Upgrading from Whites DFX to Equinox 900

[PM66]

What am I going to notice the most? Looking forward to working the same spots I hunted with DFX again

 

[cudamark]

Welcome to Tnet! It's a bit hard to say since so much depends on what targets you expect to find, the depth of those targets, the ground conditions, and any electrical interference in that area. You can expect a faster processor, so, target separation should be better if that is an issue.

 

[PM66]

Mostly clay-electrical interference shouldn’t be bad, wasn’t with DFX anyway.

I’m a coin and button guy-it’s an old area, settled in ~1650, there was Revolution War activity close. Oldest find w/ DFX was an 1803 LC.

I’m going to work my yard first and see what new shows up. After a couple weeks of that I’ll get into a few old home sites that are close and see what I can pull of all the iron.

 

[MMiinneerr]

Yes! let me know how those 2 compares? Just curious 2 different continents metal detectors!

 

[JCR]

I think you will be amazed at how well it runs, especially when conditions get more challenging.
I also think you are going to make a lot of finds on your previously hunted sites the older tech could not hit on.
Have fun & let us know how things go.

 

[PM66]

I took it out for a quick spin, just playing around. It’s a lot lighter

 

[jmc24]

I took it out for a quick spin, just playing around. It’s a lot lighter

Yep it’s a lot lighter, a lot hotter running and since it has a high multi frequency of 40 kHz it will hit far smaller targets and smaller trash than the DFX. Target IDs can be very accurate even on deep targets if your soil conditions are milder.

 

[PM66]

I messed around in a spot I’ve hunted heavy over the years for about 30 mins and pulled a clad dime at 6 in and a 70’s matchbox at 8 in.

It’s easy to swing-still figuring out ground balance. Feels like a good choice