I just got my Minelab Nox 800 and it's can be tough to learn all these setting but you made it much easier how you explained it in the video I am learning love my 800
Please,please do a video on EQUINOX 800 settings for fresh water hunting. As a newbie to the hobby I have learnt so much from your videos.Keep up the great work and many thanks.
Will keep this great info in mind for next spring! We are in winter detector retirement mode here up north!! Hope its a short winter, thanks for the info! z
Good clear video ! The default settings are more than adequate for me---reckon the engineers have done a good job overall. Not much need to over complicate the machine.
I auto ground balance in field, park and beach mode. If the VDI chagnes from 0 to any other number, that tells me the coil is phased with the ground and cancels the ground out. I did not know you didn't have to not ground balance. I do it out of habit. Not only this, but I ground balance and noise cancel every 15 min or so during a hunt. The ground balance VDI can shift quite a bit from place to place on the same field or park i am hunting. I'll try a few hunts without ground balancing, but I know it'll bother me in the back of my mind. I hesitate on auto track ground balance, I do not want the unit to cancel out a good target after a few swings over it. Nice vid S.
Good stuff. I'm very interested in this because I think my next machine is going to be the Minelab Vanquish 540 when it ships. The Vanquish is essentially a Nox that has factory defaults with very little capability to adjust them. One of the features that I'm worried about is the fixed ground balance. I believe the Vanquish probably ships with ground balance set to zero like the default Nox setting. So I'm interested in knowing how much the ability to adjust ground balance on the Nox benefits you. Clearly it is beneficial in mineralized conditions. But here in Ohio, we don't have much mineralized soil or salt water beaches. I believe the Vanquish would be "good enough" for the majority of my detecting. But I'm eager to see your additional testing with the Nox.
Gig, thanks for this video, several of my friends were hoping to see how to ground balance the NOX, I do not change the G/D the default work just fine, some of my friends live where the soil has lots of mineralization , some have said that they now G/B and are able to find good relics pretty deep, they told me to thank you for the video.
Great vid Mr Gig. I find the hardest part is finding a clean patch in our local parks. Usually let the machine do it to start and then adjust/switch as needed till it quiets down. Takes a few minutes but, once its good....it stays good. Beach...depends on location but I can usually get 22-25 sensitivity with no issues.
Crusty Clad thats what the spade in your pouch is for, dig all the trash out of an isolated spot. When clean set your GB and your ready to rock LOL 😂 Seriously get the 7” coil for super trashy sites. 🤙 Cheers, -> #SeattleRingHunter
me gustan tus videos porque hay cosas que las vemos pero no nos damos cuenta de los detalles y tu los muestras de manera que nos dejas muy bien informados de como usar. Saludos desde Chile. I like your videos because there are things that we see but we do not realize the details and you show them so that you leave us very well informed of how to use. Greetings from Chile.
I went to the fall Ohio hunt put on by a big club here and the person who wrote the Equinox book said that you do not have to find clean ground to ground balance even though I still do. Has anyone else heard this?
I'm working an old burned out building with square nails. I will have to try automatic then compare it to manual. Just not sure if I will get a chance before spring.
Ground balancing any detector will make it work better, som why not? I run tracking because the ground in my hunting grounds can change real easy, and why not always have it correct? If you manual GB you'll find that after a while into your hunt the ground may change. So just run tracking.. always.
Good morning Steve, my question is have you or anyone you know every used the NOX inside a cave. Where I live their's a cave that goes over4,000 feet horizontal Just wondering if the NOX would work as far as ground balancing and performance.? This cave is used by many cave dewellers I myself never been down inside the cave which I have lived near the cave for over 30 years can't get up the nerve and as well equipment to go down inside .
My unit has been working fine in the same area and all of a sudden a constant chirping. I detect in saltwater and do not carry a phone. I saw your video explaining the chirping caused by the phone. I wanted to send it back to minelab. Will try Ground balance next. I just do not know why all of a sudden I'm have problems in the same area I have been detecting. Thanks.
I would guess , if you do a test , it may seem to detect a little deeper when ground balanced. However , I would think it would be more of a sensitivity helper by eliminating the background noise so the detector is reading a cleaner signal making it more able to read a tiny target or something deep. Like tuning in a radio station before all the digital tuners . You get better reception.
Here in the north east UK .I always have GB my Noxie . Usually 30/50 ??? If I left at 0 would it affect the performance in field 1 .We do pasture and stubble . Bit of a grey area for me . What the GB Does ??????
