Minelab Vanquish 440

Product Information

The metal detector itself is quite lightweight, and even with a large coil, it is quite convenient to walk with it and hold it in hand. The 340 is the lowest model with the fewest features, while the 540 is the highest model with most features. All the Vanquish metal detectors were made for entry level to intermediate metal detectorists, so they are user friendly and simple to master. Since its origins in 1985 Minelab has become the world leader in metal detecting technologies for consumer, humanitarian demining and military needs. Through innovative design and devotion to research and development, Minelab is today a major world manufacturer of hand held metal detector products. Over the past 20 years, Minelab metal detectors have introduced more innovative and practical technology than any of its competitors and has taken the metal detecting industry to new levels of excellence. Minelab promises the Vanquish 440 will work well on all metals in all soils all the time. Custom Find Mode allows you to save your favorite settings. Many very low frequency (VLF) metal detectors struggle in mineralized soils, wet sand, and saltwater terrains. This model does better than most in these areas because of the Multi-IQ technology. The Vanquish 440 has 12 discrimination segments to control which metals to accept or reject and allow for a customized search. Each search mode is fully optimized for best performance in finding the specific treasures. This model also features Custom mode, which allows you to save your favorite settings (i.e., discrimination, sensitivity, volume, etc.). The Vanquish 440 works in all terrains, including mountains, deserts, rivers, beaches, fields, parks, and yards.

This is an automatic setting, that is adjusted right after the metal detector is turned on. There are 19 channels available. Iron BIAS function The 600 and 800 come standard with an 11” Double-D Smart coil with skid plate, while the Vanquish 440 comes with a 10” search coil. One major advantage of the Equinox series is both detectors are fully waterproof up to 10 feet, while the Vanquish metal detectors only have waterproof coils (up to 3.3 feet) and water-resistant control boxes. When you open a box with Minelab Vanquish 540 metal detector, among others, you will see 4 NiMh batteries with a charging device for them. Since this is a metal detector of the beginner level, cheaper batteries are used. Other Minelab metal detectors – Equinox, CTX use Li-ion batteries. I was impressed how adjustable for overall length this detector is. Not only can you adjust the lower shaft for length but the arm cuff shaft as well. This again is perfect for those little ones in your family just getting into the hobby.All the above mentioned made Minelab create another new product line. To be more exact, they started this process long ago by designing a middle level metal detector – Minelab Equinox. Then the company announced another metal detector, which I expected to be an alternative to their flagship device CTX 3030, but it wasn’t…. There are a few detectors on the market that claim to be multi-frequency, but they actually only switch between single frequencies, operating on just one at a time. Probably the most exciting feature of the Vanquish 440, which puts it way ahead of others in its price range (and above), is the inclusion ofMinelab's groundbreaking Multi-IQ technologyseenon Minelab'sEquinox series machines,theworld's best-selling metal detectors of 2018/2019,and also the first detectors to offer true simultaneous detection of multiple frequencies.All the Vanquish Series detectors operate on three frequencies, low, medium, and high simultaneously, giving you the best of all worlds whatever you are searching for. Separation: Conducted on dry land, each of the various targets shown/ below were positioned between two rusted, dime size iron washers. Both washers were then moved equally and incrementally toward that target. The test continued until the closest point at which the target could be clearly detected and not masked by the junk was determined. The Vanquish 440 comes with a pinpoint mode. Pinpoint mode is designed to help narrow a target search area down, so you dig less. It gives a more precision readout about the target location. This model also has iron bias, although it is not adjustable. It is preset at high. It features 10 levels of sensitivity adjustment to tweak it for your soil type, and 5 depth indicators. Offering 3 pre-set detecting modes plus pin-point and all metal modes the Vanquish 440 will take your detecting to the next level.

You should walk slowly and smoothly with Vanquish 440, just like with all Minelab metal detectors. Hold the search coil 1 inch above the ground, and each wave of the coil should cover 1/3 of the previous one. A nice bonus is that you don’t have to take extremely small steps or bend over (it is quite annoying). So, there you have it. In the battle of Minelab Vanquish 440 vs Vanquish 540, Vanquish 540 has reigned supreme because of its advanced features. FAQ Single frequency metal detectors often struggle in saltwater and wet sand areas because saltwater and wet sand are conductive. This can make a metal detector give false signals or even overload. The Vanquish 440 helps mitigate some of these problems with Multi-IQ and adjustable sensitivity. Another important thing to keep in mind is that – and Minelab haven’t even tries to conceal this fact! – the main purpose of this new series is to eventually bury the Garrett Ace metal detectors, the main favourite and one of the most popular series in the beginner segment on the market since the time of dinosaurs – since 2005, to be more precise. To start with, let’s define what kind of product line is that? Well, things are quite simple here. Minelab has a product line of metal detector for beginners called Minelab Go-Find. It turned out to be not very successful one. It hasn’t been in demand from the very beginning and, moreover, nowadays it has become outdated.

Minelab Vanquish 540 Key Features

Vanquish 440 has four search modes: coins, relics, jewelry, and custom. As for me, I use Relics mode more often. I’d advise using All metal at the beginning, but you should pay attention to how each target sounds, including iron. This way, you’ll learn to hear what kind of metal is under the coil, and then you can switch to other settings and feel more confident when using them. The real intelligence of the system is that the Multi-IQ processing will collate and compare the signals from alloperating frequencies, analyzingthe similarities and differences between them to get a clearer picture of what's really down there. This gives you better target ID and discrimination at greater depth, and the versatility to perform in a wider range of ground types, handling mineralisation, wet sand, etc. That means you can find and identify targets that a single frequency will struggle with.