Minelab Manticore MAX Sensitivity Achieved! Tips
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Mark takes the New Minelab Manticore Metal Detector out with a plan to focus on getting the machine stable and raising the sensitivity, all while capturing the different audio responses the Manticore can make in sites with lots of signals and iron. A few nice finds are made in the heavy iron. A must see video if your currently own or plan on buying this incredible machine. This detector is one of the best available today. Stay tuned for many more videos coming soon on the new Minelab Manticore Metal Detector. Also Mark just got the new Minelab Equinox 900 so watch for those videos too!!
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this is my new favorite TH-cam channel. thank you for your videos
Thank yiu sincerely for the view and kind words! 🤠
Great video, you are definitely showing what the Manticore is capable of. The brass item looks like the ringer on a desk bell from a store to call attention to an employee.
It's definitely sone kind of bell made of brass and shows the same age as my conestoga bells and crotal bells I have found in 1850's context. This was too deep and at a site where is has to be early. My guess is it's a carriage sleigh bell. I have found exact matching pictures of it on Google Images.
@@BrassMedic It is a great find, it just reminded me of the top of a counter bell but I have no idea when they started using them. It looks really old, especially with what it is made of. A great find.
A cycle bell base
I enjoy your videos!
I haven't seen a halo cracking video utilizing the Manticore.
Halo cracking decouples the rust cloud from the target to aid in unmasking, separation and target location.
I'm commenting on the nail dig that begins at 5:42 min into the video.
This also applies the the 13:11 min dig as well, that gave you a one direction signal only.
I noticed that the initial target location (where you dug the hole) did not match the actual target location. The target was found in the sidewall of the hole.
The target generated high and low VDI values when compared to a 90 deg sweep. Possibly indicating a halo effect.
The quickest approach to deciphering the discrepancy of the two VDI values, or a one direction signal is to attempt to decouple the halo of rust from the target, rust (hydrated ferric oxide).
We decouple the target from the halo by cracking the soil with a trowel, shovel, probe and if the soil is soft and the target is close to the surface, by stomping on the ground with our feet.
If we suspect the halo effect is possible, assume that the target is not at the center of detection. We can reduce the risk of inadvertent damage to the target by cracking the soil at a greater distance from the indicated target location.
Another technique which takes more time is to check for (signal drift) ie does the target location move as you circle 360 degrees around it. If the location changes then consider the possibility of the halo effect. Pay very close attention to where you are detecting the signal on the coil, eg the tip, side or center. To see the signal drift be consistent with the signal detection location relative to the coil.
This is not to say that after halo cracking a ferrous object wont generate a nonconducting VDI number, a good audible tone and Target Trace on the conductivity center line. We know that can happen even with an air test. Those conductive signals have to be dug, if we are interested to learn what they are.
NEW TOPIC
You have a beautiful spot loaded with ferrous objects next to the old well, which could be used to conduct a semi-controlled halo crack test.
Test Idea:
Note that the soil moisture level will play a role in the outcome, so will soil temperature and other environmental factors. Your soil appears to be quite sloppy in some areas.
Part 1:
Choose a spot by the old iron infested well, that includes as many iffy signals that you can get. It's the iffy signals that we want to evaluate.
Clearly outline a 3 foot by 3 foot plot, or larger if you have the time and energy.
Detect over the plot, stopping the sweep when the coil exits the plot perimeter.
Detect 90 degrees to the first sweep.
Video record this so we have a base line of audio to review.
Using something similar to a highly visible golf tee identify potential and/or iffy signals. Example: Green tee = dig it, Yellow tee = iffy target, Red tee = I wouldn't dig it, Blue tee = ferrous, etc., makeup more as you see fit. Assign a number to the tees so you can record your thoughts on paper before and after testing.
Part 2:
Using your shovel every 6 or 9 inches crack the soil. 7 or 4 cracks up the Y-axis and linearly spaced inline across the X-axis. Simply put draw a horizontal lines across the plot every 6 or 9 inches and use your shovel to crack the soil along that line, with the first crack on the perimeter and ending on opposite side perimeter.
Insert the blade into the soil to a consistent depth, eg. to the top of the blade.
Crack the soil by rocking the blade back until you see the soil lift or heave. But not so far that you can pull a plug out.
Part 3:
Detect and video record again over the entire plot, beginning from the same two plot perimeters that you started from previously.
