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  1. pulltaboo

    SMF

    I'm still puzzled why you're so surprised by it. If you have a test garden, do this simple experiment: Find the deepest small target (such as coin) your machine can reach at max sensitivity (this is important, as tx always blasts on full power, sens/gain only affects the rx processing), or as...
  2. pulltaboo

    Considering a Legend and wanting some feed back from those that have used them

    You want 40ms latency or less, preferably less. If manufacturer doesn't specify the latency, don't go there. Now, let's have a look at aptX specs, namely – "hardware transmitter latency" part, shall we?… (TL;DR: no, Apple is not LL)
  3. pulltaboo

    Finally bit the bullet…..what O.S. ?

    Understatement of the century… :biggrin:
  4. pulltaboo

    Considering a Legend and wanting some feed back from those that have used them

    It has to be experienced, I guess… If you have Prime, order some non-LL buds and see for yourself. Yes, we hunt by ear, but it's the sound in addition to knowing where it occurred; guess we could call it "ear-hand coordination". Sweeping the coil at normal speed, we usually hear the target tone...
  5. pulltaboo

    11” coil bs 6” coil

    IMO, M1 is weighted towards middle of the frequency spectrum, M2 – higher end, and M3 – lower end of the spectrum. Both M2 and 40 KHz have a ridiculous resolution, they will easily detect pieces so tiny that your pinpointer won't be able to locate them (and you'll need a loupe).
  6. pulltaboo

    Finally bit the bullet…..what O.S. ?

    1.09 is a bugfix for 1.08, so there's no reason to even consider flashing the latter. And yes, 1.09 is a beast!
  7. pulltaboo

    Considering a Legend and wanting some feed back from those that have used them

    Correction: not "any". While any set of BT headphones or buds will paid and provide audio, regular BT latency (lag) will make them pretty much unusable. You want to have the aptX-LL codec in your headphones to get real time audio.
  8. pulltaboo

    11” coil bs 6” coil

    This is exactly what I'm saying. All the "diagrams" with "[_]" shapes are just marketing hoopla. As for small jewelry, the size of your coil mostly matters in the trash. If you have no trash (for example, on some beaches), go as big as EMI would permit to increase your coverage per sweep. The...
  9. pulltaboo

    11” coil bs 6” coil

    Exactly. To help you visualize what it looks like (at the risk of explaining the internet as "series of tubes", which was a correct metaphor, by the way)… There's no such thing as a rectangular magnetic field when you're dealing with simple coils (it could be achieved with something like a...
  10. pulltaboo

    Has anyone come out with new battery unit for Simplex

    Legend battery pack fits perfectly.
  11. pulltaboo

    11” coil bs 6” coil

    This is not specific to Nokta detectors, all coils have a "field of view" that thins out with depth. Searching at the maximum depth requires a lot of overlap.
  12. pulltaboo

    Register new Simplex

    No point in it at all. Registering won't extend your warranty, so for as long as you have your original order number, you're all set. I own a few Nokta detectors, and at first I was registering the new ones… then realized that it has zero benefits. They never even bother notifying registered...
  13. pulltaboo

    Metal detector like a car

    …and you are a windshield wiper motor.
  14. pulltaboo

    Saw Something New Today.

    He's just bipolar… On a serious note though, he was probably making a YT video. "Recording for YT" explains about 90% of bizarre stuff you see people do on beaches… the other 10% can be explained with drugs and alcohol.
  15. pulltaboo

    Can a detector erase a signal?

    Minerals in the ground often act as a "fog", distorting or completely concealing signals that in theory should be within easy reach of your coil. Combine it with moisture and halos (or lack thereof), and you can see all sorts of weirdness. And in developed areas you never know where the soil...
  16. pulltaboo

    So, in the years ahead

    To lose coins, people have to: Carry coins to begin with Be there Engage in activities that involve reaching into their pockets, wallets or purses. In the past 10-15 years there's been a steep decline in all 3. People spend more time in front of TVs and computers instead of going places, they...
  17. pulltaboo

    Simplex button question

    Never owned the early model, but the new one (bought late last year) seems to be just fine IMO. Buttons are certainly stiff when compared side by side with the Legend, but nothing dramatic. If you're pushing these buttons with your thumb, you'll be perfectly fine. If you're using your pinkie...
  18. pulltaboo

    digging tool

    I also use hori, mine is from Fiskars (model 340130-1001). Loving it! Pais about $20, never broke one in decades detecting. Sometimes I lose them though… :shrug:
  19. pulltaboo

    Pinpointers

    I went through pretty much all of them, thanks to the generous return policy of an unspecified retailer. XP MI series beats the socks off the rest in my hunting conditions. For extended hunts I also pack a spare pinpointer, just in case – usually another MI, but for long camping trips I replace...
  20. pulltaboo

    SMF

    When the manufacturer claims "X simultaneous frequencies", they never mention that these are transmit frequencies… :rolleyes: I could be wrong, but I think all SMF detectors transmit 2-3 frequencies simultaneously, the rest are just harmonic frequencies. Magic happens mostly in signal processing.
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