I have met several new people detecting. Their choice of machines have been the F75 SE, and T2 SE..... Their actually doing pretty well for Newbies.
I did notice that each person ..One Male, and One female, were using very high Sensitivity, and very low Discrimination. Each had expressed a very "HIGH" Level of frustration.
I suggested to the Lady she turn up the Discrimination to 40 on the T2 .......... and lower the sens to 60 to 70 ........... also she might want to try DE mode rather than boost unless in tall grass or very old sites.
She immediately started finding Coins, and had a lot less falsing... Her Husband saw this and did different settings on his F75 to lower sens and raise the disc .. As a result both were enjoying detecting more than they had been while digging many garbage finds..
If your new to the machines made by First Texas I would suggest to anyone... TURN DOWN THE SENS !! At least till you know the machine better... The lower setting will allow you to separate targets better, and find the coins in trashy parks. Also some discrimination won't hurt either.
I guess the natural instinct after reading the manual is fire up to the max for best results..when in fact less is sometimes more.. This holds very true if you are new to detecting..
So lower the settings folks.Learn the machine, and in my opinion you will enjoy the hobby more in the beginning.. You'll have plenty of time to power hunt after you learn the basics..
By the way... Carl & Barbara ....... It was a pleasure meeting you. Your both doing swell. I know your reading this forum, and hope to see some posts and finds soon.
I did notice that each person ..One Male, and One female, were using very high Sensitivity, and very low Discrimination. Each had expressed a very "HIGH" Level of frustration.
I suggested to the Lady she turn up the Discrimination to 40 on the T2 .......... and lower the sens to 60 to 70 ........... also she might want to try DE mode rather than boost unless in tall grass or very old sites.
She immediately started finding Coins, and had a lot less falsing... Her Husband saw this and did different settings on his F75 to lower sens and raise the disc .. As a result both were enjoying detecting more than they had been while digging many garbage finds..
If your new to the machines made by First Texas I would suggest to anyone... TURN DOWN THE SENS !! At least till you know the machine better... The lower setting will allow you to separate targets better, and find the coins in trashy parks. Also some discrimination won't hurt either.
I guess the natural instinct after reading the manual is fire up to the max for best results..when in fact less is sometimes more.. This holds very true if you are new to detecting..
So lower the settings folks.Learn the machine, and in my opinion you will enjoy the hobby more in the beginning.. You'll have plenty of time to power hunt after you learn the basics..
By the way... Carl & Barbara ....... It was a pleasure meeting you. Your both doing swell. I know your reading this forum, and hope to see some posts and finds soon.
Just kidding. It's good to take pitty on newbies. There's a ship load of detectors setting in closests because their new owners gave up on them.