Had a heck of a scare yesterday with my SE....

[Bayrat76]

Went out for a couple hour hunt yesterday, got out of the car turned my SE own and started hunting and it won't settle down. I tried rebooting it to factor setting 2 times, went from all metal to at 22 to 32. Put in new batteries, check my coil connections it was all over the place. I went though every setting on there nothing would settle it down. I had my 10 x 12 SEF coil on. I left my stock coil in my truck and didn't have it with me. I went though the complete check list cleaned coil cover, jack sensitively all around, gain up and down. Getting really pissed off after 2 hours and moving to 2 different spots to hunt, I loaded up to come home. Thinking what the heck just happened, because the day before it worked just fine. As I was driving back home I just looked down when I was at a stop light and noticed two big azz brass ring deals on the bottom of each of my pants legs, like the kind a draw string goes though on BDU pants I felt relieved by now on one hand, but like a total idiot on the other hand. So a lesson learned today on clothing, and how far out the sides the SEF will pick up a signal. I really like those extra pockets. But that pair is going to Goodwill today.

 

[UtahRich]

Had something similar happen 2x this year; one with a new jacket that has brass or copper snap buttons on the cuff and the second with a new pair of shoes that have (had, I removed them) an inch long metal backed emblem with the companies name on it that is woven into the shoelace near the toe. Took me a while to figure out what was going on with both. I hate that.

 

[Elton]

n/t

 

[Bayrat76]

All was well toda, wore a pair of blue jeans.

 

[Bell]

Thats ok, I hunted for at least an hour the other day with my toggle flipped to probe.

 

[DoughBoyDoug]

funny story batrat76. i bet you wer mad.

 

[Bayrat76]

I have my mounted on the upper shaft, so every time I return it to the holding brackett, I turn it to the head of the probe pointing upward facing the control houseing and it screams out, I was showed that from a good friend of my a while back it works well.

DoughboyDough I was flat pissed and sick at the same time, wondering how long it was going to take to send it in and get it back for repairs, but I sure was happy when it wasn't broke.

 

[kenhuzler]

I had a problem almost the same as Bayrat76, I just got my knee replaced and for the life of me it took forever to fine out the problem!! Just wave that coil out as far as possible!!! Ken

 

[utahshovelhead]

Since were telling our stupid detecting moments...I hiked 2 hours into a location and hunted for a half hour before I realized the machine was just giving me nice threshold hums with not one target...I started checking coins from my pocket and sure enough machine was broken. How could that be? I hiked back 2 hours and when I went to put the detector in the truck...I found the coil wire connection had come apart on the hike in...I still dont know why I didnt check it while I was on the spot! #@#$%$#^!!!!!!