Some good tips & tricks. I have a question about #7:
"Don't coil the cable from the control box down to the search coil. Instead, tape the cable in a single line up the shaft to a point above the collapsible joint. Start the coil from there. As you swing the coil from side to side, a loose cable coiled around the shaft, and near the search coil, can give false signals."
Any truth to this? All of the MDs I've seen have it coiled all the way to the coil. I just checked my 250 and there's no slop near the coil.
http://www.goldfeverprospecting.com/medetitr.html
"Don't coil the cable from the control box down to the search coil. Instead, tape the cable in a single line up the shaft to a point above the collapsible joint. Start the coil from there. As you swing the coil from side to side, a loose cable coiled around the shaft, and near the search coil, can give false signals."
Any truth to this? All of the MDs I've seen have it coiled all the way to the coil. I just checked my 250 and there's no slop near the coil.
http://www.goldfeverprospecting.com/medetitr.html