CoinMaster 5000D GEB

[stewartlittle]

Any one know something about these?
I have one and dont know that much about it.I can through a quarter on the ground and if I raise the coil up more than 3 or 4 inches it dont pick it up.

I GBed it,
SEN. max
VOL. max
THRHLD. 5-6
DISC. 1

Also in DISC. mode it goes silent,is it suppose to do that?
Is it a decent detector?

I have thought of buying a new one .( Vaquero,MXT,XTerra 50,GTP 1350).
because it is uncomfy on my wrist.

But are there any mods. to put a forearm brace on it,go deeper,coils?

I may just hold off on a new one,but I think I might would enjoy it more if a newer one was more comfy.

 

[Elton]

Yep thats about the right depth for those.....

 

[cometguy]

Something is not right with your settings. My 5000 was awesome and super hot on dimes. Threshold adjustments and ground balance are important to depth. When I had my adjustments cranked up almost too high the tone warbled slightly and it had the best depth. To be honest I haven't used mine in many years, I replaced it with a 6000. You need to study the booklet and wait for some more responses before you give up on this machine.

 

[stewartlittle]

I not gonna mess with it any more,I took it out yesterday to use it and after 5 minutes I had to quit cuz my wrist started hurting.
I'll just buy something new,Close call between the MXT and a XTerra 50.Probly will go with the 50,more affordable to me.

Thanks,

 

[TC-NM]

You may have known this or not, White's website is where you can download the Coinmaster 5000/D manual in PDF format. It sounds like that you have the SENS to high. Maybe put the DISC to about 4 or 5, reset w/pushbutton IN, turn THRESHHOLD and wait til you hear the sound come up from silent then let go. The 5000/D is an excellent machine, I had one 30+ years ago. I recently purchased from ebay a 5000/D series 2 which is really similar. Hopes this Helps.

 

[stewartlittle]

Done thought of that,but it wieghs what,5-6 lbs.
After swingin that thing for a few minutes takes a toll on my wrist.

Another thing I notice and it may be due to the SENS. also but in DISC. mode it would pick up penny,dime and quarter,but it would totally miss a nickle,even with the DISC. at its lowest setting.
I did notice on some targets the THRHLD. noise would silence.I guessed that was iron targets.And I think in All Metal it would make a wobble sound when it went over iron.

 

[Monte]

[quote stewartlittle]Any one know something about these?[/quote][size=medium]Yes, it is an early VLF (GEB)/TR-Disc. model. They were rather competitive, IN THEIR DAY, but pale in comparison to most anything offered now. The Very Low Frequency (White's calls it GEB) mode is the one you would generally search in after making the basic adjustments and adjusting the Ground balance to your search site.

Once you locate and pinpoint a target, you would switch to the TR-Discriminate mode to qualify the target as a potentially desired or trash target, all based upon the Discriminate level you are using. The challenge, with any conventional TR or TR-Disc. operating mode, is maintaining a uniform coil/ground relationship. You must switch to the TR-Disc. mode with the coil at the search height and restore the set 'threshold' hum (using the pushbutton) with the coil to the side of the pinpointed target. Then you can sweep across the target spot and listen for an increase, decrease, or no-change in the threshold. If you raise the coil from the ground the audio will get louder because you've reduced the influence of the mineralization on the electromagnetic field, while lowering the coil closer to the ground will cause the threshold audio to null out and go silent. If wither of these occur, you have to STOP, Press the Button to restore the Threshold, then search at that coil height. It doesn't have ground compensated motion-based discrimination like virtually every model made today.[/size]



[quote stewartlittle]I have one and dont know that much about it.I can through a quarter on the ground and if I raise the coil up more than 3 or 4 inches it dont pick it up.

I GBed it,
SEN. max
VOL. max
THRHLD. 5-6
DISC. 1[//quote][size=medium]That model should be operated with the Volume and Sensitivity at 'Max,' and with a the Tuner set for a slight audio Threshold of sound, then Ground Balanced. The reference number for the Threshold isn't meaningful because it can vary from unit to unit. I'd keep the Disc. level at the minimum setting or just at the point where it rejects a common iron nail.[/size]


[quote stewartlittle]Also in DISC. mode it goes silent,is it suppose to do that?[/quote][size=medium]Yes, if you lower the coil toward the ground in the TR-Disc. mode. If that happens, just hold still, press the retune button until the Threshold audio is restored. Once you adjust the Threshold setting, you should only use the pushbutton to restore it and not fiddle with the tuner control.[/size]


[quote stewartlittle]Is it a decent detector?[/quote][size=medium]It was a quality -built detector that was competitive in it's day, but those days are long past. As you've noted, it is heavy and fatiguing. I