im looking for someone to helo me with all the Golden Umax settings.

Backstrap80 · Feb 21, 2015

Tesoro brothers!
I'm looking for someone who owns a Imax or owned and knows them in and out.
I would like to set the machine up for gold only and possibly quarters/silver bands.
If it's possible I'd like to set the machine to detect only nickel area and smaller targets. If I can get quarters great, I'd like to cherry pick just low range gold.
I eventually dig all targets but if I can dial this in at steel pull tabs from the 70's and down I'd be in heaven. Thanks Thanks, PS my phone is acting up I apologize in advance for any typos

Fletch88 · Feb 21, 2015

I hate to tell you but that's impossible! About the best you can do is set upper disc above zinc and a notch for nickel range. You will miss a certain percentage of gold, but to dig all gold you have to dig everything above iron. Gold can range from foil up to zinc depending on its alloys.

Keppy · Feb 21, 2015

Fletch.. Is right there is no way to set your detector up like that ………. If any detector company made a detector like that which they can not …. It would more than less cost you $10,000.00 or more ….. The reason they can not make a detector like you want …

Fletch88 · Feb 22, 2015

Even with the ctx, probably the best VDI machine made and I owned one for about a year, you still have to dig foil and tabs to get the gold. Many class rings hit exactly where a zinc penny hits on the ctx also. Basically dig all "round" repeatable signals above iron if you want the gold. Also every necklace or bracelet I've ever dug where pretty crappy signals from one direction but repeatable enough to dig from another direction.

atomicscott · Feb 22, 2015

Backstrap80 said:
Tesoro brothers!
I'm looking for someone who owns a Imax or owned and knows them in and out.
I would like to set the machine up for gold only and possibly quarters/silver bands.
If it's possible I'd like to set the machine to detect only nickel area and smaller targets. If I can get quarters great, I'd like to cherry pick just low range gold.
I eventually dig all targets but if I can dial this in at steel pull tabs from the 70's and down I'd be in heaven. Thanks Thanks, PS my phone is acting up I apologize in advance for any typos

If you don't dig pull tabs you likely won't dig gold. Get a machine with notchable disc if you wish to cherry pick and dont mind missing good targets due to masking. If it was easy, we would all be wearing gold rings, lol.

woodknack · Feb 22, 2015

I'd like to get one. the notch feature seems perfect for coins and jewelry.

woodknack · Feb 22, 2015

Backstrap80 said:
Tesoro brothers!
I'm looking for someone who owns a Imax or owned and knows them in and out.
I would like to set the machine up for gold only and possibly quarters/silver bands.
If it's possible I'd like to set the machine to detect only nickel area and smaller targets. If I can get quarters great, I'd like to cherry pick just low range gold.
I eventually dig all targets but if I can dial this in at steel pull tabs from the 70's and down I'd be in heaven. Thanks Thanks, PS my phone is acting up I apologize in advance for any typos

This is a really cool feature of this detector. Change the tone to get what your looking for! Why don't they still make these new? I need to nab a used one, when i get the extra cash!

atomicscott · Feb 22, 2015

woodknack said:
This is a really cool feature of this detector. Change the tone to get what your looking for! Why don't they still make these new? I need to nab a used one, when i get the extra cash!YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDgLYEBqg_g

There is a problem known as "masking", in which the desired target sometimes gets 'notched' or 'disc'ed' out along with the trash. That is why we all must dig some trash with the treasure, & why I hunt in all metal so I can hear all the tones (good & bad) & trust my EARS to do the notching (discing). Many detectors have notch-able disc, even the $200 F2. The problem is, they really are only accurate in a very limited sense. If you TRUST the disc, you end up missing good targets.

woodknack · Feb 22, 2015

atomicscott said:
There is a problem known as "masking", in which the desired target sometimes gets 'notched' or 'disc'ed' out along with the trash. That is why we all must dig some trash with the treasure, & why I hunt in all metal so I can hear all the tones (good & bad) & trust my EARS to do the notching (discing). Many detectors have notch-able disc, even the $200 F2. The problem is, they really are only accurate in a very limited sense. If you TRUST the disc, you end up missing good targets.

