I'm curious as to what you all think about this coil? I though it did well given my permission but I have heard from others who really don't like it. What say you and why?
For really trashy areas the 6inch is awesome!!! I was picking buttons and high conductor targets out of a extremely iron trashy area. I haven't had a chance to use my 800 on the river bed but my old Bounty Hunter 505 using the 6 inch coil worked really well for in between the rocks.
I have used the 6 inch coil several times in trashy picnic groves and it has done very well. I also buy all my metal detectors and related gear from Keith. Fortunately I live in Somerset County and drop down over the mountain to Fort Bedford Metal Detectors.
My 6" is coming in the mail today, I am stoked to check out a particularly trashy area that has foundation of old train station. Have found three Indian head 1900 and earlier with the 11" coil. Great video!!
Hello Scott, 1st I love this coil and the separation it gets in trash. I've gone over previous hunted spots and pull silver after silver out. Thanks for sharing. Until next time. *Chris*
I just finished my 4th hunt with the 6” coil - each successively better and I’m sure it (I) will continue to improve in the learning curve. Repeatable is a key word, but if you can nail a repeatable tone, you’ve likely got a good target. And as you demo’ed, this thing is a real nickel nabber. I got a solid 13 yesterday and grabbed a pull tab AND a nickel out the hole. You never hunt it out, especially when you can go back with the small coil. Thanks for highlighting this!
Scott I think that was impressive. That 6" coil sniffed out several targets that you've missed over the years. I definitely would love to have both the 15'" and 6" in my play box!
Great review and tips. Just had my 6” coil delivered and going to use it at a schoolyard this weekend that I hit 5 times. Always finding something good each time. I’ll see how the 6 works. 🤞
Congrats on choosing the 800 I use this machine and since you figure it out the discrimination depth and beach mosea are awesome .I too bought the Detect Ed shaft 👍😎
I’ve been a loyal garrett a/t max user for the last few years. My first machine was a garrett groundhog. And now that I’ve got some hours in with my equinox 800, i am learning it. I bought andy sabisch’s book and what a learning tool! The nox 800 has found a bunch of coins that my a/t max quietly passed right over. I will be getting the 6” coil for prospecting the mother load here in California.
@@MentalMetal Thank you, I appreciate that! I have already looked at their site. They don't offer the "packages" I've been looking at, but I'll have to look at the accessories I'm interested in and weigh up the price differences.
I bought a 6 inch and am finding more things in an area that I already detected. Gonna try your setting now to see what else I can find. Thanks for sharing
I would like to see you do the 90 degree turn on target to help verify target just to see if signal stays repeating in not love Tue channel keep up the good work ! 👍
When you dug up that pull tab and you were hoping it was a nickel, I was thinking pull tab. I just was reading Andy's book today and he says if you get a nickel single and you do a 90 degree check and at any point you get an 11 its a pull tab. I test that theory out multiple times today and its pretty dang accurate. But at the same time I'd rather dig trash then miss a war nickel.
This is one of the best coils we use for prospecting fine gold to meteorites to coins. It gets around and through brush/trees etc in the middle of no where with ease.
@@MentalMetal haha exactly for both. After you been swinging the larger coils all day these smaller ones you second guess yourself if you have a coil attached only way you can tell is that your still hearing the beeps for targets.
When I bought my nox 600. The 6" coil also came with along with the 11"stock. I love it. It's great around bushy and trashy areas. The footprint is smaller but it's bad ass.
The 800 is a awesome detector & the 6" is a great coil! The 11" does pretty good threw fairly trashy areas but you need the 6" in heavy trash. Just did a Ghost Town hunt in HEAVY! trash, can slaw, tin, bottle caps (including alum) crap EVERYWHERE!! pulled 2-1800s dimes, 1-Chinese coin, 1-token. Its still very challenging but the 800 will prevail IF you have good settings & technique.
Im waiting on my nox 900 to get here! Haven't detected since i was a kid and cant wait to get back into it. Things have come a long way since then haha. My property sits right outside a historical marker for a famous battle, im assuming i could spend years on my property alone!
