Gold Racer on the Beach

[berryman]

Has anyone used the Gold Racer to search for gold jewelry on the beach? If so, do you have any settings recommendations for that environment?

 

[lytle78]

Aluminum foil hell - every microscopic scrap a good target - just like a Gold Bug 2 and for the same reason - high frequency.

Been there, done that with the GB2

 

[berryman]

So Rick: Are you saying that using the Gold Racer on the beach is a waste of time?

 

[amberjack]

any of those small bits could be a nice gold chain , the question is are we willing to dig the junk to find the chain ?

AJ

 

[nenadgbeepin]

Did it with a Goldmaster Vsat back in the day. Really seems like a good idea, but those small bits of jewellery would sink a lot quicker than foil. However, in the right situation, or more so being at the right place at the right time I think one could do really well. At least it is easy digging.

 

[amberjack]

yep good point just kick it out if the chain gets rapped around your foot yippy if not on to the next one

AJ

 

[lytle78]

One person's notion of waste of time is different from anothers. Microjewelry and small scraps of foil are nearly impossible to distinguishnfrom each other due to shape, surface area and conductivity. When I Tried with a Whites Goldmaster 3, a Gold Bug 2 the lack of VDI made it too much work for me to go on for long. Adding VDI or tones would not likely help much due to the factors I mentioned.

Also isolating those tinymsignals by pinpointing ot sifting can be time consuming.

The gold to foil ratio where I detected was zero vs thousands. I gave up when my back said to.

There may be some "target rich" environments which justify the effort - beach volleyball courts, for example.

 

[amberjack]

yeah I hear ya, not interested in earrings myself, chains are better value the kick out method sounds good if I cant see it its not there right & no bending

AJ

 

[Ringzapper]

Gold Rings can be found anywhere humans have walked or been. Most are still in the ground left behind by people who hate digging.

 

[amberjack]

cant argue with that statement aluminium is my friend keeps the gold locked up till i get there to find it, gold racer is oh so close now will be here Monday

AJ