Explorer versus F75

[bakergeol]

Here is a good review listing the advantages of both. It is from the Geotech forum.

http://members5.boardhost.com/MetalDetecting/msg/1174969649.html


Posted by Andy,NM on 3/27/2007, 12:27 am
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After the first 6 days with the F75 i have to say that this detector is the fastest i ever used. Not only recovery speed and target response...the numbers on the display show up so fast that you can put three different coins in a row 5" apart and swing the F75 over them as fast as you can and it displays every coin separatly. Depth and target ID seems to improve with higher speed too. I have never seen a detector that can do that. I like how hard it hits (bangs) on the coins too.
Here is the tip of the day: Use the Target ID number in conjunction with the depth meter since you have a depth reading when you swing over a target. So if the target ID is 20 and depth shows 8+ inches it can be a nickel. Shallow nickels read about 30 (29 to 31).

I see that Explorer vs F75 question on some forums. Let me say that target ID at depth and beach performance in the wet salt are the only advantages the Ex has over the F75.

The advantages of the F75 over the Explorer are:

1. Less weight and better balance.
2. Recovery speed and target response is lightning fast.
3. Deeper All Metal Mode
4. Better response to small gold and other lower conductors.
5. Easier to use interface.

If you use a F75 after you used an Explorer you get the feeling that your life was in slow motion before.
Not bashing the Ex here...it has its place....at the beach.

OK thats it for now.

Andy,NM



GEORGE

 

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[bakergeol]

I came across this European ground depth test for most detectors. No it is not the one which was posted earlier on another forum. This one may be reliable.

http://www.thunting.com/geotech/forums/showthread.php?t=12906

I know it is difficult to interpret because of the foreign language and measurements in cm. but it is usefull.

The F75(toward the bottom) ranked right up there with the Explorer in depth- They just buried objects at depth and if the detector could detect it - I guess it got a V.

The F75 does show an improvement in depth over the T2- I imagine probably for lower conductors- not just a cosmetic change- but a real change in performance.

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[Charlie P. (NY)]

Very interesting read. A little hard to sus the lingo. Looks like a better site than the one I was tossing sround.

Good to see that the Fisher F75 grabbed everything but the loodje, and the Explorer (in most versions/masks) grabbed everything but the Loden Bol.

In my experience when I drop a loodje I don't want it back, though there could be a language barrier there.

Once again, my simple little Musketeer comes out all roses and moonbeams. Right up there with the Explorer. Un huh (we don't have the little chin scratching smiley here). Guess I started off on the right foot. No wonder I haven't yet added a second detector. What they don't tell you is that you'll find everything, but to do so you must dig EVERYTHING.

I am kind of amazed at the pounding White's are taking in these European tests. Is there a different export model that runs on AAA batteries or something?

 

[EDDE]

personally i think the low end BH products are "toys" and good starters
i lasted 4 months with my BH then bumped to a HIGH ender (TROY X5)
lots of good products have been hitting the market (mid- high end products)
so i like the postings george throws out
i find my self reading this on the net alot lately
lots to learn
http://members5.boardhost.com/MetalDetecting/index.html
its mostly a tech board but good reading 8)
good perspective on machines capabilities etc no detector war BS ( no yahooos)
just guys into the hobby hardcore

 

[bakergeol]

About the depth charts or any in ground tests.- You have to remember coil size is different between models. The Explorer and the F75 have similar coil sizes but others do not. For example in the UK test the X-3 and X-5 had different depths yet except for ground balance they are the same model. I suspect the difference was in coil size X-3 -7" and X-5 - 9". So I felt an Explorer 11 with a 10.5" coil had an advantage over a X-5 with a 9" coil in ground tests like this one.

The other issues are operator skill and ground conditions. My guess is the soil in Belgium is not as mineralized as my soil here in Colorado.

But still you can see certain trends in examining both the UK and the Belgium tests- especially among those that fared badly.


George