KlondikeIke
Registered: 01/31/10
Posts: 11
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| | 05/29/10 at 04:23 PM | Reply with quote | #1 |
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Klondike Ike here...
I have had the pleasure of meeting some H3 owners. Everyone seems to have a certain amount of difficulty in identifying if the needle movement is actually a target hit or just the movement of my hand causing the needle to move. After watching several others in action, attending H3tec training... I have come up with what I believe is a great way to minimize sporadic needle movement ... so when the needle does move you are convinced it is actually a target....I wish I could take credit fore this ... but actually copied some of this from George Brown of Corpus Christi, TX...
After PROPERLY powering up the H3 as described in the manual.... I hold the H3 by the flange that the needle move about in...(this is the thin rounded flat part of H3 that extends past the base unit)....with both hands, and the butt of the machine pressed against my belly.... I now have a 3 point contact with the machine...and basically just twist at the hips.... I can hold the H3 so steady using this method, as I scan, that the needle will ONLY move or bounce on a target...if it doesn't move...there is nothing there....period!!
And to validate the needle movement is actually a target...I'll turn the H3 off and re-scan exactly as I would if the H3 was powered up.... and if the needle doesn't move with power off..and it does with power on..YOU HAVE ACQUIRED A TARGET....YEA!!!..now walk the square or whatever and go dig your target...I have acquired several targets this way and mostly on private property and am currently trying to get permission to dig...
Also, once you validate with power on and off that you have a target... now scan back and forth within the needle swing area..not to far now...and watch what happens to the needle... the lock gets stronger and stronger....this is a secondary method of validating your target...
What to do with the secondary sensor while scanning.... I have placed 1/2 of a piece of Velcro on the side of the H3, below and in front of the on/off switch...and the other half of the Velcro on the secondary sensor...I then place the secondary sensor on the full length of the Velcro on the base unit and now, the sensor is stowed and out of the way and the needle will hang straight down while being stowed there....and will stay there until I need it to actually pin point a target....Stowing the secondary sensor makes handling the H3 much more easy and certainly helps in being able to have a 3 point contact with the H3 for a steady scan....
Happy hunting everyone...
Klondike Ike
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lokmen
Registered: 05/01/10
Posts: 12
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| | 05/30/10 at 11:57 AM | Reply with quote | #2 |
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Hello
Thank you to explain your experience,and I think it is a good way and simple to use H3.
And we are waiting for more tests.
abderraouf
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jeffhaslett
Registered: 01/22/10
Posts: 20
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| | 06/01/10 at 06:55 PM | Reply with quote | #3 |
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I really like the simplicity of your ideas on how to keep the H3 steady and obtain accurate needle movement. I, myself, have come up with some alternate solutions, but while yours involve acquiring a true signal, mine involve maintaining a signal while moving toward a target. I have fashioned a different style H3 handle that allows the user to hold it from above rather than from below. I think it allows the user to hold the H3 steadier while walking, which helps you negotiate uneven terrain. I have given one to a certain Utah resident for evaluation, but I haven't gotten any feedback yet (HINT, HINT!!).
I REALLY like the idea of using the velcro to hold the secondary sensor. Elegantly simple. Again, my solution (call it a secondary sensor clip) involved making it easier to approach a target, but I haven't had as much luck with it as I'd hoped. I need to test it some more, and see if I can get it to hold the sensor steady with more consistency.
They're just ideas, and any that pan out after testing I will certainly pass on to you.
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KlondikeIke
Registered: 01/31/10
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| | 06/01/10 at 11:49 PM | Reply with quote | #4 |
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Thanks jeffhaslett...
I appreciate your kind words.... we're all in this together...sharing ideas will help everyone...
Thanks again,
Klondike Ike
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