uMax in wet sand?

[Mister bee]

Does anyone know if an older uMax(9 years) will do anything in wet sand or shallow water. If so, will the discrimination have to be all the way up to compensate for the condition? Thought I'd try it tomorrow.

[l38ranger]

If your coil is water proof...go for it ...just adjust the best you can, mine is all the way up gut a good signal you will hear i'm sure...good luck, and welcome aboard...

You got it right
You never know until you try.

[John's Detectors]

If it has the sensitivity control try turning it down until it stops falsing. Ok good luck and I hope you make a big find! God Bless ya!

John Tomlinson,CET
John's Detectors
Blackwell,Tx.
Best Little Detector Shop in Texas!

[Mister bee]

Thanks for the advice & well wishes. I'll post any finds.
Mister bee in FL

[l38ranger]

Where about in fla are you???

[Mister bee]

I'm in W. Palm Beach

.....you will find that adjusting the sensitivity downward will give you more relief from the falsing over wet salt sand than adjustments on the discriminator control.

Which exact model do you have?

Originally Posted by Mister bee

Does anyone know if an older uMax(9 years) will do anything in wet sand or shallow water. If so, will the discrimination have to be all the way up to compensate for the condition? Thought I'd try it tomorrow.

[Mister bee]

Silver Sabre uMax

....."Occasionally, you may need to reduce the setting to eliminate “false signals” caused by difficult conditions such as highly mineralized ground on trashy sites or nearby sources of electrical interference. These false signals are generally short, choppy sounds that can be easily distinguished from a good target response sound. Extreme conditions such as wet salt sand may require you to lower your Sensitivity setting into the 2 to 5 range."

Remember that false signals are usually short, and choppy whereas the good targets will be smoother and longer in duration. Your detector is a VLF, and as such isn't the best choice for hunting wet, salt sand beaches, but it will work quite well, as long as you remember the above and adjust your thinking accordingly.

Originally Posted by Mister bee

Silver Sabre uMax