Whites surfmaster pi pro ,help please

[kc]

Just got myself a newish, (new to me ) Whites surfmaster pi pro ,can't wait to get to the beach ,any help on,
Setting up,
What types of signals to listen for,
How best to pinpoint, would be great
I have read the new book by Clive James Clynick Pulsepower finding gold at the shore (brilliant book), but if anyone can give me some hands on advice ,I need to make this pay for itself ,
I'm in the UK (Kent) with lots of cold weather and snow at present ,but lots of enthusiasm.
thanks all for your time. kc

 

[mrken]

DIGG ALL SOUNDS DOUBLE BLEEPS MOSTLY BOBYPINS GET A BIG SCOOP ENJOY

 

[cjc]

Hi KC
Glad you like the book; there's some solid basics in there. As for what to listen for, it's more a matter of consistently selecting signals that are round and coin-sized. I would also recommend undertuning to bring up the inconsistencies of weaker less consistent responses. Rather than just listening, use the coil to feel out what you are hearing from every angle. Once you are starting to recognise the wide drawn out tone of most caps and the double tones of spikes you are off to a good start. Working with a sifter is also a good idea to speed up the process and help you to get hold of some of the smaller objects more easily.
PS. The detecting hobby is about the opposite of a get-rich-quick scheme.
Good Luck,
cjc [clivesgoldpagehome]

 

[Goldak]

kc, I just got the same machine. I've been out 3 times with it and have 1 gold ring that I found in the wet sand maybe 8 inches deep. One beach I hunted had very little black sand so I had the "gain" at maximum and the "sensitivity" set for a slight "hum". I got really good depth (IMO) getting quarters perhaps 12 inches down.
The other beach I hunted had a lot of black sand so the gain was about 40% of maximum and I got less depth as a result. I'm still learning the signals but whenever I got a "double beep" it turned out to be a bobbie pin or rusty nail.
I'm really liking this machine and it has re-kindled my passion for beach hunting. I've had other machines before but this one seems more fun to use and I'm not really sure why. I think that it has a wider scanning area than my Fisher 1280-x and it seems like it gets a lot of signals. HH!

 

[kc]

Hi Ive been out only twice so far ,found only 2 coins and a load of small nails etc ,still not totally sure if I'm getting the Hum right its not so much a hum more a electric interference noise ,if you know what i mean still love the machine ,Ill keep at it
kc

 

[Dig]

You should ask CraigPI...to my estimation he is one of the more knowledgeable PI members on here and uses the Whites DF. He also makes some pretty tight finds with it.

 

[NuggetBucket]

I just got one as well - found a woman's silver ring with a diamond (at least I think it's a diamond - need to confirm) on my second day, as well as a lot of coins. We are in California, so we have a lot of black sand to content with, which is the reason we got this detector (as well as a TDI). Anyway, I am still learning it, but you just have to play with the settings a bit and learn the signals. I discovered early on that a double bleep is a bobbi pin or a nail. Dig everything and you will learn quickly. Have fun & keep us posted on your finds!

Nugget

 

[Water Hunter]

Here's a little tip. Those bobby pins will drive you crazy, because they'll fall through your scoop when your digging, then you'll dig again to see what it was, and dig again, until you find yourself in one spot for 15 minutes. Do this buy a strong magnet epoxy it to your scoop when you dig those pesky bobby pins or little pieces of metal they'll attach themselves to your scoop , you'll see them and move on. Good luck. Unless you have a stainless steel scoop,

 

[srf2112]

Brilliant tip Water Hunter. I'm trying to get set up for water hunting and I'll definitely employ that trick. thanks.
HH
Scott