Record your observations and thoughts.
Did the golf tee signals change, in what way did they change, did they become stronger or weaker signals?
Did the target location change? In what direction did it move toward?
Did new targets appear that weren't there before and others disappear?
Were there reductions or an increase to the iron grunting after cracking the halos?
Did the iffy signals go away or did they become clearer after cracking the halos?
Part 4:
Dig up all the golf tees and the new signals to see what they reveal.
Note the orientation of the targets as there could be clues to be learned.
I think that the soil moisture is going to play a significant role in this test.
It would be beneficial to replicate this test with varying soil moisture levels.
KISS, keep it simple the first time round.
Part 5:
Note you can also test danblankenship suggestion and get two test out of one plot:
The main reason for 5kHz only is to see if the high-conductive metals stand out better over the ferrous and other lower-conductive targets. After you have picked the area for the high-conductive silver then go back using Multi-IQ for the jewelry.
The silver will react much stronger to the lower frequency and the iron would have sounded much weaker.
Can you please email me? at treasureboxguy@gmail.com I want to do this test. Thank you!! Mark
@@BrassMedic I strongly prefer to remain anonymous.
You are free to reinterpret my writings into your own test protocol.
I'm more than happy to communicate with you here in the comment section.
If you want to start a live stream I would be happy to join in conversation with you in the side chat box. If you prefer that our dialog to remain private, is it possible to start a private live stream (invite only)?
I look forward to collaborating with you, and I enjoy greatly watching your videos!!
I edited the test protocol, I hope that I added more clarity to it?
@@BrassMedic Commentary:
I post this in hope that a scientist, engineer, physicist or qualified person can educate me. I know there must be some inaccurate assumptions, and incorrect use of terms made, these are what I would like to be corrected.
Relic Hunters desire depth, and depth comes from, among other machine settings, maximizing Sensitivity. Greater depth comes with a nonnegotiable price, we lose VDI accuracy, but we can still use audible sounds and/or vibration for target detection at greater depth.
The amount of energy put into the ground is throttled by the FCC. I believe it's 5 watts in the USA, and I have read that it might be 4 watts in the UK/Europe, I'm unsure if that is true?
There is not 50% more power going into the ground, less one caveat. Minelab has improved it's electronics, cabling, shielding, connectors, etc to allow more of the maximum allowable 5 watts to reach the coil. If they did improve usable coil wattage to its maximum of 5 watts, it would imply that the previous coils were only receiving ~3.333 watts. I highly doubt that's the case.
Disclaimer:
What follows is probably not actually how Sensitivity works.
How I Presently Believe Sensitivity Works:
Increasing the Sensitivity setting amplifies the frequencies detected by the Rx coil (receiving coil), this amplified frequency is very noisy. The noisy amplified frequency is managed and filtered by among many other things, the new 50% more powerful Minelab DSP processor (Digital Signal Processing computer chip) which produces a signal indicating a target.
Improved EMI filtering and DSP processor allows the Manticore to run deep and quite while at full throttle in certain types of environments.
Because the signal originated from a highly amplified frequency, accuracy of the VDI is compromised. So you detect with audible and/or vibrational feedback. Not having access to a Manticore I can't comment on target separation, or unmasking with a high Sensitivity setting.
@@BrassMedic I have not watched a Manticore Sensitivity setting of 35 (depth) test video.
Sensitivity (Depth) Test:
Location:
The location must allow for a stable and continuous Sensitivity setting of 35.
Ideally dig the pit in a low EMI environment, low to moderately mineralized soil, low water saturation, and the soil should be free of ferrous and non ferrous rubbish.
Test Objects:
Choose common objects such that others can compare their results derived from their unique environments to your test results and environment.
How deep will any detector detect is based primarily on the target form/shape, orientation and metal composition on its surface, the targets mass is negligible. Review Loren Lemcke video before choosing your test targets.
Why is it harder to detect coins on edge? | Practical Metal Detector Physics Lesson #1
Loren Lemcke
th-cam.com/video/_OY1Ow37iNI/w-d-xo.html
Pit:
Dig a pit 3 to 4 feet deep with holes drilled horizontally at a minimum depth of 2.5X the coil diameter.
Place a level on the shank of the drill to make sure you don't alter the depth (projection error). Don't wear loose clothing around a rotating shaft.
