Assembly Instructions - Fisher F75 SPECIAL EDITION User Manual

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Detecting Activities (continued)
Gold Prospecting (continued)
minerals, serious gold prospecting requires a detector with high sensitivity
and true ground balanced motion all metal operation. Run the
machine with the sensitivity high enough to hear some noise
from ground minerals, and learn the language of the
sounds you hear. Headphones are recommended
you're working, you can maximize your gold recovery by
concentrating your effort on areas where the bar graph
indicates higher amounts of iron mineralization.
Gold prospectors are mostly a friendly bunch, and willing to
spend some time showing a beginner how to increase his
odds of finding the yellow stuff. Many will invite you to search
on their claims (if they have any) once they get to know you.
In some gold areas, a lot of the terrain is under claim, so you need
to learn how to recognize posted claims and stay off of them unless you have the claim
owner's permission. Prospecting clubs such as the GPAA often own claims which are open to
their members, and sponsor group outings to good
gold areas.
It's a thrilling experience to dig into the ground and pull out a precious piece of yellow metal
that you are the first person on earth to see. If you love being outdoors, have patience, and
can stay motivated by the prospect of finding that next nugget, then beeping for gold may be
the hobby for you. While only a few get rich prospecting, if you are not among them, think of it
as outdoor recreation where your finds defray the expense of having fun!
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unless consideration for safety (for instance
rattlesnakes) rules them out. Move the searchcoil
slowly and deliberately, carefully controlling its
height above the ground to minimize noise from
iron minerals in the soil. If you hear ground
noise, your Ground Setting could be a bit
off, so perform the ground balancing
procedure again. As you walk even a
very short distance, ground conditions
can change. The ground geology
typically associated with gold will
tend to change over very short
distances.
The Fe O bar graph indicates the amount
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of iron mineralization in the soil. In most gold fields,
especially alluvial (placer) deposits, gold tends to be
associated with iron minerals, especially magnetite
black sand. If you know this to be the case in the area
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7. Push cable into connector on back of housing.
Do not twist the cable or plug.
8. Tighten knurled cap nut by hand to secure cable connection to housing.
Use minimal finger pressure to start thread. Do not force threads.
Nut may not completely cover all threads when fully engaged.
9. Adjust to your height:
Hold detector, standing up, with your arm in the armrest.
Place searchcoil flat on the ground with back edge of coil 6" in front of your toes.
Click pin on lower rod into nearest hole.
Firmly tighten bottom locking collar to secure lower stem.
10. Attach cable to top of rod with upper Velcro strip
11. Tighten up coil knob to keep searchcoil from flopping.
12. Insert batteries.
4 batteries are all installed the same way -- positive terminals pointed upward.
After establishing a comfortable length, firmly tighten the locking collars on the rods
to prevent the tubes from rattling. Rotate the collars a full 270° to engage and lock in
place. If you are unable to rotate a full 270°, use gloves for a better grip.
If the searchcoil appears crooked with respect to the pole, loosen both locking collars
and re-adjust. Hold each of the lower poles in the counterclockwise position as you
tighten the locking collars.
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