Well. I spent last weekend studying metal detectors, since I decided to give it a try as a hobby and because I bought this old house on a large plot in Germany.
The result of all the studying was to buy a cheap Chinese MD, the 3009ii model as it is called. It was available on Ebay brand new for Euro 45,90. Do not laugh at this decision
After all the research I came to the conclusion that I should buy Equinox 800 but it was way more expensive than I was planing for, since I am new at this and have no idea if I will like doing this or not I think it is a bit too much to spend almost 1000 euros just to try.
Anyway, the cheap 3009ii chinese MD arrived today. I signed for it and went upstairs to unpack and assemble. I was very surprised when I open the box and saw that what I ordered and payed for was not inside it, but another model, the 1023. I was actually looking for that one since I had seen some very positive youtube videos about that model. But it is older and I did not find it on ebay here in Germany so settled for the other one. This is the first time I do not get what I order when using Ebay but I am not complaining but very happy to get what I wanted instead of what I ordered
The next thing I did was to put this thing together and put some batteries inside and check if it worked It did and out I went for awhile until a rain shower pushed me back inside the house. While it was raining I read the manual. In about an hour I was out again and with the sensitivity and disc settings somewhere around middle I started searching. And now I have unearthed my first nail and first bottle cap And some other stuff. The most interesting find of the day seems to be an old Roman coin from between year AD 271 and AD 326 according to online roman coin info website.
So this has been a very pleasant day and now I think I am already hooked on this hobby Hope the Equinox 800 will be available near Christmas
The result of all the studying was to buy a cheap Chinese MD, the 3009ii model as it is called. It was available on Ebay brand new for Euro 45,90. Do not laugh at this decision
After all the research I came to the conclusion that I should buy Equinox 800 but it was way more expensive than I was planing for, since I am new at this and have no idea if I will like doing this or not I think it is a bit too much to spend almost 1000 euros just to try. Anyway, the cheap 3009ii chinese MD arrived today. I signed for it and went upstairs to unpack and assemble. I was very surprised when I open the box and saw that what I ordered and payed for was not inside it, but another model, the 1023. I was actually looking for that one since I had seen some very positive youtube videos about that model. But it is older and I did not find it on ebay here in Germany so settled for the other one. This is the first time I do not get what I order when using Ebay but I am not complaining but very happy to get what I wanted instead of what I ordered
The next thing I did was to put this thing together and put some batteries inside and check if it worked
It did and out I went for awhile until a rain shower pushed me back inside the house. While it was raining I read the manual. In about an hour I was out again and with the sensitivity and disc settings somewhere around middle I started searching. And now I have unearthed my first nail and first bottle cap And some other stuff. The most interesting find of the day seems to be an old Roman coin from between year AD 271 and AD 326 according to online roman coin info website.So this has been a very pleasant day and now I think I am already hooked on this hobby
Hope the Equinox 800 will be available near Christmas 