Just got the 800 with the 11", 12", 15" and 6" coils. Just putting everything together and doing my research for a new hobby. Nice to see what the 6" can do. Upvote!
I use this coil a lot. It is great for getting in tight spaces and is a lot less susceptible to electrical interference so the gain can be wound up which compensates for the slight loss of depth. But found it best to use both the 15” and 6”. I have not used the 11” for months. Open fields/beaches I use the 15”. Trashy, rocky or tight spaces I use the 6”.
Ive had my 6"for about 3/4 months i love it works well for me. Park 1 notched out up to 15 because some modern coins (20p 50ps) come in at 15/16 and old pennies and half pennies 16/17 hope this helps.
I liked the video alot thanks. I've always been confused when hunting trashy sites why you bother with iron bias. Minelab all metal can be run low so you don't get ear fatigue, and its great identifying iron . Keeping your sensitivity low will help with the falsing you are getting... Once you get your ear in it 5 or 6 recovery will separate way better than 3, but it takes a couple hundred hours of practice to use to full advantage . Remember you aren't after super depth with the six inch, just separation so its fine running a lower sensitivity and faster recovery. You'll still find masked targets as you search. Have fun man !!!!
@@MentalMetal I feel your pain, I live in colonial New England and we have about 30 inches on the ground yet. But ya, I am retired and have well over a thousand hours on the Equinox 800, and the more you learn about it the more it will amaze you. After about 600 hours you will become a very proficient relic and coin grabber in any conditions you are faced with. I've been around awhile and the Equinox is one of the best options for a fair price. Its a different cat though, and my guess is a lot of folks sell them before they reach proficiently on the Minelab. Stick with it, its worth it 😎
Appreciate the insight. New user of the NOX so I like good gouge. I know I love my 5x8 on my MAX so I figure I’ll add the 6 inch once I learn the machine better. What are your thoughts on the big coil? Did you do a video on that as well?
Thanks, I'm a big fan of the XP MI4 or MI6. I have an XP Deus as well and the MI6 pairs up to it so you can hear it through the headphones but the MI4 is the same except for the pairing feature. I have them listed in my blog post mentalmetaldetecting.com/how-to-start-metal-detecting-today/
Nice video. Could it be possible to make a video showing a separation comparison (an experiment) between the 11 and the 6 inch coils? For example trying to see how the increased recovery speed when using the 11 inch coil would compensate its bigger size...
Nice video. Please tell me about your shaft. I am puzzled that the Equinox comes with the same clunky push pin/twist collar shaft as a budget Bounty Hunter while the less expensive Minelab Vanquish has a nice camlock adjustment.
Hi John, the shaft I picked up for the Equinox I love! Its made by Detect-ED. Its more like a telescopic shaft and shortens up really well. I really like it. Here is the amazon link amzn.to/3wRC7j3
I use Multi-freq. Thats what that machine is made for. I very rarely go down to single freqs unless I'm having issues with the ground conditions. I can't confirm if silver hits harder on single freqs. Each search profile is set up to hit harder on different items. Park is good for coins wile park 2 is better for jewelry. You may try 5 tones vs 50 sometimes that messes people up a bit.
I use mine on the 600 often only difference I run in park 2 never really tried anything but factory settings 50 tone but when it hits those coins you know it
G'Day mate. First time watching your channel. Just thought I would let you know its worth leaving 14-17 open as I find alot of small silver rings show up in that range, though so do ring pulls... Here in oz we have a 50% silver coin that ring up 15/16 and another that rings up between 16/18... this may help you with the low (35%) silver content of the war nickles... just food for thought mate. All the best. Just subbed up. Good Luck & Happy Swingin'
Shaun take a look at the CoilTek especially the 10x5, I have purchased it and like it better but the 6" is good and will definitely separates the targets better in trash. I just prefer the 10x5 because of the water hunting I do in the summer (rivers and streams) I wanted a little bigger coverage area.
I've had them come up quite often in the 30s at the permission. I was surprised too but it happens especially with those old wheat pennies. It all depends on their condition and the soil.
It gets better separation so you can pick out those coins and other targets that will probably be overlooked by the bigger coils. However, you will lose depth so that is the trade off.
