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This is the best test/comparison I have seen so far comparing the two sized coils. Well done and thank you for going to all the trouble not only to do the test but to share it unselfishly with all of us Monster users. Cheers. Ray , Victoria, Australia.
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Great video, appreciate the time you put in to make it! Beginning gold hunter here and just got a Gold Monster as a Christmas gift. You answered a big question I had!
The missing component is mineralized soil. All air tests are void compared with real soil involved. Just depends on the amount of mineralization in the area your hunting. Heavy minerals and you could loose a lot of depth.
@@davidcox2197 I thought that was the point of using the Zip-loc bags full of screened material between the coil & target nugget...or did I miss something here ?!? Of course, I would have prefered to see the bagged material stacked just as high as the swinging target at all points of the test - but honestly, that was IMHO a pretty good comprehensive test compared to 90% of the other tests that I see posted on here. :-)
Very good job on comparing the two coils, You have scientifically shown what we all thought. My big coil has only a few scratches and no staining......my 5 looks like everyone else's. The monster flat out works. Kudos for the time and effort you put into this, top notch vid.
According to the Nuggetshooter's Bible by Jim Straight - the use of the big coil vs the small coil varies depending on the stability, and whether or not you want to go back over the same areas again with the separate coil. You get more stability with a smaller coil, but the larger elliptical can get you more depth and help you find bigger nuggets(just like how the data shows at the end of the video - so generally its a better choice). But the book also says that the smaller coil presents an advantage when ground balancing allowing a prospector to fine tune the sensitivity. but the use of the small coil also depends on the size of the pickers, and nuggets that you are finding. I hope this makes sense.
Thanks, have an equinox 800 and gold monster 1000 and this really cleared up some hidden doubts about the power of the gold monster. People told me it could find fine gold and damn, either coil will. Great package, awesome video!
Thanks for taking the time to do that, plus the editing it must have been a bear. I was always under the impression that the larger coil just gave you a little more coverage. Keeping it simple and not using any big expensive words is appreciated too. I've never tried my big coil and now I'm sticking with the small one. I heard though, one was waterproof and the other wasn't, if anyone can comment on that ? Great video
I used the big coil in water and it got water inside and malfunctioned.. sent off to minelab and they repaired for free as it is supposed to be waterproof. The large coil has a little valve on top that can cause issues and let in water. The little one doesn't. So stick to the little one if your going to get it wet I reckon.
So correct me if I'm wrong this shows that we should always be using the 5" inch head in "Auto 2" mode? What is the point then of auto 1 & the 10" head?
Wow really surprised how deep these GM coils punch, even in a semi-air test! The shape of each nugget also affects the coil response. Thanks for these useful comparisons! Keep the vids coming - Cheers
Good job on the testing! That 5" coil is definitely a beast! I found it is slightly more sensitive to the small nuggets than a 6" on my old XT17000. It is much more sensitive to the really small stuff than a 6'x8' Sadie coil on my GPX5000.The Monster is much easier to run than either of those detectors though...and no threshold! Love the Monster! Thanks for posting!
Whoa! You have an xt17000! Do you have any pointers on settings? I have one and really enjoy it but it's been a while since I last used it. Can you use any coil with it or only certain types? Also, how long will the battery pack last before needing replaced? If you have some time, drop me a reply. I would love to see your setup. I am in AZ by the way. Take care!
@@romeo1550 I did have an XT 17000. It finally died about a month ago. I have the stock 8" coil as well as the Coiltek 6" and 15" that are made for the XT or Eureka Gold (I never used the 15"). The stock coil is a pretty good coil and I detected a .017 gram speck of gold with it. The battery lasted all day when it was new, but I always carried the AA backup pack, just in case ( I still have that, too). My advice? Learn the machine and the different sounds it makes. Use headphones. Turn down the sensitivity till the detector quiets down some. Sensitivity will depend on the ground you're detecting. I've used it as low as the 10 o'clock position, as well as all the way up. You will always hear hot rocks and hot ground...dig ALL targets! I carry test nuggets (pieces of lead will work) to help distinguish between hot ground and a target. I didn't use the discriminator. I set the threshold as quiet as possible without the sound breaking up. The switch settings I used most of the time were normal, normal, 32KHZ and tracking. I would switch from tracking to fixed for pinpointing. Once you get used to the sounds it makes, experiment with the different settings to see what works best for you in a particular area. Much depends on the detectorist. There are days that I can run the sensitivity really high and other days that I just can't deal with all the noise that a high sensitivity makes. The XT 17000 is a great detector! Sorry, a little lengthy...