I don't believe nothing was notched out in the second video, just the tones were changed so he had a better clue of what the target was.

Have you ever used one of these? I may have miss read the video? But I think this is a feature I have not seen on other detectors! He was in disc mode. But it was set on min. So I don't think he was notching anything out. My understanding (and I maybe wrong) with the disc in min and adjusting the notch width only changes the sound and didn't notch anything out?

atomicscott · Feb 22, 2015

woodknack said:
I don't believe nothing was notched out in the second video, just the tones were changed so he had a better clue of what the target was.

Have you ever used one of these? I may have miss read the video? But I think this is a feature I have not seen on other detectors! He was in disc mode. But it was set on min. So I don't think he was notching anything out. My understanding (and I maybe wrong) with the disc in min and adjusting the notch width only changes the sound and didn't notch anything out?
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Ok, that may be true & I have not owned a Golden, but generally if you disc or notch something you stand a higher chance of missing good stuff with bad.

Backstrap80 · Feb 22, 2015

WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I ALREADY QUIT MY JOB!!!!!! I was gonna just pop gold outta the ground all day. Ill be back, gotta call my boss. Ill also learn about low and high conductors while Im at it.

Backstrap80 · Feb 22, 2015

OK, I found it, I guess Ill use a little less common knowledge or so I thought and use words like "range" "low" "high" etc. Don't be so insecure about owning Tesoros guys. Since I have to be a little more specific/laymen Tesoro stopped making the Golden Umax, the machine I got was used, it did not come with a instruction manual on setting it up. Im gonna share a little now and if this video don't show the Golden Umax "ID'ing Gold" its about the closest you can get. Im only concerned with the smaller stuff because I do very well with larger jewelry already.
For someone with a manual or knowledge of the machine they can understand the settings no problem, however I don't have a manual. I appreciate the "capt obvious" cool guys Me and some others got good laughs. This post should go in "best of"
I imagine some guy on a hillside digging half pound gold nuggets thinking to himself "I shoulda just done this years ago" Im still chuckling.

Backstrap80 · Feb 23, 2015

I see woodnack posted the video also. I had not read the post after the first couple replies. So, is there a way to notch this to the low end?

Backstrap80 · Feb 23, 2015

Oops, when I say "notch to the low end" I'm referring to smaller than Zink range gold. I think I'm gonna have to just get in the treasure and trash box and start tuning.

woodknack · Feb 23, 2015

You need to look around better Backstrap80. Simple Google search for the manual brought it up in the first link. Here it is. My suggestion is to sit back read it a few times get your detector out and experiment with the settings aND clad, rings, etc. Tesoro Metal Detectors - Official company web site with metal detector models for treasure hunting land or water.

Backstrap80 · Feb 24, 2015

Thanks woodknack. Watching 53 silver's video makes these machines look darn good doesn't it.

atomicscott · Feb 24, 2015

Backstrap80 said:
Thanks woodknack. Watching 53 silver's video makes these machines look darn good doesn't it.

I was excited about Michael's vids as well. Until I realized I could not duplicate them with my machine. I don't trust videos to guage a detector's performance.

woodknack · Feb 24, 2015

Yes it does. Really makes me want to get one. But of course I want everything!! LOL.

atomicscott, can you make a video showing us. I'd like to see both ends of the spectrum Please.

woodknack · Feb 24, 2015

Atomicscott,
I thought you didn't own a golden Umax?? Your post are confusing to me. If you don't own one then you can't duplicate it. This is a unique feature of the Golden umax from what have seen.

woodknack · Feb 24, 2015

atomicscott said:
Ok, that may be true & I have not owned a Golden, but generally if you disc or notch something you stand a higher chance of missing good stuff with bad.

This was your statement. You said you have not owned a golden!
so how could you try what Was on the video?

please don't be a troll.

im looking for someone to helo me with all the Golden Umax settings.

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what makes the compare so good with jewelry?

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