You didn't buy a ear stiffiner for it?I saw they sell one for it.why take a chance breaking a $179+ coil? I just got my 800 only swung it for a couple of hours.all I have to hunt is high trash ereas for now.no real finds but I'm building up for long term.i doubt I'll ever have any real need for a 15" coil but that 6" is on my need first list!
I read that if you use the coil ear stiffeners that it won’t be covered under warranty? Have either of you heard that? I haven’t tried my 15” coil bc I’m afraid I will break the ears. I do use the stock coil and 6” coil all the time though and both are great but I prefer the 11” coil.
Here is my opinion on that. I would like to have someone prove to me that lifting the coil off the ground makes a big difference during the noise cancel feature. This feature selects the best channel to use based on ground conditions and EMI. If the coil isn't on the ground or slightly off the ground how can the machine determine the ground conditions? So that's my opinion and I'm happy to admit it when I'm wrong and I'm wrong a lot) ;-) Thanks for the question.
@@MentalMetal As far as I’m aware noise the noise cancel is done at waist level to reduce and eliminate EMI from surrounding power cables, mobile phone masts and other EMI emitting sources. By having it off the ground gives it a more effective noise cancel. The ground conditions are dealt with by doing a ground balance over a clean piece of ground. If you refer to Page 39 of the Equinox manual it does say when Noise Cancelling hold the coil above the ground. I feel some folk may mistake noise cancelling for ground balancing. That’s my understanding of it anyway but everyone is different. If we weren’t life would be boring 😀
Some would say that you don't need to ground balance the Nox ;-) I personally don't think you do unless you are faced with extreme circumstances. www.detectorprospector.com/forums/topic/6031-equinox-ground-balance/
@@MentalMetal And on the reverse of that some would say you do. I always noise cancel, at waist height, and ground balance my Nox 800. It runs as quiet as a mouse. That’s just me and as I said everyone is different😄. Every day is a learning curve and what’s right for some isn’t necessarily right for the next person 😄🏴
This program is just my simple coin shooting program and similar to Andy's. But I'm so familiar with whats in the ground at this permission that I was really trying to sniff out the coins that I may have missed with this new coil just to test it out.
I personally think that going down to a 6 inch coil you lose 5 inches of radius on the target, if you round out the 15 inch coil you’ll find that it will be an 11 inch coil , in the gold fields you can’t afford to go to a smaller one that’s my belief and have been successful with bigger coils
@@depthspader8820 I don't disagree I think the 11" is hands down better than both the 6" and 15" but you won't get into areas in the woods that the 6" will so they both have their place IMO.
@@MentalMetal , I don't know about that, I spent most of my detecting career in the woods and there aren't many places I can't get to with my 11' coil, including under trees. For the very few spots that might apply, 4 trees making a perfect box smaller than 11 ", rarely happens , and the amount of ground the 6 " covers, odds are the 11" will find more goods. The 15" great if you can find virgin ground never before hit and you want to cover ground quick, however those spots are disappearing if not already gone. 11 it is. Would actually like to see Minelab make an 8.5" coil. 6 is just to small, might as well use a pinpointer it can get into spots no coil can using the 6" theory. I go with the best odds of finding stuff, over 400 silver coins, 3 gold coins, countless rings and bling in 8 months detecting time last season. I will be curios to see how many good finds you will get with the 6" this season, to swing the 6 for hours to find 1 merc or 1 LC , when I average 3 silvers everytime I go detecting with the 11, doesn't cut it. Just Limiting your odds of finding stuff. ✌️🙂
I used my new 6 inch coil the first time Saturday and it is weird, don’t seem like you cover much ground after swinging the 11 inch for so long .see you next time 🖖
Have been thinking about doing a Minelab 6" coil video as well, but mine won't be a good review. The 6" coil is a waste of time, for every 1 good thing you find with the 6" you will miss 3. The 11" will outperform the 15 and 6 inch coils everytime, put that 11" back on go back to the same place , spend the same time and see how many more pennies, nickels and silvers you find, it will be more. My advice save your money, don't buy either! 402 silver coins last year not 1 with the 6 " coil. Had you been using the 11" you probably would have found silver. ATB & HH👍👍
Hey some dont like it and thats cool. I think the 11" is the best coil out of the 3 but the 6" does have its advantages especially in the woods in my opinion. Thanks for yours.
