. Some rusted out ones--it ignores. Might not please everyone but it does me. Try knocking out "28"--the caps will be forced to jump over... cjc

well these machines that are getting five different versions of the ground and iron tend to blur the bottom cut off a bit anyway but by rust line I mean the level at which you begin to block out iron. or diverse signals like it--such as salt sand. code is a little less self explanatory. --the preset is 10/11

I found it to be great--was cautious with the Stability control and found for the most part that I didn't need it. As with any MF detector though its important to understand what the conditions demand. There's always going to be a digital "chop" to hear though and as long as you don't over tune the audio is great. I recommend getting used to balancing the signal in 2 tone although 6 seems to be the deepest. The idea is not to run it too "bitty" so as to let good responses come through. For salt its worth experimenting with a higher "rust line" ie 12. cjc

Couldn't agree more and its great to see that this machine has Anfibio level depth to go with the added fidelity. cjc

Had the Legend, stock coil out today at a packed down freshwater beach that has quite a bit of black sand in the mix. Now there have already been a few things that have really impressed me about this machine; Firstly it has the ability to pull up signals very cleanly from dense junk . Didn't think it was worth posting anywhere but it got a 1940 cent from beneath a big tree that I've had all kinds of detectors and small coils in--kind of a "proving ground" spot--full of caps and small tabs. Okay pretty good and in salt it did the same thing--it was very stable and with a bit of tuning was grabbing signals out of the iron really well. So today this machine actually shocked me with how deep it is. Hunting this packed down flat--I got a faint signal--maybe a bit wide for my liking but had to see what it was. Good thing I had my small Stealth--although the target was a Corona cap and for sure had some halo--it was at least 16" down--maybe more. This detector can certainly run with the big dogs including my beloved Anfibio. It is certainly more stable and the multi FQ platform makes a surprising amount of the Sensitivity usable. I ran at around 26 but could have gone higher. Dug about 3 more signals (ya, all caps) but all at that depth range--struggled to get them out even with a water scoop. A very impressive detector can't wait to get a bit better with it. cjc

Definitely CoAxeSeal--great prolduct. One package lasts for ever if you don't let grit get in--use it one the coil and power jacks. Got rid of any hint of salt water interference. cjc https://www.parts-express.com/Coax-Seal-Moisture-Proof-Sealing-Tape-1-2-x-5-ft.-180-205

Glad your Mum is managing. I like your test kit--this is the way to learn a machine and see what it does. cjc

The PP is kind of flat something I had hoped that the update would address (had mentioned it to Dilek in a PM). The Ferrocheck is kind of a set of training wheels in that once you get the hang of co ordinating your coil movements with the audio those sounds that are breaking or tuning out (cross sweep or repeat passes) confirm as iron on the FerroCheck. With a lower resolution detector it would not be all that trustworthy but in that the Legend is parsing out whats what with great accuracy--the Ferrocheck does give a good indication of what's there--even blended responses when there is more than one target--ideally confirmed on the meter with distinct numbers. This is something Im learning to do on the Anfibio--tone and odd, wide meter often means two targets. Overall a great little machine with a ton of potential--especially in iron infested sites. cjc

I stated with mine in 2 tone to get an idea of what signals sound like--and to get used to hearing through the digital "chop." cjc

well--there's such a thing as a confounded signal. High gain, digital, multi FQ, modulated, super fast, high bias--thats rich fare...lol It helps to know what any of them are.... cjc

The sense I get is that these ultra light machines try to substitute digital wizardry for pure processing power. That power is heavy just as was the Sovereign. However where you have a number of adverse things that would overwhelm said circuit--fast salt, incline, iron, black / grey sand summating to overwhelm detection--this is where these software dandies show weakness. The NOX for example can just barely process it's own big coil in salt and goes into digital "clickey-click" noises. Also, many of these types of comparison tests ignore the fact that what a detector does is to SEPARATE metal from ground and therefore hyped up almost random settings may not be what's needed to accomplish this separation. Everyone wants to take this gonzo jam the signal down approach and compare on that basis. A signal balancing approach is based upon letting the conditions dictate--not being taken in by industry hype and superlative claims. As this video shows--with that approach--one of these new ultrallght supercomputor type machines is as good as the next--and the tough conditions show that even more. At all of the sites I hunt there's a "troll under every bridge." I succeed not by having the latest machine but by knowing when to use which one of the old ones--and how to tune those based upon what the conditions will allow--not wishful thinking. Even the Excalibur will lose depth without losing threshold and a lot of hunters miss targets because they don't understand basic multi FQ theory. I count on it. cjc

My tests show that 22k is a bit weaker than say 18k even in the A/M mode--just what the delay / optimization is channeled to bring up the best. My first AQ had a problem Gain pot--and made noise when you touched the coil connector--the repair helped a lot--allowing me to give this machine the fair test that it most certainly deserves. cjc