Mr. Monte...Relic Hunting Question...

[bustercrab]

I have access to farm land that borders a civil war battle field..I only have a short period of time to hunt..I have to wait for the peanuts to be harvested..Then with work,,bad weather,,this leaves very little time until the next planting..

I have been using the Garrett MasterHunter 7 [ 5 kHz ] and the Compass RM 7 { 3 kHz } because both are deep seekers..Most of the items that come out of the ground are rusted,broken,bent and melted together..Using any discrimination, a lot of the items would be missed..This was the outskirts of a battlefield,dig everything..

I was thinking of buying the Minelab 2000, because I know there are items beyond the range of these machines..You mention the White's 5900 Di Pro Sl with the composite board circuitry..How do I tell by looking at this machine.....Thank You..

 

[Monte]

[size=medium](should) say "CB" inside the battery door.

I liked the 5900 Di Pro SL because I prefer to have manual Ground Balance most of the time, rather than rely on AutoTrac, but I didn't care for the weight of the unit. That was one of the reasons I opted to go with the XLT as soon as it was released. Due to the proven excellence of the analog display of the 5900 & 6000 series, combined with the re-engineered electronics to make a new model that worked like/better than the 6000 Di Pro SL, one I got done working with a prototype I just had to have the 6000 Pro XL!

This lighter-weight and handier model worked so well that it quickly ranked right up there with the best TID models that are "all purpose" that I have ever used. Period! A few years later when they did some model line-up renaming, they dropped the '6000' from the outside decal/paint and switched the rest around so that it was then called simply the XL Pro.

With the 'Lock' setting it is easy to quickly GB the 6000 Pro XL/XL Pro and then "Lock" the established GB setting. With a slightly positive GB for a given site, I can usually work one of these units for hours without any hassle. If you use the highest Signal balance setting (Pre-Amp Gain) that is still stable (no noise or chatter), you will get the best depth, and be able to sweep at a slower-to-moderate sweep speed.

Monte [/size]

 

[megadivers]

Hey Monty. I also have a XL pro and am confused about the "lock" setting of the ground balance, Could you explain how to manually adjust the GB on an XL Pro to a positive setting? I always start with "air" and then down to the bottom until it beeps. I did not realize that it could be manually balanced like an old 5900. My Xl Pro says "6000 PRO XL SSP" do you know what SSP stands for?
Thanks!