Today I experimented with iron bias settings with real world signals at a nail ridden site. Signals were checked with different iron bias settings. Got a goodie at the end.
Congratulations! What a Birthday present! Man I know that excitement and how it's so hard to not get to crazy and cuzz like a sailor with glee😅🤣😅 I have purchased and run about every popular detector out since 2011 and really getting antsy about getting ahold of one of these. Going to purchase a 600 on Monday and learn it while waiting for my 800 to eventually arrive. Keep up the videos on the 600, everyone is covering the 800...we need 600 coverage, even though they are physically the exact same machines...only difference is the software/firmware they are programmed with👍
MiTreasureHunter Maybe - good luck making it available externally whilst keeping it waterproof.. how ever - the 600 is a decent mashine and I think with its added accessoires and functions the 800 is worth its price. The point is.. fiddling with the 600 to make it an 800 doesn‘t worth it.. simply decide which one suits you best and off you go ☺️
magicmaui77 that was not the point, the point was just to inform people they are the same machine, 600 is just a software tuned down 800. That IF you were to flash the programming of an 800 to the 600, they would be the same. I don't condone or suggest messing with these expensive machines just buy the one that fits your needs. But just know that minus the profile button Minelab could release a software upgrade and magically your 600 woud be an 800. I wish that there were more physical differences to make them truely like 2 different models.
Good video and enjoyed the long dig segments even when they were nails as that is educational. One thing you might try during that scenario is to turn on the all-metal mode and sweep to see if those items were then showing up as minus numbers 0 to -9 after the sweep shows a good number and then goes to negative quickly. This turns off the discrimination while it is on. I saw somewhere this is a way to help rule out some targets as ferrous and not coins, especially bottle caps which can come in the nickel range. I have had success in confirming this as well. Of course I will dig them anyway to educate myself.
Cool stuff. This is the model I'm shooting for as next uppgrade so I appreciate the time your taking to show how it's working for you. Awesome B-Day find btw!!!...
Ground balance will help with the iron bias, also your wire towards the coil is a bit lose so it can throw false signals. Also notch out anything below a 4. And adjust sensitivity as needed
Good idea wearing gloves, I almost cut the tip of my finger completely off on glass digging without gloves in the middle of the woods no first aid, had to put chewing tobacco on it to stop the bleeding and wrap it in a piece of clothing. Always wore gloves after that. Yes tobacco will stop bleeding very fast.
Я с Россий, купил себе эту модель, так сказать это мои первый металлоискатель, мне нравится, легко определить железо от цветнины, только минус когда железо большое и оно ржавое показывает как цветной сигнал, хожу на поле 1 привык к нему и могу определить что копать, на остальных пока не могу привыкнуть, а ещё мы его называем метелка, веник, потому что все метёт 😂
Tim with Dig Dogs here. Great birthday find with the equinox 👍. What vdi number did the large cent come in as? Thats a bucket lister for me and im hunting in areas that should produce one eventually. Im using the equinox600 and love it👍. Happy birthday btw🙏.
Thanks for sharing! I'd like to see the same testing done with the iron not notched out. Also, I'd like to see what effect that iron bias has on good targets, deep ones and those masked by iron.
So running on iron bias 1 increases your odds in getting a better target correct than running on 0. I just got my Nox 600 and im trying to take in all info i can find. Im a AT Max guy and had pushed that machine to the limit and im wanting to exceed with the Nox 600. One thing i notice is the 600 loves depth
People over-use pinpointers. They are for fine-tuning. But i cannot see the point of having a brilliant detector on the ground while you faff around with a carrot. I dig lots of signals in a session and frankly it would take all day if I arsed about with a pinpointer to this degree and took so long recovering a target. I simply don't have that much time!! Once the signal is out In situations like this, spread the spoil heap a bit, waft over with the machine and narrow it down...then put handfuls of soil to the coil. Much quicker. many of my targets are small and not easy to spot.
Why did you still get a sound with iron bias of 3? Shouldn’t that completely cancel out the grunts of iron? I have the Nox 600. Even with Iron bias at 3 I hear the iron. Is this normal?
wayne_etc I am wanting to buy either the 6 or the 8 but I need more feed back. Live digs like these that can help me understand why I need an upgrade.. please keep sharing these videos
Blue Grass Diggers thank you. I'm sure you'll be more than satisfied with either machine. I just couldn't justify the extra cost for what features you get for the 800.
To be honest, that doesn't matter... the point of being a responsible hobbyist... is to leave nary a sign that you were there... no matter where you hunt, except on your own property if that's your preference. Your video, would give the impression to somebody that doesn't know better, that this method is acceptable. Sorry, but in my opinion, it's not, especially in public areas. I rarely criticize, but I'm asking you to always assume that someone of authority is watching and to dig accordingly. That way you protect everyone's ability to enjoy the hobby (by example)... especially if you're going to make videos.
Thank you for taking it so well. I appreciate that. There's a lot of helpful information in the video and for that I, also thank you.... my 800 is set to arrive tomorrow and it's great to have a little better understanding of the "Metal Bias" setting.
