Minelab full band spectrum question

[wescowood]

I was reading a kellyco mag. the other day and in it they advertise a minelab metal detector with full band spectrum. My question is what is full band spectrum? Is it new technology? What are the pro"s and cons. I'm just curious. I haven"t heard of it before.

full band spectrum is basically a multi frequency machine.. most machines transmit on a ssngle frequency ( XP Goldmaxx Power 18 K/hz ). The problem with FBS or BBS machines is the awful pinpointing compared to single freq machines.

The PRO really is that they can usually deal with any kind of land ( IE beach both wet and dry sand and inland sites) although the multi freq minelabs are nto so good on heavily mineralised sites and the recovery speed is woeful.

[WThesing]

I beg to differ!!!!

FBS tech is multifrequency driven by a processor rather than an oscillator. The advantage is by using different frequencies, a greater range of depth as well as target SIZE can be aquired. Heavily mineralized soils are also overcome, thus excellent performance under a wide variety of conditions. The recovery rate is a little slower due to the processing of a HUGE amount of information based on conditions, and what is under the coil at any given time. Target ID is much more accurate than most detectors, and in my case BOTH ferrous content and electrical conductivity. The pinpointing is not as narrow due to the use of a double "D" coil. not the detector. The DD coil is hot along the entire center bar, which results in a wider sweep path. A concentric coil has a circular hot spot that is conical in shape as the depth increases. Pinpointing is more accurate, but chances of missing a target are greater.
I own 2 Minelab Explorer II's. The Explorers are without a doubt one of the best detectors available. All detectors have their quirks and trade offs. There is no perfect machine. For top of the line it is either Explorer or White's DFX.

[TonyinCT]

I'll just add that this is a Minelab coined phrase not any dealers term.

[edgemano]

Ihave a FBS MINELAB quattro and i can pin point dimes at 10'' in a 4" circle i really like the 10.5" double D coil good luck!

Originally Posted by WThesing

I beg to differ!!!!

FBS tech is multifrequency driven by a processor rather than an oscillator. The advantage is by using different frequencies, a greater range of depth as well as target SIZE can be aquired. Heavily mineralized soils are also overcome, thus excellent performance under a wide variety of conditions. The recovery rate is a little slower due to the processing of a HUGE amount of information based on conditions, and what is under the coil at any given time. Target ID is much more accurate than most detectors, and in my case BOTH ferrous content and electrical conductivity. The pinpointing is not as narrow due to the use of a double "D" coil. not the detector. The DD coil is hot along the entire center bar, which results in a wider sweep path. A concentric coil has a circular hot spot that is conical in shape as the depth increases. Pinpointing is more accurate, but chances of missing a target are greater.
! ! I own 2 Minelab Explorer II's. The Explorers are without a doubt one of the best detectors available. All detectors have their quirks and trade offs. There is no perfect machine. For top of the line it is either Explorer or White's DFX.

i beg to differ as well.. i have a few machines with DD or widescan coils and all pinpoint perfectly but the minleab multi's?.. no chance and they are not good on minerlaised land.. UK explorer users know this as a fact although through many hours spent they can get better thro user experience. the recovery speed isnt just a little slower it is awful. i had a minelab explorer myself and on several sites it was unusable where the single freq machines wiped the floor with it. depth has never been an issue as on a reasonably clean site they can go deep no question about that. as for the DFX?. got rid of mine as well as it wasnt as deep or sensitive as either the Tejon or the Goldmaxx Power and alsp heavier but i have seen first hand that they are a capable machine.

its horses for courses in this game and what suits one man doesnt suit another.

[bearbqd]

I don't know why so many people here and on the reviews of the EXP II are overly concerned with poor pinpointingon this machine. As I've said before, I own the EXP II and I NEVER use pinpointing. I pay attention visually to where the object sounds with one sweep and then I turn 90 degrees with my eye on that spot and sweep again, making a perfect visual X. I can dig with great accuracy 90% of the time using this method. Too easy!

[Detector]

I agree bearbqd. With that being said I will add that pinpointing IS important for anyone new to detecting. Once you've got some experience under your belt pinpointing in motion mode isn't that difficult.

In fact I know where my target is before I pinpoint I use pinpointing to check the depth.