This video demonstrates what the pit could look like:
Gold Coin Test- XP Deus,Nexus Standard MkII, AKA Sorex, Minelab SE
th-cam.com/video/QJ5ySjnL5sU/w-d-xo.html
Recovery Speed:
Test to see if the sweep speed makes a difference with low Recovery Speed values.
Test every Recovery Speed value.
Be consistent with your sweep speed relative to the Recovery Speed setting at various test depths.
I think I read that 4 seconds per 3 feet is generally accepted as medium or slow sweep speed?
Noise Cancel:
Note that every time that you change the sensitivity you must Noise Cancel.
How to Noise Cancel:
Hold the coil parallel and above the terrain high enough that the soil doesn't have an EMI effect. Don't angle the coil face up and point the face of the coil at a transformer or airplane.
You can have the coil inline with the transformer, just don't point the face of the coil at the EMI source. There may be competing EMI signals that intersect the coil which may be dependent on the coil orientation. When Noise Canceling the computer is searching for a clear channel, but let the machine find it with the coil in the orientation of use.
Precedence of Machine Parameter Settings (order-of-events):
There is a precedence (order-of-events) of setting the machine parameters to achieve the maximum target acquisition at depth.
I have edited NASA-Tom comments and tried to fill in the blanks that NASA-Tom didn't mention. The link to the original posting is attached below.
Disclaimer:
Assume that errors exist, omissions were made and that improvements can be made from this edited piece:
The (order-of-events) of setting the detector parameters is (sequential) and import for your metal detector to operate at it's peak performance.
Mode
Recovery Speed
Sensitivity
(Ground balance)
Long press noise cancel
Sensitivity (try to increase Sensitivity again)
Long press noise cancel
(Ground balance) I'm not sure that GB needs to be done again, up to you to figure out what works best.
An option (for mitigation of iron falsing) is to manually set the Ground Balance to 0, adjust the sensitive for depth, noise cancel often.
Every time you adjust Mode, Recovery Speed, or Sensitivity, you should also long press noise cancel.
www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,186068
Awesome video! I am fortunate to hunt a field filled with colonial coins and relics. Long story short, I started with the 800 dug every signal and wrote down the VDIs of every good find. After a year, 90 percent of the time I could tell you what was coming out of the hole. I never dismissed the iffy signals because I have found silver with those type. 5 minutes of my time to find a square nail is better than passing up a lifetime find. That’s my take on it and I will do the same thing when my manticore comes in. Some people in the small town got wind of my findings, I saw four guys one day lined up walking the field with detectors. It was a spot I hunted many times, I came in after they left behind them, went very slow with the Nox and pulled a Reale. Fields are never hunted out in my opinion.
That's a great strategy and will continue to work for you on the Manticore as well. I never minded digging an occasional square nail either. Lucky to live near colonial coins and relics! Thanks for the view and comment!
I will try turning mine up at the beach . Only had mine to the beach one time and I was hunting in beach / surf at sensitivity about 22. The hotels have WiFi so it will be interesting to see if it will noise cancel that way. Interesting !
Any follow up on this? Did you try holding down the noise cancel and then turning up the sensitivity? Lmk if you try it at the beach and how high you can get that send turned up. Thanks for the view and comment!
@@BrassMedic I did it today . I think I got it up to about 30 with a bit of chatter . I need to look at the video to be sure. I also think my ground balance was auto . I need to do it again next time out . Very few signals on the beach right now. I found a few coins and strange stainless steel heart ring . It did do well as I walked under the Daytona Pier . There is a restaurant on the pier and the power cable is over head when walking under . Its as bad a spot as I have ever seen and the Manticore was not too bad.
Quick question. Im new to detecting. Does upping my sensitivity give me more depth? Im using nox 900. Thanks
@@mythilitos Yes.
WOW, awsome. Startet last year, best hobby ever....
It really is! How many other hobbies pay for themselves and can actually make a profit and gives you adventure and exercise? Gotta love it! Thanks for the view and comment!
Good video man. My buddy Ed told me about you. He sent you a gold rush buckle this year. We are both super anxious to get the manticore.
Awesome! I am super anxious for your guys to get them too. Hoping to get this machine completely figured out and possibly updated soon. Not to mention... Shipped! Thank you for checking in and for the comment! Tell your buddy I said hello! 🤠
See user’s manual page 58. Talks about continuous noise cancel procedure.
