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[boojagirl]

I have been meaning to ask, does the whole bottom part of the detector pick up whatever it is the metals give off or is it only a certain part of it, if it is only a certain part around what color is it (see photo)

 

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[jeff of pa]

I Can't go by your Picture.

Most Coils "Concentric" Pic up Everywhere under the coil & Above the Coil. in an v (FUNNEL) shape.

"DD" Coils Pick up in a Straight line from Front to Back Above & Below the Coil, in a (wide Paint Brush) Shape.

Sorry for the Shakey Lines, I can't Use Paint Correctly yet, BUT I hope this helps

 

[boojagirl]

Thanks, I wanted to know cause sometimes it seems like the thing that is making the detector beep is twords the top of the detector when it is really twords the bottom or to the sides so I start to dig in one spot and end up having to make the hole bigger and bigger to get to the exact right spot.

 

[jeff of pa]

Do you Still Have the $50.00 detector you Had when you Joined up ?

I would say that has a Concentric Coil.

Does it have a Pinpoint ?
If it does, that should narrow it down to the center of the coil.

If it Dosn't, you could try finding the Place you get the Loudest Signal,
then turn Side-ways & try X'ing to pinpoint.

usually Nails are the Hardest thing to Pinpoint.

 

[cryptodave]

www.thomasathomas.com/ Metal_detectors_work.htm This site contains good info on how regular detectors work.

www.mech.uwa.edu.au/.../ md-intro/text.html This site has some general info on metal detectors, but seems to focus on how mine detectors work.

Hope this helps.

 

[boojagirl]

Thanks, I still have my $50.00 detector, I will get a better one when I can afford it, sooner or later I will get better at pinpointing things, mostly I have been finding nails new and old, it is like someone had stood there and just tossed them around like seeds.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

I was hunting with a girl I met last weekend on the Mendota Beach in Madison.She had a Bounty Hunter and said she never found anything other than a few coins over the past year. And never any jewelry. Now I thought this was really strange since I always find jewerly . I had hunted that beach and park for about two hours before running into her. I had already found about 11.00 in change,several peices of jewelry, a few pairs of sunglasses,toys ,a huge magnet and about four baits.None of these finds were over two inches deep in the sand . When I showed her my finds, she couldnt believe it as she hunts this same area every week.
I watched her hunt a little bit and could see that her detector was beeping when the upper left hand side of the coil hit something. Then I would go over the same spot and pinpoint it for her. If she waived the coil over it,it wouldnt beep until it hit that spot . I could see that she was swinging way to fast....like she was in a race . When it signaled...she still swung fast over the spot and then couldnt get the spot to beep again, so she would move on. SLOW DOWN. Even Cheyenne came over and said,Mama she is swinging too fast.
I told her she needed to have her coil tested out or buy a new one. I know on these inexpensive machines,its probally better to just upgrade, but frankly there are alot of folks out there that cant afford to do that.So as long as you know your machine and what its doing,learn how to pinpoint with that coil adjustment .Put those coins or different objects on the ground and practice waiving the coil over them. See where it hits on your machine then remember that. Bury the coin and mark it with a popsicle stick and do the same test. That way you arent going to be digging wider holes than you need.

 

[boojagirl]

Thanks, I do tend to sweep kinda fast over the ground, I am learning to go back over spots where it beeps slowly going up and down and side to side to see where it beeps and where it dos'nt.