Lunk Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 1 hour ago, mn90403 said: Thanks Lunk. Will Gerry be getting you a 6" for your training sessions? Mitchel Hopefully.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunk Posted May 8, 2018 Author Share Posted May 8, 2018 19 hours ago, kiwijw said: Awesome Lunk. It is a deadly little weapon hey. Considering you had been over the area with the GM . I take it that you hit those spots with the GM last season? Nothing quite like getting a positive result under your belt first time out with a new machine. Good for you mate. So what are your thoughts on the EQ 800's gold getting abilities with that 11" coil? You would have to be pretty blown away. Cheers. Good luck out there JW Yes Kiwi, I covered that spot with the Monster last season, and for whatever reason it missed those three bits. Definitely blown away by the sensitivity with 11” coil; can’t imagine how hot the 6” will be, and with a solid 6”x10” elliptical optimized for the Gold Mode, the EQX 800 will be a dream machine. Until that happens though, I’ll just have to be content with fabricating solid skid plates for the 11” and 6” coils. ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty1212 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Thank lunk great review everything help I need to get me one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigsAlot Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 On 5/6/2018 at 10:40 AM, Lunk said: So I headed to the hills yesterday to get acquainted with the Gold Mode of the EQX 800. Equipped with ear buds and the WM08, I used Gold 2, and only deviated from the factory presets by adjusting the volume to 5, the tone volume to 5, and notched in the 0 segment on the discrimination scale. The ground mineralization was a little too hot to run max sensitivity; backing it down to 20 quieted the ground nicely, but still allowed the targets to really pop. I chose an old thrashed patch that I’ve worked with many detectors in the past, including the Gold Monster last summer. Seems someone had been detecting the area recently , as they left their excavations open. I powered up the EQX, and performed a noise cancel and auto ground balance. Not 5 minutes into it, and the Nox got a nice hit in the bottom of one of the shallow dig holes; scraping out an inch or two revealed a bright little nugglet. Just a few feet away I got another good response, this time in virgin ground. After removing the overlying carpet of moss, the target was still in the ground and much stronger. Digging another inch or two into the weathered quartzite bedrock, and the target was out: another golden bit.? After hitting a small patch of tiny foil bits, the ground yielded one more yellow goodie. During most of the hunt, I was running in all metal, unless I got into a healthy patch of hot rocks. They read a consistent -7,-8,-9 on the EQX display, wheras the nugglets were at 1 or 2. Iron falsing on square nails and such was much higher at anywhere from 11 to 35, and was easy to identify because the numbers weren’t consistent and wouldn’t pinpoint. All up, 0.25 of a gram. Pssst your shovel is broken. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigsAlot Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Are they making a 6 by 10 gold coil? Or was that wishful thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Wishful thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigsAlot Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunk Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 On 5/13/2018 at 12:28 PM, rusty1212 said: Thank lunk great review everything help I need to get me one You’ll love it, Rusty. We’ll have to go on a hunt after you get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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