I'm curious as to what you all think about this coil? I though it did well given my permission but I have heard from others who really don't like it. What say you and why?
For really trashy areas the 6inch is awesome!!! I was picking buttons and high conductor targets out of a extremely iron trashy area. I haven't had a chance to use my 800 on the river bed but my old Bounty Hunter 505 using the 6 inch coil worked really well for in between the rocks.
I don’t know yet 😜
I have used the 6 inch coil several times in trashy picnic groves and it has done very well. I also buy all my metal detectors and related gear from Keith. Fortunately I live in Somerset County and drop down over the mountain to Fort Bedford Metal Detectors.
Good to know thanks!
@@eccentricintexasdigs2423 I had not thought of this. I may have to try the 6" when I go to the river.
This coil is my next purchase for sure. Great videos! Thanks!
Good choice!
My 6" is coming in the mail today, I am stoked to check out a particularly trashy area that has foundation of old train station. Have found three Indian head 1900 and earlier with the 11" coil. Great video!!
Have fun! You are going to find something good.
Love ur videos sir, upgrading from the AT MAX to the EQ 600, definitely will watch ur videos to learn the machine
Awesome, thank you!
Hello Scott, 1st I love this coil and the separation it gets in trash. I've gone over previous hunted spots and pull silver after silver out. Thanks for sharing. Until next time. *Chris*
Thanks for sharing. Great info.
I just finished my 4th hunt with the 6” coil - each successively better and I’m sure it (I) will continue to improve in the learning curve. Repeatable is a key word, but if you can nail a repeatable tone, you’ve likely got a good target. And as you demo’ed, this thing is a real nickel nabber. I got a solid 13 yesterday and grabbed a pull tab AND a nickel out the hole. You never hunt it out, especially when you can go back with the small coil. Thanks for highlighting this!
Thanks I'm glad you got something out of the video. Its a good little coil for sure.
I love the small coil. I have used it many times with great results.
Good to know!
Nice hunt today with the 6" coil. It really works nice getting targets in the middle of so much trash.
Thanks. Yep thats what I'm finding out too.
Used mine several times in trashy areas, good results. Thanks!!!
Great to hear!
Great video and loving the logo.
Thanks and Thanks!
Great job with the video...you come off as being helpful thanks.
Thanks! Glad to help.
Scott I think that was impressive. That 6" coil sniffed out several targets that you've missed over the years. I definitely would love to have both the 15'" and 6" in my play box!
No doubt! I'm still not 100% sold on the 15 yet. I'm still testing it out. Maybe I'll do a video on it next :-)
I've started using the 6"coil, love it helps pinpoint targets for smaller plugs
Its a great little coil for sure.
Great review and tips. Just had my 6” coil delivered and going to use it at a schoolyard this weekend that I hit 5 times. Always finding something good each time. I’ll see how the 6 works. 🤞
Good luck I think you are gonna like it.
Congrats on choosing the 800 I use this machine and since you figure it out the discrimination depth and beach mosea are awesome .I too bought the Detect Ed shaft 👍😎
Cool, thanks!
I’ve been a loyal garrett a/t max user for the last few years. My first machine was a garrett groundhog. And now that I’ve got some hours in with my equinox 800, i am learning it. I bought andy sabisch’s book and what a learning tool! The nox 800 has found a bunch of coins that my a/t max quietly passed right over. I will be getting the 6” coil for prospecting the mother load here in California.
That is awesome!
Thank you for your advices..greetings from Tuscany, Italy💪🤙
My pleasure!
I've learned so much watching your channel. And you've definitely sold me on the Equinox 800!
Thank you glad to hear it! If you didn't buy one yet reach out to Fort Bedford and tell them I sent you. 😀
@@MentalMetal Thank you, I appreciate that! I have already looked at their site. They don't offer the "packages" I've been looking at, but I'll have to look at the accessories I'm interested in and weigh up the price differences.
