Falsing tip

[RounderRick]

I was out a couple days ago with the omega and I noticed every now and then I was getting a false signal at the end of my swing when I would start back the other way I had been having some emi problems at home but I was at the park where the emi hadn't really bothered me.
I remembered how they said the at pro was falsing when you would like twist and shake it so I tried this on the omega and sure enough it was doing the same and falsing shaking it about waist high.
I checked my cable to see if it had worked loose and it was fine, the nut that holds the coil was ok to so I checked my collar locks on the rod and bingo my lower collar lock was loose so I tightened it back up and tried the test again and I could shake and twist in all directions and it didn't make a peep and the falsing stopped on my end swings as well.
So just wanted to say if you have some falsing especially at the end of your swings check all the connections and them locks for something loose that shouldn't be.

 

[Monte]

Depending upon the ground mineral conditions, the presence of nearby trash, the Ground Balance setting and the Sensitivity and Discrimination levels used, it can be common to get a false 'beep' when reversing the sweep direction due to the pause at the end of the sweep. Much will depend, too, on the sweep speed, but if you're running close to the stability point then the detector can purr along rather smoothly when sweeping it over the ground because it's busy dealing with the ground signal processing.

When you stop and pause to reverse the sweep direction, there isn't any signal to be dealt with and many detectors might spit and sputter a bit. Different sizes and/or types of coils might also be more susceptible to such brief chatter. So, if you've checked the tightness of the rod-locks and cable connector as Ricky mentioned, but still have some issues, just modify your sweep speed, make a slow almost-pause while still moving the search coil and not an abrupt stop-and-start at the end of the sweep. Also, maybe reduce the Sensitivity a little, if needed.

Monte

 

[Furious T]

Ricky, thanks for sharing your experience....a loose joint on the rod means that every time you change direction with the swing, the coil would feel as if it is being "flicked" or "jerked", and coils dont like that. Thanks again for bringing it to our attention, sometimes the simplest cure is overlooked.

 

[gourdy]

Thanks Rick for your tip! After reading your post, I got right up and checked the rod-locks on my Gamma, for I was having the same falsing at the end of my sweeps. Sure enough the lower lock and the coil screw were both loose. Also going to try Monte's advise and modify my sweeps. Hope to get out tomorrow and test it out.
Happy Hunting!