@@azdesertrat6969 awesome post and great info. I have yet to find gold with it but it has helped me find areas of promise and I was able to find gold that way. As for the detector, you said that your machine finally quit working. What were the symptoms? Currently mine is giving me fits and I can't tell if it's battery related or the machine just not working. I will charge the battery, turn on the machine and get a click and that's it. Nothing else. Any details you could provide would be greatly appreciated. I think that regardless of whether or not my machine still works I will get the gold monster. Thanks again for your help.
@@romeo1550 Mine just screamed at full volume when I turned it on. None of the knobs or switches made any difference, with a coil attached or not. When you turn it on, it's supposed to give a loud tone that fades to your threshold tone. If it just clicks it may be that your battery is dead...the loud tone is supposed to be a battery test. if you have a multimeter, you can test the battery. Fully charged, a new battery pack should be around 14 volts. Maybe Batteries Plus could test it for you and supply a new battery if yours is bad. Minelab's prices for batteries are ridiculous, if they even still make them. If you find the machine is bad, the Gold Monster is awesome.
Very good Test with SHOWN Results. Good work, thank you I will pass it on to others. Might I suggest doing another test on Coins, Jewelry, and Relics? Looking at where the Depth of different materials register and also the differences in tones between materials and between the 2 coils. If one can get accustomed to the various tones that materials produce it increases the good hits many times over and is a must for beginners to excel with a detector. This is more than just a Gold Machine although it is its Primary use. Right now I can't do Rivers and Creeks because of high water but Parks, Beaches, Schools, Parts of the Oregon Trail and more are accessible nearly year-round............ Enjoy and Good Luck, Keep Swingin' & Diggin'!
Great video ! My only question is the "Sweet Spot " ( most sensitive area ) is generally under the Minelab sticker. It was hard to tell if the target passed over the sweet spot on the big coil. Still really good stuff.
Excellent video, I really appreciate it! I just ordered a GM 1000 after watching this video and it only comes with a 5” but It looks like it will work fine.
I just bought a GM 1000. Came with a guide in different languages. I have used RUclips to show me what to do but I dont know how to switch from auto 1 to auto 2.
The left button. When the screen shows full blackout on the left it's in auto 2. The most sensitive setting. When you back off one click it's in auto 1. Less sensitive to ground noise. All the lower positions are manual.
I had no idea that the Gold Monster 1000 went that deep before I saw this video. Any thoughts on what might be some other VLF detectors that might be useful for detecting larger (.75 gram or more) deep gold?
This is from using the detector hundreds of hours over many places: the auto settings will vary by a lot, according to ground conditions, because the detector automatically changes the sensitivity. Sometimes the ability to detect a piece of metal is reduced greatly in the auto 1 and 2 settings. Auto 1 is more aggressive in reducing ground noise, auto 2 is less aggressive in reducing ground noise. So, depending on ground conditions, depth results with auto setting can vary, and could be 1/2 of the results of these and the hottest manual setting.
Nice to know deep targets makes it "worth" your while to dig. Maybe keep stacking the bags of dirt. Wider bags too. Establish a dirt attenuation factor. Then you could do tests without dirt of that type of dirt. Why use auto1? Be interesting to see the test with your GPZ4000 PI vs VLF. Make that gold sample as your test subjects going forward for data comparison trends across all your tests. Keep doing detector tests. This video triggered me to subscribe.
No doubt the best comparison i have seen and it has answered a lot of questions i had. I wondered if the monster could detect gold on a rock surface like the 28-30 gram example you showed us. Thanks for the effort. Meaning this can go upto 40 cms if the piece is big enough.
Thanks for the comment. I have not had many situation where the ground was too hot for the Gold Monster... Though there has been a few. Its always good to have a PI as well.
Siempre pensé que la bobina de 5" era la mejor por versatilidad, ya que tiene mejor manejo para lugares pequeños en medio de rocas y en sensibilidad....gracias por tu excelente video! Amigo saludos desde Colombia.
