I agree with Sam and Charmaine, this is one of the best video's demonstrating the use of Advanced Features for the Equinox 800. I like the fact that each function is explained and shows the sequence of pressing the corresponding tag/button. My wife bought me the new NOX 800 last week and it's been pouring down rain everyday since, so I'm trying to stay positive. This is my first Minelab detector and there is a slight learning curve, but nothing that takes a rocket scientist to do.
I'm there with you. My wife bought me one as well. Had the ATP. Ive done well at the beach. After watching the Gigs beach set up I got lucky and found 2 rings the 1st time at the beach. I've even dug 1 ring up next to my house. It loves to find rings. I'm more of a relic hunter at heart. I've dug 4 rings and have only used it I think 6 times...I've got the beach setting down but its going to take some messing around with the setting to get out in the field. I love to hunt around iron,so I got some playing around to do...love it do far. Need to get that 6" coil though
Thanks for taking the time to explain these functions. I bought an 800 at the end of January and am trying to learn all I can before Wisconsin thaws out. Excellent video!!
Thanks Steve for the info. Must be careful with that iron bias setting. Running a higher iron bias directly affects the machines ability to separate non ferrous targets amongst iron targets. I run my 600 on 0 because I don't want the machine to change or alter the way it responds to iron. Basically iron bias is another form of discrimination and we all know how using more discrimination effects performance and most importantly separation.
One advance option is the user saved program that I set up for coins using the settings you described, say in a park. So I don’t have to change main settings every time
I played with Iron-Bias a bit one day. Then reset and went over the same ground a couple hours later..gold wedding band. I don't play with Iron-Bias anymore.
i tried saving myself alot of digging by using the horse shoe button and when i hear the mmmhum sound i dont dig it it tells me its iron or trash .The Gig explain to me that button can sometimes fool you.I dont use it anymore
its a great machine cant go wrong with it.Worth the money.Last summer i found a .925 sterling silver cross near the waters edge at the beach.Then on Oct.7 last year i found a palladium engagement ring with 24 tiny little diamonds on it.Inside the band it said PD950 95%pure.Happy hunting!
Hey Man~ Luvt your vidoes ~ I have a ATP + CTX + Nox 800 ~ I/ we work most of our Hunts in WWII and some Colonial sites. This area has a a HUGE WWII history and the sites vary in soil and trash levels but a LOT of brass targets ~ I am still working the settings on the CTX and the 800~ thanks fro a some great tutorial suggestions ~ All Good !
I just got my 800 Nox about a week ago now and love your videos in helping me fully understand how to use it at its fullest. I've only had two beach outings and at the first one I pulled a ton of really old pull tabs and a zinc penny that was disintegrating from the beach sand and salt. This thing finds the smallest bits of metal I've ever seen and really, really deep. (I am using the 15" coil). Thanks again for all the great info. Why do you have 2 - NOX 800 series? or is one a friends?
I have been detecting a lot in old military dumpsites (with a whole lot of iron). I also detect on old house properties. Do you have any suggestions on iron settings. I am the ol gal that just watched the set up video which was wonderful. Thank you so much for these informative videos! While I can still swing my heavy CTX for hours I could probably push out to more than 6-8 hours with the lightweight NOX! 😏🤷♀️
Threshold is a wasted feature as is 1 and 50 tones. I dug a crater to find a penny, so I hope Minelab improves the pin pointer. I suppose the only way to eliminate targets 1-10 is to turn off the sound? My best finds are targets over 16. I have discovered that beach 2 works everywhere, so that’s what I always use.
@@katiedeepbeep7130 13 is always 99% a coin nickel. My palladium ring i found on beach was 7-8 with diamonds this metal i was told by a jeweler is higher than gold today its worth $117 a gram.
@@georgesocci7034 - Congratulations on the diamonds! That is a fantastic find! I always forget 13 is a nickel. I'll take it! I'm so done with the CTX 3030. The Equinox 800 does so much better and weighs less!
Katie hello George here.When my equinox 800 was at 7-8 i dug it.It was more than a foot deep.When i got the target out of the ground it looked like a washer.Then diamonds appeared.Katie DO NOT eliminate anything between 1-10 DO NOTjust being helpful dear good luck Kate
Hi and thanks for all your help I have an equinox 800 on the upper left-hand corner of the meter I have a triangle with a caution symbol in the middle I’ve been looking on paperwork and trying to figure out how to get it off do you have any idea can you help thanks Vince
Hi by any chance and you do a walkthrough on a park 2, field 2, and gold set up. I just bought my first metal detector. I am very new at trying to set it up and kind of falling behind
hey man i just love your videos can you tell me how you rate the equinox im thinking of geting one, i have the minelab explorer2 which is geting too heavy for me now. i think my age is creeping up on me laugh out loud. all the best keep up the detecting. clive from south wales UK
clive love Hey Clive! I love the Equinox so far. Works great at the beach in salt water and it is waterproof! I am still torn a little between the Deus and Equinox on dry land but if i could only have one it would be the Equinox. Good luck out there!
@@treasurekings5631 hi mate thanks for the info i find my explorer too heavy now even when useing the harness i think my age is getting the better of me laugh out loud now 58 it was ok 10 years ago but its been a real good machine thats why i want to stay with minelab just hope its a lot lighter i think youve convinced me so happy days cheers mate clive from south wales uk
@@treasurekings5631 i agree with the Gig i have the xlt spectrum found great stuff with it,mx7 sport found a wedding band from 1950 in a park.Third and last THE EQUINOX 800 found a engagement ring a palladium ring higher than gold.Great hunting!
@@Gigmaster so iron is only a negative number most of the time?anything above a negative could not be iron tho it might still be iron.but gold can ring up a 1
Hey gigmaster. I'm thinking about buying the equinox. How much of a step down do you think the 600 is compared to the 800? Thanks for the great videos. I really enjoy following you on your adventures. Thank you
GigM, thank you for doing all your videos, they are very helpful. I love my NOX 800 and you've help me make it work. Only problem, I am painting my house, doing side jobs and I just don't have the time that a retired guy ought to have, for metal detecting. I don't suppose you could help me paint my house so I could get out more?Thank you
when you get one it comes with a small manual. But not much.Go to the Minelab Equinox tutorial on you tube its better than a manual she tells you every bit of the machine itself she sounds like a robot'
Thank you for these instructional videos on the 800. I have had mine for 3 weeks and starting to get the feel for it now. Just started a new channel myself on detecting and would love it if you could check us out. Thanks again.