Twinkletoes
Bronze Member
- Jan 3, 2013
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- Detector(s) used
- White’s TDI Beach Hunter PI / Minelab Excalibur 1000 / White's MX Sport / White’s XLT
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
BACKGROUND
I've owned a Whites MX Sport since 2017. I use it mostly for water hunting and have found hundreds of rings and jewelry, and uncounted coins. Recently I was asked to teach a newbie to metal detect. Since we will be doing mostly parks, I wanted to know what depth I could expect from the MXS. I have gotten 10-12 inches air testing a quarter and 9" on a freshly buried one.
I've had so much fun with I decided to put in a depth test garden at home. My yard shows all bars for the mineralization and reads in the high 20' and low 30's when ground balancing. I checked for an area free of any targets with all-Metal Mode and then buried a 16-inch-long x 1 1/2-inch diameter PVC pipe straight down into the ground. My intent is to lower targets into the pipe and use a metal detector to check for depth.
PROBLEM
I lowered a quarter into the pipe and can only get a broken signal at 3-4 inches. A quarter laid on the surface of the ground it will air test at 10-12 inches. The detector was ground balanced before each test.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
It has rained here in North Texas heavily for days. The ground is absolutely saturated! Could this be affecting my results? Any helpful input is welcome. Thanks in advance, Tt
I've owned a Whites MX Sport since 2017. I use it mostly for water hunting and have found hundreds of rings and jewelry, and uncounted coins. Recently I was asked to teach a newbie to metal detect. Since we will be doing mostly parks, I wanted to know what depth I could expect from the MXS. I have gotten 10-12 inches air testing a quarter and 9" on a freshly buried one.
I've had so much fun with I decided to put in a depth test garden at home. My yard shows all bars for the mineralization and reads in the high 20' and low 30's when ground balancing. I checked for an area free of any targets with all-Metal Mode and then buried a 16-inch-long x 1 1/2-inch diameter PVC pipe straight down into the ground. My intent is to lower targets into the pipe and use a metal detector to check for depth.
PROBLEM
I lowered a quarter into the pipe and can only get a broken signal at 3-4 inches. A quarter laid on the surface of the ground it will air test at 10-12 inches. The detector was ground balanced before each test.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
It has rained here in North Texas heavily for days. The ground is absolutely saturated! Could this be affecting my results? Any helpful input is welcome. Thanks in advance, Tt