Eighty Two what to do with Eighty Two

[Bryannagirl]

Ok so far nothing and I mean nothing worth my effort has come from a VID of 82. What to do with Eighty Two? Any suggestions.

 

[Low-Boy/LCPM]

wow I never really pay attention to the VDI I listen to the sound and just dig it...if in trash then its a flip of the coin

 

[goodmore]

Put masking tape over the numbers and hunt by sound. The numbers on the Racer are just unreliable.

 

[Pirate Pig]

Screw cap is 83 for me. 82 = zincoln

 

[tinusbum]

Screw cap is 83 for me. 82 = zincoln

same here

 

[bugg]

usually nothing good I find with an 83, although I had great audio sound on one 83, and dug up a copper ring.

 

[bugg]

We are trying to help you.

 

[JFlynn]

Bryanna do this. For now don't dig anything below 84. I'm feeling your pain coming through the monitor. You have to learn what a coin sounds like is the problem. That'll put you in the wheat and dime area and up. The one thing you have to realize too. If there is a good target under the coil, the TID is going to lock on it like a tic on a bloodhound. Walk around the target several times listening to it and watching the TID. I and a lot of others who have ran the CoRe/Racer machines is with a little time you'll realize the machine is telling you to investigate first off. IMO that's what makes it top shelf. You can't get that info out of hardly any detectors as much as you will with these. Then what makes them so special you'll put to work. Isolating/investigating/studying the target. If you are getting what sounds like a good hit to you and it's, "this is key here" one sound but the TID is moving around but sounds good still, keep walking. If there are multiple targets in a very small area under the coil you will hear all of them. If you are seeing a lets say 85 popping in and out while studying several pieces of metal in a couple inch swing or less, the machine should isolate it for you as you slowly ease around the target or you will keep seeing it pop in as you move around it. The machine is telling ya something is there worth digging. Once you get the sounds down of what everything in the ground puts through your headphones to your ears you can close your eyes and hunt. What headphones are ya using BTW? More thoughts to come lol......

 

[iqwozpoom]

Yesterday I dug 20 pennies, one screw cap, one folded screw cap and one small piece of square metal at 82. This was in a super trashy picnic area. With the three tone mode I hardly check the screen until I hear a good target. If you dig pennies 82 is where you'll find them. Screw caps are usually 83 and or screachy.

 

[foxhunter]

ive dug a few wheats at 82......so

 

[Bryan V]

Bryanna do this. For now don't dig anything below 84. I'm feeling your pain coming through the monitor. You have to learn what a coin sounds like is the problem. That'll put you in the wheat and dime area and up. The one thing you have to realize too. If there is a good target under the coil, the TID is going to lock on it like a tic on a bloodhound. Walk around the target several times listening to it and watching the TID. I and a lot of others who have ran the CoRe/Racer machines is with a little time you'll realize the machine is telling you to investigate first off. IMO that's what makes it top shelf. You can't get that info out of hardly any detectors as much as you will with these. Then what makes them so special you'll put to work. Isolating/investigating/studying the target. If you are getting what sounds like a good hit to you and it's, "this is key here" one sound but the TID is moving around but sounds good still, keep walking. If there are multiple targets in a very small area under the coil you will hear all of them. If you are seeing a lets say 85 popping in and out while studying several pieces of metal in a couple inch swing or less, the machine should isolate it for you as you slowly ease around the target or you will keep seeing it pop in as you move around it. The machine is telling ya something is there worth digging. Once you get the sounds down of what everything in the ground puts through your headphones to your ears you can close your eyes and hunt. What headphones are ya using BTW? More thoughts to come lol......

Well said JFlynn. That's great advice for someone who might be new to a Racer and frustrated a bit.
I'm still amazed at how hard my Racer locks on a coin. 84-85 in two directions and I know I'm on a dime or copper cent.
88 and I'm digging a quarter. Every time.

 

[undrpar]

same here.i skip 82-83 and have dug 95% coins,it locks on great..if i'm at an old homesite than i dig everything,so it doesn't really matter..

 

[Bryannagirl]

My ears will soon be getting an upgrade. The upgrade is coming by way of a great teacher and genourous soul. The new ears are made with 600ohm speakers and reviews say they are very good. My hearing is not as good as it could be from years working around Navy Diesel engines. So I am excited and very thankful. Even with my less then perfect human ears I can tell the Racer is saying things I have not heard in other detectors.

 

[squirrel1]

Jack's info spot on. Hard for me to catch the CoRe or Racer lying to me. If it sounds like junk, so far it has been. A person needs to remember the Racer's ability to give TID is tied directly to gain setting. I've found in 2 tone 85 gain setting will get you some form or TID on targets the Racer is capable of in 2 tone. Three tone I find gain setting needs to be at least 90 to get the same as I've stated in 2 tone. BTW, All metal may give better TID on deeper targets than either 2 tone or 3 tone. But remember your gain needs to be set up in AM at around 85 or so to get TID on the deepies. And the TID on the deepies may sometimes read in the 90s, so the TID may not be accurate. Higher mineral soil seems to degrade TID faster than milder soil. This is true, as you probably already know with any VLF detector. Cheers

ID filter set to 5 seems to yield a tad of extra depth. I tested a Racer a few weeks ago in 5 bar soil. Going from ID filter 10 to 0 definitely helped the Racer hear the planted target a tad better.

 

[FollowTheBeep]

The great thing about what squirrel1 said is that once you make your settings in each mode on the Racer, all it takes is a push of one button to switch modes and gain more detailed info about a target.

 

[Des D]

"82 is Coins territory for us Euro searchers.
But, as some have said, with the tonal qualities of the 'Racer' being so informative looking at the VDI's is last on my List of things to do when finding!"