I find myself doing sensitivity ~18 in dry sand, but when i go into deeper salt water it gets interference.... what sensitivity level do you use... I've been using the 15 inch coil
Hi, I see you are in CA and all your beaches have varying concentrations of black sand. Iron magnetite. Also you are often near electrical interference. These 2 things drive most detectors crazy. If you will send me your other settings: did you load the new update?, Mode (Beach 1 or 2), ground balance, threshold, tones, FE bias, recovery speed. Then I'll better understand what needs adjusting. In general for your beaches the 900 is picking up so much iron signal it has to be fine tuned for each beach. And you may have to dig false iron signals on good deep targets. (See the Fun With Jim videos) Without me knowing your settings heres things to try. For in the water use the 6" coil ( less black sand under the coil helps). 0 threshold. All metal, toggle as you go. Tones on DP. Run noise cancel with the coil submerged and against the sand. Then adjust sensitivity up/down while testing on a buried quarter underwater. Try Auto ground balance. Try FE settings at the lowest level first then work up. Now when these things are sorted, manually change the Noise Cancel up/ down to find your deepest target setting. Good Luck!
The second my Equinox 900 coil, 11 in, hits the salt water, it starts beeping like mad. Am I doing something wrong or is my coil bad? I just started about 2 months ago. Beeped since the first time it hit water.
Hi, a few bits of info will help me give you the correct answer. 😀 This chatter would be normal behaviour on older single frequency detectors. The Equinox detectors all can run quietly with a few adjustments. Reply with these answers - is this your very first metal detector? 🙂 - list all of your settings on the Settings Ribbon as well the Sensitivity. - does the 6" coil do the same thing? - what is the beach in general ? Color of the sand? We'll get it running right. 👍
Hi ,you still havent answered, so I'll give general answers re "beeping like mad in salt water". I assume you are in Beach 1 or 2 mode. Use Beach 2. - Do both coils 11" & 6" behave the same? If not the noisy one is possibly defective. - set ground balance on Auto, the manual shows how - set audio to DP tones - set Sensitivity to 20 then adjust up and down as needed. 22 is ideal. Note, it is normal for chatter to be bad in moving surf because the sand is in motion. - your sand has a lot of black sand (iron) in places. Load the new firmware update. Go into Fe Iron Bias and experiment with settings from low to high and see what works best in your mineralized sand. Good luck. - -
OK, sliding egg sinker and bead above the barrel swivel, Gamakatsu bait holder hook. If using night crawlers, use a worm threader. For big fish use small bluegill as bait. View my newest video on what fish are below the dam. Good luck 🤠👍🍀
Welp good luck fishing it! 🍀 This time of year I'd fish the shallows of Camp Kennedy for slab bluegill, the springs of Sunset for redeyes and hybrids and in the shade of Chimneyrock for slab bluegill and cats. I like the big BG under the 34 bridge if I'm on that end of the lake. But the gulf of Florida now is 78 degrees this morning. Big Snook are biting. Ky is too hot.
@@johnnyhiett Cats are down on spawn for another week or two, it's soo hot and clear here the lake is almost turning over at this point. You know how herrington is when it gets like that, bites not good for much of nothing. Good time for boat maintenance until after the 4th. HA! Fish on buddy! Enjoy the nice weather down there.
@@johnnyhiett Just rub in the Florida retreat! It's been blistering the past week or two. I'll make it down to Florida or the gulf to try my hand at saltwater someday.
One of the best vids I’ve seen on the 900…your responses to viewers questions, etc are some of the best, and seems to be a lost art with a lot of vid creators out there. 10 out of 10 in my book…liked and subbed!
Thanks a bunch! 🤠👍 I appreciate the support. It's hard to shoot and edit videos plus keep the algorithm happy. I need 1000 subs and it seems like that isn't gonna happen. I have lots of good content in the can, but it makes no sense to release it if it hurts my stats.😅 Fire away if you have questions or content you'd like to see.
