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Is it just me ???
- Thread starter AndyNM
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Big Boys Hobbies
Well-known member
We need to keep the F75 on the down low. Ha ha We want to have "hunted out" places that we can still find stuff. haha
Low-Boy/LCPM
Active member
It is like falling in love everything is right and it has all the qualities that you were looking for and them some.
Fisher should get a big hug for getting it right and bringing back some of the things that made the older detectors so great but updating it all and making it light, deep and programmable! Like I have said who is going to top this detector?
And what ever comes out from the other big detector companies, well they better live up to the hype! What happened to White's? The DFX was great did things you could only dream about but it didn't really go deep and it really didn't handle iron and it really only worked to half of what it should have.
Thosw are only my thoughts, I am sue there are a lot of users that have not out growen that machine. But the F75 does very, very well when you are Turf hunting and is great and fast in trash. Give the F75 a small coil and my God that would allow me to go back and rehunt places I have already pulled out missed finds with the T2 and f75. Of course with Relic hunting the F75 is so great and fast and you can still tame it or beef it up no limits so far.
Fisher should get a big hug for getting it right and bringing back some of the things that made the older detectors so great but updating it all and making it light, deep and programmable! Like I have said who is going to top this detector?
And what ever comes out from the other big detector companies, well they better live up to the hype! What happened to White's? The DFX was great did things you could only dream about but it didn't really go deep and it really didn't handle iron and it really only worked to half of what it should have.
Thosw are only my thoughts, I am sue there are a lot of users that have not out growen that machine. But the F75 does very, very well when you are Turf hunting and is great and fast in trash. Give the F75 a small coil and my God that would allow me to go back and rehunt places I have already pulled out missed finds with the T2 and f75. Of course with Relic hunting the F75 is so great and fast and you can still tame it or beef it up no limits so far.
I do seem to like the F-75 better each time I get out with mine too. Don't have alot of time on it yet or any great finds, but what I have found was missed by others. No regrets on spending the money for the F-75 like some detectors I have tried.
I will say in the next few months now that some have the F-75 and get to know them better we will see some great finds found in area that are considered cleaned out by some of the top detectors out there.
Lets see what is posted by June and July and see if I am right.
I will say in the next few months now that some have the F-75 and get to know them better we will see some great finds found in area that are considered cleaned out by some of the top detectors out there.
Lets see what is posted by June and July and see if I am right.
Mark in NC
Member
I think this is just the sort of "reboot" Fisher needed. Like a lot of folks, I was optimistic, but also concerned about what the First Texas buyout would mean. The F-75 is definitely a "statement" that they are taking the Fisher name very serious and are on the attack when it comes to the high end hobbyist market. With Johnson, Gardiner and all the other great engineers they have on hand, I'm expecting to see many truly great and innovative things to roll out of Texas.
When I reach for a detector now, my hand instinctively grabs the F-75...
hh'n
Mark in NC
When I reach for a detector now, my hand instinctively grabs the F-75...
hh'n
Mark in NC
I too, really like the F75. Unfortunately, mine went absolutely GOOFY on me, so it had to be returned for "repair or replacement". They did require a Return Authorization and sent UPS to pick up the machine. Since I'm in Penna and the factory is in Tx, it's been over a week and it still hasn't arrived at the factory. It's CLOSE though (in New Mexico) and is scheduled for delivery to them today. I don't think that I'm alone in feeling like time away from a machine passes in "Dog Years" (lol). My hope is that they look at it and send me a new machine. My fear is that they'll return it with a note saying that they can find nothing wrong with it. The dealer from which I purchased the unit has been very supportive (name withheld to protect the innocent), but he is also new to dealing with First Texas.
So I guess the bottom line regarding customer support from First Texas for me personally is that the verdict will be rendered soon. I'm a firm believer that good customer support should be praised from the rooftops. On the other hand, if a company wants to "take the money and run", that needs to be reported too. I'll definitely be reporting back as soon as I hear.
Thanks,
Tagamet
So I guess the bottom line regarding customer support from First Texas for me personally is that the verdict will be rendered soon. I'm a firm believer that good customer support should be praised from the rooftops. On the other hand, if a company wants to "take the money and run", that needs to be reported too. I'll definitely be reporting back as soon as I hear.
