cjc

The sense I get with FerraCheck is that its not meant to stand alone.   Combined with using the coil, meter and audio (especially in 6 or 60 tones) its a great tool for shallow targets.  It's also a great learning tool for new hunters in that they can take the entire body of target information and then see visually what the machine is telling them.  It's like may have gotten the idea that a detector is like a cell phone--and they can just push a few buttons and dial up some gold...😆.

cjc

On 4/25/2022 at 11:23 PM, bklein said:

What do you guys think about the coil connection? I have coax-seal over mine but wonder if it gets condensation and I won’t know about it until too late.

Certainly not impossible--suggest you open periodically to look it over.  

cjc

The tone (having extension) meter (not too "wild)" and the Ferrachec are a good combination to keep you off the iron and caps.  When you hear a broken tone and see big meter changes on the cross  sweep--the Ferrachec confirms it.  Maybe not definitive, but a good clue amongst the others.  I  think it's important to get a feel for how deep it goes though in that there's a point where using basic target testing skills become the go to.   There's also the "too wide a sweep" margin for error. 

cjc

9 hours ago, Carolina said:

Are we taking for the Vishay’s or the Souriau?

Eric had sent me the sizing for a second "O" ring for the Vishay pots.  He used them on the GQA2--I must have replaced 10 of them. 

cjc

On 4/17/2022 at 4:40 PM, Carolina said:

This picture shows what can be hidden under your knobs if careful cleaning does not take place. I thought I was doing a good job but evidently not. I would think the Off switch and delay switch would be different pots from the remaining five. I also had a threshold switch that was missing the sealing ring. Luckily it was caught before submersion. 

Thanks great info, Carolina.  

will have to dig up the size Eric suggested for the second layer.

cjc

On 4/21/2022 at 10:18 AM, bklein said:

Needs an o-ring outside the nut that the knob can press against.

This is what Eric Foster suggested to me--adding a second "O" ring.

cjc

6 hours ago, Joe L said:

Heck, I’m still trying  to learn 2 tones…lol. I tried the 60 and I guess I’m the only one that did not really like it.  For me it’s just too much. Maybe as time goes by but, I just at this time don’t need that much info, I just dig.

Two tones is the best way to learn the audio of the Legend.   Best way to learn to balance the signal and use the coil to examine targets. 

cjc

20 hours ago, bklein said:

How do you know what brand of pot? Did you manage to open it up somehow?

I've ordered them for other machines.  

cjc

The AQ got two of these before she dropped the T/H pot never liked those Vishays they were a problems on Eric's machines and I have a bin full of them to prove it.  First thing I would have told  them (and did). AQ is winging its way to TX at $86 CND a pop.

Good while it lasted!  Really told me ferrous from non ferrous well.  

cjc

5 hours ago, JCR said:

It just seems to me that a deep target hits softer with a single frequency response than when using a Multi frequency.

Isn't that the point?  With MF you have more complete saturation and a fuller signal returning and responding--louder.   You might get specific targets to come in better at single FQ's though...

cjc

Don't really understand your question, JCR but I will say that I liked how the Beach modes both have this nice, solid  "authoritive" sound to them with the low weightings in there. 

cjc

Ive done this update with no problems.  I really like this machine especially the iron rejection of the "Field" mode.  The filtering is sophisticated enough to break up caps nicely.  If anyone wants to demo this get a hunk of rusted tin and go back and forth between "Park' and "Field"--interesting how the iron "lags" more in "Field." The update features a slightly "narrower" sounding pinpoint mode--important for dense iron target testing.  Ive also been surprised by the depth of this machine--GB'ed properly and with a nose cancel its a clean signal that's quiet and reaches way down.

cjc

10 hours ago, stateguy said:

Clive, I see you have a tdi pro in your arsenal 

I know the pro isn’t waterproof but have you ever found  any DEEP gold rings with it on the beach

i am wondering how this AQ compares to a whites tdi pro on depth. I know it all depends on condition and the user etc etc . But just trying to get a idea how deep this AQ goes
I have dug some deep targets in All Metal with the tdi I bet 20 24 in ( coins and rings). Problem with the whites tdi it’s so unstable for me and not waterproof 

I am thinking about buying a used AQ. So I can wade in the water

any information you can give appreciated 

these are both very deep  detectors--not far from 20" no question.  I do have a TDI, mine is waterproofed in a handgun case (still room for your Desert Eagle).  In salt the problem is that once you turn the delay up to 12+ for stability the depth is reduced to below Dual Field level.  In Fresh water it's a beast though.   These are both machines  that take some learning but will give you a  big advantage.  Read  everything there is.

cjc

On my first full week's salt water hunt with a working AQ and Im quite impressed  with what this machine can do.  I've always been a proponent of the "sifting" approach to gold hunting--that is --starting with being able to accurately separate ferrous from non-ferrous.  The AQ does this quite well and hunting in an environment with lots of rusted out coins and iron shards its an effective weapon for alerting you to anything not pure iron.  Still working on the tuning but overall this detector will stabilize in salt and still perform.  What's needed is an awareness of when to turn it down. (Sens / Delay / ATS up)--what the conditions demand.   I got one deep ring walking across an  incline--a tuning challenge for any detector.  Thought there was something wrong with the machine at one point then realized that it was  responding poorly the the bleached out nickel tester I was using.  I've sealed my power jack and coil connector with CoAxSeal to be on the safe side.  Maybe not the detector for anyone new to pulse induction but for someone who is willing to take the  time and learn some basics (signal selection especially) this is a powerful, smooth running pulse that will do a great job on gold.

