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My Latest Crush Metal Detector: I've had a crush on quite a few detectors out there. You know, the detectors you would like to own, but you never get around to the purchase. Something a bit exotic to tinker with. A good example would be the Whites TDI.
What is the latest detector I have a crush on? Have a look.
The New for 2010 Fisher Gold Special Edition: This bad mamma jamma is my answer to upgrading the Tesoro Compadre. Both light and very smart. This is a VLF gold prospecting machine, but, it's coin and jewelry friendly. This is a 19khz unit, meaning it's going to be super sensitive to small targets with impressive depth. For example, the Compadre's 6 inch coil at 12khz will pull very tiny targets with ease. I have seen the Compadre bang on tiny items my Minelabs struggle to catch. I am talking items smaller than an apple seed. I can only imagine how powerful the Gold Bug SE is at 19khz with that 5 inch coil. (11" DD Optional)
As you can see, it has all the usual stuff. 0-99 Target ID numbers, Signal Strength Meter etc. Most impressive beyond the typical, yes, it has threshold tone, all metal and discriminate modes. That is some serious business right there. This thing easily earns a better title than a good backup detector. This is a real big boy's toy.
You know those extremely hot days when digging 4+ inch deep holes doesn't fit the plan? You can't dig 50+ six inch deep holes in that blistering heat, but you still want to go metal detecting. This is the machine I would grab. Like I did with the E-TRAC today, I turned the sensitivity way down and surfed along for shallow jewelry. i.e. GOLD
Yes, this thing is bad to the bone. I don't even want to imagine that 11 inch DD coil on there, but with both coils, one could almost survive with this thing as their only metal detector. For example, there are still people digging deep silver with their X-terra with 19khz coil. So if you are worried about this machine not pulling a few deep oldies, think again. But also keep in mind that is not this metal detector's purpose by design. That is what makes this machine so cool. It's a prospecting machine that will handle it all.
The sensitivity on this thing is going to be amazing. Is it going to be stable? Who Cares! Run that thing up till it starts chattering and back it down a hair. You also know the ground balance on this thing is going to be amazing, because it's a prospecting machine for god sakes.
Five year warranty for a $500 metal detector. That is awesome. Talk about a bargain. If the thing blows up at five years and one week, you still kept this baby in your house for one hundred bucks a year. That is some seriously cheap rent for something this amazing.
Yes it has VCO no motion pinpoint like the big dogs. (two tone)
If you have used a machine this lightweight with a small coil, you know you don't need a pinpointer. For example, you pinpoint and open the plug. With detector beside the hole like you have always done, you now simply grab the pole and guide the plate over the plug or hole. To those that are good at this, it takes them no longer than someone using a pinpointer or probe. Sometimes it's faster.
Finally, this metal detector is not going to be easy for many to learn how to operate. This is one tone analog style. This machine will take a considerable amount of study and practice to get it running well enough to pluck your first good target. This metal detector is not a good alternative to say, an Ace 250. This would NOT be a good first detector. This is a tinker for weeks till you learn a few tricks type of metal detector. Learning good target audio with one beep that lasts for less than a second is not easy. Also keep in mind, the discriminate functions on this metal detector are not set up for coins and pull tabs. One will likely be digging a few bits of iron till they fully figure out what is going on. BUT, as I have stated, this would be my shallow jewelry hunter, for those days when it's too hot to swing a big old metal detector that likes deep targets. This is the shallow gold ear ring hunter. A tiny gold ear ring is going to bang in deeper than you want to dig on those hot days, so it's perfect. This would be my tot lot machine. - neswiper
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