Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 Forum Heres your one-stop spot for all things Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 . http://www.findmall.com/list.php?66Wed, 22 May 2013 10:51:47 -0500 Phorum 5.2.18 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1913986,1913986#msg-1913986 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1913986,1913986#msg-1913986 Frank in NH Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumWed, 22 May 2013 10:45:16 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1913827,1913827#msg-1913827 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1913827,1913827#msg-1913827thnx
Eric]]> sayvor Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumTue, 21 May 2013 23:26:22 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1913825,1913825#msg-1913825 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1913825,1913825#msg-1913825
Thnx]]> sayvor Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumWed, 22 May 2013 07:48:14 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1913661,1913661#msg-1913661 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1913661,1913661#msg-1913661 GroundScanner Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumTue, 21 May 2013 23:40:57 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1913593,1913593#msg-1913593 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1913593,1913593#msg-1913593
FILTER, YOUR LOCATON, YOUR DETECTOR (V3i or VX3)

5 B or 5H, NE Illinois, V3i]]> Rob (IL) Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumWed, 22 May 2013 05:29:44 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1913316,1913316#msg-1913316 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1913316,1913316#msg-1913316
Thanks,
Storm]]> Stormrider51 Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumMon, 20 May 2013 22:16:34 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1913264,1913264#msg-1913264 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1913264,1913264#msg-1913264 GroundScanner Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumTue, 21 May 2013 09:23:40 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1913021,1913021#msg-1913021 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1913021,1913021#msg-1913021not using rechargeable batteries. I was also wondering why?
I'm glad I use the rechargeables. :thumbup:

[attachment 266240 usa.jpg]]]> Rob (IL) Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumWed, 22 May 2013 04:43:40 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1912778,1912778#msg-1912778 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1912778,1912778#msg-1912778 yowow#1 Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumWed, 22 May 2013 07:57:29 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1912610,1912610#msg-1912610 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1912610,1912610#msg-1912610 Lightstryder Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumMon, 20 May 2013 08:15:45 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1912547,1912547#msg-1912547 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1912547,1912547#msg-1912547
I think it's there! Last year I found a mercury laying on the surface, and another about 2 inches deep in loose sand. In over 25 trips to the area, that's all I found, and no clad over 3 inches deep. A couple of weeks ago I was in the same area as the mercs, and I had only found 6 pennies in a few hours work. I walked over to the river so the dog could get a drink, looked down, and saw a round green object. It was a 1920 wheatie. As I was picking it up I saw another, this one was a 1919 (I think, it's a little crusty). In a half dozen trips this year, I still haven't dug anything over 3 inches. Since I spend so much time hunting in the cascades, I really want to figure these sites out.

My default program (10"DD) accepts all VDIs and assigns a zero tone for -95 to -8. I run mixed mode around the "outsides" of the present fire pits, but it gets too noisy as you get close to the pits, so I switch to discrimination. Rx is 10, Disc is 90, AM is 75, Filt is 7.5 high band and an RD of 65. I'm running correlate with a span of 35 and a wrap of -94.

Some yesterday samples: my default program and the ground tracking probe = VDI 0f -95, strength 35.+ to 36. When I ground balanced and measured again it actually increased to 37.5 - 38.5. As I dropped the Rx, the strength went down. At an Rx of 4 I hit a strength of 14.2 to 14.4. I restored my program to see what Disc would do. Dropping from 90 (36+) down to 30 took me to 31; not much of an improvement. Restored to my original settings and tested AM. No real change here either. Strength went from 35.+ at 75 to 33.5 at 35. (As you probably guessed, moving a few inches with the coil could cause small changes in the reading. I wasn't worried about absolutes, just relative changes.) Switching filters didn't move things either. Strength moved around between 35 and 31. In the end, if I were working off of the ground probe only, I would probably have changed my Rx to 5 or 6 (the general rule of "reduce strength to around 20%), and left everything else the same. But I also thought I'd try burying a coin to see what happens.

