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Tom Slick

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    Mesa, AZ
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    XP Deus II, XP Deus, Multi Kruzer, White's DFX x 3

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  1. The lower the frequency the higher the battery consumption.
  2. I had been modifying my clips with springs for the past few years but eventually the plastic piece in the center will break just like the plastic spring does. I took the advice from someone on the forum here and used an exacto knife to cut a small bevel on the coil cover where the charging clip slides on and now I no longer have to open the clip extra far in order the slip the clip past the little ridge on the cover. This makes the soooo much easier to slip the clip onto the coil for charging. JMTCW
  3. It's the Simplex carbon fiber lower rod that works on the D2. You don't have to machine special bushings to make it work. It does have to be sanded some on the lower clevis part of the rod so you can tilt the coil to your liking but very simple to do. I'm very happy with the mod on my D2.
  4. I used an Eagle II SL 90.5 for years. Had mine mounted to a White's hip mount kit. At the time it was the top detector available (was a White's dealer back then 😁) My hunting partner got a new (back Then) Minelab Sovereign and that darn thing would go about 1" deeper than my eagle. He started smokin' me after that. Some of my best finds came using the Eagle II. The Eagle with a BigFoot coil would smoke that Minelab when it came to coin and jewelry count. You have lots of good detecting ahead!
  5. Great Writeup. Glad you had a great trip with GOLD no less! I'll be heading to the beach with the Deus II in a couple of weeks. Hope I have the same results.😁
  6. I bought an Arrow for use on my White's DFX. I sold my BigFoot coils while they still demanded a high ($500) price. The Arrow's performance equals the BigFoot as far as depth and separation but it is about 6 oz heavier that the Bigfoot. The Arrow is great for searching large areas like parks and ball fields, and also WWII military bases where targets are shallow but few and far between. Due to the 18" length, they are real coin and jewelry vacuums. Super quick pin pointing also.
  7. Sold my Nox 800 but kept the Multi Kruzer. I also have a Deus & Deus II. I keep the Kruzer because I have a 5" coil and a 3.5"x6" coil for it. Sure wish XP had a coil smaller than 9" for the Deus II.
  8. "The likelihood of Deus 2 beating out the Equinox 800 or Legend is less than 0% at this point however as far as overall performance" Nugget hunting the really small stuff. But my Deus II beat my Nox 800 everywhere else. For the type of sites I generally hunt. 🙂
  9. I wonder how the ORX or Deus would compare to the Deus II in Mono if they were fitted with the 5X9" HF Elliptical running at 74 kHz. I guess I'll have to try it, although I no longer have an ORX but I do have the Deus and the Elip. HF coil.
  10. I've done about everything I can to help increase your Business by purchasing the Racer x 2, Racer 2 x2, Impact, Multi Kruzer x 2. You see I'm not the sharpest tack in the box. Buy, sell, sellers remorse, buy again, etc. Then there's the product testing I've done for Makro. Great Products and Great Value. I'm very happy with your success. The new facility looks outstanding! Looking forward to many more years of using Nokta Detectors. Thank you Tom
  11. The Arrow does exactly what it was designed to do. It covers massive amounts of ground with each pass. Yes, it's depth is only 4 to 5 inches on small dime sized targets but at 18" long that's about the equivalent amount of soil to a 9" coil going 8 - 10" deep on each pass. If you're looking to cover large areas for recent drops, it does a great job. I wish it was a little lighter weight as it is noticeably heaver than a BigFoot coil but performance wise, it is equal to the BigFoot. I sold my last 3 BigFoot coils for $500 each and purchased the Arrow for a little less than $200 so I'm very happy with my purchase for my DFX.
  12. Its funny how different detector are popular based on location. When I lived near Dallas Texas 20 years ago there were lots of Troy and Garretts used but of course that's Garrett's home turf. In So. Cal. it was mostly Fisher, and White's in the 80's & 90's. Of course back then there wasn't Xp, Minelab, or Makro/Nokta. I was a White's dealer in the 80's - 90's but I also sold other brands but White's were by far my biggest seller. Being in so. Cal, I belonged to about five different clubs back then. I sold a number of Tesoro's, and Compass also but Troy, Nautilus, and Teknetics were just about unheard of there.
  13. I'm thinking forum counts don't mean squat. Garrett probably sells more detectors than any other? The folks that buy the best performing and most expensive detectors are always looking to improve and visit the forums seeking answers. The Garrett folks for the most part just buy the detector and use it occasionally or set it in the closet. JMHO ( the only one that counts)
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