Dumb question...but

[GaryF]

Are beep and dig detectors like Tesoro's considered analog?

 

[Minermangold]

Not necessarily .... All detectors ( of late) have digital circuits even low priced detectors , analog is the description of the detector's I.d. Meter. and use of knob settings.
Some detectors used analog ( needle) meters before LCD digital . For some like myself prefer analog meters due to the fact that needle readings seem for precise.

A good example : take 2 radios , one older dial shortwave radio and a newer digital radio . With the older radio you can fine tune your settings with very slight adjustments than a digital one. It seems that digital machines have push button settings that require "stepped" adjustments ( or preset amounts of adjustments) . I own both kinds of machines and they are definitely two different machines with distinct performance. You can adjust much more easily " on the fly" with knob adjustments.

My xl pro ( white's ) are of a type that are still very much sought after , pound for pound I have never found a machine that would produce more consistently
than the xl pro !

I find this kind of meter far superior in I.d. Than my dfx .

When iron is present , the needle "null" to the left. No Stupid VDI numbers to decypher, if the analog meter's needle " locks" on a specific area , it will be a solid target .
Most importantly , analog detectors like this don't require a long confusing learning curve.
No programs to tweak or misadjust. Analog detectors in the hands of someone who has learned and mastered these types of detectors will run rings around the newest machines.

Happy Hunting

HH

 

[downeaster]

I've been under the impression that all detectors are analog until the signal is passed through digital processors. Has that changed?

 

[SteveP(NH)]

The Minelab X-Terra series of machines have two microprocessors, one in the control box, and each coil also has a microprocessor. My understanding is that the microprocessor in the coil runs a digital receiver in the coil so the variations in the coils magnetic field are actually sampled as they are received and then sent up the wire to the control box in digital format already. The coil processor also does a handshake with the main processor when the machine is powered up and tells the main processor what frequency to run the machine at - that is how come these machines can take 3 Khz, 7.5 Khz, or 18.75 Khz coils (or at least the high end ones can take all three frequencies - I believe the cheaper models don't support all three frequencies.)

 

[John(H)]

Not necessarily .... All detectors ( of late) have digital circuits even low priced detectors , analog is the description of the detector's I.d. Meter. and use of knob settings.
Some detectors used analog ( needle) meters before LCD digital . For some like myself prefer analog meters due to the fact that needle readings seem for precise.

A good example : take 2 radios , one older dial shortwave radio and a newer digital radio . With the older radio you can fine tune your settings with very slight adjustments than a digital one. It seems that digital machines have push button settings that require "stepped" adjustments ( or preset amounts of adjustments) . I own both kinds of machines and they are definitely two different machines with distinct performance. You can adjust much more easily " on the fly" with knob adjustments.

My xl pro ( white's ) are of a type that are still very much sought after , pound for pound I have never found a machine that would produce more consistently
than the xl pro !

I find this kind of meter far superior in I.d. Than my dfx .

When iron is present , the needle "null" to the left. No Stupid VDI numbers to decypher, if the analog meter's needle " locks" on a specific area , it will be a solid target .
Most importantly , analog detectors like this don't require a long confusing learning curve.
No programs to tweak or misadjust. Analog detectors in the hands of someone who has learned and mastered these types of detectors will run rings around the newest machines.

Happy Hunting

HH

.......................................MY FEELINGS EXACTLY....................JOE.

 

[downeaster]

My feelings also. Joe. I wouldn't give up my XL Pro for anything. Although I have older and newer machines, the XL PRO is my favorite, and I've been at this since 1971.