A 2500 question

[kickback]

Do nickels give a belltone omn the 2500? My 2500 was just delivered an I put it together.Tonight is my last nightshift.I work 6,12 hour nightshifts then have 8 days off.Tomorrow starts days off so I have time to start the learning curve.Thanks Bill

 

[lafatlife]

I have found on my older 2500 that they do not make the belltone sound. Also newer pennies do not either. I was wondering if anyone else found this to be true as well.

If anyone has gotten the upgrade chip, did that fix this or is this something I have to deal with?

Thanks

 

[Goldburn]

Nickels ring in the 3+ area. I do not get a belltone for them.

 

[Uncle Willy]

Nickels do not belltone.

Bill

 

[Uncle Willy]

The chip is a mineralization chip for punching through heavy mineralizatrion and has nothing to do with nickels and cents

Bill

 

[kickback]

Thank you all.It's raining here.I won't go out with the new machine until this afternoon.

 

[cwilk]

You should be very pleased with the 2500. It will take practice. When you are somewhat proficient you will find imaging extremely useful and accurate. Gotta get a good pinpoint first and luckily that is a breeze with the 2500. Stay away from the large coil for awhile. I ifnd depth reading to be fairly accurate too as long as your pinpoint is good.

I look forward to hearing about your first hunt.

Chris

 

[kickback]

Chris
I took the 2500 to work with me last night.I also took another detector I have.I went out in the lawn at 03:00 and found my first coin with it.I checked the signal I got with my CZ(I just put the 5" coil back on it).Both detectors got the same reading,quarter at 6".I wasn't smart enough to put in a digging tool.I was unable to recover the coin.All I could find to dig with at work was a small plastic spoon or a bandage scissors.Then it started raining.Bill

 

[cwilk]

I rarely get coins that indicate deeper than 5 inches but I think that is my choice of sites. The exception to the rule is a copper cent I found this morning that imaged correctly (size B) and showed depth of 5-6 inches. Actiual depth was over 6.5 inches which is the lenght of the blade on my Lesche. Yes I've worn it down 1/4 inch just digging. Not that it it a poorly constructed tool. I bet I've dug 20,000 targets with it. You need a nice sunny day off!

Chris