Where do set the gain on your Explorer?

[jbow]

What model Explorer do you have? Why do you set your gain where you do? When do you raise it or lower it and why?

If you have an E Trac can you set the gain higher on the ET than on an Explorer?

I am just trying to gain an understanding of gain... (pun intende)

I have recently started lowering mine to 6, at the advice of Randy in CA, and the SE is running smoother. A while back I switched from patterns/conductive to AM/ferrous and that has helped me to make sense of what I am hearing.

Thanks,

Julien

 

[DukeOBass]

I'm running an SE and keep my gain at 6. I've experimented a little bit. When you reduce the gain, deep targets sound more faint than shallow targets. If you set your gain at 10, they all sound loud. Keeping your gain at 6 will give some volume difference to judge by.

 

[jbow]

Do you think that raising the gain overloads, not the detector, but your mind or ears with sounds?

J

 

[DukeOBass]

I think raising the gain can confuse the operator in regard to target size and depth.

 

[Jim upstate NY]

bigger coils I use less gain.. never above 8 but generally run 7 or 8 on 8 inch or smaller coils.. the stock I run 6 or 7, depending on homw much iron around.. less gain will stable it out in iron... not really an issue in ferrous... but definitely in conductive.. oh theres that ferrous mode thing again

 

[jbow]

n/t

 

[jbow]

J/K...



laff.

Julien

 

[mattockman]

n/t

 

[DukeOBass]

n/t

 

[DukeOBass]

My thoughts in RED

GAIN -

This controls the amplification of target audio responses in respect to the strength of the original signal. (Low signal strength could be caused by target depth)

With a setting of 1 the target signal will be unamplified. Weak target signals (Possibly deep targets)will sound soft, medium target signals
will sound medium and strong target signals will sound loud. There will be greater differentiation between target signal strengths. The weakest signals will produce an accordingly faint audio and may not be heard. With a setting of 5, the audio response is being partially amplified. Weak to medium strength signals will give
proportional volume, but strong signals will not sound much louder than medium signals because the Volume has reached its maximum limit.

With a setting of 10, all signals will be amplified to a very strong audio response. It will be harder to differentiate medium to strong signals, but even weak target signals will be easier to hear. (Targets of differing sizes and depth may sound the same)

 

[mattockman]

I know that....It was a good virtual noogie....not a bad one....

You do just like I do....I like to see the real pic and not a silicon version.....

I guess I should of said HIGH FIVE!....but My oldest Brother use to play the Bass guitar and when I did something good he would give me a noogie! It meant good. he played in a band in Guam at the beaches in the mid 60's when all that rock stuff started.....my favorite song was WIPE OUT!...they use play it.

 

[DukeOBass]

n/t