Steve, question for you. I am running an 800 with Detect-ed shaft and am having a lot of chirping when in the water past the collar where the two shafts connect. any chance the detector is picking up the metal screws in the collar? it is quite as a mouse when on dry sand and shin deep water. the minute I go past that collar it starts chirping... Any ideas?
@@Gigmaster Brilliant, That is it. I just changed my shaft to the detec-ed and did not want to stress the wire so I left it a little loose. I'm still learning, at this for 1 year. I watched your setup videos and they have been great. I'll watch as many as you want to make.
Just incase you modify your videos as we add up our interests - replies ? This is what I look for in any video - instruction / info videos ;) Not travel-logs - this is what I found ;( Thanks . again
A good explanation ruined by lousy photography. We can see to top of the detector's lcd display and lots of grass, but not the buttons which you say need to be pushed...
Not only do you pass on information you also explain to where I can understand
Joseph Pecoul Thanks
Thanks Gigmaster for showing me how to set up the 3 ground balance choices , i love all your videos
Tracking works best for me on the wet sand. Can get sensitivity up to 24
Agree with you Trev---do my beach work with the tracking switched on and find it suits me.
I just got my Minelab Nox 800 and it's can be tough to learn all these setting but you made it much easier how you explained it in the video I am learning love my 800
Please,please do a video on EQUINOX 800 settings for fresh water hunting. As a newbie to the hobby I have learnt so much from your videos.Keep up the great work and many thanks.
Will keep this great info in mind for next spring! We are in winter detector retirement mode here up north!! Hope its a short winter, thanks for the info! z
Great video. I do know the tracking ground balance is a BATTERY KILLER.
Thanks. cant wait till spring
Thanks Gig.
Hitting the sC woods and needing to adjust my thinking. Starting with GB .... targets been mushy not crisp. Dialing in.
Cheers bud
please let us know how the test goes with Buddy to see if you can get a little deeper...
thank you for another wonderful video
I'm sure they will do the test and GM's vids post around 7 a.m. which I wake up to in my inbox.
@@therrienmichael08 Thank you
I manual ground balance in park 2 mode. I run sensitivity at 12. I do city parks and just glean and probe.
Good clear video ! The default settings are more than adequate for me---reckon the engineers have done a good job overall. Not much need to over complicate the machine.
I think I'm going to try manual ground balance first but I'll try all try all three of them, great advice thank you for sharing gig!! 👍 👍
Thanks Gigger!
I auto ground balance in field, park and beach mode. If the VDI chagnes from 0 to any other number, that tells me the coil is phased with the ground and cancels the ground out. I did not know you didn't have to not ground balance. I do it out of habit. Not only this, but I ground balance and noise cancel every 15 min or so during a hunt. The ground balance VDI can shift quite a bit from place to place on the same field or park i am hunting. I'll try a few hunts without ground balancing, but I know it'll bother me in the back of my mind. I hesitate on auto track ground balance, I do not want the unit to cancel out a good target after a few swings over it. Nice vid S.
C.Z. Kidd Thanks for that analysis.
Pretty sure that would not happen.
Thank you for always sharing your information with us. 👍
Great video!
Good stuff. I'm very interested in this because I think my next machine is going to be the Minelab Vanquish 540 when it ships. The Vanquish is essentially a Nox that has factory defaults with very little capability to adjust them. One of the features that I'm worried about is the fixed ground balance. I believe the Vanquish probably ships with ground balance set to zero like the default Nox setting. So I'm interested in knowing how much the ability to adjust ground balance on the Nox benefits you. Clearly it is beneficial in mineralized conditions. But here in Ohio, we don't have much mineralized soil or salt water beaches. I believe the Vanquish would be "good enough" for the majority of my detecting. But I'm eager to see your additional testing with the Nox.
Thanks, excelente video.
Saludos desde Chile.
I love equinox
Gig, thanks for this video, several of my friends were hoping to see how to ground balance the NOX, I do not change the G/D the default work just fine, some of my friends live where the soil has lots of mineralization , some have said that they now G/B and are able to find good relics pretty deep, they told me to thank you for the video.
if you get a minelab vanquish can you do a comparison video with your equinox 800 your videos are very helpful. thankyou
Great vid Mr Gig.
I find the hardest part is finding a clean patch in our local parks. Usually let the machine do it to start and then adjust/switch as needed till it quiets down.