Thanks,
Tagamet
You are right about the finds in "hunted to death" places.
Now some guys are laerning what i always said : target separation is more important than depth. The F75 has both, depth and separation. Wait until we get a small coil for it, with even better separation we will pull some more finds out of the trashy sides.
Andy,NM
Now some guys are laerning what i always said : target separation is more important than depth. The F75 has both, depth and separation. Wait until we get a small coil for it, with even better separation we will pull some more finds out of the trashy sides.
Andy,NM
I liked that one ! It seems to be the right time for the "attack" since other companies still make "heavy weight champions" (Explorer) or old style "radio knob controls" (Tesoro) and other still celebrating the one and only very successful detector they ever made (Garrett Ace 250).
Here is some tips for the companies if they want to have a great detector in the future:
Make it:
-use just 4 AA batteries (because of the charger thing)
-lightweight
-it dual frequency to cancel the salt on the beach
-standard DD coil for depth in mineralisation.
-Visual (large numbers) and Tone ID
-Notch System
-Small coil right from the start
-Inexpensive
-Back-light
-True All Metal Mode
-Gain control and sensitivity control
-Weather or water proof
-Build in detector stand
Would like to see the dual frequency tuned Fisher CZ electronics in the F75 hardware.
Andy,NM
Here is some tips for the companies if they want to have a great detector in the future:
Make it:
-use just 4 AA batteries (because of the charger thing)
-lightweight
-it dual frequency to cancel the salt on the beach
-standard DD coil for depth in mineralisation.
-Visual (large numbers) and Tone ID
-Notch System
-Small coil right from the start
-Inexpensive
-Back-light
-True All Metal Mode
-Gain control and sensitivity control
-Weather or water proof
-Build in detector stand
Would like to see the dual frequency tuned Fisher CZ electronics in the F75 hardware.
Andy,NM
I wonder why the design engineers couldn't increase the range of the ground balance to take out salt.
One detector from long ago that had a salt ground balance range was the Teknectics S/T. I used that one on Daytona beach in Florida and had my pockets bulging with coins found in wet sand and surf.
So wonder why they couldn't have done that to the F75?
HH
Frank
One detector from long ago that had a salt ground balance range was the Teknectics S/T. I used that one on Daytona beach in Florida and had my pockets bulging with coins found in wet sand and surf.
So wonder why they couldn't have done that to the F75?
HH
Frank
Because some problems could be related to settings used or location.
I found myself accidently notching in iron, because if you have disced out iron and then press the notch for iron you have it back-notched in.
The other thing is if you have disc set below 5 in de mode or disc higher than 20 in de mode the detector can become unstable if a interference source is close.
Andy,NM
I found myself accidently notching in iron, because if you have disced out iron and then press the notch for iron you have it back-notched in.
The other thing is if you have disc set below 5 in de mode or disc higher than 20 in de mode the detector can become unstable if a interference source is close.
Andy,NM
I think it can GB out salt by using manual GB (because salt comes in under GB#40). If that doesn't help raise the disc.
The problem is if a single frequncy detector cancels salt all metal targets to that very high GB point will be gone too (small gold). I know with two frequncies there is a way around that,but don't know exacly how it works.
Andy,NM
The problem is if a single frequncy detector cancels salt all metal targets to that very high GB point will be gone too (small gold). I know with two frequncies there is a way around that,but don't know exacly how it works.
Andy,NM
[quote Andy,NM]Because some problems could be related to settings used or location.
I found myself accidently notching in iron, because if you have disced out iron and then press the notch for iron you have it back-notched in.
The other thing is if you have disc set below 5 in de mode or disc higher than 20 in de mode the detector can become unstable if a interference source is close.
Andy,NM[/quote]
I'd like to know what was wrong too. The symptoms remained the same across three different sites, including my "learning" site - a set of soccer fields out in the middle of nowhere, with minimal trash and plenty of clad laying shallow, a hunting camp out in a forest that DID have a transformer on a pole overhead, and another mountain site with no electrical wiring within MILES. I tried all frequencies. Repeated Fastgrab GBing (and watching closely for those tiny "Can't gb" words), resetting to defaults, using high discrim, low discrim, low sensitivity, etc. You name it, I think I tried it. Believe me, I REALLY didn't want to send the machine back to Tx! I've NEVER returned a machine before. The best I got was a barage of chatter, with ID numbers that jump all over the place, with some scratchy noises posing as "tones" that were really difficult to pull from the background chatter. Shouldn't resetting to defaults have fixed these issues given the different places I'd hunted?
