dirt lizard
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Which one does everyone use more of and which one would be better?
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Auto or manual sens?
- Thread starter dirt lizard
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Where I live in N.H. I use manual. On auto I get a lot of penny range signals at full depth.
Also they just dont sound "right". I run the sens where most of them go away. Depth doesnt
seem to suffer. 8" still comes in loud, sharp, & with a good ID #. Beyond 8" you are at the mercy of many variables.
Probably best to find a clean playground, clean it out of everything then do some testing at different sens levels.
Keep in mind the less you ask the MD to calculate the faster it can run.
GL & HH
Tom
LFOD !
Also they just dont sound "right". I run the sens where most of them go away. Depth doesnt
seem to suffer. 8" still comes in loud, sharp, & with a good ID #. Beyond 8" you are at the mercy of many variables.
Probably best to find a clean playground, clean it out of everything then do some testing at different sens levels.
Keep in mind the less you ask the MD to calculate the faster it can run.
GL & HH
Tom
LFOD !
Goldstrike
Well-known member
Manual almost all the time. I have found that 16-17 is where I set it for parks unless I just want to skim the surface for fresh drops and if I'm around tot-lot structures, I come down to 10 or even less. You want to get as close to the metal pipes around the swings and slides etc; without it nulling out. I think a lot of guy's stay away from them especially newbies with cheap metal detectors. I like to hear all the coins including pennies (I usually pass on them) but once in awhile, if I get a 35 and it seems larger than a penny should be, I'll dig it because it could be a collectible domestic coin or a collectible foreign coin that's larger than a penny 'footprint' or may even be a thin women's gold? ring or jewellery!!! If it sounds different,even though it comes up a 35 or there about's, I'll dig. Of course a silver dollar comes in at around 35 but anyone would know that you have one of those under your coil!lolI still don't trust the auto setting. Its supposed to change the sens; according to the terrain but I always feel that you loose a little depth and also I'm giving up some 'control' over my detector!!
