fussy
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Post by fussy on Nov 16, 2021 20:20:26 GMT
Just bought a minelab. Looking forward to finding out who is who.
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Post by doc on Nov 16, 2021 21:00:49 GMT
welcome fussy
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Post by Swinger on Nov 16, 2021 21:19:32 GMT
Welcome Fussy, what model Minelab did you get.
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Post by al on Nov 16, 2021 23:32:20 GMT
Welcome along!
Minelab, very nice, plenty of happy users around, hope you enjoy it!
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Post by legbeforewicket on Nov 17, 2021 14:26:27 GMT
Welcome to the site, equinox 800 here.
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fussy
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Post by fussy on Nov 17, 2021 14:31:04 GMT
Thank you gentlemen. Swinger it is the Vanquish 540. legbeforewicket, I came close to the equinox 600 but opted for this one instead.
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Post by legbeforewicket on Nov 18, 2021 11:53:56 GMT
Mine has cobwebs on it atm, so I hope your Vanquish gets more use!
I really need to get out more.
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fussy
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Post by fussy on Nov 18, 2021 14:39:39 GMT
Mine has cobwebs on it atm, so I hope your Vanquish gets more use! I really need to get out more. Now you have to be kind to those spiders, as a landlord you have responsibilities to re-house them to a cobweb of equal size and strength.  Yep I went out very early this morning. First confusion......had it good ground balanced, sensitivity level excellent, found a squashed foil that gave a reading as if it was a tiny piece of broken gold, (1-3), then nothing but heaven-sent silence and then another two faint signals, but no readings on the screen. Checkedin all metal mode, still there, turned down sensitivity, still there but no screen readings. Kept going over and over, very faints signal but then dissappeared and then came back. Pin point worked so I dug. And dug, and dug and dug and dug, still there, and dug, then gone, then came back. At which point I gave up. This actually happened twice. That they were false signals is hard to believe. |
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Post by legbeforewicket on Nov 19, 2021 10:41:14 GMT
You can get false signals mate, I've seen it myself.
There's a lot more qualified lads than me on here though who'd be better able to advise.
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Post by Frank on Nov 19, 2021 12:33:49 GMT
You don't normally need to dig deep and if you do it's likely to be a beer can or other large piece of rubbish metal. When things are hard to find in the sand or in soil they tend to be almost pinhead size you might never find them. Th ground could be mineralised ground this happens a lot and will cause false signals. All part of the learning process nothing to worry about. When you get enough hits from gold silver and copper and iron you will get to know in an instant or close enough to know what you are about to dig.
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fussy
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Post by fussy on Nov 19, 2021 16:47:06 GMT
You don't normally need to dig deep and if you do it's likely to be a beer can or other large piece of rubbish metal. When things are hard to find in the sand or in soil they tend to be almost pinhead size you might never find them. The ground could be mineralised ground this happens a lot and will cause false signals. All part of the learning process nothing to worry about. When you get enough hits from gold silver and copper and iron you will get to know in an instant or close enough to know what you are about to dig. Thanks Frank. |
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Post by chacarlow on Nov 23, 2021 8:35:28 GMT
Welcome on board , minelab 600 if needed any help just send me message . Adam from Carlow
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fussy
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Post by fussy on Nov 23, 2021 13:45:30 GMT
Welcome on board , minelab 600 if needed any help just send me message . Adam from Carlow Thank you Charcarlow. I only have one question about your machine, would the readouts on the digital display be the same as the Vanquish 540, I believe that there are only a couple of differences between yours and mine, but the tones and ID numbers would be identical. If so I have a query..... Al foil and Al foil that is flattened and squashed and even foil that is part paper all turn up ID values anywhere between 8 and 20, I have already seen it like this since I am digging up rubbishy stuff on purpose. The issue I have is this, my tests on gold, broken gold and all parts of silver churn up interesting IDs. For example small Gold registers as junk Iron if in any mode except jewelry, silver registers 25/26 and 11/10/12/15 depending upon copper content. All lead objects register a nice constant 13/14 or 16/17. So making a discrimination pattern is pretty much redundant and pointless. What is your experience if I may ask? |
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Post by dave on Dec 10, 2021 19:03:45 GMT
Welcome to the forum fussy.
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