No sir. 🌞 No water damage. 🏝 The Equinox 900 is doing very well. It holds up to sea water, mud and being washed off with a garden hose. I even wash it off in the shower as needed. Best of luck to you! 🍀 please subscribe 💍
i just got my 900 off craigslist. for $750. with both. 11" and 6" coils. sell my nox 700. and vanquish 340. buy the 15" coil. i still have to learn a bunch of stuff.
Thats great! 👍☠️ Please subscribe. 💍🍀 Maybe I can show you stuff that isnt in any manual or elsewhere. The 15" coil will go 1 to 2" deeper on rings. Its best used on areas where the ground is nuetral. Best of luck.
Another thing that helps seal connections... vaseline on the threads before you screw them together. I use it on my ham radio cable connections to ensure threaded connections dont get water in them even though the connectors are rated as waterproof.
Although that could work in a pinch, it is not reccomended in general. These waterproof type electrical connections often have rubber or silicone O-rings or other parts that would be potentially damaged by petroleum jelly. One should refer to the manufacturers reccomendations . The best product to use is a very thin coating of pure Silicone dielectric grease. (Grease of any kind at the beach traps sand.) Like automotive spark plug boots use. Available at auto parts stores. Electronics often use connectors pre coated or packed with this grease. Outdoor 75 ohm coax connectors are an example. Also the submersible boat trailer lighting connectors on vehicles. Best of luck ! 🍀🏝
Great info to ask about! 😎 That is about the first thing in the video at the one minute mark. I list the important settings onscreen. Recovery Speed = 6 (on land I sometimes run 5) , Iron (FE) Bias = 9 , which is the highest reject setting. This completely eliminates Corona crown bottlecaps and tent stakes which are eveywhere! Modelo caps may show an ID since they are wrapped in Aluminum foil. My testing is conclusive that this does not hurt high tone signal ID or depth. Best of luck !🍀☠️💍🏖
Hello to Japan 🤠. No leaks or other issues on the Equinox 900. My local Florida shop has no reports of leaks. It was in the ocean or surf every day and hosed down every day for the last 4 months. Even when used on land in dirt I hose wash it thoroughly. No problems. I think it is the best detector all around. DP tones is a big part of it's capability. Good luck ! 🍀🏝☠️⛱️💍
That rinse off at the end made me nervous - way too much pressure!! At the very least you are forcing the salt into the join points. Use the shower or rain setting on the head and a very light water pressure.
I hear ya 👍 but the 900 and the 800 (as well as the Simplex) have all been washed this way for years with zero problems. It is low pressure water even though it may appear to be strong. Nowhere on the islands has good water pressure. Best to go easy spraying into the speaker. Ive washed the 900 off about 400+ times. The salt and crud that stays on is very sticky. It doesn't come off easily. Sometimes I use mild soap. Good luck🍀👍💍🏖
Hey, its on the sunny, salty, sandy sea every day without a problem or leak. 🏝😎👍 Even when it isn't submerged it gets washed off with the garden hose every day. I always cover the charging port and connectors with Blue 3M tape for protection. No reason to abuse it unneccisarily. The local beach detector shop has not had any reported leaks.
Much of the swinging has been edited out. ☠️👍 It was just a brief hunt. If you want to show us all how to do it, send a link to your video and I'll post it. Good luck 🍀
You are not catching anything Herrington water turns over live 3 miles chimney rock marina Herrington lake 19 years big farm go laurel lake Cumberland lake
Thanks . I've lived near Herrington 50 years. Laurel Lake has similar turnover issues because it is so deep. 90% of the water in the 2 lakes is toxic with Hydrogen Sulfide and no oxygen.
Thanks for all that very important tips, it means alot to a bunch of fellow detectorous!, were not here to steal your gold just want to enjoy the hobby, there's plenty of targets for all!
