BHID 300 Manual

[Jackalope]

Are there any user manuals, other than the manual included with the machine, that gives beach hunting info specific to the BHID 300? Maybe something that talks about mineralization and its affects on the BHID 300? Is the BHID 300 an East Coast machine like I've read or would it be effective in this Wyoming mineralized soil? Registers -95 on the XLT and 83 to 89 on the F-75.

Using my 1280X at the local beach, I found globs of black sand (magnetite) on the magnets I put in the bottom of the scoop. Although I know that a PI would handle the soil better, I'm really interested in the BHID 300. Below the approx. 6" to 8" of sand/gravel is a clay layer, grey mucky but firm, that I believe holds some good stuff. I'm also looking down the road toward spending some time on the Southeastern beaches where the soil is not quite so hot.

Had considered getting a new land machine but between my F-75 and XLT I've got that covered. I need a water machine that discriminates if I want it to but also has pinpoint. Getting better at recovering stuff with the 1280X but the BHID 300 looks like exactly what I need. Might have to hunt in All Metal with the BHID 300 but the lights can give me a heads up on iron. Will probably get one from my local dealer.

Up until about a week ago I thought the B. H. ID referred to in the posts was a Bounty Hunter. Glad I checked into it.

Ron

 

[wltdwiz]

hi
i dont know of any manuals but i use my bhid in hot ground in arizona
it works well but backreads on the black sands
i have to turn down the sensitivity & play with the ground control to find a happy place
but it gets the job done nicely
i just love my bhid i run it mostly in discriminate it will talk to you.. rejects iron great, any red light its iron.
my bhid has the 9.5 concentric coil. pinpoints like a champ..
spend some time working with yours & it will serve you well ...it loves gold....
hope this helps
Good Hunting Walt

 

[Jackalope]

Walt:

Thanks, that's exactly what I needed to hear. Thought I might have to get a DF P.I. or maybe an Excaliber. Both excellent units but I'm thinking the BHID 300 will be more fun to use. I've hit the beach here twice with the 1280X, got some clad and a few silver rings but I'm sure there's lots more, especially down in the gumbo clay layer.

Not sure what you mean by backread. Does that mean unstable threshold or that the sound for + or - balance is reversed? Have you tried the 12" coil or does the 9.5 fit the bill? Read about some problems with waterproof seals but I think that problem is resolved. Orange seals good; Black seals not.

Hope it will talk to me as I'm getting older and a couple of hours in the water with the large scoop just about does me in. That's the problem with the 1280X. The Discriminate on it is great as long as you don't set it too high. In order to stay at it longer, I set it a little higher than I should to avoid scooping some of the iron junk. No telling what I might have missed. Zero Discrim. is not an option for me unless I use it as a backup for relic hunting with my F-75.

Saw a post yesterday about setting the BHID 300 up for extra depth. Guy said he was on his 2nd BHID cause he wore the first one out. That's my kind of posting. The fact that it's a White's, the price is reasonable, I'm thinking this will probably do me just fine.

Again, thanks for the positive input. The high desert is tough terrain (my house is at 6600') and I'm very thankful for my Lesche Ground Shark. Will be looking forward to using the BHID 300 at the seashore.

Ron

 

[wltdwiz]

if i had it to do again i would get the bhid 300 the larger coil should be a big +
when trying to ground balance the detector on hot ground the coil will backread about 2-3 inches from the ground makeing it tricky to get a ground balance but can be done just get the best balance you can.
your right on the seal thing the new orange seal dont leak but the old black 1 did i had to send it in to whites & they fixed it dam quick & very resonable.. p.s the battery life is good & with the nicad pack i can get 2-3 days of hunting.
the bhid is much fun to hunt with i also use it for all my dry hunting
except when im hunting nuggets i use a gold detector.
good luck with it if i can answer any other questions please ask
p.s heres a few bits ive found so far with it
walt
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[nw1886]

Nice finds wiz.

 

[Jackalope]

Thanks Walt, BHID 300 with the big coil will be on my shopping list. Saw someplace where a guy paid $675 for one. Seems a little low for a new one but I won't fight it.