I did read that on that section of the manual but it did not make it clear that you can hold it down continuously until the number remains the same which is the key part of Tom Dankowski's statement. Thank yiu for the view and comment! Happy New Years! 🤠
Thanks for the time and effort and for sharing information. I really appreciate it and have subscribed. I have the Nox 800 and will see if repetetive noise cancel works on it. The EMI handling was very impressive. One thing I noticed is you never locked on a target at 35. Maybe there weren't any? If you try this again in active search, I'd love to see the results.
I would like to know if this works on Nox 800 as well as 900. Great tip!
Thank you! Yes I go there often and will run 35 until I cone across a few targets, we'll dig them and look for a deep one!! I didn't really figure out that I could turn the sensitivity up till the end of the day so unfortunately when I hit 35 I was having to hike out because it gets dark and cold quick out here. Stay tuned though because I will absolutely do that again! Thank you for the view, comment and Sub!! Happy New Years! 🤠
@Kings of Clad No. Nox 800 does not do continuous/repetetive noise cancel. But it can be done manually.
@@BrassMedic Thank you. Standing by....
@@mitchtillison Thank you Mitch.
Nice barber congrats!
Sure did sound amazing too! Thank you for the view and comment!
Thanks for sharing all your great videos learning as we go👍🇺🇸
For sure! Much appreciated! 🙏🤠
Mark.
Ive been looking into doing this for a long time.
Is this machine good for gold at deep depths and good for beach .
I want to learn on a good machine i dont need to keep buying machines like buying a new cell phone every week lol.
Hi, sorry it took so long to answer, I'm sure by now you made a purchase. It is phenomenal at the beach! Really King of the beach as far as current machines go. But not as good as the Equinox 800 for gold nuggets and certainly not as good as the Gold Monster 1000. Does good on gold jewelry but just not stellar on nuggets in minerazled ground. Guess the there just isn't one machine that does it all great. They all have their weaknesses and strengths. If you have good gold patches, a Gold Monster 1000 will pay for itself in 1 hunt!! Thanks for the view and comment/question!
Hi. Nice video! )
When you went up to 30 shouldn't you do anoi
so it falsed on the nail?
Yes, it has been falsing on nails but I'm getting better at recognizing it by sound. Still in the process of digging everything though so that we can all learn together. Thank you for the view and comment!
It’s just a step up from minelab 800 800.00 is my limit will buy em used run an old etrac I can’t tell any difference from one from 10 yrs ago etrac is still multi frequency 1.5 100 khz not sure if it has made that big of a leap in technology
Which audio on the Manticore would be the closest or most similar to the D2 Pitch tones? Appreciate it.
It's a complicated solution but you just gave me a GREAT Idea for a video!! 😁 Let me start looking into this, I think I can get some settings that are close. But generally speaking the audio on these two machines are worlds apart. I can tell you that I have lots of buddies who swear by the D2 and they really love the Manticore in the FAST program with the audio theme called enhanced set on rich tones, recovery speed 7 or 8. But I'm going to look into this! Happy New Years! 🤠
@@BrassMedic lol. Glad I could help. Appreciate it and great content.
How high in single frequency?
Frequencies we can choose from right now are 5 - 10 - 15 - 20 - 40. Thank yiu for the view and comment/question!
Sensitivity settings?
22 for first half of video but snuck it all the way up to max 35 at end of day!! Thanks for view and question!
Good video. You will learn a ton over on Tom Dankowski's forum. His user name is NASA Tom. Pay close attention to what he posts. I'm a detector nerd and love the technical aspects of how they work. He posts lots of very useful information.
Tom is on another level...
I am going to have to have someone help me join there. Looks like I just couldn't figure out how to start an account on his forum. I will definitely read all his posts. 🤠
@@BrassMedic He wrote a very interesting article W & E treasures vol.# 34 march 2000 " Beneath the mask " p.26
@@SuperJupiter33 I will check that out, I have a digital subscription to W&E T magazine and have wrote many articles for them myself. Thank you for the info!! 😁
Noise Cancel is also Local, so each time you change search mode (or frequency) you are advised to do a Noise Cancel.
that's not deep...where I live one must carry a surplus WW2 GI shovel to detect. or you can't dig it out
Hah, man I know what you mean! Yeah we complain over here at anything over 6" down but I have seen some videos down in low country sand where guys dig 14"+ for bullets! Thanks for the view and comment!
