AZWIP
Elite Member
Howdy folks, have just acquired a new (to me) Bandido II uMax. The deal was too good to pass up and the machine truly is like new.... it was hardly used. Looks and runs great!
Anyways, I already have the Silver uMax (bought the Cleansweep coil for the Silver uMax) and the Compadre, so thought this B2 uMax looked interesting as I don't have a lot of experience with Ground Balancing etc.
Soooooo... with that in mind, lol...
1.) Hope this is a good addition to my herd? I am "thinking" it will be the
deepest of the three machines? True?
2.) Both my Compadre and Silver have found the small gold (earrings etc)
am hoping this will do as well - or, do I dare say, even "better? Maybe?
a. Is this machine considered better than my other two? I am
mostly a jewelry hunter in parks and fields.
3.) Now, for this machine, the manual says, before powering on... I should
- Turn the GB know to the left 5 rotations, then to the right 2 rotations
- Then, make the proper settings and turn the machine one to GB and
hunt.
So, Will I need to do this before each and every hunt? The turning of the
GB know, Left 5 times then right twice????
Also, if I am hunting a park, and I have it GB'd... then say I turn it off for a min... then turn it back on... will I :
A.) Need to do the 5 turn/2 turn routine again?
B.) Need to GB again?
C.) Or can I simply turn on and resume hunting?
Also, if I am hunting in a park, and I have it GB'd... and I am hunting in MIN Disc mode... folks say you should GB from time to time while hunting??? I "assume" that means... I am hunting. I get 100 feet over to another spot...
do I just... pump it up and down and use the GB knob, if needed?
I am assuming, the settings I will use (again keeping in mind I hunt jewelry and in parks/totlots)... will be:
Tune = Auto
Mode = Disc = 0 (or maybe up to 2)
Sensitivity = A high as it will handle
Does that sound about right?
Later, I guess I will need to learn about the Tune being set to Normal and the Reset Tune toggle. Am assuming that the reset tune would only make sense if you are TUNE=NORMAL and ALL METAL mode. This one confuses me a bit.
I have fooled around a bit with this machine, just for an hour or so last night as I just acquired it last night... and I "think"/"hope" its a nice machine.
Got a nice beach scoop and head phones with it, again, all look brand new. Pd 150.00 - I hope that's a good deal. Sounded like it to me, could not pass it up.
Thanks again folks, and appreciate any and all advice/suggestions for using this machine. I feel"at one" with my compadre and silver, but this B2 uMax, appears to be different enough, and GB'ing/tuning is really new to me. Am hoping that my "hunted out" (by me) parks, may become lively and prosperous again, with the B2uMax. Lol. Reckon we'll see.
Thanks!!
Ron
Anyways, I already have the Silver uMax (bought the Cleansweep coil for the Silver uMax) and the Compadre, so thought this B2 uMax looked interesting as I don't have a lot of experience with Ground Balancing etc.
Soooooo... with that in mind, lol...
1.) Hope this is a good addition to my herd? I am "thinking" it will be the
deepest of the three machines? True?
2.) Both my Compadre and Silver have found the small gold (earrings etc)
am hoping this will do as well - or, do I dare say, even "better? Maybe?
a. Is this machine considered better than my other two? I am
mostly a jewelry hunter in parks and fields.
3.) Now, for this machine, the manual says, before powering on... I should
- Turn the GB know to the left 5 rotations, then to the right 2 rotations
- Then, make the proper settings and turn the machine one to GB and
hunt.
So, Will I need to do this before each and every hunt? The turning of the
GB know, Left 5 times then right twice????
Also, if I am hunting a park, and I have it GB'd... then say I turn it off for a min... then turn it back on... will I :
A.) Need to do the 5 turn/2 turn routine again?
B.) Need to GB again?
C.) Or can I simply turn on and resume hunting?
Also, if I am hunting in a park, and I have it GB'd... and I am hunting in MIN Disc mode... folks say you should GB from time to time while hunting??? I "assume" that means... I am hunting. I get 100 feet over to another spot...
do I just... pump it up and down and use the GB knob, if needed?
I am assuming, the settings I will use (again keeping in mind I hunt jewelry and in parks/totlots)... will be:
Tune = Auto
Mode = Disc = 0 (or maybe up to 2)
Sensitivity = A high as it will handle
Does that sound about right?
Later, I guess I will need to learn about the Tune being set to Normal and the Reset Tune toggle. Am assuming that the reset tune would only make sense if you are TUNE=NORMAL and ALL METAL mode. This one confuses me a bit.
I have fooled around a bit with this machine, just for an hour or so last night as I just acquired it last night... and I "think"/"hope" its a nice machine.
Got a nice beach scoop and head phones with it, again, all look brand new. Pd 150.00 - I hope that's a good deal. Sounded like it to me, could not pass it up.
Thanks again folks, and appreciate any and all advice/suggestions for using this machine. I feel"at one" with my compadre and silver, but this B2 uMax, appears to be different enough, and GB'ing/tuning is really new to me. Am hoping that my "hunted out" (by me) parks, may become lively and prosperous again, with the B2uMax. Lol. Reckon we'll see.
Thanks!!
Ron
