Solid Target Bias<\/u><\/p>\n

As touched upon above, the Minelab Equinox has the built in feature of promoting round, solid, non-alloyed objects, while inhibiting responses from elongated, odd-shaped, corroded or alloyed metals–like tin for example.\u00a0 These come in as rough or broken tones.\u00a0 There are dozens of \u201cU-Tube\u201d videos out of guys hunting with the Equinox– hearing random sounds, digging them anyway and finding garbage targets one after the other.\u00a0 Many then blame the detector.\u00a0 This machine was designed with very sophisticated signal processing to help you to recognise this junk–why not listen to it?\u00a0 If you hope to go into areas with dense aluminum and other trash targets and pick out those signals which have the best chance of being gold–this is one Minelab Equinox feature that can be a big help. \u00a0Using the cross-sweep can work well here too–bringing out the inconsistent elements of a signal if it\u2019s junk or staying stable\u2014a more likely gold target. \u00a0This built in feature of the Minelab Equinox is especially useful for determining foils.\u00a0 Many of these just don\u2019t sound solid–they are weak, thin or hollow-sounding responses. \u00a0\u00a0One trick I use to get a quick idea <\/em>of a target\u2019s consistency is to do a slightly angled second pass.\u00a0 I then watch the meter and listen for any tone changes.<\/em>\u00a0 A high gain detector will often hit loudly on an object because of its shape.\u00a0 When you change your sweep angle this is altered.<\/p>\n

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Picture Caption:\u00a0 “A quick, angled second pass tells you how solid a target is.\u00a0 Listen for tone changes and watch the meter for erratic readings. This is an effective way to recognise foils and \u201ccan-slaw\u201d and generally offset the tendency of a high gain detector like the Equinox to sound off on odd shapes. “<\/em><\/p>\n

From: “The Minelab Equinox: From Beginner to Advanced”<\/em><\/p>\n

by Clive James Clynick\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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