Good video, really helps to see the Manticore's capabilities in iron. The brass piece is most likely a vintage horse shaft bell, They were used for the same purpose as crotal bells and sleigh bells.
Thank you! I agree I found exact matches on Google images on carriage sleigh bells. The material it is made of looks a lot like my conestoga and crotal bells that I've dug in the past. As deep as that was and where it was found definitely puts it in the early 1850s '60s context. Thank you for your view and comment!
I would have to take my roller magnet to that location. You could get rid of a lot of masking at that sight with it.
Hey now! That is a great idea and I even know where to get one! At most of my early sites that would be helpful. I'm going to try to do that. 😁 thank you for the view, comment in great idea! Happy New Years! 🤠
@Brass Medic ah good deal. Those surface nails are asking for it 😀 you have a great new year as well. I am in Nor cal as well and I think I will be getting wet getting out with the deus 2 myself.
Late to the party here...
When I'm digging in good soil like that and want to know the depth of my finds, I dig to the side of the signal and use the pointer on the wall to determine where the find actually is. Then you can get a pretty good idea on the depth of the target. Then just pull or dig it out of the wall.
Interesting technique I see what your saying, I would be too afraid of this technique with me accidently scratching a coin and also digging in a nice grass or lawn at a park and going sideways. But I'm sure after watching you do it a couple times I would understand more about that technique. Thank you for the view and tip/comment!!
That target percussion cap at 33:00 minutes was good until you moved it then it was being masked by the surrounding iron trash and nails. This happens to me alot hunting these very high iron and square nails sites. Some of the most difficult hunting but the rewards can be huge. The M8 coil or a small 6" round really help out in this trash but it still happens. Move the good target just a little bit and disturb the soil and it's suddenly masked by metal and it vanishes. Super frustrating as the pinpointer sounds off on everything.
Yes this is a common issue for sure. The 5.5x8.5-in coil is a huge Improvement on the Manticore just like the 6-in round was on my CTX 3030. I have hot really good at hearing size of the target on all of my machines. Thank you for your view and comment!
what you called a square nail is actually a horseshoe nail and just the right length for one lost from a shod horse
This is a good point and I don't know which video or part of the video you're referring to we find many square nails of all sizes but you were right. I assume that you are a farrier or have experience in it thank you for pointing it out we also find square cut boot tacks and giant spikes. A little bit of everything is found in the California Gold Rush camps. Thank you for your view and comment!
I'm on a waiting list for a Manticore. My ExplorerXS finally stopped working so moving on. My Explorer could not handle that site!
I wish I still had my old explorer!! Was so fun to use in parks on deeeep silver! Thanks for the view and comment!
get a dozer and take 6 inches off the top. THEN you'll find some good stuff. thanks for the video
I wish!!! That would be incredible to have that happen! Thank you for the view and comment!
Just went out for the first time with the Manticore this morning. It preformed pretty well. So glad I found and subbed your channel, I really enjoy your videos. They're very informative, and the info helped me to get the basics down and head out to use my machine the day after I received it. Thanks.
Have you taken the time to hunt in 5kHz mode in a park filled with trash?
How high can you crank it there?
I took it to a trashy park the first day I had it but didn't film anything. I was able to run it at 22 sensitivity comfortably. I ran it in All-Terrain High Conductor (which I am sure uses low frequencies) but never would have thought to run it at 5kHz unless I was in a cleaner, older section of the Park. But I will do that soon. I have a park trip planned Wednesday to an older park where nothing is left but DEEP silver...! Will be a big test! 😁 Happy New Years! 🎉🎊
@@BrassMedic
The main reason for 5kHz only is to see if the high-conductive metals stand out better over the ferrous and other lower-conductive targets. After you have picked the area for the high-conductive silver then go back using Multi-IQ for the jewelry.
@@danblankenship5744 What would your process and methodology be to selectively dig for the gold after cleaning up the silver with the 5 kHz?
