(Other machines have adjustable tone breaks like the Racer 2, and the Impact, this article will be addressing the Equinox).
The Minelab Equinox 800 has an adjustable tone break. Basically, for those who do not know, you can adjust the break point between certain target identification(TID) numbers. So for example, you can use a multi-tone(2 tone for example) and adjust the change in tone at say a nickel TID. Now everything BELOW a nickel will have one tone, and above the nickel will have another tone. Some may begin to see the advantages already, however, for those that may want to go deeper with this, here are parts of a great article from Tom Dankowski titled "When ADJUSTABLE Iron Discrimination is Paramount":
"Metal detectors that discriminate 'iron'......the ENTIRE range of iron......(sometimes called 'notch' discrimination).......are NOT the type of units that qualify .....and should not be utilized.....in nail-infested relic hunting applications High Resolution Iron Discrimination........where you can adjust HOW MUCH iron is to be discriminated......is of extreme importance"
An important statement basically saying that, to get the most out of a site, you want better control of iron discrimination. Better control with-in the iron range. Low and sometimes medium range conductors in certain conditions, can dip into the near upper limit in the iron zone.
For example; The TID on the Equinox for iron is -9 to 0. In certain conditions, a $1 gold coin may read as a 0 or even a -2.
So how would the adjustable tone break help us in that situation? Easy. Just adjust the tone break to -2. Now everything above -2 would give an high tone allowing you to hear possible good target in the upper iron range!
The Minelab Equinox 800 has an adjustable tone break. Basically, for those who do not know, you can adjust the break point between certain target identification(TID) numbers. So for example, you can use a multi-tone(2 tone for example) and adjust the change in tone at say a nickel TID. Now everything BELOW a nickel will have one tone, and above the nickel will have another tone. Some may begin to see the advantages already, however, for those that may want to go deeper with this, here are parts of a great article from Tom Dankowski titled "When ADJUSTABLE Iron Discrimination is Paramount":
"Metal detectors that discriminate 'iron'......the ENTIRE range of iron......(sometimes called 'notch' discrimination).......are NOT the type of units that qualify .....and should not be utilized.....in nail-infested relic hunting applications High Resolution Iron Discrimination........where you can adjust HOW MUCH iron is to be discriminated......is of extreme importance"
An important statement basically saying that, to get the most out of a site, you want better control of iron discrimination. Better control with-in the iron range. Low and sometimes medium range conductors in certain conditions, can dip into the near upper limit in the iron zone.
For example; The TID on the Equinox for iron is -9 to 0. In certain conditions, a $1 gold coin may read as a 0 or even a -2.
So how would the adjustable tone break help us in that situation? Easy. Just adjust the tone break to -2. Now everything above -2 would give an high tone allowing you to hear possible good target in the upper iron range!
