Minelab Equinox - 10 Top Tips 

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It's a handy one, that's for sure!

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That’ll work too!

It degrades over time, turns orange and shrinks turning a horrible looking brow, colour. Takes a few years but i dont think i could honestly do that to my coil, i hate the stuff but fair play to you. If it works it works.

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Yep, make sure you take the skid plate off after every beach hunt and clean the coil, as the trapped sand will cause your machine issues!

Thanks for watching! One of my best relic finds so far was a pressed tin plate showing the American eagle from the early 1800s, and I’m in Australia! My guess is that it came out with an early settler from the US…

I think it depends on the phone, as personally I’ve never had that problem. It’s interesting that it effects some people, but not others…

I had the same problem with my 900. Sent it back to minelab repair they checked the machine and coils and said there was nothing wrong with, got it back it still was erratic and chattering so I returned it to Kellyco. Wish I had kept my 800

The Equinox 800 is definitely not the lightest machine - I upgraded the shaft for a carbon fiber version- it certainly improved the balance. The grip was improved with the 900 (unfortunately it’s not great on the 800). Ive not tried the S handles, but I’m sure they’d help quite a bit. The other option is a light-weight bungee to help take the weight off your arm/wrist. The other thing that I found made a difference was to swing in a figure 8 pattern (rather than side to side). This helps maintain momentum in your swing, whereas a side to side swing requires you to stop momentum in one direction before moving in the opposite direction…

You can either reduce your sensitivity so you can get closer before the detector sees it, or you can find out what target ID the loungers are, and then go into the accept/reject menu and discriminate that out. Good luck!

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Absolutely. When you go to the Minelab website with the update links, there is a Mac option. You may need a cable adapter though, as you'll need to use the Equinox charge cable with USB.

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If you use the WM08 module that comes With the Equinox 800, you can use any wired earbuds or headphones you prefer. All you have to do is pair the WM08 to the machine, and then plug your earbuds into the module and away you go! I use Apple wired earbuds and they’re great!

@@coilsandcoinsdetecting thank you for your response, I have a 700 which doesn't come with the module. While I have iPhone wired ear buds it seems like the module would cost more than buying low latency headphones.

Oh ok. Unfortunately the WM08 isn’t compatible with the 700. As you say, if you want earbuds you’ll either need low latency Bluetooth, or a transmitter that plugs in to the machine that has low latency capabilities.

@@coilsandcoinsdetecting do you know what modules would work with the 700?

This has happened to me on occasion - to clear this you simply press the detect/pinpoint button once, and it should be back to normal.

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Yes, the coil is completely waterproof, so you should remove the skid plate and clean the coil off with a hose or under the tap.

@@coilsandcoinsdetecting thank you very much for the answer!!

It’s about the sound of the tone more than the Target ID on the screen. I barely even look at the screen - I’m listening for the tone, and then if it sounds good I’ll check the screen…

@@coilsandcoinsdetecting that's 100% correct

Looking for ancient shackles 😂

I’d be sending it back with results like that! Absolute waste of your hard earned… 🤣

Haha why is that cant find anything?

waste

Found already lots of coins

Get real it is all about the operator and patience to learn the machine you are using