DolanDave Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Got my Equinox 800 to solar charge, well kind of . The external battery bank and solar charger will help for those extended trips to the desert. I got it on ebay, and put a mount on the detector. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gillespie Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Amazing what hunters can think of 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackpine Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Cool setup. Have you tested it on any meteorites yet? Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolanDave Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Jackpine said: Cool setup. Have you tested it on any meteorites yet? Tom Tom, Yes, with discrimination on it sees ( Ordinary Chondrites) as iron -9 and wants to discriminate it out. In all metal mode, it picks it up pretty good, but if choosing the best vlf for meteorite hunting, I would have to say the Gold Bug 2 is still on top (In my opinion) ... Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackpine Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Thanks Dave, With the new tech built into the Nox I was wondering about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Goldman Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Cool setup. My only concern is having it mounted just forward of the hand grip from a balance perspective. I think that would make it feel like an AT Pro and put some stress on your wrist. Short moment arm though, so may not be an issue if you have strong forearms from swinging a monster rig like an ATX, GPZ or...AT Gold (Lol). If you haven't swung it with the mod yet, let us know how it swings after a several hour hunt. I am feeling no ill effects from a 4-hour swing session on an unmodified shaft so pretty pleased with Equinox weight and balance as-is and am coming from a Deus saying that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarXthespot Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 2 hours ago, DolanDave said: but if choosing the best vlf for meteorite hunting, I would have to say the Gold Bug 2 is still on top (In my opinion) Thanks for the input DolanDave. In your opinion, what makes the Gold Bug 2 superior for meteorite hunting? I'm brand new to metal detectors, and would have thought detecting the iron/nickel in most meteorites would be easy for almost any detector. Admittedly, I have lots to learn. Do any detectors effectively discriminate or unmask them from "junk iron"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Ironically the superior ground rejection capability inherent in the Equinox may be part of the issue with meteorites. I would not write it off quite yet however as there are some tricks that might help with that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarXthespot Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 2 hours ago, Steve Herschbach said: there are some tricks that might help with that. Do tell us Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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