@@pigeonbloodruby5330
I don't own this machine, I use the Nox-800. I search exclusively in 4kHz. I have found many gold targets even with this low frequency. The Nox will hit gold as low as VDI-1 and the 11g ring hit at VDI-18. What I noticed about gold, the VDI number is always very stable, it might jump one digit, but most of the time it hits the same number constantly. When I hear a solid lower VDI, I will jump up to 40kHz to listen if the target comes in louder and the VDI is still solid. I also double-check most of my targets to see what Multi-IQ has to say about the target.
I have continually found many of my good finds would have been very difficult to spot had I been searching in Multi-IQ. If I forget to put it back into 4kHz after a dig, then I'm quickly reminded how much falsing and chatter I eliminate by using the single-frequency mode.
I rarely dig pull tabs anymore, if Multi-IQ is showing a pretty stable VDI of 14, 15, 16, or 17, but 4kHz is showing a jumpy VDI bouncing from 18 to 30 then I walk away. Thin aluminum doesn't react very well with 4kHz.
@@danblankenship5744 what about crown caps in 4kHz on your Nox? Do you dig those often? Target ID’s are so unstable in single freq 4kHz….many crown caps sound like deep silver when I went into that mode….I have found hundreds of deep silver and copper coinage in Multi-IQ, and only 3 or 4 deep silver in 4 KHz….I probably could find a lot more deeper higher conductors in 4kHz if it weren’t for a lot of mid conductor trash (and crown caps) sounding like deeper silver.
Mark thank you for showing us the capabilities of the Manticore and maybe silencing the naysayers of this machine. I have my Manticore and use it mainly on beaches here in Perth Western Australia and have found this machine definitely punches deeper than my nox 800.
Hi Nigel, Thank you for checking in from Western Australia! The depth of this machine might be unrivaled by any other VLF machine n the market today! Thank you again for the view, comment and kind words! 🤠
That right there is awesome. Thank you for figuring this out.
Yes, made a HUGE difference! Cheers for the view and comment! Happy New Years! 🤠
Do you like this Manticore over all others that you have used?
This is a great question and I'm surprised nobody else has asked me that yet. But I do own every modern metal detector by all top manufacturers and currently when I walk out the door I always reach for my Manticore with the M8 coil on it it has surpassed all of my other machines and I trust it more and feel I better connection to the ground with it. 95% of all my best Treasures have came from my CTX 3030 but the Manticore with the M8 coil is now better at Target separation and has surpassed my trusty old CTX 3030. So to answer your question yes this is my new favorite! Thank you for watching the video and taking the time to ask a great question!
And calabash thinks his sites have a ton of iron! Lol wow thats ridiculous! Looks like a capable machine for sure
Yes some of my sites bring the best machines to their knees, literally just a bed of square nails. I presume the structures at these sites just burned to the ground and dropped all the nails right in the footprint of the building. Maybe one of these days I'll get Calabash out here to dig with me! 😜 Thanks for the view and comment! Happy New Years! 🤠
Nice Vid....really want to pull the trigger on this machine but the ferrous issue just keeps me liking my Vanquish 540. It pulls just as much iron at 1/3rd the price! Hopefully Minelab can get this issue ironed out with future software upgrades. The 2D thing looks cool but from all the vids i've seen, it is quirkey at best. Please keep making these and keeping us all informed.Thanks
John
Hi John, I totally understand. Good point! The 2D feature has an inherent problem in that they named it "Target Trace". That name implies that it is an actual 2D representation of the shape or morphology of the target. When all it actually is, is an X-Y plot with X being conductivity and Y being Ferrous. Lots of confusion about this and may are discouraged not understanding what it really is or does. I'm doing a full video explaining all of this on Monday. Thank you for the view and comment! 🤠
Greetings and ATB from Mexico. Happy New Year
i cant believe you dont understand noise cancel
Care to elaborate on the comment? Of course I completely understand noise cancel and how the circuit shifts frequencies to analyze nearby sources producing harmonic frequencies that match one or more of a detectors operating frequencies that could be causing to falsing environmental noise.
hello I would like to know what technique you use to increase the sensitivity up to 30? sorry if my english is bad i am french thank you for your feedback here there is a lot of power to explain
Great video! The manticore is a great machine!
I completely agree!! Thank you 😁
Really good test of the Manticore in a heavy iron. That was a really challenging iron filled sight but you still found silver. It really picked up those tiny, nearly impossible to find bits too. Noise cancelling is essential in the EMI filled suburbs, I will try the longer holding trick on my 800 too! Good test run!
