Safari Tone Question

[GoldHunter80]

Hello all..I'm new to this forum and metal detecting in general..I have a quick question regarding the Safari and the stock coil..btw I have checked in previous posts on here but couldn't find the answer to my question..so here it goes..if I bump something with my coil while I'm detecting an area I will get a tone just like I do if I have detected an object in the ground..I just wanted to know if this is normal and anybody else has experienced this as well or do I have a faulty coil or a loose connection somewhere..I thought I remembered reading somewhere that if you bump the coil accidentally you can get a false reading or tone from doing so..any input on this is greatly appreciated..GL and HH..

 

[DirtAngler]

What happens if you have it on something away from any metal and tap a wood stick against the coil?
I just tried this with mine and get no response.

 

[DirtAngler]

Also, if you have used it, remove your coil cover and make sure there is nothing in it causing the falsing.

 

[GoldHunter80]

DirtAngler I'll check out your suggestions and let you know what I find out..I've been out detecting with it a half a dozen times or so and overall it seems like it's working properly for the most part..but this is the first detector I've owned or used for that matter so I don't have anything to really compare it to..I have also taken the coil cover off whenever I've returned from a day at the beach to clean out any sand that may have gotten inside of it, so that isn't a factor at this point..

 

[gunsil]

I just fired mine up and bumped a couple of chairs and did not get any noise. If your machine is new why don't you ask Minelab about it??

 

[GoldHunter80]

I just tested the coil out with the wood stick like you suggested and I had the same results as you posted earlier...I'm gonna do some bench testing with various targets tonight so I can familiarize myself with the tones and TID#'s of the Safari..

 

[GoldHunter80]

Gunsil-if it had made any noise when I used the wood stick to test it that was going to be my next course of action..

 

[kschae4]

It too happens to me, as I hunt woods and fields and constantly hit coil up against weeds,vines,decaying corn stalks.

 

[CHRIS OC]

Mine does it to wen I bump into things , I believe it's normal

 

[GoldHunter80]

Ok thanks for the replies to that..I too kinda thought it was a normal thing so to say..I wanna say that I remember reading that it would do that but I don't remember where it was..lol I feel a little better knowing that others have experienced the same type of thing too..I will be glad when I finally learn my Safari and understand all the tones as well..thanks again guys..HH and GL