I hear ya about the notch. 🙂 I've owned a metal detector since 1967 ☠️ I explained that I only had a hour to hunt, so no time to waste on pulltabs. At this particular beach a 29-30 ring is a small mans 10k band. Real ratio about 1 ring to 200 pulltabs. The basket is needed some places, true. Good luck on your next dig.

De que sirve la cesta si en el scoop no esta el objetivo?

​ @elnoi7942 Il dit que si j'utilise un panier flottant pour y vider ma charge, je gagnerai du temps. C'est vrai. Je ne ferai pas d'efforts pour retrouver les petits bijoux cachés dans les coquillages. Oui, c'est vrai, mais la chasse a été très courte, donc pas le temps pour ça. He is saying that if I use a Floating Basket to dump my scoop load into it will save time. That is true. I won't be straining to find the small jewelry hidden in the shells. Yes true but this was a very short hunt, so no time for that.@@elnoi7942

I appreciate the sub! 😃 I really need to reach 1000. 📶 I will be showing Equinox 900 videos for years, I'm sure. You can request topics for videos under the Community tab. Please tolerate all the other content since my interest is varied. Thanks and best of luck!

Happy Days! If you tell me more about your soil and what you want to look for I can tell settings for that.

Thanks for the support! 😃 more beaches to come as I have time. I'm sending Luck your way! 🧞‍♀️

Thanks for the support! 😎👍 You are granted Good Luck!;

Thank you for the encouragement! Feel free to suggest content. 😎 I send you luck.

Wish you were there detecting man!

Welcome! The very best of luck to you ! Treasure is yours!💎💍

OK, let's get yall started. First all of you need the Getting Started Guide pdf file. You can download it to your phone or computer, even print it out. www.minelab.com/__files/f/504702/GSG,%20EQX%20700%20900%20EN.pdf Also the 60 page detailed manual. There is a one page quick settings at the begining. www.minelab.com/__files/f/504688/Inst%20Manual,%20EQUINOX%20700%20900%20EN.pdf and headphone manual. www.minelab.com/__files/f/504700/ML85%20HEADPHONES%20Inst%20Manual%20EN%20ES.pdf

Tell me where and what you want to detect. Like Parks, fields, beach or Gold nuggets. What ground or soil? Dry or underwater? Settings wiill be based on that.

Ok, Pul Cee has the best simplest instructional videos on the 900. I can make a video that shows my own special settings for depth that others dont cover. ukposts.info/slow/PLOcWea3AAxcNpUERIlpMcH20SJJ2lsP9r&feature=shared In most average soils Ground Balance can be set on 0 or Auto all the time. The computer chip in the 900 is so fast it usually compensates except for black magnetite sand.

@@johnnyhiett I strictly beach hunt, the sand and shoreline, but I mostly hunt in the water here in Texas, Excalibur 2 has been great on gold rings and coins but no gold chains?, and a fellow detectorous keeps finding gold chains with his 900 but won't share how to program his detector

OK. Since the 800 and 900 both have 40khz mode, that's what finds the gold chains. The Multi setting Beach Mode 2 uses will favor high frequencies like 40khz. A single link in the chain is what a machine reacts to. The size of the link determines if the chain can be detected. So select Beach 2 mode. The first thing you have to do is be sure to go into (Notch) Accept-Reject and make sure you are Accepting ID 1 and 2. Gold Chains will often be these low numbers. You can toggle "all metal" with the horse shoe if you want. I'd start with this: Beach 2 mode Noise Cancel - run it Auto by selecting it and tapping the Check Mark button. Then manually adjust Noise Cancel number on a test chain to see what setting really works best. Ground Balance 0 is OK on your sand or Auto if in the water or dry Threshold 0, it's simulated anyway Target Tone must be DP for best results!! Never bother with the other tones unless you are just doing something like shallow coin shooting. Accept all IDs above 0. Recovery speed 5 or 6. Do not vary this. The 900 corrects for it as you slow down anyway. Sensitivity from 22 to 28. I always run 28 in dry sand for depth. Usually run 22 underwater since I can't scoop deeper. Then use 28 to pinpoint. watch these Equinox 800 vs Excalibur videos Equinox 800 reads a 14K Chain in salt water and Escalibur does not ukposts.info/have/v-deo/o2iprn6Gi66otZs.htmlfeature=shared Equinox 800 reads a 14K Chain in salt water ukposts.info/have/v-deo/pmlngqqOr36dyZ8.htmlfeature=shared

Welcome! So far I have heard of no Equinox 900 detectors leaking. As long as you were snorkeling in shallow water you should be OK. The manual states 5 meters (16 feet) IP68. I would use it no deeper than 2 meters. Be certain you Register the detector with Minelab and buy an authentic detector. Minelab will replace a flooded detector if registered. Cover the charging port with 3M blue painters tape. Only use a slow charger to reduce heat. Wrap all coil and headphone connections with this tape water tight. Minelab only warrants use of their Koss headphones. You MUST use the velcro strain relief included with the headphones or it will crack and leak the housing. Use only the OEM upper shaft or it will void the warranty. Go find treasure!! I am sending luck to you ! 🌞 my best tip is use dp tones and FE=9. Like all dive gear wash it in fresh water after use and do not leave in the hot sun.

