My setup for finding nickels with the explorer

[Bill_S]

I wanted to be able to find nickels without all the pulltabs, etc that usually hit around the same area. I used my cz3d to compare signals with the explorer and have came up with this setup. I used the learn feature with the smallest icon and then expanded it back towards the left. Seems like the deeper nickels would hit there. Seems to work real good for finding nickels without finding a lot of trash. I use this setup in real trashy areas like schools or parks where I only want to dig coin signals. Just go real slow and listen for the low tone. Just thought I would share....

 

[Frase44NY]

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[Captain Kirk]

Bill;

I have been using the same technique for quite some time, but I did not use the EDIT function to open the screen to the left of the nickel target. I will try that additional idea.
* What would you say the ratio of pull tabs to nickels is for you? With my prior approach I was digging more nickels than pull tabs and there are a lot of pull tabs where I hunt. Note also that there is a type of pull tab that hits exactly where most nickels hit. It is essentially impossible not to dig those. Perhaps after hitting a target, then one might open the screen and listen to the quality of the tone to get a better idea of whether it is pull tab or nickel. If the target is shallow, then it might be quicker just to go ahead and dig it.
* I find that in air tests, when the nickel is further than about 6" from the coil, that the conductivity of the nickel targets begins to wander around a quite bit. Did you use the coil or the X1 probe to learn the nickel target? If using the coil, then about how far away from the coil did you sweep the nickel?

Thanks,
Glenn

 

[Bill_S]

* What would you say the ratio of pull tabs to nickels is for you?

I seem to find more little scraps of can or things like that than pull tabs. I would say the nickel to trash ratio is pretty high. It also depends on just how trashy the area is.

With my prior approach I was digging more nickels than pull tabs and there are a lot of pull tabs where I hunt. Note also that there is a type of pull tab that hits exactly where most nickels hit. It is essentially impossible not to dig those.

Even with my cz3d which is killer on nickels I would dig some trash along with the nickels. I think you are right, I believe it is impossibe to not dig some trash while digging nickels.

Perhaps after hitting a target, then one might open the screen and listen to the quality of the tone to get a better idea of whether it is pull tab or nickel.

I always just rely on the pattern I have setup. I guess you could open up the screen and try that.

* I find that in air tests, when the nickel is further than about 6" from the coil, that the conductivity of the nickel targets begins to wander around a quite bit.

I think you are right about that and the pattern would probably not do good on real deep nickels because of that reason.

Did you use the coil or the X1 probe to learn the nickel target?

I used the pro coil. If I can remember right I turned the sens down a little so the id would not jump around. I waved different nickels in front of it probably at about 4 inches. I used some newer ones and some older ones. It seemed to hit on them both just fine. I do not seem to have any problems finding the ones that have been in the ground for a little while.

I took the CZ3D and the explorer and turned them both on and waved some different targets that usually hit close to the nickel range in front of them to test it. It seemed like they both did about the same they correctly called a nickel a nickel and rejected most junk.

Usually with this pattern if you get a good strong signal it will most likely be a nickel. But like any detector it can be fooled. I think the next time I go out I will take both the 3d and the explorer and compare only the nickel signals to each other.