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    Building my own headphones

    My old Sunray Pro Golds are shot and no longer available. So I'm building my own headphones for the 2 Manticores and my old Explorer SE Pro. I started with three sets of Pro Ears hearing protection. Same style headband, leather earmuffs. I'm using the Radiosears 2463 speakers. I 3D printed...
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    Built a probe for my Manticore

    Here's my new Explorer SE Pro powered X1 probe for the new Manticore. I was unimpressed with these current buzz probes. The Explorer powered X1 remains KING so I put together a hip mounted X1 probe to pair with the new Manticore. Attached it to my new PANKY detecting pouch which I mounted on...
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    Building your own coils

    @Odanscoils commented that he would like to know how to build a concentric coaxial/coplanar coil for his Minelab Explorer. I'm starting this thread to discuss. If you take an Explorer DD coil apart you will find two windings of copper magnet wire. A thicker heavier gauge wire TX (transmit)...
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    Comparison - Manticore vs EQX 800 vs Explorer SE Pro

    I'm starting this comparison thread. I ordered the Manticore the other day, it's inbound. I have a EQX 800 and Explorer SE Pro charged and ready. As a managing director of software development I'm going to get into the heads of these newer machines vs the Explorer SE Pro. EQX 800 vs Explorer SE...
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    Gold was dug!

    14k
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    Explorer SE 3D Printed onto Equinox Shaft

    After an 11 year break from detecting I hit the beach last weekend. Used my modified Explorer SE with 3D printed handle and battery box on an Equinox shaft. Worked great, gold was dug!
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    Equinox Questions - stateguyt and others

    Tom had asked me for my thoughts on a few questions. (Tom your email box is full I could not reply to your msg) Figured I would post my thoughts here for everyone. Equinox vs Excalibur, Explorer. Assuming wet salt water beach or salt water hunting...no machine on the planet will be as smooth...
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    Twisting Loose Lower Rod FIXED!

    My Equinox 800 lower rod wiggled and twisted right out of the box, disappointing Minelab :ranting:. With the twist lock at full lock it barely had any bite on the lower rod, the only thing holding it together was the snap pin in the hole. I saw where one guy's snap pin hole busted apart after...
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    EQ800 Weights and Shaft Measurements

    Total EQ800 Weight 46.4 oz, 1,315 grams, 2.899 lbs Control Box, handle 14.5 oz, 409 grams Arm Cup w/screw 3.6 oz, 102 grams Coil 17.6 oz, 500 grams Upper shaft 3.2 oz, 90 grams Middle shaft 3.7 oz, 106 grams Lower rod with nylon bolt and rubber washers 3.8 oz, 108 grams Upper/Middle...
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    69 Targets Sampled 1700's to 1900's Gold, Silver, etc.

    I sampled 69 targets and mapped them in Excel for a field reference guide, enjoy! Setup Notes - EQ800, Park 1, Sensitivity 22, Recover Speed 3, 50 Tones. All other settings were factory default for Park 1. These TID's are the solid repeatable TID's for each target sampled at about 8 inches. At...
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    Does the EQ have a rusty nail falsing bounce pattern?

    Those of you who own Explorers most likely know that when a rusty nail is falsing high they exhibit a very specific bounce pattern between two locations on the screen (two TID's). First location, low iron tones (ferrous tone mode) cursor at the extreme top/left of the screen, 3/4 of the cursor...
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    Equinox 800 Technical Questions

    1. Has anyone connected one to a scope yet to determine if the transmit power is steady or if it varies depending on settings/modes? 2. Are there any electronic chips in the coil, specifically is the receive signal being boosted at the coil? 3. Anyone using wireless AptX headphones or earbuds...
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    Equinox 800 inbound!

    Contact CERN I'm finally moving up from the Explorer SE Pro :surrender:
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    Equinox vs Crown Caps

    So where do crown caps ID on the Equinox? On my Se Pro Minelab brilliantly exiled crown caps to the bottom/right corner of the screen far away from coins and gold. Not only can I notch them out and forget about them, I adjust my notch so that if there is a coin hiding under the crown cap the...
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    Recent finds

    The WWII button honey hole is played out so thought I would post these. Merc is 1924s plus another silver whats it.
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    Equinox coil questions

    What size coil comes standard? It looks similar in size to Se Pro/eTrac/CTX coil. The coil is different, I spy 2 extra stiffening ribs center and the other 4 repositioned. Also noticed they flattened the front/rear of the coil. Anyone know how many pins the coil cable connector has??
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    Deus vs Equinox on small gold

    After 17 years with ML Explorers and getting too old to swing Minelab's 5 pound machines its time to upgrade. I purchased a Deus recently and already placed an order for an Equinox I'll own both. The Deus and Equinox will become my primary beach hunting machines, replacing my Excalibur and...
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    Why am I digging clad dimes? ANSWER

    Lets be clear, I hate clad dimes, HATE! In the old days I never dug them because the Explorer and Explorer II could reliably distinguish between the two. But more recently its like I can't avoid digging the worthless slugs which is irritating me. I had blamed this on the nasty volcanic black...
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    58 Targets Sampled

    I sampled a bunch of targets to get some idea how the Deus ID's various targets. Here are the results and observations... Observations - The Deus gives you a solid pretty reliable target ID up to a certain depth, then poof for most targets no ID at all, it won't even guess even though the tone...
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    First Deus modification

    Deus arrived this week, first mod, that's just wrong! :biggrin:
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