A Little Confused

[Grumpy_]

I am a novice and just received the X-70. Tomorrow I plan on going to the beach (ocean). I have read the manual (daunting for a novice) and watched the DVD several times. I understand the threshold, volume, ground balancing auto mode and noice cancel auto mode. I guess when I have more experience, I will adjust my own GB and noice cancel rather than depend to auto.

I plan to try dry sand. At first I will bury some coins and other stuff just to learn... I hope I find whatever I bury

This is my confusion. If I am corrent, my understanding is that for dry sand I do not use the Beach setting? but when I get into the wet sand or into the water, I change to the beach setting?

If my understanding is correct, do I have to GB and noice cancel again using the auto mode?

ALSO...

The coils I have are the 9" 7.5 frequency and the 5X10DD HF 18.75.

I presume for dry sand I should use the 9" and for wet sand the 5X10DD?

Thanks again...

Thanks in advance for any help...

 

[Mick in Dubbo]

G'day Grumpy.
Although I Haven't owned a machine with a ground balance feature, all I can tell you, is that the dry sand has normally very little mineralisation in it, so it will be easy for the detector to handle it, but once you get to the wet sand, all the salt and I resume that the water, must amplify the mineralisation in the sand, so that will be why you need to engage the extra features to combat this and allow the detector to run smoothly.
the second thing that you may not be awear of. The 5x10 DD coil is NOT waterproof, so don't even take it on to wet grass without waterproofing it or it can get water into it a give up the ghost. There have been several posts in the past that have talked about waterproofing it. Just type in 5x10 DD coil into the search field above to locate those posts. The 5x10 DD coil is best on the gold fields or other dry locations. The round DD coils are waterproof and will be fine in wet conditions, albeit a bit heavier.
Mick Evans.

 

[Digger]

There are several "articles" in the FAQFAQ section at the top of these posts, (along with MANY other informative bits of information) that should help answer your question. One by BarnacleBill, in particular.


http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,653711,653711#msg-653711


As to which coil to use....... I'd go with the elliptical, after I waterproofed it with a bead of silicon around the cover.


HH Randy

 

[Grumpy_]

Mick Evans,

Thanks for the warning on the 5X10 HFDD not being waterproof. I thought it was. I recall the salesperson saying all Minelab coils are waterproof. I wonder if he was talking about the stock coil (9" 7.5 kHz frequency)???? Anyhow, since I live in Florida along the east coast, I will be doing a lot of beach searching. I just ordered the 6" HFDD since it looks like it will be a good one for when I want to stray from the wet sand into the water. My understanding is that the 6" is waterproof???

Thanks for the help HH Randy... I did read the link you sent me before I posted my question but being a novice, I just wanted confirmation to my thoughts. I am a little confused about the GB and then hitting the tracking button (wet sand) but I guess when I start playing and experimenting, my confusion might get answered.

 

[Mick in Dubbo]

You're welcome Grumpy. It's only the 5x10 that is not water proof. The rest are fine.
Good luck with your adventures and enjoy your beach hunting. They are a great place to cut your teeth on. As you build your confidence, you may want to try other areas as well, just to give some variety of hunts and types of targets that you can find. It's all good.
Mick Evans.