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Fisher F5 at a glance

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Mike Hillis

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Shamelessly promoting the F5 :wacko:

Operating Frequency, nominal
 
Just teasing you a little..... How does it compare to the coinstrike
 
I've got about 30 hours on mine, and I'm starting to learn the nuances of this machine. There is a lot of horsepower under the hood and a ton of flexibility. I can pretty much dial it in for any hunting situation without going through a bunch of menus. I think Johnson's Idea of putting mil-spec tuning pots on the control head was a home run in my book. Bang for the buck is awesome, and you would have a hard time convincing me there is a $1000 difference between it and the big boys. That being said, I would not recommend it for a newbie, get a F2 or an ACE 250, and get some mileage under your belt before stepping up to this bad boy.
 
Cal, thats why I did it, to make it easier to compare to others. FTP doesn't list this stuff out so we have to do it ourselves.

HH

Mike
 
Hey Elton.

That dealer question has come up from time to time but I think I need to get early retirement out of the way first. Then take a look again :bouncy:

C$ vs F5 ? I like the F5 better.

F5 user interface is better by about 10 miles.
F5 has more juice than the C$. Way more.
F5 handles the electrical interface better than the C$. Something to do with the way it processes the ground signal.
I think the C$ is still a faster responder
The C$ has a more stable target id at depth but I think this has more to do with the id spread.
The C$ does better around large iron.
The C$ ground processor is different. Still undecided which is better.
The C$ still holds the record for my deepest dime. I hope to beat that with F5
I can't nugget hunt or chain hunt with the CS. I can do both with the F5.
I like the F5 better in trash, I like the C$ better around large iron.

I really click with the F5. I hunt better with it and am getting better finds than I did with the C$.

HH

Mike
 
Give Mr Bill a call when you get ready. He'll treat you right.

HH

Mike
 
n/t
 
I was trying to keep it quiet as far as how good the F5 is! Now you you went and done it! Everyone will want one. El is over there in the icebox thinking long and hard about it!
 
Next thing you know he'll have the F5 faceplate as his screen saver. Then he'll need the pdf manual. Then he'll go back and read all the old posts. Then he'll hunt for reviews on the Internet...speaking of which, some of us should write some.

Then finally the big decision, new or used?

Then....

Hey! :rofl: thats what I do when I'm reviewing a machine :rofl:

Wish me luck. I just bought a e-Class Millennium Baron Cointrax :help:

HH

Mike
 
But it might be easier for newbies to learn on a F5. Mainly because the ground balancing has both the visual and audio aids, they wouldn't have to re-learn how to use the gain, and the multiple tone id options would spoil em.

But you are right on, there is a lot going on under the hood.

What does your ground read where you are at?

Have you noticed any quirks that you find intriqueing?

Well, better get out of here and see if there is some more gold with my name on it out there.

HH

Mike
 
I've seen GB numbers from the middle sixties to the middle 80's. Because of physical limitations I have to stay on fairly level ground, so that leaves parks and ball fields for me. The older fields are Ok, but the newer stuff was built up with landfill material, some the stuff I've come across can be pretty disgusting. One thing I forgot to mention in my earlier post was the fantastic recovery time of the F5, it comes very close to matching some of the Tesoro's I've owned. Not a quirk, but a question, I wonder why they built so much overhead in the horsepower, I run most everything a quarter to a third open on the gain and threshold and it still hits hard on coins 7 to 8 inches deep. The newbie suggestion was just a personal opinion which doesn't always reflect the truth of the matter, just how I feel about gaining experience in the hobby.
 
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Waiting on another of your great reviews....Hurry !!!!
 
Mike Hillis said:
...Then he'll hunt for reviews on the Internet...speaking of which, some of us should write some.
Click to expand...

FWIW I wrote one when I first testing out my F5 over a three day weekend in a variety of hunting conditions (found my first gold ring with it :clapping:) :

http://www.findmall.com/read.php?37,820395,820395#msg-820395

HH,
Brian
 
Did you ever get your overload issue resolved?

HH

Mike
 
Good info........
 
Mike, does the 3 filters require a slightly faster motion then a two filter or is it slow like a cz?? With 3 filters it should handle minerals better??
 
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