Takes a few minutes but, once its good....it stays good. Beach...depends on location but I can usually get 22-25 sensitivity with no issues.
Crusty Clad thats what the spade in your pouch is for, dig all the trash out of an isolated spot. When clean set your GB and your ready to rock LOL 😂 Seriously get the 7” coil for super trashy sites. 🤙 Cheers, -> #SeattleRingHunter
me gustan tus videos porque hay cosas que las vemos pero no nos damos cuenta de los detalles y tu los muestras de manera que nos dejas muy bien informados de como usar.
Saludos desde Chile.
I like your videos because there are things that we see but we do not realize the details and you show them so that you leave us very well informed of how to use.
Greetings from Chile.
TRAS LA HUELLA. Thanks! I would love to visit Chile one day!
Great explanation, thank you
I always enjoy your how to videos Steve!
I went to the fall Ohio hunt put on by a big club here and the person who wrote the Equinox book said that you do not have to find clean ground to ground balance even though I still do.
Has anyone else heard this?
Thank you!!
I'm working an old burned out building with square nails. I will have to try automatic then compare it to manual. Just not sure if I will get a chance before spring.
Bob Almendinger Let us know.
Ground balancing any detector will make it work better, som why not? I run tracking because the ground in my hunting grounds can change real easy, and why not always have it correct? If you manual GB you'll find that after a while into your hunt the ground may change. So just run tracking.. always.
Good morning Steve, my question is have you or anyone you know every used the NOX inside a cave. Where I live their's a cave that goes over4,000 feet horizontal Just wondering if the NOX would work as far as ground balancing and performance.? This cave is used by many cave dewellers I myself never been down inside the cave which I have lived near the cave for over 30 years can't get up the nerve and as well equipment to go down inside .
Larry Vanalstyne I have used mine in a gold mine and it did fine.
My unit has been working fine in the same area and all of a sudden a constant chirping. I detect in saltwater and do not carry a phone. I saw your video explaining the chirping caused by the phone. I wanted to send it back to minelab. Will try Ground balance next. I just do not know why all of a sudden I'm have problems in the same area I have been detecting. Thanks.
Have you had it underwater?
@@Gigmaster oh yes I detect in chest high water
I would guess , if you do a test , it may seem to detect a little deeper when ground balanced. However , I would think it would be more of a sensitivity helper by eliminating the background noise so the detector is reading a cleaner signal making it more able to read a tiny target or something deep. Like tuning in a radio station before all the digital tuners . You get better reception.
Hi
Is It possible do the same with vanquish 540 ?
If It is, someone can make a video about mineralized ground ?
Good Video!
We can’t see what buttons you are pressing
EXCELLENT VIDEO BRO, VERY EDUCATIONAL, HAPPY HUNTING THE GIGMASTER.
شكرا معلومة مفيدة
Good video, how about a short clip on replacing plastic on viewer
Great info! I never touch ground balance. Set on auto lol. ATB, Sebastian
Hey gig in this one area I hunt my equinox gets a lot of chatter very annoying please help from the bushman ??????
Here in the north east UK .I always have GB my Noxie . Usually 30/50 ??? If I left at 0 would it affect the performance in field 1 .We do pasture and stubble . Bit of a grey area for me . What the GB Does ??????
Steve, question for you. I am running an 800 with Detect-ed shaft and am having a lot of chirping when in the water past the collar where the two shafts connect. any chance the detector is picking up the metal screws in the collar? it is quite as a mouse when on dry sand and shin deep water. the minute I go past that collar it starts chirping... Any ideas?
Make sure the coil wire is not moving. It could be picking up the coil wire moving in the water.
@@Gigmaster Brilliant, That is it. I just changed my shaft to the detec-ed and did not want to stress the wire so I left it a little loose. I'm still learning, at this for 1 year. I watched your setup videos and they have been great. I'll watch as many as you want to make.
Awesome! Glad it worked!
What was it like working on the set of MASH? Just kidding, thanks for the video!
Like 👍
In my Alabama soil ground balance gives you more depth and better i.d.
Just incase you modify your videos as we add up our interests - replies ?
This is what I look for in any video - instruction / info videos ;)
Not travel-logs - this is what I found ;(
Thanks . again
Wanted to clarify - I have not found too many travel-logs here ;)
A good explanation ruined by lousy photography. We can see to top of the detector's lcd display and lots of grass, but not the buttons which you say need to be pushed...