Thank you, yes sounds like that long press technique is definitely the way to go! Thank you for your view and comment!
Thank you Mark for sharing your settings. I've seen a lot of comments on videos that a detectionist shouldn't go by others settings, but what they don't realize is that it's a lot easier to understand what's going on with the machine when you know the settings. I understand that there are variables in soil, emi, ect... at different locations.
I'm always happy to share my settings but your right in that each soil type or site is a little different. Thank you for the view and comment!
Yea Sh I listen to iffy signals, he’s a minelab tester, even calabash has information that helps. Point is like you all I want is unbiased opinions, testing is a process and the iron problems will always be I assume thankyou
ALL of that iron chatter, man! I'm currently living at and detecting at a place that, surface and below, has -so- much iron stone and decaying rusty bedrock. Going in all-metal mode, there is so much iron chatter. But even still, amongst it all, I've been able to pull out Aussie decimal coins, tiny brass nuts, .22 Short SuperX casings, a tiny .177 cal air pellet - all amongst the trashy signals. The Manticore on Fast, Enhanced Audio and 6-7 recovery is so good at picking out signals even with the "big" 11 inch coil. Keep up the informative content!
Man if your detecting and digging all those little gems, your not going to miss any gold or coins! Sounds like tough ground. I have sites here like that too. Crippling to these machines. Thanks for checking in from Australia! Happy New Years! 🤠⛏️
I believe the part you found in question is one of the two Wall Phone Ringer Bells from an early crank phone.
I found the exact one in an online Google image search, it's a Carriage Sleigh bell circa 1850's. Man it was deep!! Thanks for the view and comment! Happy New Years! 🤠
Hopefully minelab has an update to unlock the manticores full potential. Also the deep rusty iron falsing. Other than that I’m happy with my core it’s great on Emi and very deep.
I sure hope so! It's not the end of the world that it is having issues with falsing. It is still an incredible machine! Thank you for the view and comment!
What kneeling pads are you using?? Need to get some!! Enjoy the videos and can't wait to get mine 😁
Tru-Spec Tactical Kneepads. I have tried dozens of Brands but these are the best. As soon as you buy them you should go buy some clear Flexseal in the spray can and do many coats on the back cloth. That is the key to making them so that they won't slip down your leg as well as keep stickers from getting in the cloth. There are also easier to clean because they're completely waterproof at that point. They used to sell this brand at Home Depot but now you have to order them online from different retailers like Midway USA, etc. Thanks for the view and comment/question! 🤠
21:20 Such a piece of brass on the surface among the nails and the ACE 250 will notice.
Perhaps so! But to be honest I am not sure my CTX-3030 would have heard that next to a nail regardless of top, bottom or side. Cost 10 times as much as an ACE 250. When the 250 first came out I did very well with it at beaches for jewelry. Thanks for the view and comment!
@@BrassMedic There is another question. Seen in past releases, the blue line under the VDI numbers. What does she mean?
Ya gotta git yer camera right....much of what u do is off the screne...we wanna see it....
I know Tom, I will work on this, it's actually so bad that in post production I don't include some clips because they're unusable due to my angles. I need to get this figured out ASAP or get a camera crew, lol!! I tried to make every video a little bit better than the last in terms of production value I have all the equipment that I need so my shortcomings are just learning how to use it all. Happy New Years! 🤠
@@BrassMedic No big deal Brass, you proivde great info, and we can imagine when needed, LOL. Keep up the fine work, thanks for doing what you do.... T
@@BrassMedic Yo, Medic! Check out DetectorBen's "Coin Shooting In Old Parks and Yards with the Equinox 800" vid. It looks like he's got his camera mounted on his detector shaft to give a certain viewing area, then sets his detector down in such a spot as to record the dig. He is always in "frame", might work for you....
Thanks, lot of extra work to do this.
Awesome vid Mark 🏋🏻♂️
Object found @ 36:00 time into your video looks like a ringer bell from an antique wood box telephone. Just a guess. If it is,there might be another one out there still. Great video! I really enjoyed. I am getting my Manticore on Monday! I subscribed and thumbs up. Very helpful. Good hunting.
Great video still waiting in the uk for the Manticore to see what it’s capable of on my permissions.
Hopefully headed your way soon 🤞Thank you for the view and comment!
What’s the advantage of vibration? I’ll be moving up from the vanquish 540.
