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+1 Wayne. I only have one detector (it just happens to be the Nox) so thats the one I have to use to find anything. I'd happily use other machines if I had them.
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Nice find. Just going by the size, shape and metal its made of, I'd say the Nox could have hit it with the standard coil. Not just the Nox, but probably a few other detectors too. Round shape, fairly large and made of brass, not the worst type of target in iron. Not downing you, just telling you how I see it. I think it says more about your ability to get a good permission than the ability o
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I think I would ask again at the end of summer. The depositors are just starting to return. I know you guys like kicking the Nox around, but it is proving to be a capable machine. I'm very happy with mine and I think a lot of others are too. I agree about the bottle caps but all the decent beach machines I've been around made you dig beaver tails. The thing is that if you're diggin
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Dan I agree with you about the old-timers vs. newbies. Unfortunately right now I can only afford one machine and it happens to be the Equinox. So far it seems to be able to perform in every hunting situation that I've run it in. Every time I take it out I try to hunt with different settings to learn more about its abilities. Yesterday afternoon I had it back out in a iron infested lot and se
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One thing most people who get a new machine fail to realize is that it takes time to learn how to maximize its abilities in different conditions. This afternoon I went back to the same iron infested lot I mentioned above and managed a thirty minute hunt between rain showers. Slowly I am getting to know how to set the Equinox up to hunt in HEAVY iron and at the same time learning to trust what the
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Lawrenzo, actually the equinox can hold its own in iron. I think where people are having trouble in iron is when they try to run the machine too hot. I hit a lot today that has iron galore. The first time i hit it with park 2 with sensitivity set to 24, recovery speed of 6, and iron bias at 0, this is how I normally hunt with it. Needless to say things didn't work out so well. Anyway today I
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To me Dan you are a legend in the hobby! It saddens me to hear of you and your wife's health problems. May the Lord God help you through your trials!
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Robbery is when you take something that does not belong to you. If someone pays that much for this equinox, it may be desperation or stupidity, but it is not robbery.
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It's interesting to me how so many people concentrate on just the negative aspects of things. Kind of like how the news works, just point out the negative and rarely point out the positive. Yes I'm looking forward to the optional accessories for the Equinox, but the fact that I can't get them has not hampered my enjoyment of or time spent out using my detector. I really don't
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He often lets you know if its a video of multiple days and he stresses that he puts in the research for his sites, He digs some nice coins and shows all the trash he digs in the wrap up. Seems like the real deal to me.
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So the way I see it, if you like a certain brand/model of machine, then use it. If you like old or new technology then have fun with it. Everyones opinion and test results matter, just not to everyone else. That"s okay. Theover61, I applaud your generosity, especially in todays world!
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Harold, I loved using the CZ's. 10.5 in coil was my weapon of choice and I still have great respect for all the CZ series. The one big drawback to me about them was their weight. They were a bear to swing all day with the big coil. I think the Equinox is a better machine based on weight, the ability to tune the machine to your liking, price and performance. I'm not knocking the CZ'
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Harold,ILL. Wrote:
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> I am a Deep turf
> Coin Hunter. I will trade speed for depth. That's
> why I like depth demons like Etrac/Explorer and Fi
> sher CZs.
Harold, I don't have any experience with the Etrac/Explorer but I do have lots of experience with the Fisher CZ's and I agree they're deep seekers,
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Lesche used to make the ultimate folding shovel but for some reason they quit producing it. They made it with a plain handle and one with the ball on the end of the handle. Like all Lesche products they were nearly indestructible.
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Xray, the real appeal of the Equinox is it can be aa basic as a turn on and hunt machine or it can be adjusted to suit your style of hunting or the conditions you hunt in.
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Going To try it Again this weekend if weather permits. I may also try my first video. The settings i used in the above test had no problems hitting deep pulltabs and clad coins so I don't expect things to change.
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Cal, this is my first Minelab detector so I really didn't have expectations, only hopes. I think the nox is a nice machine that works great in high iron environments and seems to hit the deep targets too. The thing is I was hoping that it would allow me to only dig silver and clad quarters and dimes. Digging so many pennies is bad for the lawns, my back and my knees. I'm going to give m
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I went to the beach to do a little hunting with the nox this afternoon. Targets were few and there was a misting rain. Planning ahead, I took some small jewelry and two rings with me to test how the targets would ID. All the targets were tested laying on top of wet ocean sand. First up were a very small gold chain, a 10k diamond tennis bracelet, a link from a heavy gold bracelet and a gold bead
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The silver dimes I've dug ranged from 25 to 27 on the ID. Clad dimes have the same range and copper pennies have bounced to 27 occasionally. Maybe the iron has an effect on the ID as these sites were loaded with it. It may be I just need more time on the machine to be able to tell the difference between copper and silver.
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Over the last month I have used my Equinox on civil war / colonial sites as well as 1920's era house sites and schools. All of these sites had lots of iron and or trash. The civil war / colonial sites had been hunted in the past but the nox handled the iron and pulled several three ringers, rivets, and flat buttons along with a sliver of spanish silver out of the ground. In other words, it e
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