Awesome comparisons and channel bro! Just found you, amazing review, I really enjoyed this. I'm new to detecting and can't wait to go swing my new GM1000 soon. Thank you for sharing. NEW SUB
I don't know where I picked up calling it Auto 1&2...its actually called Auto + and Auto ++ its part of the sensitivity settings, not the depth setting in the center...thats basically iron discrimination mode and I would stay in deep mode at all times when looking for gold. Auto++ setting is when you turn the sensitivity up all that way and auto+ is just one notch down from there. thanks for the questions!
Just curious..... is the AT Garrett Gold even in the same ballpark as the gold monster 1000 ? I currently have the AT gold and am looking to add either a gold monster, GPZ7000 or a 6000 to my list. It is tuff to separate all the ML loyalist from AT loyalist input..... I'm only looking for 1oz or larger nuggets. What are your thoughts ?
You may find smaller pieces that total an ounce before you come across an ounce nugget. so it might pay to find all pieces and pray you come across that ounce piece in the process :)
Thanks for this vid. I have been using the 10 inch because as they say "bigger is always better" Haha. Going to change it up this weekend and see how it fairs. Might be missing a lot of that smaller gold, with not much cost to deeper range!
To get a truer depth test I would have added bags as many as I could at each level of the test. Aren't you just simulating most targets at 6" or so depth while raising the coil way up in the air as you prospect? It does show why most everybody on RUclips uses the small coil, though!
So those weights at the end are in grams? it's just g is the symbol for grams so I wasn't sure. Nice test, it's hard to find information about the coils.
I try to use Auto 2 if possible... but when the ground is to hot for Auto 2, I move down into Auto 1. I would like to just run the damn thing at max sensitivity but the ground I work does not allow that. Sometimes I get away with it in quartz piles.
Very interesting results. I have heard the same sort of thing can be expected between the 6" and 11" coils on the Equinox 800...6" is better for the small stuff
For the weaker signals where you’re calling it max depth or even an inch before you call it max depth did those register on the screen at all? I’m guessing no but I’m just curious.
Not sure I really understand your question but I'll try to answer it. I just keep bring the piece of gold up higher and higher until it was gone with no signal, then brought it back down until it was barely making a signal, thats what I called max depth. I had the detector upside down so I could not see the the screen at all. My biggest lesson using the Gold Monster 1000 was when I found a 1 gram piece and the indicator was going all the way left like it was a piece of iron...if you want to find gold, don't pay any attention to the indicator...dig everything. My advise!
Just remember people, its all well and good to have the dirt stationary and Move the target for a reasonably quiet area Not sure about the US but in Australia remember its going to be easy for a small target noise to be overpowered by the hot rock since its moving as well.
I hope most would recognize this as a scientific test trying to control for all other variables. And the results here are not indicative of real world results.
Manual 9 is the best setting for small gold. Iv never had any depth greater then even half an inch on a 0.01 piece in the real world. It even gets lost on my scoop.
@@metaldetectingforarizonago7685 Awesome and good to hear your on some bigger gold ....the P.I. machines are hard to put down at least for me. I 've tried to back to a vlf once a while but end up putting it down and grabbing the 4500. Greetings from Mariposa.
@@metaldetectingforarizonago7685 yes sir..and it makes louder signal when you bounce it on water. I just want to know how to properly use the minelab gold monster in water because the two coils are waterproof for atmost 3 feet..hope you will create a videon on this matter.tnx sir
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When you say auto 2 setting what do you mean?
Ive seen a couple dozen videos about the Monster. This one is by far the best one Ive seen. Thank you for all the trouble of making it.
This is the best test/comparison I have seen so far comparing the two sized coils. Well done and thank you for going to all the trouble not only to do the test but to share it unselfishly with all of us Monster users. Cheers. Ray , Victoria, Australia.
100% agree, also from Vic, Aus! :)
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Great video, appreciate the time you put in to make it! Beginning gold hunter here and just got a Gold Monster as a Christmas gift. You answered a big question I had!
That is a really good test comparison. I'm kinda surprised how well both coils did. Good video....!
The missing component is mineralized soil. All air tests are void compared with real soil involved. Just depends on the amount of mineralization in the area your hunting. Heavy minerals and you could loose a lot of depth.
@@davidcox2197 I thought that was the point of using the Zip-loc bags full of screened material between the coil & target nugget...or did I miss something here ?!?
