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Problem With Bluetooth Connecting To Eq. 800
Tom Slick replied to flakmagnet's topic in Minelab Equinox Forum
I once had the same issue. What worked for me was to turn off the headphones(earbuds) and the detector. Turn on the headphones and hold down the pairing button(on/off switch) until the blue lights start to flash red-blue-red-blue. Turn on detector - hold wireless connect button (top right of detector) down for 5 seconds. Pairing should happen within a minute or two. Hope this helps. Works the same on my headphones and my earbuds. -
Brian, Looking forward to your hunt results. Been thinking about getting the 15" coil myself. May work great at hunting the outer limits of some sites around here.
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Great find! I hope he's not like me. I usually forget to take my best finds to the meeting.
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How To Tell The Difference Between Gold Rings And Trash???
Tom Slick replied to Bhogg's topic in Minelab Equinox Forum
The simple answer is to LOOK at the targets after recovery, then its pretty easy to tell the difference between gold and trash. Sounds sarcastic but it's really the only sure fire way. -
Iron Bias is basically the same thing as White's "Bottle Cap Reject". It's been on a number of White's detectors, V3i, VX3, DFX, etc. An adjustment to help make sure bottle caps (iron) registered as such and not a coin. Of course now, many bottle caps are actually an iron /alloy making it more difficult to disc out without missing good targets also. DD coils don't help in that regard. In the past, most detectors used concentric coils which are better at discrimination but now most manufactures use DD coils as standard equipment. Each have their advantages.
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Which Large Coil For Multi Kruzer?
Tom Slick replied to yomahat's topic in Nokta / Makro Metal Detectors
There's also the 11' round DD coil from the Anfibio that will work on the MMK. Gets more depth than the standard 7.5" X 11" MMK coil. -
No need to do the factory Reset. Just switch them out.
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Silver #10 Fty From A Trashy, Pounded Dog Park
Tom Slick replied to SnohomishDigger's topic in Minelab Equinox Forum
Very good! I know a few guys that have been detecting much longer than you and still haven't found their first silver. ? -
What Vdi Are Your Buffs & V Nics Coming In At?
Tom Slick replied to Happa54's topic in Minelab Equinox Forum
Last week I scored a 1945 S war nickel here in AZ. It reads a solid 16 VDI. My Buffs and V's have all been 12-13. If I get a 13, it's a nickel. -
After reading your posts, I finally figured out that you were talking about where you have set your tone breaks. The "Bins" thing kind of threw me for a bit. I usually set my 5 tone breaks at 2/11/13/22 , with the tones set at 1/6/20/15/25. This makes the nickels jump out almost as high as the dimes and quarters.
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Hope it works well for you. I personally wouldn't want any detector with "Super Dumping Technology" . I hope it cleans up after itself. ?
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Nokta Amphibian - A Waterproof Impact?
Tom Slick replied to Steve Herschbach's topic in Nokta / Makro Metal Detectors
After having the Impact and now the Multi Kruzer, I don't see that the Anfibio will offer anything additional that is needed or necessary for fresh water or land hunting that the MMK doesn't already have. But then again I've been wrong before, like the time I thought I was wrong but I wasn't ? -
I Had A Great Day With The Nox 600 Today
Tom Slick replied to Dan(NM)'s topic in Minelab Equinox Forum
Great Hunt! Funny how some yards hold nothing and others are loaded. I like the loaded kind. -
Title Sponsor Of Detectival 2018!
Tom Slick replied to Nokta Detectors's topic in Nokta / Makro Metal Detectors
I'd love to attend a Nokta/Makro event in the USA. I did attend another manufacture's event in CA where they introduced a detector that has GPS. (so it can find itself if it gets lost). -
Anyone Know Where I Can Get The 6" Coil?
Tom Slick replied to Cal_Cobra's topic in Minelab Equinox Forum
Brian, Mine came from Seriousdetecting.com -
I believe its an old lug wrench. Used a cross bar with a square hole in it to turn what you have. Needed due to the depth of the older truck wheels
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My Real World Equinox 800 Experience (so Far)
Tom Slick replied to Juiceman's topic in Minelab Equinox Forum
I took my 800 to a saltwater So Cal beach two weeks ago. Ran it in Beach 1 with the gain between 20-22 and it ran beautiful and quiet on both the wet and the dry sand. I was really impressed with how well it performed. In all my years of detecting the beach, I've never used any single frequency detector that goes as deep on the wet sand as the Makro Racers, Kruzer and Notka Impact, but my Nox outing to the beach yielded a few coins on the wet sand that I'm sure those detectors would not have hit. -
Makro Multi Kruzer Chattering
Tom Slick replied to Ridge Runner's topic in Nokta / Makro Metal Detectors
The MMK is a high gain detector much like the Racers and the Nokta Impact that came before it. 4 Tone can be very chattery when the gain is set high but I found that I almost never use the 4 tone mode. The 2 tone, 3 tone, and deep modes cover all the detecting I do with the MMK. The only place that I sometimes run in 4 tone is while hunting soccer fields for fresh or recent drops. The 4 tone mode quiets right down wile swinging with the gain lowered. I run 4 tone with the gain between 25 - 50 in 19 kHz and it will still get coins, pendants, and small charms 4-5" deep. I like running 2 tone in the tot lots and sand volleyball courts, with the gain cranked up in 19 kHz to hit on the small gold and, i run 3 tone most everywhere else, like the general park and school areas. I also use 3 tone for ghost towns, railroad sidings, old homes, empty lots, and freshwater lakes. I bought a Red Racer when they came out, then the Racer 2, then the Impact, and now the MMK. I sold the Impact after getting the MMK and haven't missed it one bit. Between the MMK and the Nox 800 and one other, I've been able to sell off all my other detectors that I've kept for hunting specific sites. My MMK will be in my arsenal for a long time, I'm sure. -
I bought the Multi Kruzer but I could have been just as happy with the 14 kHz Kruzer. It's seldom that I ever switch off 14 kHz on mine. Total opposite from the Nox. With the Nox IMHO it's crazy not to go with the 800 over the 600. The 800 offers so many additional features. The Kruzer is an outstanding buy for it's features, function, and performance.
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Minelab Did 24 Hour Turnaround On My Nox 800!
Tom Slick replied to relicmeister's topic in Minelab Equinox Forum
Great to hear. Maybe they've learned something from Makro/Nokta? -
What Is Your Best Mode / Settings For Your Super Trashy Park?
Tom Slick replied to Happa54's topic in Minelab Equinox Forum
Chase - the tone break at 2 with the disc set at 9 is due to backing into the tone breaks as I usually run the my tone breaks set as described above and after hunting for awhile with the disc set at 0 -1, I decided to raise the disc to 9 to avoid much of the smaller foil targets and just left the breaks where I had them. -
What Is Your Best Mode / Settings For Your Super Trashy Park?
Tom Slick replied to Happa54's topic in Minelab Equinox Forum
For real trashy parks I use my Cherry Pickin program saved to my user slot. I started with Park 1, made the below changes and then saved it to my User Profile. Gain 22, Disc 9 Tone Breaks 2/11/13/22 Tones 1/6/20/15/25 Notch 15-19 & 39-40 Of course you could miss some gold rings with this program but runs quiet and pulls the coins from among the trash. Eliminates most pull tabs and Nickles are higher tone and easy to pick out. -
I won one in a club raffle. It only got about 1.5” in an air test. Sold in on Ebay
