The manual says park one for coins. But Im reading from some folks that Park 2 for coins is the way to go. Thoughts? Also, anybody come up with a list of settings that will best enable this detector to find coins other detectors miss. Haven't found anything with the 800 in an area pounded by my ctx, that produced good finds in the past. Thought for sure it would unmask more goodies. I'm guessing some of it is lack of experience with the detector.
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Park 1 or park 2?
- Thread starter Capreo
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Spent some time the other morning tweaking settings and trying to figure out if either Park 1 or Park 2 did any better with silver dime close to various iron pieces I've dug. Was experimenting with the iron bias and recovery speed settings to see how it affected the iron sounds on several pieces of the dug iron items at the same time. Settled on Park 2, it got the dime better when it was closer to the iron items versus Park 1, I'll try it for awhile and see how it does. Even with the iron bias and recovery speed at the upper limits, it still smoked my test garden with clad and silver coins.
I'm still experimenting myself. Feels like we all are. I'm just hoping it really can find coins in trashy parks after I've done a clean sweep with the CTX. Otherwise feels pointless to keep it, and I'll just stick with the CTX, a proven coin magnet. If anyone else has any tips or tricks that will help to find coins behind a ctx, please pass them along.
Interestingly, the first time out with it my very first target was a buffalo nickel and also got a 14 and 25 wheat. All were deeper than any coins previous there. From a small park i've spent countless hours and hours with etrac, ctx's, f75 and AT golds/pros. Maybe it was a coincidence, maybe it just sniffs a little better, we'll see...
No work today as we've received 22in of snow. So, by lunch I had a question. Does the number of tone choices affect the depth...does the new EQX get the same depth across the tone number choices within Park 1 and 2 (and all-metal)?
The sens was 21 and the recovery was 3.
I tested a KG2,Rosie, 3 cm dandy button, and a 1909 IH. The average depth in inches of all these items is listed.
My findings-
Park1, 2 tones- 12.5
Park1, 5 tones- 11.4
Park2, 2 tones- 12.3
Park2, 5 tones- 11.8
All Metal, 2 tones- 12.3
5 tones- 12.3
The sens was 21 and the recovery was 3.
I tested a KG2,Rosie, 3 cm dandy button, and a 1909 IH. The average depth in inches of all these items is listed.
My findings-
Park1, 2 tones- 12.5
Park1, 5 tones- 11.4
Park2, 2 tones- 12.3
Park2, 5 tones- 11.8
All Metal, 2 tones- 12.3
5 tones- 12.3
Always Curious
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rc2125 said:
I've been using Park 2 and Field 2 looking for coins in a very trashy lot (old rusty iron nails in just about every square foot). It was using Field 2 that I found the only two silver coins (Mercury dimes) that I've found so far with the Equinox. That may well have just been luck, but Field 2 is supposedly good for small objects in very trashy environments.
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Charlives said:
Would using 50 tones make any difference?
Park 2 and Field 2 are designed for very small targets like micro jewelry, tiny gold nuggets and thin hammered coins..
Those Modes will also be more sensitive to foil and coke..
Park 1 and Field 1 are designed to be less sensitive to these tiny targets and will run more quiet for example in a Park
Littered with tiny pieces of can slaw...
Ground conditions play a role here too so everyone needs to experiment in their own locations to see what modes work best for the targets they are searching for..
Bryan
Those Modes will also be more sensitive to foil and coke..
Park 1 and Field 1 are designed to be less sensitive to these tiny targets and will run more quiet for example in a Park
Littered with tiny pieces of can slaw...
Ground conditions play a role here too so everyone needs to experiment in their own locations to see what modes work best for the targets they are searching for..
Bryan
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From Minelab
Park 1: General / Coins
Park 1 is optimized for modern coins and larger jewelry with a default discrimination pattern set to reject many common aluminum foil-like targets (Target ID 1).
Therefore this is the ideal profile to start with the learn Equinox, before experimenting with the other modes and more specialist settings.
Park 1 Multi-IQ processes a lower frequency weighting of the multi-frequency signal, as well as using algorithms that maximize ground balancing for soil, to achieve the best signal to noise ratio. Hence Park 1 is most suited for general detecting and coin hunting.
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Park 2: Fine Jewelry
Park 2 is better suited for small targets and greater trash densities. It will detect a wider range of targets including low conductors (or higher frequencies) targets, e.g. fine jewelry. All non-ferrous targets are accepted by default. Recovery Speed is also increased to clearly identify good targets masked by iron trash.
Target Tone is set to 50 to allow greater audible target Identification rather than relying more heavily on the target IDs. Park 2 Multi-IQ process a higher frequency weighted multi-frequency signal while ground balancing for soil.
Park 1: General / Coins
Park 1 is optimized for modern coins and larger jewelry with a default discrimination pattern set to reject many common aluminum foil-like targets (Target ID 1).
Therefore this is the ideal profile to start with the learn Equinox, before experimenting with the other modes and more specialist settings.
Park 1 Multi-IQ processes a lower frequency weighting of the multi-frequency signal, as well as using algorithms that maximize ground balancing for soil, to achieve the best signal to noise ratio. Hence Park 1 is most suited for general detecting and coin hunting.
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Park 2: Fine Jewelry
Park 2 is better suited for small targets and greater trash densities. It will detect a wider range of targets including low conductors (or higher frequencies) targets, e.g. fine jewelry. All non-ferrous targets are accepted by default. Recovery Speed is also increased to clearly identify good targets masked by iron trash.
Target Tone is set to 50 to allow greater audible target Identification rather than relying more heavily on the target IDs. Park 2 Multi-IQ process a higher frequency weighted multi-frequency signal while ground balancing for soil.
Charlives said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe what you're experiencing isn't a difference in depth but instead a difference in your ability to hear tones at 2 different audio frequencies. The default audio frequency of a silver dime in 2 tone will be higher than the audio frequency of a silver dime in 5 tone. What I'm suspecting is that 1. Your speaker or headphone is producing a louder more audible sound at the higher frequency audio tone or 2. Your ears are more sensitive to higher frequencies than they are to lower ones. Maybe try adjusting the 5 tone audio so that it produces the exact same tone frequency on a silver dime as 2 tone and then check depth. I'm suspecting the two settings will have identical depth capabilities.