Of course, I would have prefered to see the bagged material stacked just as high as the swinging target at all points of the test - but honestly, that was IMHO
a pretty good comprehensive test compared to 90% of the other tests that I see posted on here. :-)
@@wchurstthat just looks like potting mix that soil. You need Aussie red dirt.
This is the best test I've seen on the GM1000 by far!
This test was great, I’ve been trying to source in depth videos on different gold detectors by far the best one..!
Wow, thanks!
Well done! Thank you for taking the time to compile all of the data.
Very good job on comparing the two coils, You have scientifically shown what we all thought. My big coil has only a few scratches and no staining......my 5 looks like everyone else's. The monster flat out works. Kudos for the time and effort you put into this, top notch vid.
According to the Nuggetshooter's Bible by Jim Straight - the use of the big coil vs the small coil varies depending on the stability, and whether or not you want to go back over the same areas again with the separate coil. You get more stability with a smaller coil, but the larger elliptical can get you more depth and help you find bigger nuggets(just like how the data shows at the end of the video - so generally its a better choice). But the book also says that the smaller coil presents an advantage when ground balancing allowing a prospector to fine tune the sensitivity. but the use of the small coil also depends on the size of the pickers, and nuggets that you are finding. I hope this makes sense.
Thanks, have an equinox 800 and gold monster 1000 and this really cleared up some hidden doubts about the power of the gold monster. People told me it could find fine gold and damn, either coil will. Great package, awesome video!
Glad to help!
Thanks for taking the time to do that, plus the editing it must have been a bear. I was always under the impression that the larger coil just gave you a little more coverage. Keeping it simple and not using any big expensive words is appreciated too. I've never tried my big coil and now I'm sticking with the small one. I heard though, one was waterproof and the other wasn't, if anyone can comment on that ? Great video
I used the big coil in water and it got water inside and malfunctioned.. sent off to minelab and they repaired for free as it is supposed to be waterproof. The large coil has a little valve on top that can cause issues and let in water. The little one doesn't. So stick to the little one if your going to get it wet I reckon.
@@jackmalzinskas9180 Ok, thanks, don't for see using it in the water but you never know and it's nice to have that knowledge.
So correct me if I'm wrong this shows that we should always be using the 5" inch head in "Auto 2" mode? What is the point then of auto 1 & the 10" head?
Nice test set up saved a lot of arm swinging and more accurate
Wow really surprised how deep these GM coils punch, even in a semi-air test! The shape of each nugget also affects the coil response. Thanks for these useful comparisons! Keep the vids coming - Cheers
Thanks for watching!
Thanks man. I'm blown away by the performance of the small coil.
Very impressive tests. Going to do the same type of test on my Whites GMT to see if maybe I should upgrade. Thanks for making this video.
Saw this video pop up on the Metal Detecting Arizona Facebook page and am now a subscriber! Thanks for posting it there.
Good job on the testing! That 5" coil is definitely a beast! I found it is slightly more sensitive to the small nuggets than a 6" on my old XT17000. It is much more sensitive to the really small stuff than a 6'x8' Sadie coil on my GPX5000.The Monster is much easier to run than either of those detectors though...and no threshold! Love the Monster! Thanks for posting!
Whoa! You have an xt17000! Do you have any pointers on settings? I have one and really enjoy it but it's been a while since I last used it. Can you use any coil with it or only certain types? Also, how long will the battery pack last before needing replaced? If you have some time, drop me a reply. I would love to see your setup. I am in AZ by the way. Take care!
@@romeo1550 I did have an XT 17000. It finally died about a month ago. I have the stock 8" coil as well as the Coiltek 6" and 15" that are made for the XT or Eureka Gold (I never used the 15"). The stock coil is a pretty good coil and I detected a .017 gram speck of gold with it. The battery lasted all day when it was new, but I always carried the AA backup pack, just in case ( I still have that, too). My advice? Learn the machine and the different sounds it makes. Use headphones. Turn down the sensitivity till the detector quiets down some. Sensitivity will depend on the ground you're detecting. I've used it as low as the 10 o'clock position, as well as all the way up. You will always hear hot rocks and hot ground...dig ALL targets! I carry test nuggets (pieces of lead will work) to help distinguish between hot ground and a target. I didn't use the discriminator. I set the threshold as quiet as possible without the sound breaking up. The switch settings I used most of the time were normal, normal, 32KHZ and tracking. I would switch from tracking to fixed for pinpointing. Once you get used to the sounds it makes, experiment with the different settings to see what works best for you in a particular area. Much depends on the detectorist. There are days that I can run the sensitivity really high and other days that I just can't deal with all the noise that a high sensitivity makes. The XT 17000 is a great detector! Sorry, a little lengthy...
