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FISHER 1266 X TESTS
Comments Not so many years ago there were loads of different older detectors kicking about, now I rarely see one. But it’s interesting to compare them against the more modern models Pros Well built, pleasant to use Excellent on low conductive targets as long as they are very shallow Nice proper signal (audio wise) These hold there value well and are very sought after, mainly due to the ‘folk lore’ and the rose coloured specs! Cons Useless among iron, but years ago everything seemed to be fitted with a Concentric Coil, now 99% of detectors are fitted with a Wide scan Coil, 10 times better among iron Not as good as everyone remembers them to be, ‘rose coloured specs’ spring to mind! Always thought of as ‘deep’ might have been in 1990 Had a reputation for ‘digging a lot of deep iron’ mainly due to everyone whacking the Sensitivity up too high |
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DEPTH TESTS The depth tests are set up to gauge the power of the detector, all iron is removed from the hole. Various size items are buried at good depths |
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COIL SIZE |
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Standard 8’’ Spider Coil |
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CAN A CARTWHEEL PENNY BURIED AT 16’’ GIVE A SIGNAL |
NO |
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GEORGE 111 HALFPENNY MAXIMUM DEPTH |
9’’ |
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5 PENCE MAXIMUM DEPTH |
8’’ |
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CUT ¼ OF HAMMERED PENNY MAXIMUM DEPTH |
N/A |
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CAN A HOARD OF 100 MIXED COINS BURIED AT 18’’ GIVE A SIGNAL |
NO |
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DISCRIM TESTS The tests below are to see if the detector is capable of giving a signal on a non ferrous target while iron is placed on top of it and around it at different depths |
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CAN I GET A SIGNAL FROM A 20 PENCE BURIED AT 8’’ 2 NAILS BURIED AT 2’’ DIRECTLY ABOVE IT |
YES |
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CAN I GET A SIGNAL FROM A 20 PENCE BURIED AT 8’’ 2 NAILS BURIED AT 5’’ DIRECTLY ABOVE IT |
YES |
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CAN A GET A SIGNAL FROM A 20 PENCE BURIED AT 8’’ 2 NAILS SITTING ON TOP OF COIN |
NO |
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CAN I GET A SIGNAL FROM A HAMMERED PENNY 20 NAILS ALL AROUND IT BURIED AT 2’’ |
NO |
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CAN I GET A SIGNAL FROM A HAMMERED COIN BURIED AT 2’’ A LARGE/RUSTY IRON HOOK IS BURIED 3’’ BELOW IT |
NO |
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CAN I GET A SIGNAL FROM A HAMMERED PENNY NEXT TO 4’’ BOLT BURIED AT 2’’ |
NO |
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CAN I GET A SIGNAL FROM A 20 PENCE BURIED AT 2’’ 2 NAILS ALSO BURIED AT 2’’-NAILS 4’’ APART COIN BETWEEN THEM |
NO |
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CAN I GET A SIGNAL FROM A 20 PENCE BURIED AT 5’’ 2 NAILS BURIED AT 2’’ DIRECTLY ABOVE IT-4’’ APART |
NO |
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CAN I GET A SIGNAL FROM A 20 PENCE BURIED AT 8’’ WITH 2 NAILS BURIED AT 2’’ DIRECTLY ABOVE IT 4’’ APART |
NO |
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CAN I GET A SIGNAL FROM A 20 PENCE BURIED AT 6’’ WITH 4 NAILS BURIED AT 5’’ DIRECTLY ABOVE IT 4 NAILS AT 7’’ DIRECTLY BELOW IT AND 4 NAILS ON THE SAME LEVEL |
NO |
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COKE/SENSITIVITY A few low conductive targets will give the same signal as Coke , so if you are rejecting Coke you may miss them |
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CAN IT FIND A GOLD CHAIN WHEN COKE IS REJECTED |
YES |
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CAN IT FIND A LOW CONDUCTIVE CUT ¼ WHEN COKE IS REJECTED |
YES |
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CAN A GOLD CHAIN BE FOUND WHEN COKE IS NOT REJECTED |
YES |
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CAN A LOW COND CUT ¼ BE FOUND WHEN COKE IS NOT REJECTED |
YES |
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CAN IT FIND A LOW CONDUCTIVE VERY THIN SILVER EARRING BURIED AT 2’’ |
NO |
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PERFORMANCE POINTS |
23 |
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