Ace 350 Salt Beach Question

[Tarot]

Here is a question for the testers and new owners of the Ace 350, who have been on the ocean beaches.

Do you find that the new 8.5 x 11 DD coil performs better on the wet sand, compared to the original 250 with the 9 x 6 concentric coil. I own an ace 250, and am considering getting the new coil when they are available. I realize that the single frequency of these machines will limit their ability on wet sand, but wondered if the new coil offered an advantage.

Regards Tarot (Bob)

 

[Uncle Willy]

DD coils were designed specifically to cut through mineralization and salt is a mineral so the DD will perform better than a concentric.

Bill.

 

[Tarot]

Thanks Bill for your reply on the new DD coil.

Has anyone tried the 350/250 with the new DD coil on the ocean beach yet?

Regards Tarot (Bob)

 

[BigCatDaddy]

Not yet, but I'll be heading to Galveston on the 21st and will give it a try then!!

 

[Tarot]

Not yet, but I'll be heading to Galveston on the 21st and will give it a try then!!

Thanks BCD, I'm looking forward to your report. Good luck in Galveston, lets hope you find some of those elusive gold rings!!

Regards Tarot (Bob)

 

[Mick in Dubbo]

Bob.
Even though it's got a DD coil on it, it still doesn't have a ground balance feature. I expect that it will be have pretty much like the 250 on the wet sand. I have successfully operated the 250 in that environment simply by dropping the sensitivity to 5 bars and knocking out the bottom 3 notches. You'll have to experiment with the 350 by progressively knocking out 1 notch at a time, starting from the lowest notch. Start by knocking out the lowest 5, and I think it would be about right. It seems that the falsing must occur only in these lower parts of the scale. If I'm right, I'd expect that it will still false when you have waves crashing over the coil.
Have fun with it.
Mick Evans.