Wish someone would do a video on...

Setting up a Bandido 2 uMax for newbies.....

Whimpster Wrote:
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> Setting up a Bandido 2 uMax for newbies.....

Hey Whimpster, why do you feel it is so hard to set up a manually Ground Balanced machine? I was tuning mine up according to the manual and never had a problem. This is way before the internet and I didn't have any help from other people. It ain't that hard, no rocket science here..... One trick on ground balancing that you won't hear from others is this: The GB procedure is done in the AUTO all-metal mode with a just audible Threshold, this is a quick acting all metal mode. .....start with the coil parallel and flat to the ground and from about 6 inches high... rapidly move coil to just above ground and listen for a change in the threshold. Do this coil bobing up and down movement while adjusting the GB knob. If it nulls or the Threshold goes silent turn GB Knob clockwise, if Threshold gets louder turn GB Knob counterclockwise.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/04/2016 01:13AM by Hombre.

Hombre,
It's not that I find it hard to ground balance a machine...that's the easy part.
I know there's lads with a hell of a lot more seat time then me.... that can add loads of info and tips to cut down on the learning curve.
It's my first Tesoro... be gentle
And see you just added a tip....thank you

Cheers Bob.


Hombre Wrote:
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> Whimpster Wrote:
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> > Setting up a Bandido 2 uMax for newbies.....
>
> Hey Whimpster, why do you feel it is so hard to
> set up a manually Ground Balanced machine? I was
> tuning mine up according to the manual and never
> had a problem. This is way before the internet and
> I didn't have any help from other people. It ain't
> that hard, no rocket science here..... One trick
> on ground balancing that you won't hear from
> others is this: The GB procedure is done in the
> AUTO all-metal mode with a just audible Threshold,
> this is a quick acting all metal mode. .....start
> with the coil parallel and flat to the ground and
> from about 6 inches high... rapidly move coil to
> just above ground and listen for a change in the
> threshold. Do this coil bobing up and down
> movement while adjusting the GB knob. If it nulls
> or the Threshold goes silent turn GB Knob
> clockwise, if Threshold gets louder turn GB Knob
> counterclockwise.

I done one about 5 years ago but it was more of a detecting video. See the link below.

[www.youtube.com]



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/04/2016 01:13PM by wjs.

Already headed your way.

Rich

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Just one more good target before I go.

wjs Wrote:
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> I done one about 5 years ago but it was more of a
> detecting video. See the link below.
>
> [www.youtube.com]

You make good videos Bill S but this one disappointed me. The Bandido ll µMax is an old site, ruins, ghost town type of machine putting the ED-120 discrimination circuit to good use, knocking out small nails at MIN Disc. setting. It is not a detector to be used in a park with a lot of modern trash. This (park) type of hunting requires a Target ID machine so you can trend the common trash items with either VDI numbers or named items on a meter. I hunt with my Bandidos at relic type sites in a rural setting and can use a shovel to be my target ID....something that should never be done at a park!

Hombre Wrote:
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> wjs Wrote:
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> > I done one about 5 years ago but it was more of
> a
> > detecting video. See the link below.
> >
> > [www.youtube.com]
>
> You make good videos Bill S but this one
> disappointed me. The Bandido ll µMax is an old
> site, ruins, ghost town type of machine putting
> the ED-120 discrimination circuit to good use,
> knocking out small nails at MIN Disc. setting. It
> is not a detector to be used in a park with a lot
> of modern trash. This (park) type of hunting
> requires a Target ID machine so you can trend the
> common trash items with either VDI numbers or
> named items on a meter. I hunt with my Bandidos at
> relic type sites in a rural setting and can use a
> shovel to be my target ID....something that should
> never be done at a park!

Bill was hunting at a 150 year old site full of nails. it just happens to be a park now.

I only made the video give the people an idea of how it operated and sounded. I would not use it for everyday park hunting.....;o)

Thanks Rich


Gonebeepin' Wrote:
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> Already headed your way.
>
> Rich

Thanks Bill...was about the only one I could find

Cheers Bob.




wjs Wrote:
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> I done one about 5 years ago but it was more of a
> detecting video. See the link below.
>
> [www.youtube.com]

Heres one I did on the cibola...its regular ground balance and power balance..same as Bandido.

[www.youtube.com]

Keith

“I don't care that they stole my idea . . I care that they don't have any of their own”
-Nikola Tesla

Thanks Keith for the info....greatly appreciated.

Cheers Bob.




Keith Southern Wrote:
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> Heres one I did on the cibola...its regular ground
> balance and power balance..same as Bandido.
>
> [www.youtube.com]
>
> Keith