LovestheShiny!
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Okay, I bought a new Vanquish 440 for my wife to learn, and for any family or guests that want to go out metal detecting with me. A nice machine, good reviews, simple to put together, and light weight. I have used and continue to use my AT Pro.
I have taken the Vanquish out twice, after watching some good YouTube videos on operation of the detector. The Vanquish has auto noise cancel, a pre set ground balance, and 4 search modes in Multi Freq. I have gone to a couple of local parks to learn the machine so I can teach basics on how to use it to others. My issue is that it detects deep rusty nails like a good target, with solid high tones, sometimes in several directional sweeps of the coil over the target. It does work on coins, have found 5 clad quarters and 7 clad dimes, all deep, in addition to the rusty nails. It does detect deeper than the AT Pro, but so far all the really good sounding deep targets have been rusty nails or a group of rusty nails. I do know about the horseshoe button and have gotten grunts on some of the targets that initially produced a nice high tone, so have passed those up.
Also, I get about 5 high tones on each sweep of the coil. After going back to double check each one, I find that the machine is falsing on iron. I can turn the sensitivity down quite a bit and that goes away, but then I lose depth on getting those old deep silvers. Is this just an issue with this machine and multi freq, or what? I do know my Nox 600 and Nox 800 buddies do dig the occasional deep rusty nail. Thanks for any help!
I have taken the Vanquish out twice, after watching some good YouTube videos on operation of the detector. The Vanquish has auto noise cancel, a pre set ground balance, and 4 search modes in Multi Freq. I have gone to a couple of local parks to learn the machine so I can teach basics on how to use it to others. My issue is that it detects deep rusty nails like a good target, with solid high tones, sometimes in several directional sweeps of the coil over the target. It does work on coins, have found 5 clad quarters and 7 clad dimes, all deep, in addition to the rusty nails. It does detect deeper than the AT Pro, but so far all the really good sounding deep targets have been rusty nails or a group of rusty nails. I do know about the horseshoe button and have gotten grunts on some of the targets that initially produced a nice high tone, so have passed those up.
Also, I get about 5 high tones on each sweep of the coil. After going back to double check each one, I find that the machine is falsing on iron. I can turn the sensitivity down quite a bit and that goes away, but then I lose depth on getting those old deep silvers. Is this just an issue with this machine and multi freq, or what? I do know my Nox 600 and Nox 800 buddies do dig the occasional deep rusty nail. Thanks for any help!