@@azdesertrat6969 awesome post and great info. I have yet to find gold with it but it has helped me find areas of promise and I was able to find gold that way.
As for the detector, you said that your machine finally quit working. What were the symptoms? Currently mine is giving me fits and I can't tell if it's battery related or the machine just not working. I will charge the battery, turn on the machine and get a click and that's it. Nothing else. Any details you could provide would be greatly appreciated. I think that regardless of whether or not my machine still works I will get the gold monster. Thanks again for your help.
@@romeo1550 Mine just screamed at full volume when I turned it on. None of the knobs or switches made any difference, with a coil attached or not. When you turn it on, it's supposed to give a loud tone that fades to your threshold tone. If it just clicks it may be that your battery is dead...the loud tone is supposed to be a battery test. if you have a multimeter, you can test the battery. Fully charged, a new battery pack should be around 14 volts. Maybe Batteries Plus could test it for you and supply a new battery if yours is bad. Minelab's prices for batteries are ridiculous, if they even still make them. If you find the machine is bad, the Gold Monster is awesome.
@@azdesertrat6969 thank you for sharing. This will go far in getting me back on track. Take care and happy detecting!
No, I learned a lot from that. I just bought one of those 1000 look forward to using it.
You sold it to me. It looks like better results than Sdc2300. Im buying the monster 💯
Very good Test with SHOWN Results. Good work, thank you I will pass it on to others. Might I suggest doing another test on Coins, Jewelry, and Relics? Looking at where the Depth of different materials register and also the differences in tones between materials and between the 2 coils. If one can get accustomed to the various tones that materials produce it increases the good hits many times over and is a must for beginners to excel with a detector. This is more than just a Gold Machine although it is its Primary use. Right now I can't do Rivers and Creeks because of high water but Parks, Beaches, Schools, Parts of the Oregon Trail and more are accessible nearly year-round............ Enjoy and Good Luck, Keep Swingin' & Diggin'!
Great video ! My only question is the "Sweet Spot " ( most sensitive area ) is generally under the Minelab sticker. It was hard to tell
if the target passed over the sweet spot on the big coil. Still really good stuff.
Great setup for testing depth. Nice comparison of the coils. I really enjoyed watching. Thanks.
Thank you for watching, Bill.
Excellent video, I really appreciate it! I just ordered a GM 1000 after watching this video and it only comes with a 5” but It looks like it will work fine.
I just bought a GM 1000. Came with a guide in different languages. I have used RUclips to show me what to do but I dont know how to switch from auto 1 to auto 2.
The left button.
When the screen shows full blackout on the left it's in auto 2. The most sensitive setting.
When you back off one click it's in auto 1. Less sensitive to ground noise.
All the lower positions are manual.
Great info great job and very creative experiment I am most likely going to get one next year
Have you done a test in Manual and changing (center button) Gold (iron reject) and All metal deep??
No I have not, and I never use iron reject... most gram pieces I've found came up as iron.
Thanks, excellent presentation and real world examples to aid in the visualization.
Glad it was helpful!
My friend.Really great jop here.amazing test.very clever.concrats
Thank you very much!
Outstanding test video! Thanks!
I had no idea that the Gold Monster 1000 went that deep before I saw this video.
Any thoughts on what might be some other VLF detectors that might be useful for detecting larger (.75 gram or more) deep gold?
I assume you were using the 5” coil (maybe I’m wrong). I have to wonder how much deeper the 10” x 6” coil would go.
thanks I'm looking at getting a new detector and this helps
Glad to help out! I highly recommend one!
@@metaldetectingforarizonago7685 thanks
@@Smithsgold You are welcome, thanks for being part of the channel!
Thank you! Definitely informative! Thank you for taking your time. And I loved your set up.
This is from using the detector hundreds of hours over many places: the auto settings will vary by a lot, according to ground conditions, because the detector automatically changes the sensitivity. Sometimes the ability to detect a piece of metal is reduced greatly in the auto 1 and 2 settings. Auto 1 is more aggressive in reducing ground noise, auto 2 is less aggressive in reducing ground noise. So, depending on ground conditions, depth results with auto setting can vary, and could be 1/2 of the results of these and the hottest manual setting.
exactly. he shouldve done the test with the max manual setting
I love this video! I just got my gold monster 2 days ago and I know what settings I will use. I was using manual but no more
Great to hear!