Call them their website doesn't get updated like it should, I bet you will get the same package but at a better price. Ask for Keith.
@@MentalMetal Ok, great. Thank you!
I have the 5" coil and like it also. Nice & lite also! I need to get the 15" & try that. Great video!
Thanks!
Nice interesting video Scott !! my next buy will be the 6 inch coil !! regards Martin from Belgium.
Best of luck!
I bought a 6 inch and am finding more things in an area that I already detected. Gonna try your setting now to see what else I can find. Thanks for sharing
The 6 inch is a great little coil but just weird to swing after having the 11 inch on it. Good luck 👍.
I would like to see you do the 90 degree turn on target to help verify target just to see if signal stays repeating in not love Tue channel keep up the good work ! 👍
I have to really start doing that 90 degree turn. It may save myself some worthless digs. Thanks!
I love the 6” coil! It’s like a scalpel in trashy areas.
Nice machine . I want to buy one soon!
Love my small coil too. Goes deep too. Seperation, the works.
Yes it does!
When you dug up that pull tab and you were hoping it was a nickel, I was thinking pull tab. I just was reading Andy's book today and he says if you get a nickel single and you do a 90 degree check and at any point you get an 11 its a pull tab. I test that theory out multiple times today and its pretty dang accurate. But at the same time I'd rather dig trash then miss a war nickel.
Yeah I need to do that trick more often but like you, I'd rather dig and be certain. Thanks for the feedback.
This is one of the best coils we use for prospecting fine gold to meteorites to coins. It gets around and through brush/trees etc in the middle of no where with ease.
Its a good little coil for sure. It just feels weird swinging it. I really like the Coiltek 10x5 as well.
@@MentalMetal haha exactly for both. After you been swinging the larger coils all day these smaller ones you second guess yourself if you have a coil attached only way you can tell is that your still hearing the beeps for targets.
When I bought my nox 600. The 6" coil also came with along with the 11"stock. I love it. It's great around bushy and trashy areas. The footprint is smaller but it's bad ass.
That was a great deal for sure.
The 800 is a awesome detector & the 6" is a great coil! The 11" does pretty good threw fairly trashy areas but you need the 6" in heavy trash. Just did a Ghost Town hunt in HEAVY! trash, can slaw, tin, bottle caps (including alum) crap EVERYWHERE!! pulled 2-1800s dimes, 1-Chinese coin, 1-token. Its still very challenging but the 800 will prevail IF you have good settings & technique.
Totally agree!
New to your channel look forward to more thanks
Welcome!
Im waiting on my nox 900 to get here! Haven't detected since i was a kid and cant wait to get back into it. Things have come a long way since then haha. My property sits right outside a historical marker for a famous battle, im assuming i could spend years on my property alone!
Good luck I hope you find something good.
Just got the 800 with the 11", 12", 15" and 6" coils. Just putting everything together and doing my research for a new hobby. Nice to see what the 6" can do. Upvote!
any update using your minelab 800? Im thinking of getiing one
I use this coil a lot. It is great for getting in tight spaces and is a lot less susceptible to electrical interference so the gain can be wound up which compensates for the slight loss of depth. But found it best to use both the 15” and 6”. I have not used the 11” for months. Open fields/beaches I use the 15”. Trashy, rocky or tight spaces I use the 6”.
Thanks for sharing
Love the 6” it’s my go to coil
Its a nice little coil for sure.
Ive had my 6"for about 3/4 months i love it works well for me. Park 1 notched out up to 15 because some modern coins (20p 50ps) come in at 15/16 and old pennies and half pennies 16/17 hope this helps.
I got all three nox coils too, but I'm regret not waiting because now coiltech just came out with three for the nox.
I think the Coiltek's will be really good.
I liked the video alot thanks. I've always been confused when hunting trashy sites why you bother with iron bias. Minelab all metal can be run low so you don't get ear fatigue, and its great identifying iron . Keeping your sensitivity low will help with the falsing you are getting... Once you get your ear in it 5 or 6 recovery will separate way better than 3, but it takes a couple hundred hours of practice to use to full advantage . Remember you aren't after super depth with the six inch, just separation so its fine running a lower sensitivity and faster recovery. You'll still find masked targets as you search. Have fun man !!!!