Thanks,
Tagamet
I found myself accidently notching in iron, because if you have disced out iron and then press the notch for iron you have it back-notched in.
The other thing is if you have disc set below 5 in de mode or disc higher than 20 in de mode the detector can become unstable if a interference source is close.
Andy,NM[/quote]
I'd like to know what was wrong too. The symptoms remained the same across three different sites, including my "learning" site - a set of soccer fields out in the middle of nowhere, with minimal trash and plenty of clad laying shallow, a hunting camp out in a forest that DID have a transformer on a pole overhead, and another mountain site with no electrical wiring within MILES. I tried all frequencies. Repeated Fastgrab GBing (and watching closely for those tiny "Can't gb" words), resetting to defaults, using high discrim, low discrim, low sensitivity, etc. You name it, I think I tried it. Believe me, I REALLY didn't want to send the machine back to Tx! I've NEVER returned a machine before. The best I got was a barage of chatter, with ID numbers that jump all over the place, with some scratchy noises posing as "tones" that were really difficult to pull from the background chatter. Shouldn't resetting to defaults have fixed these issues given the different places I'd hunted?
Thanks,
Tagamet
If the detector doesn't work after a reset with lower sensitivity your detector seems to have a real problem and you did the right thing by shipping it back to the factory. Customer service seems to improve too, since you didn't have to pay for shipping. Email them to call you before they send it back to you, to make sure they found the problem.
Let me know what the problem was please.
Maybe you had a bad coil like i had on the T2.
Andy,NM
Let me know what the problem was please.
Maybe you had a bad coil like i had on the T2.
Andy,NM
[quote Andy,NM]If the detector doesn't work after a reset with lower sensitivity your detector seems to have a real problem and you did the right thing by shipping it back to the factory. Customer service seems to improve too, since you didn't have to pay for shipping. Email them to call you before they send it back to you, to make sure they found the problem.
Let me know what the problem was please.
Maybe you had a bad coil like i had on the T2.
Andy,NM[/quote]
Will do.
Thanks,
Tagamet
Let me know what the problem was please.
Maybe you had a bad coil like i had on the T2.
Andy,NM[/quote]
Will do.
Thanks,
Tagamet
Idaho-Marke
New member
n/t
Big Boys Hobbies
Well-known member
And I have my SE still for sale in the classifieds.....so SSSHHHHHHH!! ha ha I'll be sad to see it go. 
[quote Tagamet]I too, really like the F75. Unfortunately, mine went absolutely GOOFY on me, so it had to be returned for "repair or replacement". They did require a Return Authorization and sent UPS to pick up the machine. Since I'm in Penna and the factory is in Tx, it's been over a week and it still hasn't arrived at the factory. It's CLOSE though (in New Mexico) and is scheduled for delivery to them today. I don't think that I'm alone in feeling like time away from a machine passes in "Dog Years" (lol). My hope is that they look at it and send me a new machine. My fear is that they'll return it with a note saying that they can find nothing wrong with it. The dealer from which I purchased the unit has been very supportive (name withheld to protect the innocent), but he is also new to dealing with First Texas.
So I guess the bottom line regarding customer support from First Texas for me personally is that the verdict will be rendered soon. I'm a firm believer that good customer support should be praised from the rooftops. On the other hand, if a company wants to "take the money and run", that needs to be reported too. I'll definitely be reporting back as soon as I hear.
Thanks,
Tagamet[/quote]
I'LL HAVE SOMETHING TO REPORT TOMORROW.
So I guess the bottom line regarding customer support from First Texas for me personally is that the verdict will be rendered soon. I'm a firm believer that good customer support should be praised from the rooftops. On the other hand, if a company wants to "take the money and run", that needs to be reported too. I'll definitely be reporting back as soon as I hear.
Thanks,
Tagamet[/quote]
I'LL HAVE SOMETHING TO REPORT TOMORROW.