picking up targets while discrimination null

[Illinoismic]

So last fall I played with the all metal mode cause I am thinking I am missing some things cause of discrimination nulling. Does the safari still give a good solid tone even if iron is discriminated out? I have had what I think is falling but if good targets just chirp instead of sounding off loud I could be missing some good targets.

 

[Illinoismic]

And I mean will the safari pick up let's say a silver coin in the same hole with like a metal pocket knife?

 

[KinTN]

Yes. I once found a merc at a 45degree angle, 1/4" above a smashed aluminum can (fill dirt). Silver tone stood out strongly.

Try it out for yourself with an air test..

 

[Illinoismic]

I have tried with the air test.. it does show up well in the air... i know that when iron rusts it somewhat leeches the iron into the surrounding ground and that would change some alittle.

 

[KinTN]

It seems to me that the Safari is programmed to over ride every signal and scream when it sees silver. But I'm just a User; someone else with more tech knowledge can shed more light on this, I'm sure.

 

[Illinoismic]

Kintn have you noticed any bugs with the 3030. Was thinking about buying one but my brother says it has some target I'd bugs and some falling issues

 

[KinTN]

Mine has been perfect. Limited solely by the operator's lack of ability.
I am, however, pretty meticulous about keeping it clean, not banging it into things, etc.

Everything I have seen on the web with problems have been fixed via warranty.
Oh, one problem I did have was with the Koss30 headphones. The plug is poorly designed and starts to short out pretty quickly giving a imtermittant scratchy sound. ML sent me a new set without question when i emailed them (thanks, Nadia), but the replacement pair rapidly developed the same problem. Some day when it irritates me enough, I'll just rewire a replacement plug. I want to emphasize that I am NOT hard on my gear and the Koss problem is well known on the forums.

 

[Illinoismic]

Ya it seems Koss has this issue with a lot of there headphones. I have a pair I use in residential areas in town... same issue with the plug... if I turn it clockwise a bit it comes out of it. I worry about getting the ctx3030 then cause I get into the mud and my detector comes back looking like a muddy stick but I try to clean it off and I am careful not to get anything on or around the housing and I always keep it covered

 

[Goldstrike]

Iv'e found when silver is present in a hole alongside iron, I'll get a mixed signal but the silver will be detected as you pass the coil over the spot in different directions. I almost exclusively operate in all metal even though the ears are bombarded with all kinds of sounds! I'm actually used to all the sounds now, but I try to go slow hoping that I'm not missing any good targets, silver included. I guess I can't stand the thought of swinging the coil while it's in a nulled out mode and missing a silver or gold target!

 

[Illinoismic]

Ya I have been playing with all metal.. found some silver last fall in areas my brother and I hunted very very hard... it was next to a burn pit with a bunch of iron but not sure if it was nulled out or just missed it with the coil... my brother runs the atpro so I don't really complain the two