Thanks Jay appreciate the insight and recommendations. I will def give that a shot once all the snow melts. Thanks man! Truly appreciate it.
@@MentalMetal I feel your pain, I live in colonial New England and we have about 30 inches on the ground yet. But ya, I am retired and have well over a thousand hours on the Equinox 800, and the more you learn about it the more it will amaze you. After about 600 hours you will become a very proficient relic and coin grabber in any conditions you are faced with. I've been around awhile and the Equinox is one of the best options for a fair price. Its a different cat though, and my guess is a lot of folks sell them before they reach proficiently on the Minelab. Stick with it, its worth it 😎
Nice video mate. I use a 6" coil if its exceptionally trashy, or its there is grass or other sticks etc you need to get in between
Yeah it def works great in those conditions. Thanks for sharing.
Love the 6" coil on the Nox 900.
Its a great little coil
Appreciate the insight. New user of the NOX so I like good gouge. I know I love my 5x8 on my MAX so I figure I’ll add the 6 inch once I learn the machine better. What are your thoughts on the big coil? Did you do a video on that as well?
Stayed tuned for that, I will be doing one on it soon. I might have a different opinion on it.
I run a 6" hockey puck on my CTX when the situation calls for it.
These little "sniper coils" definitely have their place.
Yes they do no doubt about it.
the 6 inch is my go to coil. dig far less trash. still goes plenty deep as well. never been able to run at max sensitivity.
Agree 100%
Nice video, what pin pointer are you using bud?
Thanks, I'm a big fan of the XP MI4 or MI6. I have an XP Deus as well and the MI6 pairs up to it so you can hear it through the headphones but the MI4 is the same except for the pairing feature. I have them listed in my blog post mentalmetaldetecting.com/how-to-start-metal-detecting-today/
Nice video. Could it be possible to make a video showing a separation comparison (an experiment) between the 11 and the 6 inch coils? For example trying to see how the increased recovery speed when using the 11 inch coil would compensate its bigger size...
I'm working on something similar to what you are asking for but comparing all 3 coils. Thanks for the suggestion. Give me a couple of weeks.
I appreciate.
Nice video.. do ML coils come with protector covers? If not, are they available?
They do come w/coil covers.
How does this coil respond to gold wedding bands?
Nice video. Please tell me about your shaft. I am puzzled that the Equinox comes with the same clunky push pin/twist collar shaft as a budget Bounty Hunter while the less expensive Minelab Vanquish has a nice camlock adjustment.
Hi John, the shaft I picked up for the Equinox I love! Its made by Detect-ED. Its more like a telescopic shaft and shortens up really well. I really like it. Here is the amazon link amzn.to/3wRC7j3
Very good Coil, Much easier to swing under water.
Yes, That is one thing I want to try out when I can get back in the water.
6 Inc coil is this better for underwater?
What frequency do you use with the 6inch coil,I heard that lower frequencies hit hard on silver and copper.
I use Multi-freq. Thats what that machine is made for. I very rarely go down to single freqs unless I'm having issues with the ground conditions. I can't confirm if silver hits harder on single freqs. Each search profile is set up to hit harder on different items. Park is good for coins wile park 2 is better for jewelry. You may try 5 tones vs 50 sometimes that messes people up a bit.
I use mine on the 600 often only difference I run in park 2 never really tried anything but factory settings 50 tone but when it hits those coins you know it
Good to know thanks!
I just love the 6 inch coil has good depth to.Hunt with it 98 percent of the time.
I gave my up for the Coiltek 10x5 but agree its a good coil too.
G'Day mate. First time watching your channel.
Just thought I would let you know its worth leaving 14-17 open as I find alot of small silver rings show up in that range, though so do ring pulls... Here in oz we have a 50% silver coin that ring up 15/16 and another that rings up between 16/18... this may help you with the low (35%) silver content of the war nickles... just food for thought mate. All the best. Just subbed up.
