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In defense of the stock coil
- Thread starter kirk01
- Start date
JimmyCT
Well-known member
This is a very interesting read. Would this be the 'norm" switching from (C&T using zero discrimination in pattern 1 custom set up) to the prospecting mode at zero iron mask to see (as a second witness so to speak) if it is gold or fine jewelry? I find it amazing that in one setting it was "junk" ready to walk over and in the next (by switching to a different program) to dig and be rewarded with a nice ring.Like Mtnmn mentioned most would of not have bothered and kept on walking. I am intriqued.
I have narrowed my own search down and the X-terra 705 is very high on the list for my 2nd detector. I have been reading up on the x-terra line of detectors (as well as many other brands) and I am rather impressed with this line of detectors for the versatility in technology (coils / frequency change) and price.
I like Digger's quote: You'll never know for sure......unless you dig it! HH
kirk01, At least you know for sure what it is and not wondering to this day if you "should" of dug it. This happened to me with my detector as well. I know this is the x-terra forum but I am making a point. I own a Garrett Cx II and was detecting an old 1830 church in Vermont. I wasn't there 15 minutes and a choppy and broken up belltone sound was ringing in my ears. However, the meter was bouncing from iron to pulltab and but mainly hanging right near the pulltab listed on my analog meter. For digging the iffy signal, I was rewarded with an 1851 Bank of Upper Canada penny. This happened to me about 20 years ago and to this day, I am glad in knowing I took that 2 minutes to confirm. Just goes to show, a meter is just a helping tool and certainly should not relied up when your gut feeling and audio is making one "second guess" if they should dig or not. My philosophy is, I am out in the field, this is what I am here to do, and if it takes me an extra five minutes from my detecting day, because of an "iffy" audio tone , I am going to dig. I would rather walk away knowing than lying in bed that evening thinking to myself, "I shoulda' dug that signal" This re-confirms my use of a meter and will keep it to a bare minimum. Kirk01, Thanks for sharing your story. I realize this was about praising the stock coil... however, there is a deeper message here we should all pick up on in our detecting travels.
Got a faint signal, -2 -4 that was intermittently non-repeatable. These were always good numbers for me in air testing some small gold.
Switched to the prospecting mode at zero iron mask and there it was, a soft sweet small sound that told me to dig.
I have narrowed my own search down and the X-terra 705 is very high on the list for my 2nd detector. I have been reading up on the x-terra line of detectors (as well as many other brands) and I am rather impressed with this line of detectors for the versatility in technology (coils / frequency change) and price.
I like Digger's quote: You'll never know for sure......unless you dig it! HH
kirk01, At least you know for sure what it is and not wondering to this day if you "should" of dug it. This happened to me with my detector as well. I know this is the x-terra forum but I am making a point. I own a Garrett Cx II and was detecting an old 1830 church in Vermont. I wasn't there 15 minutes and a choppy and broken up belltone sound was ringing in my ears. However, the meter was bouncing from iron to pulltab and but mainly hanging right near the pulltab listed on my analog meter. For digging the iffy signal, I was rewarded with an 1851 Bank of Upper Canada penny. This happened to me about 20 years ago and to this day, I am glad in knowing I took that 2 minutes to confirm. Just goes to show, a meter is just a helping tool and certainly should not relied up when your gut feeling and audio is making one "second guess" if they should dig or not. My philosophy is, I am out in the field, this is what I am here to do, and if it takes me an extra five minutes from my detecting day, because of an "iffy" audio tone , I am going to dig. I would rather walk away knowing than lying in bed that evening thinking to myself, "I shoulda' dug that signal" This re-confirms my use of a meter and will keep it to a bare minimum. Kirk01, Thanks for sharing your story. I realize this was about praising the stock coil... however, there is a deeper message here we should all pick up on in our detecting travels.
Got a faint signal, -2 -4 that was intermittently non-repeatable. These were always good numbers for me in air testing some small gold.
Switched to the prospecting mode at zero iron mask and there it was, a soft sweet small sound that told me to dig.
earlypotluck
Thank you for your story and insight.
What caught my interest in this signal was even though it was intermittent,
it was always -2 -4, never -6 or even +2 from any angle.
Hours of testing my wife's very small gold jewelry over the winter indoors
at different distances from the coil and seeing -2 -4 show up so often,
taught me to look for these numbers in the field.
Especially if the signal is weak.
Good Hunting!
Denny
Thank you for your story and insight.
What caught my interest in this signal was even though it was intermittent,
it was always -2 -4, never -6 or even +2 from any angle.
Hours of testing my wife's very small gold jewelry over the winter indoors
at different distances from the coil and seeing -2 -4 show up so often,
taught me to look for these numbers in the field.
Especially if the signal is weak.
Good Hunting!
Denny