Okay so I realize I'm new to this brand of detector...

[Steve In Michigan]

Does the Equinox 600 ever shut up? This thing is so chatty and jumpy it's hard to tell when you had a good Target versus all the other junk out there. I've done the noise cancellation, the ground balance, everything else it just seems like it never shuts up and I have a hard time trying to figure out what's a good Target versus background noise or falsing.

 

[JimmyCT]

Steve, Please list all your settings.
Are you indoors learning the machine or are you experiencing this behavior in the field ?
This sounds more like an EMI issue. Is it chatty in the sense it’s not quite while not moving ?

 

[Joe Black]

Does the Equinox 600 ever shut up? This thing is so chatty and jumpy it's hard to tell when you had a good Target versus all the other junk out there. I've done the noise cancellation, the ground balance, everything else it just seems like it never shuts up and I have a hard time trying to figure out what's a good Target versus background noise or falsing.

It shouldn’t be doing that unless your sensitivity is maxed out in a highly mineralized ground or, perhaps your settings aren’t right....if everything seems to be set right ,believe it or not, you could have a coil issue?? Connection or straight defect. That’s possible!......High EMI could be another.......obviously something isn’t right!

 

[laplander]

Does the "chatter" continue when the coil is in the air, on the ground not moving or just when you sweep?
HH Jeff

 

[Steve In Michigan]

Does the "chatter" continue when the coil is in the air, on the ground not moving or just when you sweep?
HH Jeff

All of the above

 

[Steve In Michigan]

Steve, Please list all your settings.
Are you indoors learning the machine or are you experiencing this behavior in the field ?
This sounds more like an EMI issue. Is it chatty in the sense it’s not quite while not moving ?

Outside. Did noise cancel. Did ground balance. Threshold 0 recovery 2 sensitivity 4 bars. Fe 2 fe2 2. In park 1

 

[fwcrawford]

Sounds like a lot of EMI in that location, unless something is wrong with the coil.
Try some different areas to see how it reacts.
It is more sensitive to EMI when running multiple frequency.
Try a single frequency to see what kind of response you get.
Keep us posted.

 

[JimmyCT]

Outside. Did noise cancel. Did ground balance. Threshold 0 recovery 2 sensitivity 4 bars. Fe 2 fe2 2. In park 1

Not sure what 4 bars is lol I look at the screen and keep mine around 23-24. If it starts chattering like a 4th grader who’s jacked up on sugar, I then lower it until it smooths out but rarely will I go below 20.
Fwcrawford is correct multi-frequency is more sensitive to EMI than single frequency.

Also make sure if you have a cell phone to place it on airplane mode or shut it off. This can definitely wreak havoc on your machine.
Try a different hunting area to determine if it could just be EMI that’s causing this.

 

[Steve In Michigan]

Not sure what 4 bars is lol I look at the screen and keep mine around 23-24. If it starts chattering like a 4th grader who’s jacked up on sugar, I then lower it until it smooths out but rarely will I go below 20.
Fwcrawford is correct multi-frequency is more sensitive to EMI than single frequency.

Also make sure if you have a cell phone to place it on airplane mode or shut it off. This can definitely wreak havoc on your machine.
Try a different hunting area to determine if it could just be EMI that’s causing this.

If I remember correctly four bars is right around 20 I think

 

[5900_XL-1]

Take the sensitivity down to 15. If it is still noisy outside, in different areas, then you have hardware issues. If it gets quiet at 15, then your location is the problem. Drive across across town and try it. A setting 20(I guess that is 4 in bars, I never use the bars myself) 20 should run smooth after noise cancel.

 

[Hddeuce03]

Outside. Did noise cancel. Did ground balance. Threshold 0 recovery 2 sensitivity 4 bars. Fe 2 fe2 2. In park 1

Have you cleaned under your coil cover recently? I remove it and clean it after every use, especially beach. A LOT of sand get's in there after a beach hunt. Raising your recovery speed can help in highly mineralized areas...I keep mine at 4. Also, you can only use FE or FE2, they don't work together. So whichever one you look at last is what's being used. As others have suggested, try other areas as it sounds like you are experiencing EMI...it should be quiet until over a target. Good luck!

 

[JimmyCT]

Another thing you can try is switching (lets say Field2 )and see if these higher frequencies will reduce interference from EMI.
This happened to me the other day.
Park1 multi was crippled from the EMI. I had to reduce sensitivity to 19 but this was unacceptable to me as it was still lightly chattering. I switched over to Field2 and noise cancelled. This mode calmed things right down and was able to keep sensitivity at 22.

 

[5900_XL-1]

There has to be a lower sensitivity setting that gets it quiet. It won't necessarily answer todays question but it will give an answer.

 

[Steve In Michigan]

Have you cleaned under your coil cover recently? I remove it and clean it after every use, especially beach. A LOT of sand get's in there after a beach hunt. Raising your recovery speed can help in highly mineralized areas...I keep mine at 4. Also, you can only use FE or FE2, they don't work together. So whichever one you look at last is what's being used. As others have suggested, try other areas as it sounds like you are experiencing EMI...it should be quiet until over a target. Good luck!

I don't have a coil cover. I thought it was supposed to come with one but I didn't see it. Last night was the very first time I turned it on and tried it out. And all I was really getting was... Blippity Blippity bloop bloop glug bippity blippity bloop... But I was quite impressed with the depth. It found a tiny triangle of aluminum siding, maybe a 1/16th" 8 inches deep!!

 

[fwcrawford]

It should have come with a coil cover.
It should already be attached to the coil.

 

[5900_XL-1]

It does have a cover, trust me. Take a photo and post it, without a coil cover.

 

[fastdraw]

Does the Equinox 600 ever shut up? This thing is so chatty and jumpy it's hard to tell when you had a good Target versus all the other junk out there. I've done the noise cancellation, the ground balance, everything else it just seems like it never shuts up and I have a hard time trying to figure out what's a good Target versus background noise or falsing.

I've had the same thing happened to me a couple two or three times with my 600. It was always either really bad Emi or highly mineralized ground. Just move a half a mile away and see if the problem goes away

 

[JimmyCT]

Steve if the bottom of your coil looks like this, you have no coil cover.

 

[Steve In Michigan]

It does have a cover, trust me. Take a photo and post it, without a coil cover.

 

[u2robert]

You getting chatter? Chatter = EMI
Turn down sens. or detect elsewhere.