Minelab Equinox - 5 Tips You Need To Know! 

I would like to ask you how long does a battery typically last on a single outing ? It seems like I’am starting to lose battery life a little each time I go out.

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I'm happy to hear you found these tips useful! Thanks for watching!

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Lol I just did the same thing last week.

Yes, it’s a handy one to know. I only leaned of it fairly recently myself, but thought others would be interested in knowing this ‘shortcut’.

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You’ll need at least a 10000mAh, but you can get 20000mAh pretty cheap these days too!

Minelab Equinox 600

I usually recharge after about 5-6 hours of detecting. It takes a couple of hours. For Lithium type batteries it is recommended to leave the device at about half charged if it’s going to be stored for a long time without use. Leaving the device for long periods of time with a fully charged battery can cause battery damage.

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It saves a lot of time!

True! Coins lying on edge, or with other metal objects adjacent, can give very strange (different) signals, that's for sure. Coin spills (stacked coins) also give some strange signals!

Mine is a 10,000 Mah power bank, but you can get 20,000 power banks and they’ll be fine too. The detector only charges until full, and then trickle charges after that, but I’d suggest disconnecting as soon as the battery is fully charged.

A half sovereign is a 15, and a full is an 18 on the Equinox.

Hi Bill. Each mode is configured differently so as to subtly alter the frequency weighting, sensitivity, and response. In park and field modes, I found the second setting much more sensitive to smaller objects than the first mode. This meant that in areas with many targets in a relatively small area, such as a popular park, the first setting is cleaner and makes the larger items like coins stand out more. With the beach modes though, Beach 1 is set up for the dry sand, and Beach 2 is set up for the wet sand and in the water. Personally, I always hunt the beach in Beach 2 mode, as it picks up deep targets no matter whether you’re in the dry or wet sand, and you can move around the beach without needing to change your settings all the time. Hope this helps. Good luck!

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I’m glad you found it useful. I put the backlight on for better contrast, but you’re right - always worth checking as it can chew through your battery life if you don’t really need it…

The 600 doesn’t have a User Profile function unfortunately.

Thanks for your comment Anthony. Sounds like you're doing well - I'd love to visit the UK one day and do some detecting. It would be so rewarding finding old hammered coins, Roman artifacts and other interesting items - so much history! Good luck with your future hunts!

A sneaky one, but very useful!

Thanks! Good luck out there!

Yep - it's a massive time saver that's for sure!

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Both machines are great, however I'd probably consider the Equinox 800 over the 600 as you have more control over the settings once you become more experienced with the machine. I'm also very tempted to get the Legend, and for the price and performance it's a very good option.

High sensitivity (without the machine chattering), low to medium recovery speed (3-5), slow swing speed, 11” or larger coil, dig repeatable targets, experiment with iron bias settings, but start with 0. Good luck!

@@coilsandcoinsdetecting ok. Park mode 1 or 2? Field mode 1or 2? Which is deeper?

@@mandovapehater6988 I prefer field 1

@@coilsandcoinsdetecting ok. I've been trying that and doing ok but having a hard time telling the difference in big iron targets and a desirable target. I'm used to an f75 which jumps from a small number to a big number on each pass when it's big iron. Any help on that?

The LED flashes green while it’s charging, and then turns to a steady green when fully charged.

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Just press the User Profile button again when you want to learn a new/revised profile, and the old one will be replaced with the new.

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@@coilsandcoinsdetecting you are giving us the game changer, please keep doing what you are doing. Kind regards from England.

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Most people do not read manuals, so if you find out information you didn't already know, it's a tip...

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