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Getting my first Sand Shark
- Thread starter Swills
- Start date
LittleJohn
Member
Have Fun!
Yes ... have fun!
Unless the water is pretty quiet on first outing, may want to practice some over the wet sand or even the dry to get use to the threshold sounds. Play some in normal and vco modes to get a sense of what setting you may like. Try some different tone frequencies in normal mode. Once you feel you are hearing targets pretty well, go get her wet and put the coil over some great targets.
Cheers,
tvr
Unless the water is pretty quiet on first outing, may want to practice some over the wet sand or even the dry to get use to the threshold sounds. Play some in normal and vco modes to get a sense of what setting you may like. Try some different tone frequencies in normal mode. Once you feel you are hearing targets pretty well, go get her wet and put the coil over some great targets.
Cheers,
tvr
LittleJohn
Member
And let me know how you like that sand shark. I have one on order but probably wont have it paid for until about Labor Day...
firstbiggestmost
New member
The 1st thing I did for mine was to make a coil brace. Its nice not having the waves etc moving the coil around and it will protect your coil connector for wear and tear. I used Plexiglas and it was super easy. It has a nice low profile in the water and is nice and strong. Got the idea from "pulsepower". HH.
Pros and cons to coil brace ... when deeper in the water I use the coil closer to me, different angle with the coil close than when working wet sand to knee deep with the coil more extended in the sweep.
But yes the Sand Shark coil likes to get flipped by the water movement and a brace helps that.
tvr
But yes the Sand Shark coil likes to get flipped by the water movement and a brace helps that.
tvr
Great idea, that coil brace can be applied to any coil of any detector! You should sell them.
Kellyco has a simular idea but a different design:
Loop Supports
http://www.kellycodetectors.com/accessories/coilcover-loopsupport.htm
Also remember the Sand Shark PI has a 3.6 x 18" CleanSweep coil available for it.
12 X 15 mono coil problem
http://arizonaoutback.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=8671
Posted 24 May 2010 - 06:56 AM
Marc. That is a common problem . If you can get a new plug, it can be repaired. This can be avoided in the future if you make a coil wire stabilizer which holds the cable in a position where it can't wiggle and has a straight shot into the control box, Check on the AZO main website in the tips section . I think the cure is posted there.----Bob(Montana)
Scroll half way down this page to the article entitled "Building a Coil Cable Stabilizer". This is one of the most important modifications one can make to any MineLab Detector: Montana is being modest, he came up with this fix and wrote the article. Why Minelab has not incorporated a version of this on all their detctors is beyond me. It is a no-brainer once you realize what it does; it stops falsing where the coil cable connects to the control box. Applying this fix is the first thing anyone should do when they buy a Minelab imho.
Another thing that might be worth checking is to see if any dusty dirt has gotten into the coil cover. I think we have all seen this symptom drive many a good detector operator completely nuts...All the best, Flak
Building a Coil Cable Stabilizer
http://www.arizonaoutback.com/azotips.html
How to make exactly the right sized hard-solid plastic shaft-coil washers(you can find a thicker material than ice cream bucket lid if needed):=>
Coil ear break prevention.............
http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1149046,1149046#msg-1149046
Hope this helps somehow!
Kellyco has a simular idea but a different design:
Loop Supports
http://www.kellycodetectors.com/accessories/coilcover-loopsupport.htm
Also remember the Sand Shark PI has a 3.6 x 18" CleanSweep coil available for it.
12 X 15 mono coil problem
http://arizonaoutback.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=8671
Posted 24 May 2010 - 06:56 AM
Marc. That is a common problem . If you can get a new plug, it can be repaired. This can be avoided in the future if you make a coil wire stabilizer which holds the cable in a position where it can't wiggle and has a straight shot into the control box, Check on the AZO main website in the tips section . I think the cure is posted there.----Bob(Montana)
Scroll half way down this page to the article entitled "Building a Coil Cable Stabilizer". This is one of the most important modifications one can make to any MineLab Detector: Montana is being modest, he came up with this fix and wrote the article. Why Minelab has not incorporated a version of this on all their detctors is beyond me. It is a no-brainer once you realize what it does; it stops falsing where the coil cable connects to the control box. Applying this fix is the first thing anyone should do when they buy a Minelab imho.
Another thing that might be worth checking is to see if any dusty dirt has gotten into the coil cover. I think we have all seen this symptom drive many a good detector operator completely nuts...All the best, Flak
Building a Coil Cable Stabilizer
http://www.arizonaoutback.com/azotips.html
How to make exactly the right sized hard-solid plastic shaft-coil washers(you can find a thicker material than ice cream bucket lid if needed):=>
Coil ear break prevention.............
http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1149046,1149046#msg-1149046
Hope this helps somehow!
Thanks all for the great advice. I will be crafting a brace out of some ABS I have.
Hit the beach tonight, just for a few minutes but ended up with a nickel and a bunch of nails. I have always dug everything I ran a coil over, so Im used to it. I am looking forward to getting back when I have more than 15 minutes. HH
Hit the beach tonight, just for a few minutes but ended up with a nickel and a bunch of nails. I have always dug everything I ran a coil over, so Im used to it. I am looking forward to getting back when I have more than 15 minutes. HH
Willee - Texas
Well-known member
Swills said:
Yes I do!
First use plenty of sunscreen ... you are not gonna want to stop once you get started and find a few goodies the VLF boys have left behind.
Get a good water scoop ... it will help you recover all those targets quicker and more efficiently.
Buy and read the books offered from Clive Clynick ... he has books on beach hunting and about using the PI detectors. You need to spend your time using a PI hunting the zones most likely to produce the gold.
Clive has forgot more than I will ever learn about water hunting.
Be prepared to dig deeper than you think you should. (need for good scoop)
A PI is like a VLF on steroids and it will hit targets very deep.
Last ... dont jump right into the water.
Spend some time on the beach in the dry sand getting used to what the Sand Shark is trying to tell you.
Understand that a PI is not like a VLF and you need to listen carefully to the tones it makes.
Plus you need to learn how to pinpoint with it ... so spend a few hours in the dry sand.
Willee