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First question re: new Fisher F2.

MN Shutterbug

MN Shutterbug

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OK, I've figured out the difference in sounds of coins, but this pin pointing has me confused. When I hold the pin point button down while almost touching a coin, I get the monotone tone and the number 1 shows up on the screen. Once I raise the coil about an inch, the sound goes away and it registers anywhere from 8 to 12. What's up with this?

Thanks.
 
I believe I found the answer while searching old threads. The numbers I am seeing must actually be 0.8 to 1.2. It makes sense. The manual that came with this thing leaves much to be desired. Thank heavens for a forum like this. Without it, I doubt I would have even got into this hobby.
 
MN Shutterbug said:
I believe I found the answer while searching old threads. The numbers I am seeing must actually be 0.8 to 1.2. It makes sense. The manual that came with this thing leaves much to be desired. Thank heavens for a forum like this. Without it, I doubt I would have even got into this hobby.
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Sorry, not even close.
When you pinpoint you need to move the coil 8 to 10 inches away from the target area and then hit the button and slide the coil toward the target area.
As the tone gets louder, and the numbers get smaller the target will be under the center of the coil at the loudest tone and smallest number.

If you are over the target, especially a shallow one, and hit that button you are in effect doing something called supertuning and all of those depth numbers will be all messed up like
the effect you are seeing.
Do it the first way I said and then raise tue coil up slowly and you will see numbers also slowly rise as you raise the coil.
 
One more quick question. I understand that if only 1 bar is showing it's probably on or near the surface. Is there a particular number corresponding to each bar? For instance, are 2 bars 2 -3 inches and 3 bars, 4 - 6 inches, etc?
 
MN Shutterbug said:
One more quick question. I understand that if only 1 bar is showing it's probably on or near the surface. Is there a particular number corresponding to each bar? For instance, are 2 bars 2 -3 inches and 3 bars, 4 - 6 inches, etc?
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One bar is 2" or less, two bars is 2 to 4", three bars is 4 to 6" or more, but that is for coin sized targets and the F2 is not always accurate on these.
It definitely is not correct on tiny objects which will show deeper than they really are, or large targets like cans which will show much shallower.

I don't use those bars to gauge dept much, the pinpoint numbers on coin sized objects might be off an inch or so but they are more accurate than those bars.

What I do use those bars for is to determine trash.
When I have the target centered under the coil I swing the coil in a few short side to side movements over that target.
If the bars jump up and down there is a good chance the target is irregular shaped trash because even though some trash will be stable doing this, most good targets usually will be too and won't cause those bars to jump much if at all.
 
don't have one of those but my detector shows it being deeper the dryer the ground ... if it shows 12" in real dry ground might only be 4-6" where nice moist soil it's pretty close if it is what I think it is by the VDI
 
MN Shutterbug said:
By golly, that works. That sure isn't how the manual says to do it.

Thanks Digger27.
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The manual is woefully inadequate.
There is much more info around here on how to use your F2, tons of it written by me.
Once you learn the language and what it is really trying to tell you, the sky is the limit.

Here is an F2 cheat sheet...
http://metaldetectingforum.com/group.php?do=discuss&group=&discussionid=1995


Here is some reading material...
http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=116326

http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=164265

http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=146749

http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=78080

http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=120082

This is a super long thread that is still going.
33 pages, over 1300 posts, close to 90,000 views.
How I learned to use the F2 as I used it.
Tips, ideas and techniques from myself and many other owners, also pics of a lot of our great F2 finds.
Worth taking the time to go through it because it might get you over this initial learning phase a little quicker.
http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=53930


Not counting the thousands of coins that added up to many hundreds of dollars in clad, here is my album with the best of my F2 finds....
http://metaldetectingforum.com/album.php?albumid=3023
 
Please post it when you have it complied ad edited.

MN Shutterbug said:
I'm on page 9 of the thread you are describing. I'm copying and pasting pertinent info into Word.

Thanks much.
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I think it would make a very useful pinned thread for everyone with an F2 and for all beginners, as well.

I don't know what is involved in publishing an e-book, but the info in that thread certainly deserves to have an existence as a permanent resource.

Thanks very, very much,
John Morton

Now, if we could get the best of the threads for the Compadre and build a similar resource, we'd have an MD encyclopedia.
 
jmorton04 said:
I think it would make a very useful pinned thread for everyone with an F2 and for all beginners, as well.

I don't know what is involved in publishing an e-book, but the info in that thread certainly deserves to have an existence as a permanent resource.

Thanks very, very much,
John Morton

Now, if we could get the best of the threads for the Compadre and build a similar resource, we'd have an MD encyclopedia.
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I am thinking along the same lines.

Stay tuned.
 
jmorton04 said:
I think it would make a very useful pinned thread for everyone with an F2 and for all beginners, as well.

I don't know what is involved in publishing an e-book, but the info in that thread certainly deserves to have an existence as a permanent resource.

Thanks very, very much,
John Morton

Now, if we could get the best of the threads for the Compadre and build a similar resource, we'd have an MD encyclopedia.
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sounds like a great idea.
 
DIGGER27 said:
One bar is 2" or less, two bars is 2 to 4", three bars is 4 to 6" or more, but that is for coin sized targets and the F2 is not always accurate on these.
It definitely is not correct on tiny objects which will show deeper than they really are, or large targets like cans which will show much shallower.

I don't use those bars to gauge dept much, the pinpoint numbers on coin sized objects might be off an inch or so but they are more accurate than those bars.

What I do use those bars for is to determine trash.
When I have the target centered under the coil I swing the coil in a few short side to side movements over that target.
If the bars jump up and down there is a good chance the target is irregular shaped trash because even though some trash will be stable doing this, most good targets usually will be too and won't cause those bars to jump much if at all.
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Those are my findings, as well.
 
Agreed digger27's post are amazing and should be pinned I'm not sure I would have been as lucky my first couple times out without reading his posts I can only hope to be an f2 Jedi like digger27 :)
 
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