Hello all. I recently purchased an Equinox 600 (shout out to Bart-a Big thanks). Anyway, I finally took it out for the first time to a local school/Park/tot lot that I have used over the last few years as a testing ground for any new detector I have bought for the detector’s first run. I have already updated this unit.
My last MD was a White’s MX Sport so this Equinox multi-frequency technology is a new thing to learn. I used the suggested Park 1 mode and set the sensitivity at 22, proceeded to noise cancel and finally, auto-ground balanced the detector. My first signal was a solid 13 in all directions. I pulled a plug and down about 5”-6” was a nickel. Now I have used some really good mid-level detectors through the years and used them in this park; I can honestly say that I was impressed with the TID stability on a nickel at this depth; not that it found a nickel mind you but that the TID locked on 13.
Later in my hunt I had what was a solid 13 at first but then moving around and X-ing over the target, the TID quickly jumped 13-14-13-14 but very fast. I pulled that plug and down 6”-7” was a pull tab. Again, I was impressed because that little flutter of 13-14-13 was telling me something.
I was only out for about 2 hours and the EQ 600 hit dimes easily at 7”-8” and nailed a quarter at approximately 10”. So far I am happy but realize I have a lot to learn yet. The future does look pretty bright right now though.
My last MD was a White’s MX Sport so this Equinox multi-frequency technology is a new thing to learn. I used the suggested Park 1 mode and set the sensitivity at 22, proceeded to noise cancel and finally, auto-ground balanced the detector. My first signal was a solid 13 in all directions. I pulled a plug and down about 5”-6” was a nickel. Now I have used some really good mid-level detectors through the years and used them in this park; I can honestly say that I was impressed with the TID stability on a nickel at this depth; not that it found a nickel mind you but that the TID locked on 13.
Later in my hunt I had what was a solid 13 at first but then moving around and X-ing over the target, the TID quickly jumped 13-14-13-14 but very fast. I pulled that plug and down 6”-7” was a pull tab. Again, I was impressed because that little flutter of 13-14-13 was telling me something.
I was only out for about 2 hours and the EQ 600 hit dimes easily at 7”-8” and nailed a quarter at approximately 10”. So far I am happy but realize I have a lot to learn yet. The future does look pretty bright right now though.
