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    Minelab Equinox 800 tips and questions

    Sorry to hear about your battery. Mines running for 2 days hunting before a recharge. Easily over 12hrs as stated & I only use the 10W Apple charger btw. My shafts are absolutely rooted though. And after taping them to make tighter, Ive realised after today that the shafts are too thin walled...
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    Minelab Equinox tips and questions

    Going on from my post in the other topic I thought id continue here. Yesturday I had a great day out with Johny Nox:-) My little flat spot (disappointment) in findings I knew was the users (Me) fault and not the machine. I got too caught up in the bips & blips and maybe beginners luck at the...
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    Minelab Equinox tips and questions

    I did see the post talking about user profile setup with a single Hz range for checking targets. Yes its a good way for checking quickly and I found it works as intended. But thanks for the replies and tips guys, I will certainly incorporate those techniques to help me decide when or if ill...
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    ❓Your Mineral Identification Questions answered here

    Hi Guys, my first post in this section so bear with me if I am out of format. And thanks for the forum. So I came across a patch of potch? , At a known opal area. Colours of potch are typically brown and grey. Theres a lot of transparent lines throughout the rock and am going through a lot of...
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    Minelab Equinox tips and questions

    Yeah Ive given up on a few others too. You kind of feel like an idiot having dug a 2ft deep hole and walking away knowing its still down there hehe. Do you ever wonder that the 11 coil is too big for the trash parks, and the sensitivity & power of it is also too much for the site your working...
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    Minelab Equinox tips and questions

    Hi Ktmman, Thank you. Yes I reset often. But I think its more so the way my brains been trained from the machine and an overload of sound. At first I swept both directions but dug most to learn what is what. Then thought the machine was too good/easy that I didnt need to sweep both directions...
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    Minelab Equinox tips and questions

    Hi Guys, This will be my first post on PA, So first off Ill say a Gday to you guys and a Thank you for the forum. Id like to share my experience with the 800. (A novice story). I purchased a Nox 800 a few weeks ago as a complete novice. I had swung a fellow member heres Garrett 300i for no more...
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