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    Issue with wireless on EQ 800 (or should I say the lack of wireless is the issue)

    Hi all... This issue with my EQ 800 has me stumped. I turned on my EQ 800 one day to try to pair a new pair of Bluetooth headphones. I press the wireless button but no icon shows up on the screen. Done a few factory resets and still whenever I press the wireless button, no icon ever comes up...
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    Isn't it time to be irritating Minelab with calls to bring out some new coils for the Eq?

    So far, we have only 3 coils for the Eqs but really have never had a definitive answer from Minelab if we will ever get another coil. After seeing the performance of the 5x8 on the Vanquish 540, I would love to have one on the Equinox. I found the 6" would be nice to have but I rather like the...
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    15" coil with vs without the update testing?

    Hi all... I was wondering if anyone has seen any testing of the 15" coil with vs without the update? Background is that I have the 15" coil and with the update, the Eq 800 definitely feels different to the 11" coil with or without the update. The 11" hits small stuff either with or without but...
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    First hunt with new rod mod and update

    Got out to a local beach at low tide and had a great 5 hour hunt in mostly wet sand and up to high tide line. The new rod mod for those who missed my post (CZ70 rod): [attachment 361305 goldenrod.jpg] The CZ70 s rod worked superbly with the Equinox 800 pieces. Not lower shaft twisting and...
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    My Equinox 800 rod mod

    Hi all... I decided to try out my Equinox on an old Fisher CZ70 S rod as a spare rod. I don't have any problem with the twist and the straight rod isn't that uncomfortable but I thought I'd put the CZ70 rod to good use especially useful for travelling. A few drill mods and this is the result...
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    update timing thoughts

    I wonder if this update is a precursor to the larger coil and that the larger coil will require this update. After all we are supposed to see the larger coil come out some time in the next few months. Kind of makes sense since the current 11inch coil is way sensitive and the larger coil might...
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    Software changes or enhancements?

    After using the Equinox 800 in the field for more than a few hours, I started to think of things that I'd like to see change or added in the current software. I am not talking about anything drastic like FE/CO TID breakdown but more subtle and maybe doable in the current software with current...
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    Coils for the Equinox?

    They mentioned coils for the Equinox in one of the videos but it isn't clear if the Equinox is going to have its own specific coils or are going to be able to use another model coils. Any word on this? I hope they release the manual for download once the machine gets closer to production. I had...
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    Stolen shipment of Minelab GPX-4500 machines

    I just read this morning that there was a stolen shipment of Minelab GPX-4500 machines. Minelab has posted a notice about the theft as well as the serial numbers at http://www.minelab.com/aus/consumer/knowledge-base/news?article=106856 The machines have been showing up on ebay and elsewhere...
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    Choice of a park coil for an Explorer 2?

    Hi all... I am in the market for a new coil for my Explorer 2 and want one that can do very good target separation in not-so-clean (read trashy) parks. Currently, I have a 15" WOT coil on my Explorer and a stock 10.5" coil sitting gathering dust after getting a good drenching (still don't trust...
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    Best coils for target separation in trashy areas?

    Hi all... I have noticed that the Explorer doesn't have many 5"-6" coils available for them (I could be wrong tho). Therefore... What is the best Explorer coil for trashy parks where separation is more useful than all out depth and area coverage? Currently, I am using both the stock 10.5" and...
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    CZ coils?

    Hi all... Can you please refresh my memory (been awhile out of the Fisher-world)...can the CZ70 coils be used on the CZ3D? Let me fill you in a bit first... I have an old CZ70 (pretty much dead due to big wave swamping the machine...still works but just not reliably) but still have the 5", 10"...
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    Explorer battery drain based on coil size?

    Hi all... I have a rather rudimentary question... Does the coil (size and type) used affect the drain on the battery? I currently use a 15" WOT coil on my ExpII and have noticed that the rechargeable battery pack is draining much quicker lately. I now mainly use the battery pack filled with...
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    Interference that can't be noise cancelled?

    Hi all... I was out detecting early this morning on the beach and all was going good until all of a sudden my Exp II went all haywire (almost like a switch was thrown) with a constant the warble of falsing from some interference which I at first suspected to be from either proximity security...
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    Tune up time for my Exp II?

    Hi all... I am tempted to send my Exp II to Minelab for a tune up since it seems to be acting a bit erratic lately. The age of the machine is something I can only guess at since I bought it second hand on Ebay but I reckon it was bought new sometime in 2003/2004 (is there any way of telling the...
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    Sensitivity and the 10.5" coils?

    Hi all... I have a couple of quick questions for everyone with the 10.5" coils.... Do you have to turn down the sensitivity when using any of the 10.5" coils as compared with the 6" and 9" coils? How is the falsing on the 10.5" HF coil compared with the lower freqs? I've been told by Minelab...
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    Explorer II problems

    Hi all... Don't you hate it when the conditions are so perfect to detect and your machine goes and ruins the moment by misbehaving on you. That happened to me this morning... I woke up early as at 4am (what a perfect time for a pre-work hunt) and found myself reaching for my detector without a...
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    Cancelling interference from Cell/Mobile phones?

    Hi all... I have been out on the beach with my ExpII/WOT coil a few times over the month and have noticed a strange phenom... I usually start before the crack of dawn when the only ones on the beach are me and the gulls. I start down at the lane and continue paralleling up the tide line. At...
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    What makes the best headphones for the Explorer?

    Hi all... This may be an odd question but what makes the perfect headphones for the Explorer? Let me explain...I currently use a set of behind the ear Sony headphones for my Explorer II since I wear a wide brim hat to avoid the inevitable back of the neck sun burn and I found full headphones...
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    query about strange falsing...

    Hi all... I have a query about some strange falsing that I was getting on my ExpII over the weekend... I was on a local saltwater beach and was hitting the cut line after doing the water line. I was using manual sensitivity set to around 24. The machine was very quiet for the water line and as...
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