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How much difference do headphones make? (180 readings)
- Thread starter BlackX
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[quote brobox]It is a TONE machine(17 of them)[/quote]
Are you thinking of the number of frequencies used in the coil? I thought the tone was continuous.
I was out detecting last night (in frozen ground) and--while trying to figure out the shape/edges of a large iron object, I recalled that it used to be easier on my Tesoro Sidewinder--it occurred to me that one of the reasons I have a hard time telling shape/size w/ the Sov may be the difference between a double-D coil and a concentric coil. Is it easier to tell shape/size of an object w/ a concentric?
_Rich_
Are you thinking of the number of frequencies used in the coil? I thought the tone was continuous.
That's why I was asking about headphones. Thx.
I was out detecting last night (in frozen ground) and--while trying to figure out the shape/edges of a large iron object, I recalled that it used to be easier on my Tesoro Sidewinder--it occurred to me that one of the reasons I have a hard time telling shape/size w/ the Sov may be the difference between a double-D coil and a concentric coil. Is it easier to tell shape/size of an object w/ a concentric?
_Rich_
Hi Rich,
I am new to the GT and so far I am really enjoying it. I have been hunting for 15 years and have used several machines and recently switched to Minelab from Fishers after having my Excalibur out preform my old CZ 20.
As for the tones, they are not just at the coil, but come through the headphones. An excellent book that really explains the tones with the GT is " Finding Gold, Silver and Coins with the Minelab Sovereign" by Clive J Clynick. He post on the classified forum with his book for sale almost weekly. Excellent reading!
If the target you are trying to get a size reading on are surface targets, lift the coil 6 inches or so and see if the tones sizing of the target gets smaller or stays the same. I mainly beach hunt with mine, and after raising the coil and the target stays large sounding, it is normally a beer can or the top of a beer can. I still dig them as that is the same signal for a watch. A dime or a surface quarter will will sound the same until you raise the coil , immediately the dime will be much smaller sounding than a quarter. I only glance at the meter to see what target range I might me in, either a coin or in the gold range. Right now, I am still learning the tones of the GT as they are more pronounced than my Excalibur and the meter is a big help on the learning curve for me.
One way to get an idea of target sizing with the GT is to lay a quarter, a dime, a nickel and a penny on a 2 X 4 a few feet apart, raise the coil 6 -8 inches above the target and listen to the difference in the size of the different targets. It also helps to throw a couple of pull tabs in the mix and see if you can hear the difference between the pull tab and the coins. The coins will have a much rounder sound and the pull tab a longer sound. Then put a gold ring on the 2X4 and listen to how SWEET that sounds. I hope this helps.
Chuck in Cape Coral
I am new to the GT and so far I am really enjoying it. I have been hunting for 15 years and have used several machines and recently switched to Minelab from Fishers after having my Excalibur out preform my old CZ 20.
As for the tones, they are not just at the coil, but come through the headphones. An excellent book that really explains the tones with the GT is " Finding Gold, Silver and Coins with the Minelab Sovereign" by Clive J Clynick. He post on the classified forum with his book for sale almost weekly. Excellent reading!
If the target you are trying to get a size reading on are surface targets, lift the coil 6 inches or so and see if the tones sizing of the target gets smaller or stays the same. I mainly beach hunt with mine, and after raising the coil and the target stays large sounding, it is normally a beer can or the top of a beer can. I still dig them as that is the same signal for a watch. A dime or a surface quarter will will sound the same until you raise the coil , immediately the dime will be much smaller sounding than a quarter. I only glance at the meter to see what target range I might me in, either a coin or in the gold range. Right now, I am still learning the tones of the GT as they are more pronounced than my Excalibur and the meter is a big help on the learning curve for me.
One way to get an idea of target sizing with the GT is to lay a quarter, a dime, a nickel and a penny on a 2 X 4 a few feet apart, raise the coil 6 -8 inches above the target and listen to the difference in the size of the different targets. It also helps to throw a couple of pull tabs in the mix and see if you can hear the difference between the pull tab and the coins. The coins will have a much rounder sound and the pull tab a longer sound. Then put a gold ring on the 2X4 and listen to how SWEET that sounds. I hope this helps.
Chuck in Cape Coral
