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No threshold him on F5
- Thread starter ohiogal
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still looking 52
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I've been running my F5 for 6 years now, it's my only detector and I've logged thousands of hours on it and there is no HUM on my machine ever.
For maximum depth I run my threshold at positive 3 and turn the gain up as high as possible before it starts chattering usually about 85 in most areas depending on the over head wires.
For maximum depth I run my threshold at positive 3 and turn the gain up as high as possible before it starts chattering usually about 85 in most areas depending on the over head wires.
MarkCZ
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The F5 is a silent search detector, it DOESN'T have a running threshold tone.
Running the threshold up into the positive numbers doesn't mean its a Tone.
It means that the audio amp is TRIGGERED (ON) so the threshold you hear is detector electron circuits, (detector noisy)
Many well seasoned detectorist will run their detector into the noisy but its not for the faint at heart Lol!
Below a positive threshold its takes a response from the detection circuit to trigger the audio amp (send an audible report to the operator) running into a positive threshold is LIKE
switching the audio amp ON manually, so it just detector electronic chatter.
Running the threshold up into the positive numbers doesn't mean its a Tone.
It means that the audio amp is TRIGGERED (ON) so the threshold you hear is detector electron circuits, (detector noisy)
Many well seasoned detectorist will run their detector into the noisy but its not for the faint at heart Lol!
Below a positive threshold its takes a response from the detection circuit to trigger the audio amp (send an audible report to the operator) running into a positive threshold is LIKE
switching the audio amp ON manually, so it just detector electronic chatter.
REVIER
Well-known member
According to Mike Hillis in the F5 bible he states there are 3 versions.
The first had the most circuit noise, the second was improved and had less and the third, which I believe I just got and what ohiogal has, the least.
Not a big issue for me, I can deal with all kinds of noise and I am known to push the F70 into such higher areas in both disc and all metal and still be able to find the goods that most think I am insane.
Still, nice to be able to hunt in a quieter environment and still find the treasure if I want to use it that way.
I will play around and try both ways, eventually I will find what works best for me.