One more snorkeling tip. Try an inexpensive National Geographic plastic scoop. It's tough and won't interfere with the detector. The 6" coil would be easy to swim with.

OK. Tap the Settings (gear icon) button. And choose the next to last choice on the display. It displays -19 by default. This means all the negative numbers are notched out. (Tip:All the ferrous IDs are negative and Coke = 1.) [Tip:So, while detecting, if you tap the Horseshoe button it will switch to All Metal mode...nothing notched out.] Use the + button to advance along the arc of ID bars until you get to 29. Tap the ✔️ to notch out 29. + button again to go to 30, tap the ✔️ to notch out 30. Note the black ID number bars turn off on the arc as you do this. Add or subtract to suit. Modern tabs since about 1980 are rectangular and have 2 holes. Avg ID 28 to 31 range. (Mens 10K gold band in this range. 28= US nickel) Half a pulltab will ID a lower number. Old beaver-tail tabs have different IDs..test them. Good luck. 🤠

Great info to ask about! 😎 That is about the first thing in the video at the one minute mark. I list the important settings onscreen. Recovery Speed = 6 (on land I sometimes run 5) , Iron (FE) Bias = 9 , which is the highest reject setting. This completely eliminates Corona crown bottlecaps and tent stakes which are eveywhere! Modelo caps may show an ID since they are wrapped in Aluminum foil. My testing is conclusive that this does not hurt high tone signal ID or depth. Best of luck !🍀☠️💍🏖

Much of the swinging has been edited out. ☠️👍 It was just a brief hunt. If you want to show us all how to do it, send a link to your video and I'll post it. Good luck 🍀

Hello! 🤠 Be certain the cables for the coil and underwater headphones are securely connected. Check that no sand or debris is in the connectors that would damage the O-ring. Secure the headphone cord with the supplied velcro strain relief. Failure to do this can cause plastic to crack on the control box. Wrap the connections with 3M blue painters tape. Cover the magnetic charging connection with the blue tape. (The tape leaves no adhesive when removed.) You do not need to cover the speaker but you can seal it with tape if you want to. I wrap the cam locks with tape to keep sand out. Good luck 🍀 Please subscribe...I need 1000 subs.

You got that right! A good suggestion. 😆 but its not needed in the calm clear waters I hunt. Im trying to maintain low drag coefficient. Also I don't want to be pushing down against the flotation. Note, the new carbon fiber shaft is airtight and provides flotation.

Yes, vintage white Columbia Nylon fishing shirt to reflect the sun. 🌞 I prefer Nylon over the current Polyester ones. Old Bimini Bay fishing shirts are also Nylon and have big pockets for a cell phone. If you live on the beach a person better stay covered at all times. I've had many precancers removed. 100 sunscreen or a buff over the face. Thanks and good luck !

True in many dry land places. But these beaches of dredged sand do get hunted out. Hundreds of detectorists a month hitting the same sand. Many talented old pros using the newest machines. We wait for tourists and weather to replenish. 😂 Best of Luck 🍀!

@@johnnyhiett had one beach not a thing storm next day shit never stopped digging unreal last year 22 targets all gold bank was 2meters high targets just leaked out off the chart low areas the same due to massive sand shift . Parks 50 to99 brilliant on one 2 dollar coins on your silver split tones on 2 or 3 types of silver can help then go to all metal on same grounds ya could get a big surprise.

true Good Luck.🍀

Welcome and good luck 🍀👍. I still have my 800 as a spare. I hear ya about the notch. 🙂 I've owned a metal detector since 1967 ☠️ I explained that I only had a hour to hunt, so no time to waste on pulltabs. At this particular beach a 29-30 ring is a small mans 10k band. Real ratio about 1 ring to 200 pulltabs.

@@johnnyhiett 1979 first machine when i was 12... c scope 1200D ... made mistake for years notching out bottle tops ring pulls... and wonder why no gold rings 🤔 ...

:-) Do you mean you wonder why you did or did not find any rings?

Great suggestion! Send me one ASAP please 😀. Actually a friend is getting one that I can use. Most of the areas I wade are often too dangerous to even snorkel in because drunks in boats and jetski's will come right in to shore in the crowd.

Hello to Japan 🤠. No leaks or other issues on the Equinox 900. My local Florida shop has no reports of leaks. It was in the ocean or surf every day and hosed down every day for the last 4 months. Even when used on land in dirt I hose wash it thoroughly. No problems. I think it is the best detector all around. DP tones is a big part of it's capability. Good luck ! 🍀🏝☠️⛱️💍

Hey, its on the sunny, salty, sandy sea every day without a problem or leak. 🏝😎👍 Even when it isn't submerged it gets washed off with the garden hose every day. I always cover the charging port and connectors with Blue 3M tape for protection. No reason to abuse it unneccisarily. The local beach detector shop has not had any reported leaks.

@@johnnyhiett good to hear, thank you

Yes, true about the waves! 🙂 These waves were tiny.

All depends on the size of the waves?

@@marioattard2419 Yes, exactly. 😎 These waves were not over my shoulder. Best of Luck 🍀