Saving Heritage
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does anyone have a problem with salt water going through coil, giving false single. just need to know if i got a bad machine
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1280x question
- Thread starter Saving Heritage
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birdman
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The 1280x is NOT a salt water machine. I got a used one this year and it did very well till I got in the water. I still found a few coins in the water but it was NOISY. It worked great on the beach but as soon as I got to the wet sand the noise began. Great machine away from salt water but not good at the coast.
I've had a 1280x for 18 years and the only problem I've had with it falsing is in moving salt water. If I am in the surfline, then it will sometimes false, but turning the sensitivity down a little cures that pretty much. With the coil submerged in ankle deep water,or deeper, no problems. Go slow and listen for the faint "ticks". Can't begin to tell you how much I've found with my 1280x. I also prefer the 8" coil. Just my opinion based on my experience here in the NE>
Mainer gives a good description. The 1280-X does not ignore salt water completely under all conditions, but is far more usable in salt water than most other single-frequency machines because of its 2.4 kHz operating frequency (and of course the waterproof package). If you're working where you're getting your ankles wet, the salt water noise can usually be quieted down by dialing in enough discrimination to knock out small foil (just below nickel reject), and then dropping the sensitivity a little.
A point of comparison: everybody likes to think of PI's as salt water machines, but any PI that has decent sensitivity will "see the salt", especially in the shallow surf/running water zone. One that I've tried (popular model, I'll refrain from naming it) was completely useless under those conditions (and yes it was working properly, coil was properly shielded).
--Dave J.
A point of comparison: everybody likes to think of PI's as salt water machines, but any PI that has decent sensitivity will "see the salt", especially in the shallow surf/running water zone. One that I've tried (popular model, I'll refrain from naming it) was completely useless under those conditions (and yes it was working properly, coil was properly shielded).
--Dave J.
Saving Heritage
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thank you all for your comments