Equinox reading iron as conductive

[hbru123]

I received my Equinox 600 last week and so far I am loving it but I have a few questions. I mainly hunt iron infested homesteads so I thought field mode 2 would be the best choice, I turned my detector on, chose field mode, did a noise cancel, and ground balanced. I started off with sensitivity at 20 and it was working fine but then I moved to a heavy iron area and it started reading every single piece of flat iron and other pieces of iron as conductive, was I doing something wrong? I was not able to tell a good signal from bad. I switched over to beach mode 1 to see what that did and it automatically stopped giving false signals on iron. I heard someone say that beach mode 1 is more suited for mid conductors, is that true? Because I would not want to be missing good high conductors. (I was discriminating iron out. Today I decided to turn the iron bias up but it was still giving a good signal on pieces of flat iron). Has anyone found any good settings for hunting in iron. ( I have the 600)

 

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[laidback4sho]

I received my Equinox 600 last week and so far I am loving it but I have a few questions. I mainly hunt iron infested homesteads so I thought field mode 2 would be the best choice, I turned my detector on, chose field mode, did a noise cancel, and ground balanced. I started off with sensitivity at 20 and it was working fine but then I moved to a heavy iron area and it started reading every single piece of flat iron and other pieces of iron as conductive, was I doing something wrong? I was not able to tell a good signal from bad. I switched over to beach mode 1 to see what that did and it automatically stopped giving false signals on iron. I heard someone say that beach mode 1 is more suited for mid conductors, is that true? Because I would not want to be missing good high conductors. (I was discriminating iron out. Today I decided to turn the iron bias up but it was still giving a good signal on pieces of flat iron). Has anyone found any good settings for hunting in iron. ( I have the 600)

Crank up the iron bias in heavy iron.

 

[hbru123]

Crank up the iron bias in heavy iron.

Thanks! I will try that!

 

[tnsharpshooter]

You will get some bigger iron riding over the disc giving tone. Field 2 factory set iron bias to 2 sens. 20 and get used to unit. When you get tone, push the horse show button and listen. Key to using Equinox listen for clear tone in the very middle can have iron tone on edges. Also use of pinpoint is handy. You need to learn the different sounds of pinpoint. Learn what bigger iron sounds like, sorta like a siren in background. Don't base your dig no dig on pinpoint size, if you do you will leave finds in the ground.
Good targets can give 4 way signal. And 2 way signal. Listen to the actual tone, any stuttering sound in the nonferrous tone, if so odds are its iron.
I don't recommend you hunt in all metal. Leave it off when sweeping.

Speed settings, since you have 600 model, put it at 3 and leave it there.

Cheers.

 

[hbru123]

You will get some bigger iron riding over the disc giving tone. Field 2 factory set iron bias to 2 sens. 20 and get used to unit. When you get tone, push the horse show button and listen. Key to using Equinox listen for clear tone in the very middle can have iron tone on edges. Also use of pinpoint is handy. You need to learn the different sounds of pinpoint. Learn what bigger iron sounds like, sorta like a siren in background. Don't base your dig no dig on pinpoint size, if you do you will leave finds in the ground.
Good targets can give 4 way signal. And 2 way signal. Listen to the actual tone, any stuttering sound in the nonferrous tone, if so odds are its iron.
I don't recommend you hunt in all metal. Leave it off when sweeping.

Speed settings, since you have 600 model, put it at 3 and leave it there.

Cheers.

Thanks so much!! That is super helpful! The 600 has iron bias 1, 2, and 3, which corresponds to the 800’s 2, 4, and 6, does that mean I should have mine set at 1 since I have the 600

 

[tnsharpshooter]

Thanks so much!! That is super helpful! The 600 has iron bias 1, 2, and 3, which corresponds to the 800’s 2, 4, and 6, does that mean I should have mine set at 1 since I have the 600

Put yours on level 1.
With more time on your unit you will eventually be able to run level 0.

Going to high here can cost you loss in separation and or unmasking and or depth.

 

[hbru123]

Put yours on level 1.
With more time on your unit you will eventually be able to run level 0.

Going to high here can cost you loss in separation and or unmasking and or depth.

Thanks so much!

 

[tnsharpshooter]

Thanks so much!

You are welcome.
Stick with the unit.
It WILL hunt.
You will get accustomed to recognizing what noises (tones) to stop on. Won't come right away. I have about 50 hours field time on Nox. But I had Deus and I think it helped me. Listening to all the hoopla that one will hear as coil passes iron mostly bigger. Some folks will give up. And sell their units. Big mistake.

In a few days hopefully I can report some more on Nox performance . Gotta do some head to head with Deus and various coils. To see what I see on targets locafed with the Nox.