Nice to know deep targets makes it "worth" your while to dig. Maybe keep stacking the bags of dirt. Wider bags too. Establish a dirt attenuation factor. Then you could do tests without dirt of that type of dirt. Why use auto1? Be interesting to see the test with your GPZ4000 PI vs VLF. Make that gold sample as your test subjects going forward for data comparison trends across all your tests. Keep doing detector tests. This video triggered me to subscribe.
I appreciate it, Keith!
Great Presentation for sure !!
Thanks for the comparison test.
I think the bigger coil works better than the small coil in mineralised ground.
Great video mate! Thank you! From Australia!
Dood this is a good F'in video! Thanks a lot man!
No doubt the best comparison i have seen and it has answered a lot of questions i had. I wondered if the monster could detect gold on a rock surface like the 28-30 gram example you showed us. Thanks for the effort. Meaning this can go upto 40 cms if the piece is big enough.
Good Job finding a topic that had yet been talked about ...Well done !
thanks man.
Hi there, whats your opinion on the double D commander 18” coil for the GM? Seen it in the shop, its huge
This is really a useful review, thanks a lot for your work. Good job 🤠. It really helps me to get a gut feeling about the detector.
Great analysis.
Good idea for a testing rig. Good chart summary, too.
Thank you!
I appreciate it Leo, thanks for subscribing!
Great review big help, i bought gold monster 1000 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻
Great job with the comparison test. Thank you.
Bro, that was a great video, I’m a total novice and this has clarified a heap, guess I’ll be using the small coil this weekend
Thanks for watching man!
Great video, thinking of getting one, but would like to see test with mineralised soil.
Thanks for the comment. I have not had many situation where the ground was too hot for the Gold Monster... Though there has been a few. Its always good to have a PI as well.
that was a good test dude. smaller coil would be my choice to not miss as much small gold.
Buen día, yo tengo mi gold monster 1000 y veo sus videos,,, una pregunta a q refiere el el comparativo de bobinas con auto 1 y auto 2?, gracias
Great Comparison on the 2 coils.
as you said about Coverage, I think that is only option for the 6x10, covering a larger area...
Is this detector specifically for small gold or will it find big aswell. I apologize if this is a dumb question as I'm new to metal detecting.
Its probably the best machine out there when it comes to finding super small pieces, but it will also find bigger pieces at a decent depth.
Very good demo matey! Enjoyed watching..
Nice setup and good info, thanks for making this.
Hello, dear sir... I had a question, thank you for answering
At what depth can minlab 1000 gold detector find 1 kg of gold...thanks
Siempre pensé que la bobina de 5" era la mejor por versatilidad, ya que tiene mejor manejo para lugares pequeños en medio de rocas y en sensibilidad....gracias por tu excelente video! Amigo saludos desde Colombia.
Awesome comparisons and channel bro! Just found you, amazing review, I really enjoyed this. I'm new to detecting and can't wait to go swing my new GM1000 soon. Thank you for sharing. NEW SUB
Welcome aboard!
@@metaldetectingforarizonago7685 Thank you
❤❤ The best video ive seen. Good job
Thanks that was a good testing technique
Question, when you conducted this test was the "Detect Mode" in "Deep all Metal" or the shallow settings? Thanks
@@metaldetectingforarizonago7685 Thank you
What was the answer?
@@VISATcomms deep all metal mode, can tell by the sound.
Awesome test!
Awesome set up for the test. Maybe I’ll try the same tests with my Nox 800.
Great video, learnt heaps from it. Thanks. Greetings from Australia.
Glad it was helpful!
What do you mean auto 1 or auto 2. I didn't.t see that setting. ? is that the depth setting in the center of the display ?
I don't know where I picked up calling it Auto 1&2...its actually called Auto + and Auto ++ its part of the sensitivity settings, not the depth setting in the center...thats basically iron discrimination mode and I would stay in deep mode at all times when looking for gold. Auto++ setting is when you turn the sensitivity up all that way and auto+ is just one notch down from there. thanks for the questions!
