Bandido II uMax ????????

[sandnut]

I bought a Bandido II uMax a few days ago and went out with it today. Before I went out I thought this is going to be so nice it should work just as my Silver uMax, boy was I wrong. I turned the Bandido II on and ground balanced it and turned it on disc at about 3.5 ,which I thought would be about what I set my silver on. The first sweep I got a signal I dug it and found out it was a very very small piece of metal. I was thinking what the heck is going on here. I then put the Bandido II on all metal and was getting this strange sound like a elongated boing kind of sound every time i went over those small pieces of metal that were all over the beach everywhere. SO I found out fast the Bandido II is not like my Silver at all. What I did end up doing is checking every signal that I got in all metal with disc. I can tell it is going to take me time to learn this machine. Anybody have some advice that I can use to seed up the learning process for me?? No I am not getting rid of it I was digging bead ties at around 6". It should find small gold chains the same way, that is after I figure it out some more.... Thanks everyone for the help.......

 

[Scanman]

Here is a good thread:

http://www.findmall.com/read.php?17,1499090,page=1

 

[BarberBill]

They are definitely different machines. Having the BII in your arsenal will be beneficial, especially if you are detecting ground where you really need the manual ground balance and/or where the adjustable threshold hum is of value. You'll still have the Silver for those quick tot lots and quick run in the park hunts where the instant turn on and go is nice.
BB

 

[Hombre]

The Bandido ll

 

[tabman]

You got yourself a fantastic detector. It loves nickels and gold rings. Learn it and it will serve you well.

tabman