Upgrade due Friday..

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hi all. have decided on an upgrade from the 400 to an apex, this will allow my wife use of the 400 too and have her 250 for a spare, have done hours of reading and u tube clips,i learned that even the coil lead has to be fitted a special way round the stem, but what am not sure on whats the best frequancy for pastures, or if decide on a try out on beach it seems i have a choice of 5 or 6
many thanks..dean.??

[Mattockswinga]

Love the Apex. Had mine since it came out. On pasture i use multi frequency or 15khz. Seem to get the best results on a single frequency using 15 rather than any of the others but I guess it depends what you're after and what your grounds like. I have used multi salt mode on the beach but only a couple of times as I usually detect pasture.

Plenty of coil options too, mostly Nel. Be aware that the Nel coils for the Apex are, for some reason, blind to certain metals when in Multi Salt mode. Not a problem for me as I don't really beach detect and when I do I just use the stock viper coil (which is very good by the way, don't be put off by how small it is).

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Love the Apex. Had mine since it came out. On pasture i use multi frequency or 15khz. Seem to get the best results on a single frequency using 15 rather than any of the others but I guess it depends what you're after and what your grounds like. I have used multi salt mode on the beach but only a couple of times as I usually detect pasture.

Plenty of coil options too, mostly Nel. Be aware that the Nel coils for the Apex are, for some reason, blind to certain metals when in Multi Salt mode. Not a problem for me as I don't really beach detect and when I do I just use the stock viper coil (which is very good by the way, don't be put off by how small it is).

thanks for info, i have a nel on my 400 but garrett reckon it wont work on the apex, the apex nel is different in some ways, do you ground base yours everytime you go out swinging???
many thanks,dean,

[Mattockswinga]

Yes the Apex uses multiflex tech so standard Ace coils don't work.

Yep, ground balance everytime I go out, doesn't take anytime at all.

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Yes the Apex uses multiflex tech so standard Ace coils don't work.

Yep, ground balance everytime I go out, doesn't take anytime at all.

Thanks for that,have spent a few hours reading and u-tube links today getting an idea of setups, seems almost same as my 400. all i need now is some decent weather as farm i go on is waterlogged on most of it, happy days..and its getting lighter at t time i reckon.

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well its here, i love it,smart looking and so light, they were right about the charging usb port plug, why sit it in a hole half inch down,have fingers like mars bars so have fitted a 2 inch usb ex in the hole,sat the rubber plug snug round it with a slit in center so the short lead sits in the cover and stays in place, simple plug the usb female end of charging lead and its on charge easy, i did try one a these magnet type leads but seemed a bit rubbish. just need temp up a bit now and no more snow and am away,,,

[Mattockswinga]

Forgot to mention, make sure it's updated to v1.28.2

When you turn it on the vdi will read 28 if if is already

Chris

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Forgot to mention, make sure it's updated to v1.28.2

When you turn it on the vdi will read 28 if if is already

Chris

the vdi does say 28 when switched on, but only for the first couple of seconds before the screen lights up.?? these headphones without wires are great.