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Preliminary screen graphic for E-Trac......MattR.UK

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This graphic is offered as a preliminary suggestion of what US coinage etc. may look like.

My thanks to Chris in Ohio for the data. (Hope I've transcribed it correctly.)

It is only intended to provide an impression of relative data positioning on the E-Trac screen.

Remember, the data is 'in air' so does not account for any real-time factors.

One can see the logical intentions of the designers for the 'new' arrangements.

Whether it suits individual preferences or situations, will only be evident with usage.

The expanded Conductivity scale must be beneficial, so let's wait for the field results to come in

before we make any critical assesments..........MattR.UK
 
Love the separation of the nickels to the shotgun casings, last year I dug about 50 shield and V-nickels at a site with my SE, oh, and also about a thousand 22 shorts and shotgun brass, literally. There was some separation on the SE from where the typical nickel would hit compared to the trash, but with the occasional nickel three cent and civil war era button, I couldn't help but dig them all. Quick question, does the FE and CO #'s start at 0 or is it 1? They show them with values starting at 1 in the manual? Can't wait to find out where aluminum's going to hit. Thanks again for the presentation, it's real helpful.
 
Hi there Jim.

The manual indicates that 'top left' of screen is the 'zero' reference point for both axis.

The illustration (cribbed from ML ), with my added red notation, shows a typical theoretical target of Fe 9 Con10.

The black areas being the programmed rejection pattern.............regards Matt
 
I guess the program has a preset setting for discing out hotrocks.

Look at the black bar up right on the screen...
 
It almost seems that they've somehow re-mapped some of the ferrous/conductive readings to make them "appear" more linear - since the characteristics of the metals of course remain constant (wh do you think? - I know you're up on metal detector theory). It also seems that the f/c axes have been transposed from the Explorer - not sure hy this was done. They certainly should have included an option to allow the user to transpose them back to their original (Explorer) orientation. Would only have been a very minor bit of programming is the software is designed correctly. Anyway, now that we have the USB port I'm hoping that Minelab will supply software upgrades for the unit with new and better features - sort of like the Apple iPhone - it's the right (and only sensible) thing to do.
 
I wonder how the bouncers will behave now. Up Down bouncers would be bad and left right bouncers would be good? I would if this behaviour would make it easier to dig good targets over bad.

Personally I don't think transposing axes would be useful with the expanded conductivity range. Actually now to think of it, I am really looking forward to using this machine with this expanded conductivity range.
 
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