Awesome hunt! Nice find on the Military fob and 1st Merc!
Something similar happened to me on my second hunt with the Max. I turned the machine ON and it immediately started running erratic like I was close to radiation. I turned down the sensitivity and GB the machine then it was fine. However I never had it happen to me while in the middle of the hunt. Are there overhead power lines or other homes close by? Did you try cycling through all the frequency shifts? ( F1 - F4 ) ?
Here are some solutions taken from the manual:
1. Ensure your searchcoil is securely connected and the coil cable is snugly wound around the stem.
2. If using the detector indoors, be aware that excessive amounts of electrical interference exists, plus excessive amounts of metal can be found in floors and walls.
3. Determine if you are close to other metal detectors or other metal structures such as electrical power lines, wire fences,benches, etc.
4. Adjust frequency
5. Reduce your sensitivity setting.
I am curious, what were all your settings for the hunt ? Thanks - Jim
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yea now I remember the video. For some strange reason I was thinking this was a video of the machine running erratic. This was about unstable #'s. Scratch the link.