1266x air test results

[SkiWhiz]

I was asked if I would do some air testing on my 1266x, I said sure (don't know why I never thought to do it before this). Anyways here are my results, thought it might be of interest to those of you that have a 1266. Yes yes I know, air tests are to be taking with a grain of salt but here you are:


(A) set your detector disc 1 to 0 and pull the sensitivity button out and turn to max. Now do your quarter and get that number.

(B) the sensitivity button pushed in and turned down to just a little noise. Now do your quarter again and get that number.


(A) Quarter 9

 

[WV62]

My thoughts on air testing, I think it is true that air test will not tell you how well a detector will handle the soil. But for the purpose of comparing 2 like detectors to see if maybe one is hotter than the other or one is not working properly, I think air testing is a very useful tool.

So if somebody out there has a 1266x that they thought may have some problems they could setup and air test [size=large]just like[/size] Steve did above and if they come up with numbers close or the same as what Steve's are then they could assume everything is okay. But if they were to get something like 4 or 5" and they should be getting 10" its time to take action.

Ron in WV

 

[TheOtherLeggoHead]

Not really.

Lots of variables.

I can take three 1266 units and use batteries from the same lot, and get different results between machines using the same lots of batteries.

 

[WV62]

Not really.

Lots of variables.

I can take three 1266 units and use batteries from the same lot, and get different results between machines using the same lots of batteries.

Okay I am listening, I would like to hear some more about batteries effecting the depth on a detector. I'm not saying it doesn't, I just never heard a lot of talk about batteries messing with the depth.

Ron in WV

 

[SkiWhiz]

Not really.

Lots of variables.

I can take three 1266 units and use batteries from the same lot, and get different results between machines using the same lots of batteries.

Okay I am listening, I would like to hear some more about batteries effecting the depth on a detector. I'm not saying it doesn't, I just never heard a lot of talk about batteries messing with the depth.

Ron in WV

I am not a detector technician or claiming to be a electronics wiz but know a bit about electronics from being in the satellite business since 1985. Detectors just like satellite receivers use voltage regulators, yes if the batteries are about dead it will affect the detectors performance but detectors run at a fixed voltage so to speak and it doesn't affect performance like one would assume if the batteries were between full and empty. Lets says a detectors battery pack puts out 12 volts at full charge but it runs at 5 volts, so there would be no difference if the batteries were at 12 volts, 11 volts, 10 volts, etc. Like of like saying your car will run the same whether it has a full tank or 1/4 tank of gas. I think that most of myself included has it in our heads that a detector works at its peak with a full charged set of batteries but know different when giving it some thought. Just my opinion. Steve.

 

[SkiWhiz]

Not really.

Lots of variables.

I can take three 1266 units and use batteries from the same lot, and get different results between machines using the same lots of batteries.

Okay I am listening, I would like to hear some more about batteries effecting the depth on a detector. I'm not saying it doesn't, I just never heard a lot of talk about batteries messing with the depth.

Ron in WV

I am not a detector technician or claiming to be a electronics wiz but know a bit about electronics from being in the satellite business since 1985. Detectors just like satellite receivers use voltage regulators, yes if the batteries are about dead it will affect the detectors performance but detectors run at a fixed voltage so to speak and it doesn't affect performance like one would assume if the batteries were between full and empty. Lets says a detectors battery pack puts out 12 volts at full charge and the detector runs at 5 volts, so there would be no difference if the batteries were at 12 volts, 11 volts, 10 volts, etc. Kind of like saying your car will run the same whether it has a full tank or 1/4 tank of gas. I think that most of us myself included has it in our heads that a detector works at its peak with a full charged set of batteries but know different when giving it some thought. Just my opinion. Steve.

 

[shooter]

On the money again Ron, depth in the dirt is different all other, but there's nothing in the air to change the readings (unless you live in L.A.) within 1/2 to 1 number diff. is a good troubleshoot tool.

 

[Aaron]

Are you testing with the 8" coil?

 

[SkiWhiz]

Are you testing with the 8" coil?

Yes, I was using a 8" spider type black coil. When I get the time I will do the same tests with the 5" coil.

 

[SkiWhiz]

I was asked if I would do some air testing on my 1266x, I said sure (don't know why I never thought to do it before this). Anyways here are my results, thought it might be of interest to those of you that have a 1266. Yes yes I know, air tests are to be taking with a grain of salt but here you are:


(A) set your detector disc 1 to 0 and pull the sensitivity button out and turn to max. Now do your quarter and get that number.

(B) the sensitivity button pushed in and turned down to just a little noise. Now do your quarter again and get that number.


(A) Quarter 9

 

[Aaron]

Sounds like you have a real hot unit there...I'd hold on to that bad boy!

 

[SkiWhiz]

Sounds like you have a real hot unit there...I'd hold on to that bad boy!

I was surprised that the 5" wasn't that far behind the 8" coil for "air" depth. And I am giving the 1266 a home for a good long time.

One thing that gets me though is this -


I love the 1266 but am trying to get used to what I would not call a problem or a fault but more of a hmm how come??? What I mean is there are times when the 1266 seems to make a coin target larger than it is, even in pinpoint mode when sizing it. My thought is & I am probably wrong is that maybe the 1266 is so sensitive it is reading the halo around the coin. It is easy to pinpoint with the 1266 but there have been times I have dug a coin that I was thinking was something larger.