what is the actual pulse frequency of this unit
The metal detector is one of the primary workhorses of the treasure hunter, particularly of the hobbyist THer. There are three primary types of detectors. Frequency shift designs include beat frequency oscillator (BFO), phase-locked loop (PLL), and off-resonance. Induction balance (IB) encompasses transmit-receive (TR) and very low frequency (VLF) detectors, as well as two-box detectors that are sometimes referred to as RF (radio-frequency). Finally, there are pulse induction (PI) designs.
PULSE WIDTH. The width of each individual transmitter pulse. Depending on the detector and its intended application, the pulse width can vary between 50 microseconds (uS) and 1000uS. 50 to 150uS is usually the width for ring and coin size objects while wider pulses suit detectors designed for locating larger objects. A boat towed PI designed to look for cannons would likely use 1000uS. Examples are:- Whites Surfmaster 50uS, Deepstar 100uS, Aquapulse 300uS, Superscan and Aquapulse towed 1000uS.
PULSE FREQUENCY or PULSE REPETITION RATE. The number of times the transmitter pulse is repeated every second. The frequency affects the response speed, power consumption and interference rejection, although all of these are influenced by many other factors in the circuit design. Examples are:- Surfmaster 800 pulses per second (p.p.s.) Deepstar 3000 p.p.s. Aquapulse 170 p.p.s. Superscan 66 p.p.s.
PULSE WIDTH. The width of each individual transmitter pulse. Depending on the detector and its intended application, the pulse width can vary between 50 microseconds (uS) and 1000uS. 50 to 150uS is usually the width for ring and coin size objects while wider pulses suit detectors designed for locating larger objects. A boat towed PI designed to look for cannons would likely use 1000uS. Examples are:- Whites Surfmaster 50uS, Deepstar 100uS, Aquapulse 300uS, Superscan and Aquapulse towed 1000uS.
PULSE FREQUENCY or PULSE REPETITION RATE. The number of times the transmitter pulse is repeated every second. The frequency affects the response speed, power consumption and interference rejection, although all of these are influenced by many other factors in the circuit design. Examples are:- Surfmaster 800 pulses per second (p.p.s.) Deepstar 3000 p.p.s. Aquapulse 170 p.p.s. Superscan 66 p.p.s.
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