Minelab Equinox - down to the last screw, part 3

If you want to get the most out of your detector, you can only do so if you know how it works inside. That's why we've prepared a little series where we're going to break down the features of Multi IQ technology to the last detail while trying toto make it understandable for complete beginners and people with no technical talent, but also for other users who already have some experience with Equinox.

This is actually quite an unusual format, which is missing among many other videos about detectors working with Multi IQ technology. Actually we were led to it by the constant copying of settings from other users, without knowing what the settings actually do. Of course, copying settings optimized for a certain kind of terrain or target is not going to meet with success everywhere.

In the following series, we will discuss the complete Equinox setup in detail and justify what works where and how, what is optimal for a given type of search, and why to use this setup, for example.

The series will be beneficial for both Equinox users and Vanquish users, which is actually a derivative of Equinox using the same Multi IQ technology and the detectors are quite similar technologically.

We'll start from the very beginning and be as semi-literate as possible, so that it will be beneficial to both first time users and others who have been using the detector for a while. That's why you'll be able to look forward to a new episode every Monday, where we'll get deeper and deeper into the bowels of Equinox.

Episode 3: Treacherous Gold

Since therewas quite a bit of discussion around the first episode, which is a good thing, we decided to insert some more interesting experiments into the third episode regarding the dependence of ID number on material and area. After the questions in the discussion and the dependence on material thickness, which we neglected in the first part, because basically from 1mm material thickness onwards it will show very little.

Logically, when you consider that today it is no problem to coat glass with such a weak layer that you can see through it. And there is not even 1g of material on a glass with a huge surface area. So the logical assumption is that in order to be detected at all, more material is a necessity. So today, you'll see how the strength of the material on the ID shows up on three targets. The first will be tinfoil glued to a cardboard box (just to keep it from warping) as the second will be a really weak sheet of about 0.2mm from a Kozlo can and the third will be a classic aluminum 10 cent piece for comparison.

Another very interesting test will be for gold, because as a rule, when I post some gold from water on my FB group, the very second comment is what ID it had. However, you will see in the video that it is completely irrelevant information. I purposely picked the two most similar wedding bands with the same purity and virtually the same dimensions and a weight difference of about 0.2g. The only difference is that one is red gold and the other is white gold. And the difference in ID is almost double. So as I say, gold is tricky and consider that it is usually made in several purities from 8K to 18K.
The last one is an experiment with knocking down lead shot, there you can see that increasing the surface area raises the range and increases the ID number a bit. Be careful though, if you tap it too thin, the tinfoil effect will show up and the ID will go down again.

The bonus part is about the Pinpoint function

Actually, we made the video to make our job a bit easier, as we get about 5 calls every week on this topic. So in the video you'll see how the feature works and how to use it and what to avoid.

Jaccob