Do swings differ between machine?

astro-nut

Posts: 23
southwest fla
Detector used:
whites spectra, dual field, beachhunter300, minelab quattro

Do swings differ between machine?

Posted Nov 20, 2009, 05:35:58 PM

this might be a dumb question but do swings differ between the bhid 300 and the whites dual field. i know they are different machines but is the swinging rate different

DaChief

Posts: 996
Middle Tennessee
Detector used:
-------(Water)------- Garrett Infinium (Relic and Coin) Minelab Sov. Elite Tesoro Bandido UMax White's Blue Grey

Re: Do swings differ between machine?

Reply To This Topic #1 Posted Nov 20, 2009, 07:41:31 PM

I am not sure about those particular detectors because I have never used them but I would do a field experiment. I would go to you favorite hunting area and once you hit on a known target, test the optimum speed that you believe you are still getting a solid signal. Then dig the target carefully to see how deep it was. I believe that you will find what is often said. Slower is better. You will most likely get a good signal at a very fast swing speed on shallow targets but I believe that you will find that on deeper targets, you detector will need a little more time to send, receive and process the information. I know that with the Sov. Elite, using the 15 inch WOT coil, I have to go slower to really pick up on the very deep targets. The first time I took it to a park, I didn't get a target to dig for about the first hour. I was disappointed because I knew that there had to be some deep targets there. I slowed down to a crawl and started digging coins and buttons and other items at 18 inches regularly. There is a optimum speed for every machine I believe but I think that there are so many variables on target size, density, orientation and depth that you will find that going slower is just what the doctor ordered.

Just my thoughts.

Good Luck,
DaChief

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Treasure_Hunter

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Posts: 4026
Orlando, Fl
Detector used:
Minelab_Excal_1500_WOT Minelab Excal_1000 Waterproof_ Sov_GT Sovereign GT Whites_6000_XL_Pro Whites_Classic_ID Troy_Shadow_X2 Tesoro_Conquistador Fisher_1235X Whites_Beach_Hunter_ID

Re: Do swings differ between machine?

Reply To This Topic #2 Posted Nov 20, 2009, 08:18:38 PM

Ask your wife, slow is always better. Wink

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vayank54

Posts: 1449
Northern VA
Detector used:
Whites Blue Gray & Tesoro Ciabola

Re: Do swings differ between machine?

Reply To This Topic #3 Posted Nov 20, 2009, 09:08:42 PM

different machines will have different response times so the swing rate will vary. On some machines you can change the reponse time. there are a lot different things to consider. ground mineralization, trash etc. but slower is always better.