ironman200081
Active member
I finally had an opportunity to meet an Equinox face-to-face. My friend Wise Guy bought an 800, and got it in a few weeks ago. We picked a decent day, and headed out to a park that has produced deep, old coins in the past for my CTX. My wife brought along the E-Trac for added fun.
I began by sweeping an open area with the CTX and marking off deep, higher-conductive targets with surveyor flags. By "deep" I mean that the targets were over 6 inches. We swept over each one with each machine, and then dug up the target to reveal what it was. Disclaimer: Wife and Wise Guy are rookies with their machines, while I have been lovingly wielding the CTX for nearly 6 years. I set up the E-Trac, but I have no clue as to Wise Guy's settings on his Nox 800. I need to hook him up with Bill_S for some lessons!
You can see for yourself, but in my opinion, the CTX and E-Trac seem to be more accurate on these deep, high-conductive targets. On both VID numbers and audio, the FBS machines appeared to perform better. The identification was accurate at depth, while the Nox seemed to jump around. I will say though, once Wise Guy skills up with his machine, I would like to repeat this test and see what the results say.
See for yourself. Apologies for the glare, it was a windy, sun-shiney day.
[video]https://youtu.be/RgKy9EPeT0c[/video]
I began by sweeping an open area with the CTX and marking off deep, higher-conductive targets with surveyor flags. By "deep" I mean that the targets were over 6 inches. We swept over each one with each machine, and then dug up the target to reveal what it was. Disclaimer: Wife and Wise Guy are rookies with their machines, while I have been lovingly wielding the CTX for nearly 6 years. I set up the E-Trac, but I have no clue as to Wise Guy's settings on his Nox 800. I need to hook him up with Bill_S for some lessons!
You can see for yourself, but in my opinion, the CTX and E-Trac seem to be more accurate on these deep, high-conductive targets. On both VID numbers and audio, the FBS machines appeared to perform better. The identification was accurate at depth, while the Nox seemed to jump around. I will say though, once Wise Guy skills up with his machine, I would like to repeat this test and see what the results say.
See for yourself. Apologies for the glare, it was a windy, sun-shiney day.
[video]https://youtu.be/RgKy9EPeT0c[/video]