Really nice finds! No gold rings for me, YET! Here are a couple of silver rings from the beach with the 1280X. I just about had a grabber when I saw the one with the stone. Turned out to not be a diamond. The other silver ring (band) has a platinum color to it. It reads PURITY on the outside. I wondered what company made those and found out it's a ring that promotes abstinence. No wonder it was thrown in the lake.

Ron

 

[wltdwiz]

good finds

 

[wltdwiz]

thanks

 

[Jackalope]

Walt:

While reading around some of the forums I noticed people asking about ground balancing on the BHID 300. Maybe I'm reading it wrong but the manual is pretty straight forward about it. It sounds like they are trying to ground balance like you do on a Fishers, i.e. pumping the coil up and down to find the sweet spot. Manual says to only listen to the sound as the coil approaches the ground. If it gets louder, turn the ground control down. If it gets quieter, turn the ground control up. Does this work out well for you or do you need to turn the sensitivity down a little and reground balance?

Also wondering about chest mounting the control box. I do that with my 1280X and it works out real super but I'm wondering about getting at the 3 way switch, i.e. AM/ DISC/ RESET. I'll have my hands full with the BHID in the right and the scoop/sifter in the left. I'll figure it out. I'm also going to make a new sifter. No metal in it so I can use a Vibro-probe to poke into the globs of clay that I would otherwise have to dig through to find out if anything is in there. Suppose I could just wave the glob of clay in front of the coil but even if something is in there I'll still have to tear it apart. Much easier to poke the probe into the glob while it's in the sifter. Also, my big scoop has 5/8" holes, so I need a sifter with small, i.e. 1/8" holes to catch the small stuff.

Have you noticed that switching back and forth between AM and Disc. helps with the dig/no dig decision? I'll have to learn its language before I can understand what it's trying to tell me.

Ron

 

[wltdwiz]

ron
ive found that the discrimination is spot on in discriminate only 2 tones to deal with midtone / rings / nickles / pultabs or high tone coin range & a good solid repeatable signal on targets, nickles & rings hit hard.. pultabs a bit mushy.
as far as ground balancing the detector it works pretty much like any other with a 1 turn control .
i haven't hip mounted the unit but can see where it would be ez i think whites has a hipmount bag for it.
the lights are quite visible
theres some threads on hipmounting it on the forum.
also beachunter is the guru on the bhid on this forum check his threads..
ive used all the water units out there & on my beaches bottle caps & iron are a nightmare
but the bhid seams to be handling them well for me.
hope this helps
all i can say is im really enjoying the bhid its fun & its getting the job done for me
walt

 

[Jackalope]

Walt:

Well, I'm pretty much convinced on the BHID300. Now getting one at a decent price is the next step. Not looking forward to butting heads with the White's marketing setup but maybe I'll just have to wait it out. Was thinking maybe I could get a good deal before the New Year as companies sometime try to reduce their inventory before tax time. Already inquired to one large company and I don't think they'll get my business again. We have a local distributor, so we might keep the loot local.

Got to thinking about the new sifter and remembered my gold prospecting stuff. Still have the Gold King sluice box and a black plastic gold pan/classifier setup.. The pan/classifier has a top diameter of 16 1/2", so I'll be shopping for an inner tube that fits. Kinda like the idea of a big float in case I step in a hole.

I've read some of Beach Hunters posts and you get the feeling he knows what he's talking about and tells it like it is. After spending enough time reading these forums you start to separate the useful info from the hype. Of course, it doesn't hurt to already have your mind made up. There's only so much that the give and take can help in making a decision on one detector or another. Talking with someone like you, who uses it as the primary unit, is a lot better than months worth of the back and forth commonly found.

I'm partial to White's because their products are solid and well thought out. My XLT is still going strong after 11 or 12 years. Most all the brands out there will find the targets but what I'm looking for, is like you said, one that talks to me in a language that I can understand. Concentration is a problem as you get older, so I want a machine that gives me an elbow and says "dig this one, dummy". My gut feeling is that the BHID300 will do that.

Ron