Tom Slick

I added a Fisher Arm Cuff. They are inexpensive, tough, and have legs or feet to keep the detector upright. I added Sheep skin (wool). (The real thing, not fake sheep skin). It's cool in the summer and warm in winter. I use 3M aerosol adhesive.  

I've had trouble like that when my phone has been close. I had to turn the Bluetooth off on my phone, pair the headphones, and then turn the Bluetooth back on , on the phone. I think the headphones try to stay connected to the phone and won't pair to the detector.  

I bought an ORX with the 9" HF coil. I liked it so well that I then bought the Deus. I feel the ORX will find every target the Deus will find in iron, both using the same coil. The Deus offers many audio features that make it the better all around detector. Iron sites - ORX or Deus. Parks, Schools, etc. the Deus gets my vote. The ORX has two coin/relic programs (Deus fast and Deus Deep) along with two nugget hunting programs (can be used for coins & relics also) and two slots for user custom programs. Only three tones in fast or deep programs, no five, full, or pitch options. But the ORX does have wireless headphones and wireless connection to the Mi6 Pinpointer like the Deus. Now that I have the Deus, and seeing how I only use it in the iron infested sites, I could be perfectly happy with just having the ORX for that task. 

Tom - I use both the 800 and the Deus. The Deus (or ORX) is my go to iron infested site detector. In the past it was Makro/Nokta detectors, Racer, Racer 2, Multi Kruzer, Anfibio, and the Impact in the iron, but since trying the XP detectors (Deus, ORX) I've sold my Marko/Nokta machines. For the money they are excellent unmaskers but the XP's just work better in iron. JMHO. Wait till you try the HF 9" round coil. 

Say Hi to Brian for me, next time you see him, and get him to try the Deus or ORX. 

If you mean they are going to stop making single frequency VLF gold detectors, that's not a bad thing. 

FloridaSon said " Most Beaches are GB=0

Does anyone else agree with that statement? I've hunted Saltwater Beaches on the East Coast and West Coast. Not to mention (oh, I just did) freshwater beaches all over the country. I know for a fact that CA beaches are totally different than Florida beaches as far as GB numbers go. Freshwater beaches are also totally different. 

And that's just one more reason we in the U.S. never switched over to using the Metric System. You'll notice that many detectors manufactured outside the U.S. are not sold in the U.S. They don't work here! 🤪

Your Family Heirloom is a US Military trenching pick. They are designed to be able to easily remove the handle from the iron pick. The Army made a belt holder for that particular pick. The holder has a place for the handle and another for the pick part. The pick is supposed to be slid over the handle and then the whole thing is smacked on the ground with the handle sticking up to temporarily attach the pick to the handle. Turn the pick so the pick is at the top with the handle poing down to remove the handle. You have some good ideas above if you really want to make the handle permanent. 

Steve, You wouldn't happen to have any Info on the Tesoro Diablo Gold Demon produce from 8/88 - 8/91? I have a nice one hanging in the garage. Any info would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Tom

I just get extra lower rods for my extra coils. It only take a few seconds to wrap the extra coil cable around the middle and upper shafts.  

When I'm going after shallow coins and jewelry I'm not worried about putting a scratch on a clad coin so I use a probe that looks a lot like the one above. The difference is that I make mine using using a wooden knob with a shaft made from a drill blank. Drill blanks are very hard and tough and they will take quite a beating without bending and the point stays sharp for a long time. The shaft is .200" x 6". Once I probe a coin, I can slide my fingers down towards the point and pry the coin out of the dirt or grass and don't need any other digger to make a retrieval.  Deeper, older coins get treated with more respect. The wooden knob also gets treated with Plastic dip. 

PS. I've used different Brass probes in the past with poor results. 

Don't buy an Equinox! We don't need the competition. 😁

Can't comment on the Mars coils but both the NELS and the CORS (same company) coils have worked very well for me. I've used them on a Teknetics ETP, 8500, Fisher GBP, F75 and F19, Nokta and Makro Anfibio, Racer, Racer 2, and Multi Kruzer. 

I think a girlfriend deserves the Nox. Can't believe you gave her the AT Pro, you should be ashamed of yourself. 😁

That's what I get for relying on my memory. Thanks for setting the record straight. 

The White's DFX and V3i have about 5 user slots, The XP ORX has 2 slots, and the winner is: (Drum roll) Deus has 10 factory programs with and additional 8 user slots for a total of 18 Programs. 

I've had all the same detectors in the past. MXT, T2, 6000 Di Pro- and several Tesoros. I agree with your assessment 100%. Thanks for doing the testing and the post. Kind of like reliving the past, and much appreciated.

I'd put the DFX BigFoot coil combo up against any other detector for sheer volume of clad coins. For deep silver I'd go in another direction. 

  If I'm just going for picking up the most clad in a given time, my "go to" coin vacuum is the White's DFX or V3i with a BigFoot coil. I've never found another detector that can match it. It will only go about 4-5" deep so not for the older coins but it will smoke any other detector for sheer quantity out of a park or school. Pretty good on the dry saltwater beach sand also.   

Usually they will pinpoint a dime at about 1.5" So your's seems to be working correctly. 

Congratulations on your new detectors. Speaking from experience, they are both top quality detectors and will find you lots of  Goodys,   Goodies, Good Stuff. 

After having them, I'd have to rate them as follows:

1. Full Deus (control module and Headphones WS 4 or WS5)

2. ORX with WS wireless headphones

3. Deus with control module wired headphones

4. XP Coil  with WS5 Headphones

5. XP coil with WS4 puck (Deus lite)

JMHO

Isn't a Deus Lite the Coil, shaft with armrest, and wireless headphones? How do you have a Deus Lite and not have wireless headphones?

Congratulations on a truly once in a lifetime epic find. 👍👍 

"23 adjustments"

Hell, there's 23 adjustments just getting the discrimination set correctly. 😁

This is for the V3i and BIGFoot coil only, running 3 frequencies.