With a quarter off to the side of a 6 inch hole, I GBed my default program. I'd say 2 out of three hits were pretty good positives VDIs between 60 and 90, a few were good low 80 hits. The quarter pinpointed well with a 2.5 dominant at a depth of 5.75 inches. To bring this long story to an end, 5HZ produced little change, and I thought they weren't as clear or consistent. I lost the target at 10 and 12.5 HZ. I kept the 7.5 high band and lowered the Rx to 6; GBed - and lost the target. By this time I was anxious to get hunting, and frustrated with my results. I restored to my default setting (which saw the buried quarter the best), changed my RD to 80, and started hunting - slowly. I found 42 pieces of clad and 42 pounds of aluminum trash - none of it over 3 inches. And once again I went home wondering?????

Isn't stability the ultimate test? If I'm stable at 40% mineralization, am I really loosing anything by not reducing the mineralization to 20% or less?

As a PS: I actually ran smoother than "normal" yesterday. I never tried mixed mode. Stayed in discrimination and accept all VDIs for the entire day. I would have tried a best data version - maybe next time; same with the 4x6 coil. But "by the book", the 10"DD and correlate should have been the best??? Also, I never even looked at the sensitivity probe, is it something I could/should use in this situation? Am I confusing sensitivity probe noise with ground probe strength?


Any suggestions or comments would be appreciated. I don't know what else I can try. Thanks, Dave]]> rustedwoodsman Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumSun, 19 May 2013 17:46:11 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1912430,1912430#msg-1912430 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1912430,1912430#msg-1912430
2. Can you set up tone options for the stock programs simular to question 1?

3. For the wireless headphones, can you adjust the volume in each ear?

Thanks,
John]]> John (Ma) Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumSun, 19 May 2013 12:34:39 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1912122,1912122#msg-1912122 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1912122,1912122#msg-1912122 cypearl Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumSun, 19 May 2013 19:01:06 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1911366,1911366#msg-1911366 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1911366,1911366#msg-1911366New deal in the works so thought i'd ask about the video dvd that comes with it. Is it better than the previuos owners manual/dvd than the past ones? I know i'll still trowl hthe forum for the minds of you all but just wondered how you rate the dvd?

HH]]> widebody Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumFri, 17 May 2013 18:58:31 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1910768,1910768#msg-1910768 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1910768,1910768#msg-1910768The silver ring was returned to a neighbor who's child lost this confirmation gift over a year ago. The 1820 home owner went to deliver the ring to his neighbor and told me they never said "thanks". I guess that they are not on the best terms from what I was told. Still, they might not have ever seen it again if we weren't detecting, go figure.

HH-Bruce
]]> Ytcoinshooter Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumMon, 20 May 2013 12:43:13 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1910649,1910649#msg-1910649 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1910649,1910649#msg-1910649Set about rounding up funds for a used V3i 4sale @ Indian Nations Detectors, one of the forum sponsors. Saw he had one last night. Checked again this late morning and, POOF it was gone. had a real good price ,i thought. $950 w/headset, $850 w/o headset. they don't seem to last long on the shelf. If only ya coulda waited one more day Chuck will know tomorrow if i continue the hunt of hang my head and put my tail between my legs in dfeat. was looking forward to learning the machine. Do you start like ya do with the DFX of XLT, in relic using the preset programs?

HH.]]> widebody Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumWed, 15 May 2013 21:06:30 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1909001,1909001#msg-1909001 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1909001,1909001#msg-1909001Thnx]]> sayvor Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumSun, 12 May 2013 08:19:04 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1907698,1907698#msg-1907698 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1907698,1907698#msg-1907698- Why the Spectra V3, when you zoom in on the sensitivity, there is a field RX gain while on the Spectra V3i, it does not exist?
- Can we calculate the RX gain, from the Signal and Noise? If so how?
- If the RX gain is set incorrectly (too low or too high value) that he plays on the depth and / or sensibility?

