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Gtax 1250 observations

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well - after selling my 550 to buy a 1250 I have observed the following after a few hunts:
the ID seems to jump around a lot more on the 1250.
I have the gain set at 9, jewelry mode. If I pinpoint i often get a different ID setting to when i sweep across the same target.
I have found some deep stuff, including some 7" foil.
I get quite a lot of false sweeping across damp soil/grass.
Qustions : are the above due to the higer gain of the 1250? or a dud machine? are there air tests I can do to "check" the machine?
thanks,
John
 
I also get more false beeps across wet soil using the 1250. Some will say turn down the sensitivity. I do when in the woods because it seems that the coins I find there are not as deep as those in a field. But in a field I just grin and bare it. When I come across what I feel is a coin, I toy with it like a cat would with a mouse. I'll sweep from different angles, adjust the sensitivity, etc., just to learn. I did that with what turned out to be a 1770 1/2 reale at 10". I turned my sensitivity down to 8 and lost the signal totally. I got it back at 9 and fairly solid at 9 1/2, which is where I was when I found it.
So, unless there is a fixable reason (loose cable, etc.) I just grin and bare it. Not much help huh....................HH Rich
 
Rich,
that does help - thanks
Have a look at the Garrett forum at thetreasuredepot
(http://www.thetreasuredepot.com/cgi-bin/garrett/garrett_config.pl)
I had a few useful answers there.
thanks
John
 
One thing that will help is to descriminate
the last notch, below the nickle. There
is a lot of trash detected in this notch and
it can cause your display to jump around.
You may loose a few nickels, but you will have
a more enjoyable hunt.
Bill Wireman
 
Do you have the first wind of the cable going over the top of the shaft and snugly wound. Try running the sensitivity at 6 or 6.5 and see what happens. Scan with the coil off the ground. When pinpointing centering the target is crucial to correct readings. Watch the signal intensity ( when the blocks line up all the way across the top of the display ) when pinpointing. Also when pinpointing move all the way off the target, press pinpoint then move back over the target.
Bill
 
Most good thin gold womens rings with nice stones will come in this block. I call it high foil and although it does have a lot of trash its a good gold ring block...Once again lower the gain as it may help. Many deeper machines don't need the higher gain to produce depth and may be noisy especially in trashy areas..With time and experience the good hits will jump out right at you and the junk ones will be ignored..
 
JohnA, I had the same experience when I bought a 1250 after having used the 750 for a couple of years. While the 1250 detected deeper, the ID didn't seem to lock on as easily as my 750, and that is what you are seeing compared to your 550. It has taken me longer to learn the 1250, it is definitely not as easy to use as the 750 and 550 even though it looks the same. But if you'll stick with it, you will learn it. Lots of use will be the best teacher, but a few tips: if you are falsing on wet grass, turn down the sensitivity a notch or too. You'll lose very little depth. When you hit pinpoint, the ID tends to lock on its last reading, so try to move the coil far enough away from the target to clear (still with the coil on or near the ground) before you hit pinpoint. Even at that you can't always rely on the pinpoint ID. Place more trust in what it says in motion mode. A bouncing ID can mean multiple targets, irregular shaped targets, uneven mineralization, or good targets laying at an angle. The 550 and 750 are not sensitive enough to notice some of these nuances, hence the ID doesn't bounce as much. Work with any signal in the "good" range and see if you can get a repeater, then dig. The 1250 is my main machine now, but when I know I'm going to be shallow hunting athletic fields, playgrounds, schools, I still pull out my 750. It may miss a few deepies, but it enables me to get the easy stuff quicker. And yes, you can and should air test. That's the quickest way to eliminate all other variables and see what your detector says in ideal situations. Keep in mind though that coins long buried in dirt can read very differently for many more reasons than I'll go into here. HB
 
Dan is right. I've had alot of gold rings hit at 3.5 White gold comes in a that level too. Always dig my 3.5's lots of foil and pull tabs but lots of rings too <img src="/metal/html/grin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":grin">
HH
Steve
 
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