New BHID may be bad.

[rqlt29a]

Hi all, I hope someone can help me out I got a new BHID and it does not have very good depth.
With sen. at preset it air tests 5" on a dime and 6" on a quarter.
Is this normal or do I have to send it back to whites?
Thank you
Jim

 

[therover]

Not normal. The quarter should sound off at least 10-12 inches away ( even on preset sens). Mine does ( I have the BHID300).

JC

 

[R-n-R Magnolia SpringsAla]

n/t

 

[Horsesoldier]

...in an air test the machine is tracking the air.

Set the machine up as per page 5 of the instructions. Put the dime or quarter on top of the ground, set the coil on the ground away from the target and allow it to track. Then sweep the targets and see what you have. The BHID is a ground balancing detector with automatic ground tracking. You can't ground balance or track the air. Good Luck!

Be sure to post a follow up!

 

[R-n-R Magnolia SpringsAla]

Mine's a manual tune??

 

[Horsesoldier]

...according to the manual (on page eight) the reset button is to clear the LED display once a target has been detected and to switch between disc and all metal modes for pinpointing. It doesn't mention anything about retuning the threshold. Besides, the point is that you cannot properly determine a metal detectors capabilities based simply on an air test.