By exemlpe, this afternoon, I went into the forest to do some tests. I set the frequency to 22.5, and I struggled to stabilize the values of signal and noise, when the disc was on the ground. Is it the 22.5 frequency or something I'm doing wrong?
In addition, I did not see any particular difference with RX Gain set to 7, 9 or 15?
Do I have to lower the RX gain, only when I have EMI? If so this means that I can leave all the time to the maximum value?]]> jurgen1664 Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumSat, 11 May 2013 12:25:22 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1906347,1906347#msg-1906347 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1906347,1906347#msg-1906347 John (Ma) Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumSat, 18 May 2013 18:44:24 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1906294,1906294#msg-1906294 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1906294,1906294#msg-1906294Been working a Sov GT with a 10 inch tornado on the beach digging incredibly deep in all metal and disc but nothing outstanding has come up for me in 2 weeks. Took out my V3I same piece of beach yesterday with my 4x6 dug 2 rings, old coins and some interesting artifacts. That 4x6 is amazing and really sorts out the junk. I am convinced that coil and size make all the difference in the world.]]> oneon Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumMon, 20 May 2013 01:06:42 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1905928,1905928#msg-1905928 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1905928,1905928#msg-1905928 goldbill Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumMon, 06 May 2013 19:12:05 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1905611,1905611#msg-1905611 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1905611,1905611#msg-1905611 Phil Barnett Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumSat, 11 May 2013 22:10:22 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1905353,1905353#msg-1905353 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1905353,1905353#msg-1905353
In your opinion, from your experience, where would you use each coil to best advantage for park &/or beach?

10 inch Concentric
5 inch concentric
6x10 D
6x4 DD
13x11 Ultimate DD

Do I need this mant coils, or would you toss a couple?

??????????????]]> Count Pierre Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumSat, 18 May 2013 16:55:25 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1903558,1903558#msg-1903558 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1903558,1903558#msg-1903558 GroundScanner Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumFri, 17 May 2013 15:35:11 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1903538,1903538#msg-1903538 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1903538,1903538#msg-1903538My V3i has such a sweet color HD screen that I got a cover for it. I then got something off of a friend and was surprised it was an option! I replaceable LCD screen cover for the V3i! You can see it in the picture. It was just a few $$ too! What a great idea! It allows you to replace the LCD screen cover very easily and without having to send the unit in to have it done... or at least, not trying some home-made winging-it replacement. get a scratch on the screen?... no problem!]]> GoVidGo Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumTue, 30 Apr 2013 21:58:59 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1903434,1903434#msg-1903434 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1903434,1903434#msg-1903434
I found little clad, but lots of deep signals and iron was not overwhelming in the front yard. Trash was present but there where areas where I was able to ground balance to 13". This doesnt usually happen for me.

I found the Rosie at around 4" surrounded by iron and alongside a rebar reinforced driveway.

The copper ring was found down at rediculous depth (8+"), There was zero iffyness about digging, the v3i and sef combo lock on rings so nicely.

The back yard was not so friendly but I did happen to find my oldest dated coin yet. Depth was around the 5" mark and there was no question to dig. It is a Shan-lung and depending on who you ask it was minted from 1795-99 or 1796-1802. The mint mark on the back is from Pao Chi. Its not worth the holder I put it in but it is my oldest coin that I have been able to date, so that makes me happy.:detecting:

I ran my 5.3 over this yard around a year ago and missed these deeper targets that the SEF picked up like they where on the surface. I love this mixed mode :clapping:]]> burlbark Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumFri, 03 May 2013 20:27:12 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1902846,1902846#msg-1902846 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1902846,1902846#msg-1902846 jlw Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumMon, 20 May 2013 22:02:01 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1902134,1902134#msg-1902134 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1902134,1902134#msg-1902134
I found a AAA School Crossing Guard badge at 6 inches today. There was no corrosion at all, bright silver. I thought that I found the motherload of Mercuries. I wonder what they were made of, or coated with.

Great forum.

Thanks,

Jack]]> Chromics Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumSun, 28 Apr 2013 18:07:43 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1900476,1900476#msg-1900476 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1900476,1900476#msg-1900476 fbullion Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumSat, 04 May 2013 08:58:16 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1900426,1900426#msg-1900426 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?66,1900426,1900426#msg-1900426 cypearl Spectra V3 / V3i / VX3 ForumSat, 04 May 2013 11:25:11 -0500