Good Luck & Happy Swingin'
Thank you for the tip and welcome to the channel!
Another good clip really enjoyed it do you think it narrows search better than using 11 inch so 6 inch wouldn’t be waste of money if I purchased
Shaun take a look at the CoilTek especially the 10x5, I have purchased it and like it better but the 6" is good and will definitely separates the targets better in trash. I just prefer the 10x5 because of the water hunting I do in the summer (rivers and streams) I wanted a little bigger coverage area.
@@MentalMetal thanks for that good advice 👍🚒🇬🇧
You are welcome!
Interesting
I just ordered me a Minelab Equinox 800 yesterday I cant wate to start using it. 7 years with the atpro is enough
You are gonna love it after you get some hours on it.
At 9:36 how come that wheat penny showed up in the 30s VDI?
I've had them come up quite often in the 30s at the permission. I was surprised too but it happens especially with those old wheat pennies. It all depends on their condition and the soil.
@@MentalMetal ok thanks 👍 just curious 🙃
Did you do a FP when you switched coils?
Always FP when switching coils, at least I do.
Is the smaller coil better? How does it work to the bigger coil?does it go deeper than the bigger coil?
It gets better separation so you can pick out those coins and other targets that will probably be overlooked by the bigger coils. However, you will lose depth so that is the trade off.
Your pinpointer sounds like a dentist drill... OMG the agony, LOL!!!
I think you need to changes dentists ;-) LOL!!!
You didn't buy a ear stiffiner for it?I saw they sell one for it.why take a chance breaking a $179+ coil?
I just got my 800 only swung it for a couple of hours.all I have to hunt is high trash ereas for now.no real finds but I'm building up for long term.i doubt I'll ever have any real need for a 15" coil but that 6" is on my need first list!
Well I guess if it breaks I'm under warranty. I'll look into it though. Thanks
I read that if you use the coil ear stiffeners that it won’t be covered under warranty? Have either of you heard that? I haven’t tried my 15” coil bc I’m afraid I will break the ears. I do use the stock coil and 6” coil all the time though and both are great but I prefer the 11” coil.
If I have have a clean area to hunt but cover lot of ground is the 15in better ..
Yes but heavier too, just keep that in mind.
@@MentalMetal well I better get it now before I get old
When you noise cancel shouldn’t the coil be held in the air at around waist height?
Here is my opinion on that. I would like to have someone prove to me that lifting the coil off the ground makes a big difference during the noise cancel feature. This feature selects the best channel to use based on ground conditions and EMI. If the coil isn't on the ground or slightly off the ground how can the machine determine the ground conditions? So that's my opinion and I'm happy to admit it when I'm wrong and I'm wrong a lot) ;-) Thanks for the question.
@@MentalMetal As far as I’m aware noise the noise cancel is done at waist level to reduce and eliminate EMI from surrounding power cables, mobile phone masts and other EMI emitting sources. By having it off the ground gives it a more effective noise cancel.
The ground conditions are dealt with by doing a ground balance over a clean piece of ground. If you refer to Page 39 of the Equinox manual it does say when Noise Cancelling hold the coil above the ground. I feel some folk may mistake noise cancelling for ground balancing.
That’s my understanding of it anyway but everyone is different. If we weren’t life would be boring 😀
Some would say that you don't need to ground balance the Nox ;-) I personally don't think you do unless you are faced with extreme circumstances. www.detectorprospector.com/forums/topic/6031-equinox-ground-balance/
@@MentalMetal And on the reverse of that some would say you do.
I always noise cancel, at waist height, and ground balance my Nox 800. It runs as quiet as a mouse. That’s just me and as I said everyone is different😄.
Every day is a learning curve and what’s right for some isn’t necessarily right for the next person 😄🏴
totally agree my friend. If it works continue as is. thanks for the discussion.
I'd hit that 1st target from different angels and drop to 4Khz and check it before deciding...
Yes you can certainly try that and it might work.
I love the 6" coil Its perfect for the junky beaches
I totally agree. Thanks!
Im curious why you knock out 1 - 8. at least 50% of gold i find is 1-8 on my nox 800
Because it’s specifically a coin shooting program adapted from Andy Sabisch’s The Equinox Series Handbook.
