false signals

[nocladcoins]

i just bought the V 3 and took it on a woods hunt in relic mode every time i hit something with the loop it would beep and read 95 94 + almost every swing would would bring these false signals any help out there i like the machine but that is very crazy my xlt never did that i dont think maybe I'm ground balancing it right I'm not use to the bobbing thing.

 

[nocladcoins]

i just bought the V 3 and took it on a woods hunt in relic mode every time i hit something with the loop it would beep and read 95 94 + almost every swing would would bring these false signals any help out there i like the machine but that is very crazy my xlt never did that i dont think maybe I'm ground balancing it right I'm not use to the bobbing thing.

 

[Larry (IL)]

A couple of bad loops have been known to get through quality control. White's or your dealer should quickly take care of that. Hold your detector in the air and tap on your loop, if you get noise, you most likely have a bad loop. Another thing is the way the DD loops are made, you will get some additional 'bump noise" over a conical loop, but it should not be really excessive.

 

[Downdeep]

I've found the higher you have your gain set, the more sensitive the loop is to bumping.

 

[tab-nabit]

In addition to the other replies, be sure the coil wire is not so loose (slack) that the wire flops causing movement.

 

[Jason in TN]

My call is a bad coil. Do you have any other coils to try?

 

[vlad]

Gain has nothing to do with loop bumping.

 

[Steve Howard]

If the search coil is good, (overall odds are against it being bad) ground balance has a whole lot to do with loop bumping signals. In bad ground (common in a lot of relic areas) a slightly offset ground balance/track setting does a lot to eliminate such loop bump signals.

Arrow over to Live control Ground Tracking.

ZOOM it.

Arrow down to offset.

Guessing, try -1 or -2 first.

Trigger back to search mode and try bumping the coil a bit and see if improved.

Typically (-) reduces face signals from ground. (+) increases small targets detection and can, in some situations, quite ground noise.

No overall depth reduction when slightly offset. In fact often an increase. That is why the old manual systems still have some strong followers.

Howard

 

[andreak77]

The V3 factory presets are pretty hot, that being said - I would suggest lowering the gain/ disc sensitivity to achieve stable operation. If it is still erratic, try it with another coil. If you are able to acheive stability at the higher settings then you probably have a bad coil.

You mentioned that you were not sure if you ground balanced correctly - Once your in search mode, you can automatically ground balance by swinging the coil 8-10 times (in an area with no targets). It's recommended to manually ground balance if your transitioning from wet/dry sand or gravel/dirt where there could be a significant difference in the mineralization.

Let us know how everything works out for you.

Andrea H
White's of the Southeast, Inc.