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A pulltab trick. I keep forgetting that most of you guys haven't been doing this for 44 years and forget to mention these little tricks. This one knoc

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Uncle Willy

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When you have a suspect target pinpoint with the coil flat on the ground centered over the target. Release pinpoint and go back to discrimination. If you hear a sound like Morse Code dig it. If you get silence lift the coil up about a half-inch. If you get a short beep dig it. This works with concentrics, don't know about DD's.

Bill
 
Thanks for the tip.
Will give this a try !
 
Bill you gave us two situations were to dig -- Did I miss the point ? When not to dig --Thanks Graw
 
I think I need a demonstration of this but I can't wait to try it out.

I used to say this often, so for old times sake. WRITE A BOOK BILL! THIS INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE ARCHIVED.

Chris
 
I second that. and since you're no longer digging pull tabs you should have plenty of time.:biggrin:
 
Man, you're a good teacher. Thanks for all the tips.:wiggle:
 
Yeah I very rarely dig one. I've been going to write a book or two forever but can't get the lead out. Two of my buddies have published several books over the years.

Bill
 
I'm not clear - both examples said when to dig, but which is the pulltab signal? Do we NOT dig on the morse code sounding signal? Or is it the short beep when you lift it that is the pull tab?
Thanks for your insight.:pulltab:
 
Sorry bud. Dig on the Morse Code or short beep. The old style big ring pulltab may or may not give you a problem on this but there ain't many of those out there anymore. I have one or two in my bag of test targets and I got a silent signal on one of them. On quarters and bigger your detector will really chirp.

Bill
 
Thanks for another great tip Bill!
Just wondering. Which detectors do you find it works with? I got it to work with the GTI but with out the morse code. I also tried it with my XLT and X-Terra 70, both armed with concentric coils, but no joy. The coins and pull tabs were only placed on the ground and not in it.
Thanks.
Mick Evans.
 
It may work only on the Garretts. I don't know about other brands.. It works on my GTI's. Did you wait a few seconds for it to activate? Works on the 250.

Bill
 
I'll try it again later. Just before I parted with the Ace I also noticed that if you pass the coil over a target in pull tab range, after 5 passes, if it hasn't bounced, then it's not going to be a pull tab. I'll be a coin or a ring. Sometimes a small coin will bounce, but a pull tab won't lock. It sounds like your method maybe more decisive though.:thumbup:
Mick Evans.
 
I just checked it with my 2500 and since it is a different animal try raising your coil an inch or more above the target before releasing pinpoint. Seems the 2500 needs an illusion of depth. Several times if I set the coil flat down on the coin I got an overload but if I raised the coil just a bit it beeped its brains out. Now the 250 works flat on the coin. I checked the Master Hunter and got nothing but I have a Crossfire coil on that one so that might be the difference - maybe. I'll have to check the 1350 and the 550 to see if it works with them. It worked fine with the 1500.

Bill
 
Thanks for the info Bill.
I played around with the 1500 some more this arvo. It seems to be more distinct on larger coins. I tried it out on our 5c piece as well, which normally shows up at 3.5, and it behaved like a pull tab. Our 10c coins show up at 4 or 4.5 and they were usually giving a short signal after the pinpoint was rehit (after a 5 second wait). Rings behaved like coins as well which is good news as this method can be used on them as well.
It will be interesting to try this out on a hunt. But they may be a week or more away due to work and family comitments.
Mick Evans.
 
You don't need to rehit pinpoint. Just pinpoint the target and release pinpoint, then wait for the multiple beep. It's more pronounced on larger coins. I wasn't sure how it would work on your coins or John's coins as the Garretts are all programmed for American coins so I hope it works on yours.

Bill
 
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