This program is just my simple coin shooting program and similar to Andy's. But I'm so familiar with whats in the ground at this permission that I was really trying to sniff out the coins that I may have missed with this new coil just to test it out.
The small coil never comes off of my nox. Its all i use now.
It does a pretty good job doesn't it? Thanks for watching!
What is the cost of the 6” if you don’t mind me asking
I have all the prices listed in this article. mentalmetaldetecting.com/which-minelab-equinox-search-coil-is-better/
@@MentalMetal thank you
I personally think that going down to a 6 inch coil you lose 5 inches of radius on the target, if you round out the 15 inch coil you’ll find that it will be an 11 inch coil , in the gold fields you can’t afford to go to a smaller one that’s my belief and have been successful with bigger coils
Thanks for your insight. Always good to hear from others and what works for them.
6” coil is just as deep as 11” inch coil. If you hunt in woods 6” coil is where it’s at.
I love it for that reason as well.
11" coil will outperform the 6" coil in the woods everytime. Your missing things if you hunt with the 6"
@@depthspader8820 I don't disagree I think the 11" is hands down better than both the 6" and 15" but you won't get into areas in the woods that the 6" will so they both have their place IMO.
@@MentalMetal , I don't know about that, I spent most of my detecting career in the woods and there aren't many places I can't get to with my 11' coil, including under trees. For the very few spots that might apply, 4 trees making a perfect box smaller than 11 ", rarely happens , and the amount of ground the 6 " covers, odds are the 11" will find more goods. The 15" great if you can find virgin ground never before hit and you want to cover ground quick, however those spots are disappearing if not already gone. 11 it is. Would actually like to see Minelab make an 8.5" coil. 6 is just to small, might as well use a pinpointer it can get into spots no coil can using the 6" theory. I go with the best odds of finding stuff, over 400 silver coins, 3 gold coins, countless rings and bling in 8 months detecting time last season. I will be curios to see how many good finds you will get with the 6" this season, to swing the 6 for hours to find 1 merc or 1 LC , when I average 3 silvers everytime I go detecting with the 11, doesn't cut it. Just Limiting your odds of finding stuff. ✌️🙂
I would turn 90 degrees on a 1 way signal...
That is the trick.
I only use the 6 inch coil now it puts the 15inch coil to shame. My sites are full of trash and anything good is not deep.
Comparing good versus bad is worthless. Most hunts you trash will.alwys be more than treasure .even with the small coil
Are there any other 6” coils out there that will work on the Equinox, besides a Minelab ?
6" no but Coiltek just released a nice 10x5 you can read about here mentalmetaldetecting.com/new-after-market-search-coils-for-the-minelab-equinox/
Can you fine gold ?
Yes, found a few rings that were gold, if you are talking about gold as its naturally found I'm sure it would, but have never had the change to try.
Man if you go with the 6 inch coil its like dropping 5 pounds off the head of the 11 inch, which its not of course. Its a sweet coil
Yep agree it has its purpose for sure
I used my new 6 inch coil the first time Saturday and it is weird, don’t seem like you cover much ground after swinging the 11 inch for so long .see you next time 🖖
It is a little different. Swing it after using the 15". Thats even worse haha.
Slow swing speed down to 30%
Have been thinking about doing a Minelab 6" coil video as well, but mine won't be a good review. The 6" coil is a waste of time, for every 1 good thing you find with the 6" you will miss 3. The 11" will outperform the 15 and 6 inch coils everytime, put that 11" back on go back to the same place , spend the same time and see how many more pennies, nickels and silvers you find, it will be more. My advice save your money, don't buy either! 402 silver coins last year not 1 with the 6 " coil. Had you been using the 11" you probably would have found silver. ATB & HH👍👍
I don't like mine yet go be hide it with 11" and find more coins no depth either just my thought thanks pnell nc
Hey some dont like it and thats cool. I think the 11" is the best coil out of the 3 but the 6" does have its advantages especially in the woods in my opinion. Thanks for yours.
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I don't like it.....only because you do ....lol
as expected LOL.