cjc

Thats a shame--great feature on the Anfibio and Simplex.  

cjc

Some great advice here.  Most important feature on this machine is the last adjustment recall.  😁  Fiddle, test, adjust--for YOUR conditions.  This is a detector that has the punch and fidelity to  accommodate you.  One thing  that stands out to me is that it's almost too clean-running  to hit caps.  They come in--but  wide and broken with scattered meter readings.   Some rusted out ones--it ignores.  Might not please everyone but it does me.  Try knocking out "28"--the caps will be forced to jump over...

cjc

27 minutes ago, midalake said:

I like talking in code. But without a Legend in hand I might need a little more help with Rust line 12............

well these machines that are getting five different versions  of  the ground and iron tend to blur the bottom cut off a bit anyway but by rust line I mean the level at which you begin to block out iron.  or diverse signals like it--such as salt sand.  code is a little less  self explanatory.  --the preset is 10/11

19 hours ago, midalake said:

Would really like your thoughts on Salt Water/Beach work. Thanks!

I found it to be great--was cautious with the Stability control and found for the most part that I didn't need it.  As with any MF detector though its important to understand what the conditions demand.  There's always going to be  a digital "chop" to hear though and as long as you don't over tune the audio is great.  I recommend getting used to balancing the signal in 2 tone although 6 seems to be the deepest.  The idea is not to run it too "bitty" so as to let good responses come through.  For salt its worth experimenting with a higher "rust line" ie 12. 

cjc

Couldn't agree more and its great to see that this machine has Anfibio level depth to go with the added fidelity. 

cjc

Had the Legend, stock coil out today at a packed down freshwater beach that has quite a bit of black sand in the mix.  Now there have already been  a few things that have really  impressed me about this  machine;  Firstly it has the ability to pull up signals very cleanly from dense junk .  Didn't think it was worth posting anywhere but it got a 1940 cent from beneath a big tree that I've had all kinds of detectors and small coils in--kind of a "proving ground" spot--full of caps and small tabs.   Okay pretty good and in salt it did the same thing--it was very stable and with a bit of tuning was grabbing signals out of the iron really well.  So today this machine actually shocked  me with how deep it is. Hunting this packed down flat--I got a faint signal--maybe a bit wide for my liking but had to see what it was.  Good thing I had my small Stealth--although the target was a Corona cap and for sure had some halo--it was  at least 16" down--maybe more.  This detector can certainly run with the big dogs including my beloved Anfibio.   It is certainly more stable and the multi FQ platform makes a surprising amount of the Sensitivity usable.  I ran at around 26 but could have gone higher.  Dug about 3 more signals (ya, all caps) but all at that depth range--struggled to get them out even with a water scoop.  A very impressive detector can't wait to get a bit better with it. 

cjc 

Definitely CoAxeSeal--great prolduct.  One package lasts for ever if you don't let grit get in--use it one the coil and power jacks.  Got rid of any hint of salt water interference. 

cjc

https://www.parts-express.com/Coax-Seal-Moisture-Proof-Sealing-Tape-1-2-x-5-ft.-180-205

Glad your Mum is managing.  I like your test kit--this is the way to learn a machine and see what it does. 

cjc

The PP is kind of flat something I had hoped that the update would address (had mentioned it to Dilek in  a PM).  The Ferrocheck is kind of a set of training wheels in that once you get  the hang of co ordinating your coil movements with the audio those sounds that are breaking or tuning out (cross sweep or repeat passes) confirm as iron on the FerroCheck. 

With a lower resolution detector it would not be all that trustworthy but in that the Legend is parsing out whats what with great accuracy--the Ferrocheck does give a good indication of what's there--even blended responses when there is more than one target--ideally confirmed on the meter with distinct numbers.  This is something Im learning to do on the Anfibio--tone and odd, wide meter often means two targets.  Overall a great little machine with a ton of potential--especially in iron infested sites. 

cjc

On 3/18/2022 at 9:23 PM, DSMITH said:

just got it delivered and put it together first thing you notice once it is all together is the build quality of the Legend, to me it felt well balanced,set the spare battery in its cradle just to see what it felt like with the spare battery hanging under the arm cuff, it actually to me added a little more balance to the over all feel of the Legend, and did not seem to add much weight at all

have not went out and tried it out yet detecting, but I did turn it on and set the clock to 12 hour mode, did a frequency shift that took me a bit to remember what I read in the manual but figured it out did the frequency shift because it was a bit noise y when i turned it on, lowering the sensitivity down from factory default which is 25 did not help to lower the noise from EMI but when I did the frequency shift it quieted down considerably, not going to go detecting until I do the update, but I will say I hit a quarter in my front yard that I have been over numerous times at around 6 inches, i still cannot figure out how I would have even rted missed that quarter but apparently I did, just did not go over it at the correct angle or something but the Legend did see it

will update more once I get a little more acquainted with all the settings and things, I did not want to detect until after I update, I will admit for me it is going to be a bit of a learning curve and I attribute that to the legend being new tech to me, and my age and mind not working like it did when I first started detecting overall I am impressed with what I am seeing so far, and I will be honest with everyone if it does not turn out to be for me I will say why it was not i tend not to blow smoke up peoples behind

I stated with mine in 2 tone to get an idea of what signals sound like--and to get used to hearing through the digital "chop."

cjc

18 minutes ago, mh9162013 said:

Are you saying that's a bad thing?

well--there's such a thing as a confounded signal.  High gain, digital, multi FQ, modulated, super fast, high bias--thats rich fare...lol

It helps to know what any of them are....

cjc