It's just another sensory stimulus to help us detect. So now with vibration we have hearing (tones), sight (VDI, depth and 2D graph) and feel (vibrating handle). I like it. It will absolutely be some kind of an extra drain on the battery but I haven't noticed how significant yet. Thanks for the view and comment/question!
Percussion caps in all that iron!?!? The Manticore will be mine, oh yes, it will be mine…..
Yes!! Not sure others were as impressed as you and I were about that. Pretty impressive to say the least. Cheers for the view and comment!
How about a bell ringer for a hotel desk ?
Wow.
The brass piece may be part of a chroot bell.
I found the exact one in online research it's a Carriage Sleigh bell circa 1850's. Man it was deep!! Thanks for the view and comment! Happy New Years! 🤠
You mentioned going in the gold fields. I would be curious as to the hot rock situation where you plan to detect. We are loaded with it here in AZ and I’m told the Manticore will fail miserably on the claims I go to.
We have them here too and they seem to be more prevalent on the VLF machines as opposed to the PI machines. This machine in my gold fields will be a huge test. Stay tuned for that video. Right now we have a major storm passing through so I can't really get out but I will in the next break of the weather. Thank you for the view and comment!
@@BrassMedic my PI (6000) machine only minimizes the hot rocks. On larger ones, it sounds like a sweet signal but does a good job otherwise. I ordered my Manticore yesterday, replacing my E-Trac. I know the MC will be awesome as a relic/coin detector. I will bring it along with the Excal on water hunting trips to the Caribbean and hope for the best. If it works well with my prospecting I will be a very happy camper. Happy New Year!
Great vid
Absolutely AMAZING!
AUsome video !
Bees were out because they have been couped up in their hive during the weather. At 43:58 there’s your bees. The’ve come out to drink and poop. They won’t poop in the hive. Learned that from my bee keeping buddy.
Man that machine seems fantastic. Might have to get one and hand down my 800 for my granddaughter to use. Can an old fat guy learn to use that machine, lol. There going to have to include a snorkel and mask if this weather keeps up. Can’t wait for your video of this machine hunting for gold.
Wish I could have got out yesterday for gold but now it's looking more like Friday. Did not know that about bees but good to know since I'm eating their honey all the time! 😜
@@BrassMedic
Had a childhood friend who’s been keeping bee’s since grade school and finally got me into it a few years ago. Fun hobby and very interesting but almost as expensive as a new metal detector. I love the honey.
How come we can’t hear the pinpointer beep or vibrate?
I had so many complaints from viewers about having to hear the pinpointer, perhaps I will modify mine so it's just a little more quiet. Thanks for the view and question!
Looks like a bike bell
Thanks, good info
Glad it was helpful! Thank you!
第一个是银质钱币吗
是的！！第一个发现是 1912 年的美国银币
A lot of you people got to be in debt with all your $1500 dollar machines I make close to a hundred grand a year and I can’t afford these machines unbelievable
Then you need to look at your lifestyle and spending habits karen
This is me hobby where you can pay for your machine pretty quick with the right site or a lucky find! But there are very capable machines at nearly this level in the less than $300 range like the Nokta Makro Simplex which is highly recommended by me to anyone on a budget. I get what your saying here but this machine (Manticore) is a masterpiece of design form, function and build quality. And it is the first metal detector I've ever owned that actually feels worth every penny of its price. That is just my personal opinion. Happy New Years! 🤠
@@BrassMedic your right I did find a 18 k pocket watch after I stripped it down it came out to 16 grams but my guy goes by penny weight almost the same thing I get 85 percent and he worries about the refinery fees and they way gold drops from every day prices that rang out a 60 on the simplex 1923 Tiffany s a Doctor lost it it was given to him through his dedication leopardiy
@@BrassMedic unfortunately all of his kin passed on the last was 2018 such a beautiful actually it was a open face pocket watch are it would of weigh in close to 20 grams even the iron was worth money it had some famous watch maker from Switzerland with his name inside a fish lol
@@Delete_DeLolz you could only dream of the things I found buddy karen
Thank you for your awesome video broski. It really got me excited and I can’t wait for my Time machin3. I’m not a captain in the navy, but I just subbed you.🫡
Hope you get it soon!! Thank you for the view, comment and Sub!!! Happy New Years! 🤠