Please define "repeatable signal"

[Anonymous]

Had a thoroughly frustrating 2 hours hunting before the snow started and felt perhaps I should go back to square one.
I was hearing all kinds of little high pitched "chirps" and "twitters", but not much that would repeat on a second of third pass. Should I be spending more time trying to make them into good signals, or just move on? BTW I "moved on" with most of them.

 

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[Anonymous]

Hi Fred,
As you get used to the Explorer you will be able to tell the chips and chirps of trash and minerals from the better sounding coin signals, it took me a while but when it all clicked I started finding many deep deep deep coins.
From what I have learned a repeatable signal is one that retains its sound while swinging the coil in several different directions. For example, if you get a signal from left to right turn 45 degrees and see if you still get the signal then try it at 90 degrees. If you still get the signal it is quite possible a good target.
Now if you sweep from another direction and loose the signal it may be trash, but not in all cases.
When in doubt DIG.
Randy.

 

[Anonymous]

I live in Kimberton with the mailing address of Phoenixville (19460)

 

[Anonymous]

I know the feeling, you will love your Explorer if you just turn your sens down to low teen range. Also in heavy trash go real slow and the threshold will for the most part be there. Those high pitched chirps "suck". When you here that you will not be finding many coins. Later on when we get better at our machines we can start bumbing up the sens, but not right now. Use Manual in the low teens.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks, I'm going to give that a try. I have been to fighting the urge to sqeak out more depth by running at 22-25, but I'm willing to try lower yet.

 

[Anonymous]

About two months ago I spent an hour an a half with high signals all over the place and no good repeatable signal at an old abanded school, I was at sensitivity 24 manual and tried all the adjustment I could change in the Menu and my partner was having the same problem at sens.30. I then drop the sens. to 16, it was like magic and my partner went to 12 and the high tones started repeating with coins all over.

 

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[Anonymous]

I am brand new at metal detecting and just purchased an Explorer XS. Trying it out at Daytona Beach I found that I got a constant sound for awhile, butthen it started chirping or beeping or nulling(as you can see I am not sure what it was trying to tell me). I then turned it off and back on and got the constant hum again. There was no eviednce of any target. Is the machine defective or is it a learner (user) problem? I would appreciate an experienced user giving me advice.
Bill

 

[Anonymous]

I dont hunt beaches but it sounds like to me that you are having problems with the salt and minerals in the sand. Maybe try noise cancel or reducing your sensitivity. Again this is only my guess as I dont detect beaches.
Randy.

 

[Anonymous]

Bill,
That's happening because you have a slurry (beach sand and salt water) trapped beneath your coil by the coil cover. When you shut the instrument off, it retunes, the tone is constant, then it starts to warble again as the slurry sloshes around.

 

[Anonymous]

That really explains what is happening at the beach edge, but what about when I am up on the beach and not at the waters edge. Is it probable that there is still sand between the coil and cover that causes the same condition?
This is the first response that has merit, especially as pertains to the water and sand combination.
Thanks