question on e-trac depth:help:

[detectorfreak74]

I can get ok depth but when I in a yard with alot of shallow targets mostly new penny's how do I get through them down to the good stuff or trash some yards I go to the threshold is nulld out on the whole yard and I cant get through the trash either help please

 

[wildherre]

.Keep your sensitivity low and swing real slow. If you have a lot of iron targets try 2 tone ferrous The Pro coil is an excellent coil but does have its limits.. In an area with lots of targets you will need a smaller coil to be effective.... I recommend the 6X8 SEF and the 6" Excelerator... Using the smaller coil and using the depth gauge you can bypass the surface targets with good results but does take some patience, BUT, then there are times when you have to clean out the shallow targets to get to the good stuff.. It depends on what is in the lower levels whether its worth it or not.. wildherre

 

[detectorfreak74]

thanks I try that I will save up for the new coil

 

[CDDZ]

Another quick tip: Turn Deep on and turn your volume gain down to 24 or so. Volume gain also affects the shallow target as well and my drown out the deeper targets you desire.

 

[bcoop]

Lowering your sensitivity will help
Drop your gain to the low 20's
Trash-Hi
Ground-difficult
Recovery-fast

Play around with those settings a little and see what is best. Move you coil slowly as if you were conducting your own test on the living room floor trying to pick out a quarter between several items of junk that you have placed on the floor. Only difference is you can not see the items in the field and they are at different depths. Listen closely at your tones and watch your CO #'s try to pinpoint on the weaker high tones with good CO #'s. This is where a small coil would excel.


BCOOP

 

[Hawkeye Jim]

I wouldn't pass up the shallow targets at all..............in good ole yards, you can be mighty surprised at what some of them shallow targets turn out to be!!!

Hawkeye Jim

 

[The Beep Goes On]

If it's in a yard, don't forget to noise cancel...there can be a lot of EMI around houses which can make it seem like there are targets when that is not the case (at least for those unfamiliar with a machine or detecting in general...not saying this is the case).

 

[detectorfreak74]

thx I try that all and combine

 

[Goes4ever]

I wouldn't pass up the shallow targets at all..............in good ole yards, you can be mighty surprised at what some of them shallow targets turn out to be!!!

Hawkeye Jim

Absolutely! I have dug many Indians, wheats, barbers etc, in old yards that were only 2-3inches deep. You just never know!

 

[Bell-Two]

I concur, I dug two Large Cents from the same farmhouse yard, one was at 7" and the other 2" so you just never know!

 

[NebTrac]

Another vote for the "Don't pass up shallow hits". I'll do that at a park on Zincolns from time to time. Only if they hit with that 3 or 4 beep hit on a single pass, indicated they are almost on the surface.

NebTrac

 

[detectorfreak74]

will do thanks just wanting to pick some brains and learn this detector

 

[UtahRich]

I find that I hunt a lot of private yards in stages.

First hunt, I get a feel for the yard and what might be there and hunt it as long as I have time for. If it seems worthwhile I will come back.

Some yards have lots of signals and take time. Others don't have much there at all, either from lack of activity over the years or perhaps others have already hunted it or maybe the owners did some landscaping. If others left lots of surface targets, they likely had little patience and left other targets as well. As mentioned above, quite a few old targets seem to be found rather shallow and can be mistaken for surface junk or new coins.

If the yard continues to produce on return visits, I will remove more and more 'other' signals it hopes of revealing more good targets. Some of these other signals turn out to be cool stuff. The e-trac does a fantastic job of finding coins and other targets that are tucked in with other targets, but having lots of accepted surface targets makes finding the deeper, older targets a challenge. Often I get a possible deep target with an adjacent shallow target that I end up removing to make things easier. Having a good pinpointer makes this process quick.


good luck,

Rich