Equinox test request please?

[HighVDI]

Is there any way one of you lucky ones with early delivery of the Equinox could do a little Monte nail board test?

I know the coil is on the large side for this test but should be interesting since it seems the FBS machines never did too well on this experiment.

 

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[IDXMonster]

VDI...the recurring theme about FBS and nail board tests is that in very few,if any,of the nail board tests I’ve seen conducted(which is a total of one) is that they are being conducted on a floor,on concrete,etc. In other words,no soil present for the machine to balance against. I will ASSURE you that FBS is quite capable of finding coins mixed with nails of all sorts and sizes at all depths in all kinds of soil. I personally have done it with the Explorer2 and the CTX,coil size didn’t matter. As long as the discrimination is open enough to allow for the high Ferrous reading you will get in such a situation,they will do it without question.
The tech is obviously different in the Equinox,but I’ll lay out a guess that it also will need soil/some sort of matrix to balance against for optimum performance. FBS in particular doesn’t find targets with speed,it finds them with processing. Perhaps the Equinox will use both...

 

[smokeythecat]

Vferrari and I are going to be doing a head to head test in VERY hot ground that has been pounded for 50 years. I'll be using the Deus. This is one of those if your machine beats mine, I'll buy one of those things. It will be a month from now but this will be the test of the ages. Real dirt, dug out spot, good machines, experienced detectorists. The mineralization of the ground normally runs 85-87 on my meter. And it's full of hot rocks containing iron, gold, and other annoying minerals.

 

[tnsharpshooter]

Well,
I have tested and used Equinox some now. Even done some comparisons to Deus.
Equinox is no slouch- Believe me!

 

[HighVDI]

Well,
I have tested and used Equinox some now. Even done some comparisons to Deus.
Equinox is no slouch- Believe me!

Every single detector in your avatar is considered deep. I don't disbelieve you at all!

I know all these tests will be done before long it was just one thay popped into my head.....but from the sounds of it......really doesn't mean anything until some soil is introduced.