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This advice is from many years of metal detecting and switching to the Nox 800 after using the famous Garrett AT Pro for 3 years. First off let me say the AT Pro was probably the most widely used mid price range detector ever built and for many good reasons. The Nox 800 is a completely...

Ok guys, I see people are still considering buying the Equinox 800. I have had mine since March 2018 and it was a tough machine to really learn coming from the AT Pro. So what is the verdict? a) make all other VLF machines obsolete? as claimed by Minelab? b) not worth the money or too hard...

on the Equinox 800 does anyone use a threshold pitch in park or field to help id targets or rejected targets? As for me, I don't have a clue if this is any benefit or not. I know in gold it defaults to a threshold pitch and volume.

Think about what processing power we have in our detectors like the XP Deus and Equinox 800. I would rather venture they have more power than the computer on Apollo 11 and the first IBM PC. Apollo 11 was landed on the moon using a computer that had 1,300 times less than the processing power of...

Re: equinox 800 I hate to keep asking dumb questions, but the level of frustration with my new Equinox 800 is growing with each passing day! I have had it about a month and have become fairly familiar with the functions, but when I try to input a program for relics, I seem to either get a...

I have made this statement before and I will make it again. Since March 2018 I have learned more about metal detecting in general with the Equinox 800 than all my detecting of and on since 1988. And more importantly I am still learning. The Nox forces you to learn more if you want to use the...

I don't look at the Stories and Picture Finds sub-forum much. Actually hardly ever because I quite jealous of all the goodies that everyone else but me seem to find. Yes I am happy for you guys, but it is a constant reminder of my lack of finds. Finally I have something to post. In between days...

Here is an update to my review of Clive Clynick’s The Minelab Equinox: “An Advanced Guide”. I think this book goes deeper into the 600 and certainly the 800 than his first Equinox book. This is because the 800 has some more useful options over the 600. The other reason Clive has more time on...

just received the book today. will read it over the holidays and report back. Will compare to his first book "From Beginner to Advanced" to see how much of an overlap there is between the books.

Ok, for those of you who don’t know me, I hunt in North Metro Atlanta. So let me take a minute of your time and describe the environment I am hunting. Most of our parks were only built in 1980’s so finding silver in them is near impossible. Actually, I have never found silver in a park in North...

My wife makes 99.9% of our social plans. The one event I planned is the International Association of Equinox Users Group that will meet this winter in Nova Scotia on December 31st. I have been selected to present my paper titled “The Five Year Analysis of Pull Tabs and Pop Tops found in Public...

I have owned the 800 since March of this year with the intention of starting to do more civil war relic and old home site hunting. I was under the impression before I purchased my 800 that it was really good at picking through junk targets that masked coins, 3 ringers etc. But maybe people were...

Was talking to a Kellyco salesman today and they have the 800's in stock. He said they occasionally run out, but have a steady stream of orders with Minelab keeping a pretty good supply on hand. So is this just Minelab ramping up production? or the demands for the 800 slowing down. I guess...

I read that a the 15" coil for the equinox is coming. Anyone got any ideas on what to expect? When I got my NEL Thunder it really didn't do that much for my AT Pro. It was real sensitive to being bumped by any small scrub brush. But to be fair to NEL I didn't hunt many open fields so it...

I like to get out in the open fields and dig the easy obvious signals just as much as the next guy, but I also enjoy the challenge of sifting through thick iron & trash trying to pick out every last detectable good target. From what I've seen the 6" coil on the Equinox is perfect for this task...

I though I had this info, but cannot locate it. does anyone know the TID reading on Equinox for a civil war buckle? thanks

I came from three years of hunting with the AT Pro and many hours on other mid-ranged price detectors. I now have about 30 hours on the Equinox 800 and on any given day after a hunt I am about ready to sell the 800 and buy another AT Pro. But I find myself out there 2-3 days later hunting with...

Here is my air test on the Equinox 800 comparing the 11 inch stock coil to the 6” coil. Did a factory reset and set sensitivity to 21, recovery speed to 6. Iron bias of 6. Setup and methods: I set the coils on an all plastic child’s picnic table to eliminate any metal. Swept the table to...

Normally I don't hunt this trashy park on the weekend because it is slammed with people and absolutely no parking available. However I just could not wait till Monday to test the 6" coil from Minelab. So I circled the parking lot for about 5 min and got a parking place and started hunting. I...

I have mentioned this 111 page book titled "The Minelab Equinox Series - From Beginner to Advanced" in some replies to other Equinox related posts. Here I will give you my take on the book. First about me. I have used the great AT Pro for about three years and have been metal detecting since...