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    Minelab Manticore

    I agree but in fairness to those who don't get to hunt that often, having a (partial) visual representation is sure a huge help. When I was regularly using the E-Trac I was very in touch with the sounds but still used (and GREATLY enjoyed) the 2D screen. I'm looking to that 2D screen again...
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    9" Deep Coin - Live Dig - Some interesting observations

    I'm getting the hang of the Equinox 800. I really enjoy her, though I haven't been digging deep silver, just some other deeper coins. I think I got most of the deeper silver with my E-Trac/CTC at this spot. You can really notice how much more responsive the Nox is. I am fairly regularly digging...
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    8" deep small coin - Video - Earthmansurfer is back :clapping:

    Hey guys, man, Almost 3 years to the day since my last detecting video. I've been out 3 times now with the Equinox 800. This little coin was 1.1 grams on my scale, vs 2.2 for a dime. And she was a bit on edge (perhaps that is why the numbers were iffy.) My deepest keeper with the machine so...
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    Recovery Speed “anomaly”

    I noticed a couple of weeks back during my first hunt in park 2, that a faster recovery speed (e.g. 7) created more of a clipped sound vs a slower recovery speed (e.g. 3.) Nothing shocking there. But I wanted to test a slower recovery speed in light of some people reporting great results with a...
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    Depth Meter Accuracy

    My Equinox 800 will arrive shortly, so I will do my own testing. But on another forum I am hearing a mixed bag (depending on the coin) regarding the accuracy of the depth meter. E-Trac and CTX were extremely accurate for me. Any opinions here? Thanks in Advance, EMS
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    What kind of depth you getting on coins with the Impact?

    Hey guys, I'm curious what kind of depth you Impact guys are getting. I'm a coin hunter (in Germany) and my ground has some iron flakes / mineralization in it. The E-Trac/CTX got max 9" or so in my ground, Omega 8000 around 8"+ and the AKA Signum got 10" or so. Just stating that for guys who...
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    New light E-Trac on the Horizon?

    Seems like Minelab has a semi 4 year release date schedule. The CTX will have been out 4 years in May of 2016. I loved the E-Trac but my back couldn't handle it nor the CTX. I've seen quite a few say the same. E-Trac has been my favorite machine all said and done. Patiently waiting for a light...
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    Tesoro Golden old tones - Change to high tone

    Hello all, Finally got my hands on a Golden Umax. Been searching for a while for one and I jumped at Walts ad on the classifieds. Should have it shipped out to me in Germany next week. I got it with the 6" and Clean Sweep coils. I would like to get the 8X9 coil though. (Not much of a small coil...
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    9" & 10" Deep Coins with AKA Signum

    I've been looking for a lighter E-Trac so to speak and came across the Signum. It certainly has depth, not as refined as an E-Trac (e.g. VDI) but a nice machine depth wise, VERY powerful. Here is my story from a few days ago... What a crazy day yesterday was. I went to a detecting spot where my...
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    E-Trac project mod - shooting for a 3lb beast!

    I have another E-Trac on the way after having sold my old one back in June (due to the weight/balance). I am shooting for a 3lbs or so mod and know it is doable. Here is a 3lb XS mod from Keith Southern that came out nice and it is similar to what I want. Explorer XS Mod Basically I am leaning...
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    The CTX is not an enhanced E-Trac?

    I've been running the CTX, with much success, in 50 Conductive and it does appear to me to respond and act a lot like the E-Trac. 50 CO does seem to have less warble (cleaner sound) than the E-Trac yes. Ferrous coin does clean up my bouncy coins at depth (high trash on either the CTX or E-Trac)...
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    Todays Hunt - Some Deeper Coin Videos

    Three short videos below. Enjoy - Albert Here is a 9" deep zinc coin, compared in 50 CO and Combine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZSxqrQA3Kk Here is an 8" Coin in the side of the hole on angle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ipw5dMHBLY Here is a video I also placed in the Classroom...
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    Combine has Some Trouble on 7" Pin (Vs. 50 Conductive)

    I mostly run in 50 Conductive and compare all signals in an open Combine. Generally, Combine hits on all of the same targets and I do notice that 50 CO falses quite a bit - Combine doesn't. That said, Combine sometimes misses or doesn't hit as well on targets that 50 CO does. I have had this...
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    Experiences on Iffy Signals

    What have your experiences been thus far with the CTX and Iffy Signals? Initially I was finding that the CTX rarely gives up good targets on iffy signals as it seems to have better signal processing. But that said, I am still digging some good targets on tough signals (albeit much less than on...
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    Iffy Signals on Good Targets

    Here are 3 targets I dug my last hunt that had some iffy signals to them, some more than others. They were mostly deeper signals (7" - 9") and some in iron (those two things can add to the "iffyness") There are many things you can look for with iffy signals - Is the sound iffy? Crosshairs...
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    From America to N

    What another shocking day for me depth wise (remember I have some iron mineralized ground). All told I got 4 coins at 8" and 3 coins at 9" - Both highs and in the same day! And, it was in my E-Trac hunted out spot. Here is one of my most special coins ever... Enjoy, Albert...
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    Max Depth and Sensitivity - Some Findings

    Preliminary Note - I understand if you have bad ground mineralization levels you can't do what I am about to say (fog in headlights analogy), but just take this into account as I have played with a few deeper targets and the results are clear. My ground is somewhat iron mineralized. I can run it...
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    Checking for iron on a coin ( - 50 Conductive and Combine

    This is often how I hunt. I come across a target in 50 Conductive (the mode I'm using mostly) and since I have a bit disc'd out at the bottom, if I want to see if there is iron in there (e.g. - if it pinpoints too wide), I just switch to my open Combine mode (by using the user programmable...
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    I got accused of cutting grass yesterday!:heh:

    I had to say it as I promised the old man who told me that (in German). He said I had the hearing protection on as well (aka headphones). I can see how from a distance it looks like that and most people here never saw a detectorist. Yeah, I was called a weedwacker operator in German. I really...
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    8" Deep Coin - 50 Conductive & Combine - Settings compared

    Some observations (in my somewhat iron mineralized ground): 50 Conductive & Combine - On targets not masked by iron they appear on par. Combine might stand out more on higher conductors due to the higher pitch and lack of warble, but they seem on par overall. (I do hope to see a variability...
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