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Well I did it.. Got a V3i................. Whew at first glance
- Thread starter Elton
- Start date
earthmansurfer
Active member
Good luck with your new V3i! I've had mine around a month now and really like it.
A suggestion, MAKE SURE YOU GET A GREAT GROUND BALANCE! Sorry to yell but I can really say that if I had really really listened to that advice to start with I would have had an easier time. Make sure the ground is absolutely clear where you ground balance and I have found that doing the manual GB for a while really helps.
2nd suggestion - Be careful when you play with the settings, don't overdue it. The detector gets GREAT depth at the factor settings.
3rd suggestion - What has helped me the most is that when I get to a site (even one I have hunted before) I bury a coin at 6 to 9 inches. I lower my Rx and disc waaaaaay down till I can pick it up. Then I go through the filters for my swing speed and find which one works best (along with recovery). I recommend doing a sensitivity+zoom in the air to see what the EMI is like and then doing a ground tracking+zoom to see what the ground mineralization type and level is.
Good luck!
EMS
A suggestion, MAKE SURE YOU GET A GREAT GROUND BALANCE! Sorry to yell but I can really say that if I had really really listened to that advice to start with I would have had an easier time. Make sure the ground is absolutely clear where you ground balance and I have found that doing the manual GB for a while really helps.
2nd suggestion - Be careful when you play with the settings, don't overdue it. The detector gets GREAT depth at the factor settings.
3rd suggestion - What has helped me the most is that when I get to a site (even one I have hunted before) I bury a coin at 6 to 9 inches. I lower my Rx and disc waaaaaay down till I can pick it up. Then I go through the filters for my swing speed and find which one works best (along with recovery). I recommend doing a sensitivity+zoom in the air to see what the EMI is like and then doing a ground tracking+zoom to see what the ground mineralization type and level is.
Good luck!
EMS
LOL.Is all that stuff in the book Or do you learn that as you go.. Thanks for telling me all that is available.. I am printing out everyone of these suggestions too. I hope someday to know a fraction of what you do..and again thank you for taking the time to point out some fantastic features that I will learn how to do.
Larry (IL)
Well-known member
Like many said before, don't be in a hurry to make changes..... but if you want some interesting reading go to the top of the Forum and click on Reference links.