New settings for F70

[Coinseeker 78]

I have set my F70 with the 11 inch DD coil to the following settings. 99 sensitivity, 9 threshold 50 disc with nickles notched back in. speed DEF and 4 tones. EMI cancelled out with hertz setting. The soil phase runs from about 64 to 70. Magnetic earth bar on 1 generally. Air tests with these settings run about 13 inches. What disadvantages does these settings impose on the detector. The detector seems to run much quieter and locks on very well on coins, Am I imposing a great amount of masking with these settings? Thanks in advance.

 

[Bill G]

I have set my F70 with the 11 inch DD coil to the following settings. 99 sensitivity, 9 threshold 50 disc with nickles notched back in. speed DEF and 4 tones. EMI cancelled out with hertz setting. The soil phase runs from about 64 to 70. Magnetic earth bar on 1 generally. Air tests with these settings run about 13 inches. What disadvantages does these settings impose on the detector. The detector seems to run much quieter and locks on very well on coins, Am I imposing a great amount of masking with these settings? Thanks in advance.

As far as masking goes to more disk you add the bigger the chance you take on masking out a good target next to the type of metals your trying to disk out. when a bigger coil is used in trashy areas the detector operator takes a bigger chance of masking out good targets next to trash. Also air test are different than what really happens in the ground depending on a lot of different factors at the time. I really hope I do not offend here but the best way to set up a VLF detector is to follow the below guide lines..This goes for all VLF type detectors. There is no perfect pre set setting for a VLF detector.

The answer is the specific ground condition in your area at the time of your hunt will determine the best setting for your detector. The general rule of thumb is to set the level of discrimination or all metal mode based on how you want to hunt, then set the sensitivity as high as you can while still maintaining detector stability along with a good stable ground balance and your good to go with a VLF detector. If there is a lot of trash, iron or hot rocks and it's reaping havoc on the detector back the sensitivity down a little and re ground balance, repeat as needed to get stability. This information will allow you to get the best or proper settings for your detector based on the type of ground your hunting in at the time.

So the best setting for one area may be different in another and different even a little between two of the same kind detectors in the same area being hunted.

** The amount of tones to use on your detector would be a personal choice some like single and other prefer multi tones when hunting.

** The amount of disc or discrimination is your choice, there is no one perfect setting it depends on how you want to hunt (the range of targets you want or do not want to find) again a personal choice.

Happy & Safe Hunting To All,
Bill G

 

[Coinseeker 78]

I thank you for your input. The reason for the question I asked was to determine how much loss would occur when using these settings versus max settings for depth as you suggested was the normal setting for max depth and minimum masking. There are times when I suffer audio fatigue after a long time at max settings for depth and minimum disc settings. The average depth for old coins here where I live in Indiana is from 5 inches to 10 inches. If these settings will give me that depth and I believe it will then I will feel less stressed out during long hours of detecting.

 

[Bill G]

I thank you for your input. The reason for the question I asked was to determine how much loss would occur when using these settings versus max settings for depth as you suggested was the normal setting for max depth and minimum masking. There are times when I suffer audio fatigue after a long time at max settings for depth and minimum disc settings. The average depth for old coins here where I live in Indiana is from 5 inches to 10 inches. If these settings will give me that depth and I believe it will then I will feel less stressed out during long hours of detecting.

I understand what your saying. Sometimes when we set up a detector for max depth buy cranking the sensitivity to the edge of being erratic or slightly erratic behavior for the sake of depth it can just plain wear you out listing to the noise. This can cause us to miss targets because we do not hear them over the chatter so turning the sensitivity down a little to stabilize things lets us hear the targets better. It also allows for less fatigue during a long days hunt at minimum or very little depth loss over all considering the detector is now running smooth and stable allowing use to pay attention to what were hearing in the headphones now instead of erratic noise. Pushing a detector to its limits is not always the best way to go nor does it always get us more depth. Again the ground conditions along with the ground balance of the detector dictates the total usable sensitivity gain we can get over all out of the detector. Depth is really a side affect of these variables anyway and is subject to change based on any changes in the ground conditions, ground balance of the detector or sensitivity settings of the detector.

Happy & Safe Hunting To All,
Bill G