New subscriber to your videos, just bought the 900 and i need to learn it, could you please make a video on how to program it!?, me and 3 of my buddies all got the same detector but the dealers who sold them to us ,none of them don't know how to set them up! Alot of people say this and that ,do this n that ,but theres no instructions in the box, what we need is a video that shows how to start and go through the steps like ground balance to how many tones, how to get more sensitivity, and so on, thank you
OK, let's get yall started. First all of you need the Getting Started Guide pdf file. You can download it to your phone or computer, even print it out. www.minelab.com/__files/f/504702/GSG,%20EQX%20700%20900%20EN.pdf Also the 60 page detailed manual. There is a one page quick settings at the begining. www.minelab.com/__files/f/504688/Inst%20Manual,%20EQUINOX%20700%20900%20EN.pdf and headphone manual. www.minelab.com/__files/f/504700/ML85%20HEADPHONES%20Inst%20Manual%20EN%20ES.pdf
Tell me where and what you want to detect. Like Parks, fields, beach or Gold nuggets. What ground or soil? Dry or underwater? Settings wiill be based on that.
Ok, Pul Cee has the best simplest instructional videos on the 900. I can make a video that shows my own special settings for depth that others dont cover. ru-vid.com/group/PLOcWea3AAxcNpUERIlpMcH20SJJ2lsP9r&feature=shared In most average soils Ground Balance can be set on 0 or Auto all the time. The computer chip in the 900 is so fast it usually compensates except for black magnetite sand.
@@johnnyhiett I strictly beach hunt, the sand and shoreline, but I mostly hunt in the water here in Texas, Excalibur 2 has been great on gold rings and coins but no gold chains?, and a fellow detectorous keeps finding gold chains with his 900 but won't share how to program his detector
OK. Since the 800 and 900 both have 40khz mode, that's what finds the gold chains. The Multi setting Beach Mode 2 uses will favor high frequencies like 40khz. A single link in the chain is what a machine reacts to. The size of the link determines if the chain can be detected. So select Beach 2 mode. The first thing you have to do is be sure to go into (Notch) Accept-Reject and make sure you are Accepting ID 1 and 2. Gold Chains will often be these low numbers. You can toggle "all metal" with the horse shoe if you want. I'd start with this: Beach 2 mode Noise Cancel - run it Auto by selecting it and tapping the Check Mark button. Then manually adjust Noise Cancel number on a test chain to see what setting really works best. Ground Balance 0 is OK on your sand or Auto if in the water or dry Threshold 0, it's simulated anyway Target Tone must be DP for best results!! Never bother with the other tones unless you are just doing something like shallow coin shooting. Accept all IDs above 0. Recovery speed 5 or 6. Do not vary this. The 900 corrects for it as you slow down anyway. Sensitivity from 22 to 28. I always run 28 in dry sand for depth. Usually run 22 underwater since I can't scoop deeper. Then use 28 to pinpoint. watch these Equinox 800 vs Excalibur videos Equinox 800 reads a 14K Chain in salt water and Escalibur does not ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-k8xzHOTxwTg.htmlfeature=shared Equinox 800 reads a 14K Chain in salt water ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n96NtWxHlhk.htmlfeature=shared
Yes, when I want maximum depth (which I need because 100 other detectors have hit that park beach) I run Sensitivity 28 and ignore the chatter. I run sensitivity 22 when in the water since I can't dig deeper than 15" (zero chatter). That beach has nearby Coast Guard and FD radio towers. When after shallow fresh drops on paths, showers etc I run 15. Alternately you can switch to a single frequency mode and run 40khz with no chatter. Best of luck 🍀!
Hello! 🤠 Be certain the cables for the coil and underwater headphones are securely connected. Check that no sand or debris is in the connectors that would damage the O-ring. Secure the headphone cord with the supplied velcro strain relief. Failure to do this can cause plastic to crack on the control box. Wrap the connections with 3M blue painters tape. Cover the magnetic charging connection with the blue tape. (The tape leaves no adhesive when removed.) You do not need to cover the speaker but you can seal it with tape if you want to. I wrap the cam locks with tape to keep sand out. Good luck 🍀 Please subscribe...I need 1000 subs.
