5 watts is it the regulated depth allowed for detectors

[49er12]

Merrill from nyc on YouTube seems like a smart guy he posted the specs for the minelab mantopicore from Kelly o. Anyway an engineer or person stated as I thought, detectors are regulated how deep they can go. Most didn’t no or said I was wrong. Keep in mind open mind this is true

 

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[49er12]

Post in thread 'FCC Rules & Regulations for Metal Detectors'
https://www.treasurenet.com/threads/fcc-rules-regulations-for-metal-detectors.17557/post-154900

 

[49er12]

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[hoosierguy]

Merrill from nyc on YouTube seems like a smart guy he posted the specs for the minelab mantopicore from Kelly o. Anyway an engineer or person stated as I thought, detectors are regulated how deep they can go. Most didn’t no or said I was wrong. Keep in mind open mind this is true

Do manufacturers include wattage output in their specifications? If that's a true measure of "power" then it would become a measure

I found this thread from 2010 that seems to be a bit more informed:

 

[Carl-NC]

Hoosier, thanks for finding my old post. Saves me the effort.

49er, there ain't no 5 watt limit on metal detectors.

 

[creskol]

Hoosier, thanks for finding my old post. Saves me the effort.

49er, there ain't no 5 watt limit on metal detectors.

I bet I have said "Watt" at least five times to my detector .. Watt the heck is this? Watt the F is that?

 

[pepperj]

I bet I have said "Watt" at least five times to my detector .. Watt the heck is this? Watt the F is that?

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[49er12]

Well watt r the limits then because if depth is important belive me minelab or someone would have increased the power inches and other companies would be finished, there has to be a capping point per fcc ftc, or some dam rules

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Well watt r the limits then because if depth is important belive me minelab or someone would have increased the power inches and other companies would be finished, there has to be a capping point per fcc ftc, or some dam rules

As stated earlier by Carl, it is the ground that limits the power, the more power transmitted, the more ground noise you pick up, if a company finds a way to increase transmit power and filter or block out the increase in ground noise without draining the battery quickly then they can increase the power. They will also patient it to protect their technology.

Minelab was issued new patents on May 17, 2022 and July 20, 2021.

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[49er12]

I’m just saying there are electric lines , gas lines , communication lines, under the ground that utility companies wouldn’t appreciate interrupting the service. so in standard conditions if there’s such a consideration what’s the average depth of say a minelab top tier machine. I’m sure xp deus has patents as well, probably wireless technology not sure. Oh naturally the deeper you go ground conditions are greater, mineralization etc. do you realize since the 70s or so most of the finds are found, and that means nobody is replenishing the old coins, so deeper is required to 1 foot or 2 just saying

 

[Carl-NC]

Well watt r the limits then because if depth is important belive me minelab or someone would have increased the power inches and other companies would be finished, there has to be a capping point per fcc ftc, or some dam rules

There is just the Law of Diminishing Returns, where doubling the coil current buys you an extra 1/4" of depth but kills your batteries twice as fast.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

do you realize since the 70s or so most of the finds are found, and that means nobody is replenishing the old coins, so deeper is required to 1 foot or 2 just saying

Buying a $1600 metal detector that may or may not go deeper won't help you find more coins. Too many people are duped by the metal detector companies into thinking that the coins are there, just too deep to find with a cheaper metal detector. Wrong! The coins just aren't there, period. There are not thousands of old coins a foot or two down in open areas that detectorists have missed for 50 years. No way, no how.

On the other hand, there are probably thousands of coins deep in the woods that haven't been found yet. And guess what? They're only a few inches down! So stop wasting your money on the latest and greatest metal detector, do some research and get off your butt. Stop taking the easy way out by doing wide open fields, schools and parks. Hike into the woods and find those old cellar holes, swimming holes and places people used to gather around. Remember that the overgrown woods you're looking at today were probably a nice open area to hunt, hike through or have a family gathering at 150 years ago. Just my take on the subject...

 

[pulltabfelix]

Buying a $1600 metal detector that may or may not go deeper won't help you find more coins. Too many people are duped by the metal detector companies into thinking that the coins are there, just too deep to find with a cheaper metal detector. Wrong! The coins just aren't there, period. There are not thousands of old coins a foot or two down in open areas that detectorists have missed for 50 years. No way, no how.

On the other hand, there are probably thousands of coins deep in the woods that haven't been found yet. And guess what? They're only a few inches down! So stop wasting your money on the latest and greatest metal detector, do some research and get off your butt. Stop taking the easy way out by doing wide open fields, schools and parks. Hike into the woods and find those old cellar holes, swimming holes and places people used to gather around. Remember that the overgrown woods you're looking at today were probably a nice open area to hunt, hike through or have a family gathering at 150 years ago. Just my take on the subject...

I subscribe totally to what Tim is saying. Go to the woods and look around. I have 234 acre woods that used to be partially woods and partially fields. guess what when you find cluster of similar aged small trees, that was a field 40 years ago. When you find a lot of 80 - 150 year old trees, that was probably not a field. Not rocket science, just common sense.

 

[Gare]

I don't think depth is as much as the recovery speed issue,
I always sweep my coil BOTH ways before moving 1/2 coil width.If a coin is laying close to lets say a nail the discrimination might miss it if the coin is to close to the trash