@@metaldetectingforarizonago7685 Thanks
@@ernestrosenkranz7642 no problem! Thanks for watching
Just curious..... is the AT Garrett Gold even in the same ballpark as the gold monster 1000 ? I currently have the AT gold and am looking to add either a gold monster, GPZ7000 or a 6000 to my list. It is tuff to separate all the ML loyalist from AT loyalist input..... I'm only looking for 1oz or larger nuggets. What are your thoughts ?
You may find smaller pieces that total an ounce before you come across an ounce nugget. so it might pay to find all pieces and pray you come across that ounce piece in the process :)
You helped me make up my mind.
Glad I could I help!
Yup, we just purchased two Gold Monsters from Miners Depot in Quartzsite AZ. Derek and Lisa are extremely helpful
@@MalteseCross Cool!
Thanks for your time
Thanks for this vid. I have been using the 10 inch because as they say "bigger is always better" Haha. Going to change it up this weekend and see how it fairs. Might be missing a lot of that smaller gold, with not much cost to deeper range!
That was a great experiment, Thanks !
Thank you! Cheers!
Love the video man thanks for this !
To get a truer depth test I would have added bags as many as I could at each level of the test. Aren't you just simulating most targets at 6" or so depth while raising the coil way up in the air as you prospect? It does show why most everybody on RUclips uses the small coil, though!
thank you for this dude.
Great comparison video. My question is, " what discrimination setting were you using ? "
Thanks
The machine was in deep mode, no discrimination
Great test video, Sir!! Now do the Garrett Axiom, Please! Marko in New Mexico 🌵
Good comparison, good to know information
Well done!
Very interesting test. Ty
Excellent test
Thank you!
Brilliant video
So those weights at the end are in grams? it's just g is the symbol for grams so I wasn't sure. Nice test, it's hard to find information about the coils.
Yes, grams. Thanks for watching, I'm glad the video was useful to you.
Legend, Such a good demo. Thank you
I appreciate it!
Awesome testing thank you sir
Thanks!
Great job!
So your test showed auto 2 out performing auto 1 why use auto 1 at all?
I try to use Auto 2 if possible... but when the ground is to hot for Auto 2, I move down into Auto 1. I would like to just run the damn thing at max sensitivity but the ground I work does not allow that. Sometimes I get away with it in quartz piles.
Good test.
Very well done my friend
Thanks, informative.
Very interesting results. I have heard the same sort of thing can be expected between the 6" and 11" coils on the Equinox 800...6" is better for the small stuff
Thanks for watching!
For the weaker signals where you’re calling it max depth or even an inch before you call it max depth did those register on the screen at all? I’m guessing no but I’m just curious.
Not sure I really understand your question but I'll try to answer it. I just keep bring the piece of gold up higher and higher until it was gone with no signal, then brought it back down until it was barely making a signal, thats what I called max depth. I had the detector upside down so I could not see the the screen at all. My biggest lesson using the Gold Monster 1000 was when I found a 1 gram piece and the indicator was going all the way left like it was a piece of iron...if you want to find gold, don't pay any attention to the indicator...dig everything. My advise!
Just remember people, its all well and good to have the dirt stationary and Move the target for a reasonably quiet area
Not sure about the US but in Australia remember its going to be easy for a small target noise to be overpowered by the hot rock since its moving as well.
I hope most would recognize this as a scientific test trying to control for all other variables. And the results here are not indicative of real world results.
indeed!
Manual 9 is the best setting for small gold. Iv never had any depth greater then even half an inch on a 0.01 piece in the real world. It even gets lost on my scoop.
Mike where you been, must have found the Big One !! :)
@@metaldetectingforarizonago7685 Awesome and good to hear your on some bigger gold ....the P.I. machines are hard to put down at least for me. I 've tried to back to a vlf once a while but end up putting it down and grabbing the 4500. Greetings from Mariposa.
Great vid mate
Thanks 👍
Thanks buddy! :D
Thank you great video
Thank you for watching!
God job! How I can get that
Nice video sir. I have a question to you sir, why did gold monster made a detection sound in water?
@@metaldetectingforarizonago7685 yes sir..and it makes louder signal when you bounce it on water. I just want to know how to properly use the minelab gold monster in water because the two coils are waterproof for atmost 3 feet..hope you will create a videon on this matter.tnx sir
5 inches, needs the dirt to go with it for the accurate test?
maybe...?