I love hulk shovel drill ya own pattern in it all super grade plastic ya get a massive bite of sand super fast. When ya lift from bottom the target is there flat pan one action to grab target. Cost 50 bucks.
True in many dry land places. But these beaches of dredged sand do get hunted out. Hundreds of detectorists a month hitting the same sand. Many talented old pros using the newest machines. We wait for tourists and weather to replenish. 😂 Best of Luck 🍀!
@@johnnyhiett had one beach not a thing storm next day shit never stopped digging unreal last year 22 targets all gold bank was 2meters high targets just leaked out off the chart low areas the same due to massive sand shift . Parks 50 to99 brilliant on one 2 dollar coins on your silver split tones on 2 or 3 types of silver can help then go to all metal on same grounds ya could get a big surprise.
Do u always use auto ground balance? Do u ever GB manually? Do u ever just go with default 0 GB? I'm still learning my 900 and have had some decent success with default 0 GB.
Great questions! I only use Auto GB on Florida white sand beaches and underwater. The change in that sand is primarily salt water content and density. Where I hunt there is little trash to confuse the Auto. I only manual GB when relic hunting in mineralized sedimentary derived soils. High in Aluminum and Iron. Like the Nokta Simplex 0 GB is a very functional setting because the fast CPU in these new machines compensates for GB whether you turn on Auto GB or not. Best of Luck 🍀!
Awesome!, planing to buy a 900 soon to up grade from my 2 Excalibur 2., does the 900 pick up gold chains,?,got lots of gold rings and bracelets, medals but won't pickup gold chains with my Excalibur 2,?, don't understand why it won't
Yes, the Equinox 900 or 800 will detect fine gold chains in salt water. 900 has a better, faster processor and 100 target IDs to aid in this. A fine gold chain will ID as a VERY low number. So you should test some chains and be sure they arent filtered out. The deal is you are detecting the clasp or individual links in the chain. The links are RF reflectors and are not electrically connected as one thing. The best test I've seen in this was 5 yrs ago for the 800. Done by DetectorComparisons channel. Minelab Equinox 800 - Gold Chain in Salt Water also Depth and Gold Chain Buried ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-k8xzHOTxwTg.htmlfeature=shared
Welcome and good luck 🍀👍. I still have my 800 as a spare. I hear ya about the notch. 🙂 I've owned a metal detector since 1967 ☠️ I explained that I only had a hour to hunt, so no time to waste on pulltabs. At this particular beach a 29-30 ring is a small mans 10k band. Real ratio about 1 ring to 200 pulltabs.
@@johnnyhiett 1979 first machine when i was 12... c scope 1200D ... made mistake for years notching out bottle tops ring pulls... and wonder why no gold rings 🤔 ...
Glad your 900 is staying watertight! I quit using the 800 submerged at about the 15 hr mark. I didn't want the hassle of sending it back. Best of luck to you in the coming year 🎉 🍀💍☠️
Thank you for showing your equinox 900 settings. I’ve been using the 900 for several months and I’m getting pretty good at it but I need to try new settings so I’m gonna try yours once again thank you and I’ll be following you. Mike G
Love your videos!, very informative on how to use the 900, but me and my buddies all want to purchase the 900, me being in my sixtys don't really comprehend instructions to well ,but if you could make a video on how to program and use it step by step it would really help alot of us who would love to get one!, to many others go to fast and skip alot of the process as if thier scared we,ll take away theire finds, thank you.
Hey, thanks for the comment . 🤠 OK, you tell me how much experience you have with detectors and where you are going to detect. Settings are based on categories of Park, Field, Beach and Gold (each with 2 options). Download the manual from Minelab and read it. You need to be familiar with the terminology first so you can quickly grasp the training or tips. Best collection of slow online 900 info videos is Paul Cee 900 playlist ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wmwskgU3xIs.html&pp=iAQB
