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goodmore Wrote:
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> Well..as I said I have never even seen a Vanquish
> so I'll have to take your word for it.
>
> I don't dirt hunt much at all. Maybe twice a year.
> The things I learned about the Equinox...
>
> The small coil is a waste of money. The stock coil
> does it all and is better at doin
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Cal_cobra
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
NASA-Tom Wrote:
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> Andrew....... the primary reason for SUCH difficul
> ty producing another coil for the Tarsacci is: The
> coil for the Tarsacci was developed. THEN the Tars
> acci was created AROUND the coil. In other words.
> ..... the electronics were created AFTER (and arou
> nd) the existing 8" x 11"
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Cal_cobra
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
NASA-Tom Wrote:
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> How many of you guys are using "50-Tones" on the EQX?
Exclusively.
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Cal_cobra
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Tom_in_CA Wrote:
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> Depends on what you mean by "gold" . Do you mean
> ... normal gold rings ? Eg.: Those that read in t
> he low to mid-range ? If so, they are equal. I'v
> e done extensive flagging/testing with many Nox 80
> 0 beach users. And they can hear/call exactly wha
> t I am calling . So
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Cal_cobra
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
steveg Wrote:
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> French poodle, LOL!
>
> I don't know what surprises me more -- that he is actually swinging a second machine now (besides his EXII), OR that he chose a Deus over an Equinox (NOT that the Deus isn't a really good machine, of course). I guess I would have thought -- given that he's noted that his E
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Cal_cobra
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Wish list item for next gen EQX:
Trigger switch for PP and other potential uses!
I know it's likely a warranty red flag and likely adds to the manufacturing cost to route a mechanical toggle switch, but we are talking FLAGSHIP right? Heck if they could have it on a Makro Racer, a FLAGSHIP MINELAB should be able to do it too.
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Cal_cobra
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
steveg Wrote:
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> OUTSTANDING, Brian! A gorgeous semi-key Barber quarter, and then a MORGAN???
>
> CONGRATS!!!
>
> Steve
Thanks Steve!
We were really dreaming about seated and bust silver, but we take what we get right
Tom had delusions of grandeur of his umpteenth gold coin with his new french poodle and D
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Cal_cobra
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Tom_in_CA Wrote:
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> Cal_cobra Wrote:
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> >.... The first time we detected it years ago Tom dug a seated dime there (and admittedly I believe I dug no silver coins, I think I did dig a buffalo nickle, can't remember it's been a few years).
>
> No
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Cal_cobra
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Bayard Wrote:
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> What is a "back pocket" site?
A known producing backup site, which is where my Morgan and Barber quarter were dug (Greg dug a buffalo there, and I'll let Tom tell you what he dug
This site wasn't even remotely on our to do list, but when we bombed out on all the other sites, we decided to hit i
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Cal_cobra
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
D&P-OR Wrote:
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> Tom_in_CA Wrote:
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> > good job ! But ... Shhhh.... don't tell anyone
> t
> > hat I got my b*tt kicked on this trek. Ok ? :
> S
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> HEY---HEY---I HEARD TOM GOT HIS BUTT KICKED ON THAT TREK!!!!!
Don
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Cal_cobra
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Badger in NH Wrote:
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> Cool video. Too bad you can't edit out the wind. I'm still looking for my first Dollar.
Yeah the wind sucked for the video. I'm upping my game on video, bought a stand alone recording unit (like a GoPro, but not a GoPro) and sprung for the external mic, so hopefully the audio will be better then
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Cal_cobra
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
ozzie Wrote:
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> Wow! A day maker, very nice.
Thanks, it always seems like these finds come when you least expect them
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Cal_cobra
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
D&P-OR Wrote:
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> Brian----Congrats on the Morgan.----Been awhile since I've found one of them.
Thanks Dell, this makes Morgan #3 for me, all from the 1800's
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Cal_cobra
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
NASA-Tom Wrote:
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> VERY nice! Good capture.
Thanks Tom, that Morgan was a surprise, but the real surprise was the value on the Barber quarter in that condition
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Cal_cobra
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Quick video of a recent trip that had a long list of sites to check out, and wouldn't you know it an old back pocket site of mine turned out to be the best of all.
GL&HH,
Cal
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Cal_cobra
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
NASA-Tom Wrote:
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> Another mild-to-wild thought: "What if" we could combine Park Mode-1 & Park Mode-2 & Field Mode-1 into one Mode........ without any loss of performance of any of the three modes.
Would have to see a proof of concept before saying yes to this.
Personally 85% of the time, I find Field-2 to be my
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Cal_cobra
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
steveg Wrote:
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> Cal -- yes, I agree with you that up-averaging is
> definitely better than down-averaging, and I can s
> ee how that would be especially true in relic hunt
> ing.
>
> I also agree with you that Indian Heads do a much
> better job (for some reason) of not up-averaging,
> and staying around tha
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Cal_cobra
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Steve the up-averaging is very pronounced, but as mainly a relic hunter, I actually like this and I feel that I do get that silver warble on deeper signals. Just got back from a ghost town trip and dug two nice silver coins (will post that later) and both had nice silver warbles, and were deeper coins at a heavily hunted site. For deeper coins, you can differentiate between pennies and silver
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Cal_cobra
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
While we’re building out a wish list, personally I think the backlight on the Equinox 800 is pretty subpar, should have a lower brightness setting and if the screens going to be monochrome, please make the backlight red. Much easier on the eyes (there’s a reason the military uses red).
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Cal_cobra
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Dan(NM) Wrote:
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> I'd like to see an overload feature along with better audio modulation.
Agree with the overload and better audio modulation. The modulation is decent past about 6-7” but before that, meh.
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Cal_cobra
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
NASA-Tom Wrote:
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> I'm surprised to see the 'amount' of interest in a mineralization graph/gauge. Yes sir, a very useful tool indeed.
> Yes..... the round camlocks currently used.....is subpar. The entire Tarsacci carbon shaft system....in concert with the lever actuated camlocks is pinnacle. Definitely room for imp
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Cal_cobra
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Ergonomics - although Minelab finally listened and shed significant weight compared to the likes of the CTX and previous gen FBS detectors, the EQX has a long way to go to be world class in the ergo dept. I really like the telescoping rod that Golden Mask uses, but I do not know how ergonomic it is (I haven't heard anything negative about it though).
Audio - Although the audio in 50 tone
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Cal_cobra
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
jmaryt Wrote:
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> i wonder if kenny white reached out to first texas
> .
> dave johnson designed the mxt,and possibly could h
> ave convinced
> authority figures to bid on whites ,if there was i
> nterest.. they are a diversified
> corporate entity with considerable financial wall
> op..i'm just sayin'
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Cal_cobra
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