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Consistant noise ever get to you?

baseballjeffbaseballjeff Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭
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I am a proud owner of an Infinium now. I just got it, and the -5 to -15 weather is keeping me indoors till the spring thaw starts to melt the icealong the rivers. Does the constant noise of these machines ever get to you? I watched the Garret instructional video and I am concerned I'll get tired of this because of the ever constant noise. Does this seem to drown out after awhile? How do you pro's deal with the constant noise factor?

Jeff

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  • goldrush00013goldrush00013 Posts: 2,478 ✭
    Jeff, how high do you have the threshold set? It should be set so that it's just barely audible.

    My detector has a constant threshold hum and I've become use to it. Also your ears will pick up on slight changes and wobbles in the threshold which may be giving clues to deep objects just out of detection range.

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  • CROCKofCOINSCROCKofCOINS Posts: 1,545 ✭
    Jeff, Good luck with the new detector.
    This site may help: http://www.akmining.com/mine/jour146.htm

    Jerry
    CROCK of COINS
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I do not believe I could detect with constant noise as you describe... Goldrush has a good suggestion.. I would go back to the dealer if that does not help. Cheers, RickO
  • ASUtoddASUtodd Posts: 1,312 ✭✭
    On my Whties DFX you cna use Silent Search but it isn't recomended. The constant hum tells you that your detector is ground balancing correctly. You should be able to set your threshold lower to lower the noise. i lower mine until i can barley hear it in my earphones that way those deep small beeps come through loud and clear and I don't miss the deep targets.
    Todd
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  • millenniummillennium Posts: 3,305
    On my GTI 2500, I set the threshold to a barely audible sound...I use earphones and I hardly hear it.
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  • shudsonshudson Posts: 108


    << <i>On my GTI 2500, I set the threshold to a barely audible sound...I use earphones and I hardly hear it. >>



    Quick question Millennium, what type of earphones do you use?

    I think I might pick up a pair myself since I'm not too fussy about wearing a headset all day, but I have no idea what would be a good brand to pick up.
  • millenniummillennium Posts: 3,305
    Here ya go:


    Headphones


    Right from the Garrett site. Mine have Koss on them but I can't tell from the pic on the site if they do...
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