Minelab Equinox Tips and Tricks - Bad Target or Good Target? How to Tell the Difference... 

Thanks Ronald. Appreciate the comment, and I hope to do a few more videos like this over the coming week & months.

Thanks Marty - really happy to hear the video is useful. Here’s to finding some awesome treasures!

I've been killing it on the beach. But with your tutorials I'm going to try more parks this summer.

Do you start with Equinox directly?

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

They’re definitely one of the more annoying targets here in Australia, as our $1 coin is also a solid 22 on the Equinox.

I really appreciate that Walter! So happy to hear you’re finding useful info in these videos.

Thanks for your comment Dan - it’s an interesting point you make. I’ve used this single frequency test before on 15KHz, 20KHz and 40KHz many times, however I’ve found it to be inconclusive in most cases. Perhaps I need to use it more consistently in order to understand it better. I’ve tried burying known targets such as aluminium pull tabs and ring pulls in an attempt to learn to tell them apart from a 20c piece, however I couldn’t rely on any one test, or collection of tests (including the single frequency test). It’s a work in progress…

I should have mentioned that 4Khz is my go-to single frequency and all that I hunt in. The only other single frequency I will check is 40Khz f I suspect a small gold chain. Try this, next hunt do your normal hunt and just before you dig switch to 4Khz and take note of the response. If it is trash it will likely give you a simple and clear warning by not agreeing with the Multi-IQ response. I have mine set to 50 tones with all ferrous numbers active, but I have set the volume low enough to only give a background grunt. I want to hear this iron so I can justify those pesky false signals that will likely occur. The only VDI numbers I have deleted are those above 36 since these high-piercing tones are nothing but iron that wrapped around from beneath VD! 0. If I want to hear these high VDI numbers then I hit "All Metal". Or I can switch to 5-Tones and make these high VDI numbers (37-40) their own region with the volume lowered and the tone a lower number.

Very interesting. I will most definitely try your suggestion of 4Khz as a target check. Your setup is quite unique, and I’m very interested in giving this a try. Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience!

Happy to hear you’re finding the videos useful. Thanks for your comment Doogs.

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Thanks for your kind words. Hopefully there’s something useful in this video for you to take out into the field!

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Thanks very much for watching! I’m glad it was helpful.

Thanks for your comment. Happy to hear you found the video useful.

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Happy to hear you found the video useful! With lots of practice you will be able to tell the difference most of the time, but if you’re in doubt still dig it!

Thanks for watching. Good luck out there!

Thanks for watching. Although the target ID numbers have changed with the 900 (0-99), I’m sure the same theories will work - particularly the size test by lifting the coil into the air slightly. Happy Hunting!

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Awesome, thank you!

The Equinox 700 & 900 have a TID range from 0-100 I think, so unfortunately these numbers don’t line up with that machine. If it’s helpful, 16 on the 800 is around 40 on the 800/900.

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Yes, it’s the bane of every detectorist!

I do t understand what you’re trying to say sorry.

I wish I could but sometimes I get the signal but can’t tell where to dig 😭