Rick N. MI

Minelab is probably going to make them waterproof now that the Simplex is out. Why would any Equinox owners buy a Vanquish? Yes they have smaller coils that we want for the Equinox but still would an Equinox owner buy a Vanquish. Guess I can't say that because I have an Equinox and have a Simplex coming on Monday lol. I guess Equinox owners will be buying the Vanquish. Hope they make it waterproof.

What will Simplex coils cost?

Probably no middle Equinox coils till they sell enough Vanquish detectors.

That Tesoro 8" concentric coil is submersible. I take it out in the water all the time. It is so thin it sweep thru the water so easy. Nothing wrong with that Nokta 7" concentric coil which I will probably be using.. I just like that thin Tesoro coil in the water.

It was good day out detecting. Nice find Tom. My best find was a shotgun shell lol.

Sounds great. Mine is on order. Tom (Jack Pine) backed off getting one right now because of that problem. I guess I'm the lucky who has one ordered 😁.

I sent that picture of the Tesoro 8" concentric coil to Nokta/Makro. I hope they make one.

When people starting saying they want a big food coil. Nokta will make it. Look at the concentric coils they made for there other detectors.

I think you would like a coil like this on your Simplex Tom. Very thin. Sweeps thru the water incredible.

Tom I want a thin 8" & 9" concentric coils like this for the Simplex. Sweeps thru the water so nice.

Yes, your right. Tesoros were good at that nice smooth sound on round targets.

This was from a review on Simplex that Andy Sabisch wrote. “2) If the Target ID jumped around even when wiggling the coil a few inches side-to-side, it was always trash – can slaw, a ball of tin foil, etc. Remember, this is for coin hunting so relic hunting or hunting overseas, you simply need to dig those signals but for coin hunters, erratic TIDs = trash.” Foil tdi all over. If gold locks on this could be big, maybe.

Wired, waterproof and lower price would have more people interested. I think if it had been waterproof that would have really made a difference. Rick

How about an 8" or 9" round coil design for water hunting. I'm sure relic hunters would want it too. Rick

I would hunt in 2 tone. I think it's just easier listening for the high tone. I haven't tried 50 tones. Rick

It's easy fine tune for where you are hunting.

Also hunting this way you have hunt in all metal. Rick

Here is some iron relics I've found. These were found with a modded Lobo and an Impact. I haven't tried my Equinox Relic program yet but plan to tomorrow. Rick 1j by Rick Covert, on Flickr

Use 5 tone. Set nails at -1 to -3 with lowest volume and low tone. For iron relics set -4 & down and set to a louder volume and low tone and for non-ferrous set 0 to 40 a loud volume and high tone. Basically a 2 tone low for iron relic & high for non-ferrous. and a quiet tone for small iron. A 3 tone mode. With this setting you will hear iron relics hitting a low louder tone and you can dig or not. High tone is your non-ferrous. This is good setting if you want to dig iron relics like I do. Some areas you don't want to dig iron relics you change to 2 tone or what ever you want. I think it's an interesting setting. The adjustments are great and easy in this detector. Now all we need now is a 5x10 or 8" round coil. Rick

Saw posted elsewhere it is a concentric coil. Rick

I'm leary of doing updates. I had an early MX Sport and it ran perfect. I sent it in for the update and it came back not working right. They sent me another one and it still wasn't working right. I wish I had never did the update. So if it's working good don't change it. Rick

Nice looking beach. I think I was there once with you. Rick

Try 2 tone. Rick

Nice hunt Tom. I've hunted there too with Tom. Good to see another IH. Wonder how we didn't get that one. Rick

Sounds like a good time. Nice photos too. Was 33F in n. MI today.