Sencitivity???

[littlenugget]

Hello last saturday i was detecting , i always use sencitivity 28, i was mad because i wasnt finding anything i decided tu low the sensetivity to 21....wow what a diffrence coins starting to pop up and it was a lot more stable!!!

My question is what sensitivity do you use????


Thanks!!!

 

[Dirt Hound]

It varies by site and situation... I really don't ever hunt with it higher than 26. Usually 22-26. Perhaps less if the site is super trashy.

 

[Old Longhair]

It depends on coil size, frequency, soil conditions, trash density, targets sought.......basically a whole host of things.
Running Sensitivity too high relates to driving in fog with your high beams on.

 

[mapper65]

I'm typically at 30 unless I'm getting chatter or the site is trashy then I'lll lower it some.

 

[Digger 45]

In my area i usually have sensitivity at 22 but there are times when 18 runs more stable, usually when it gets noisy and jumpy signals i lower the sensitivity, you won't loose depth and you will separate the coins better, i run the 10 x 5 DD coil because of the high mineral soil i have here, running in tracking and pressing the GB button a lot of times it will be in the teens, so the DD coil has helped a lot.

 

[Mark in S.E. IA]

I use the x505 and the Sen only goes up to 20. Most times I run at 20 if I do not get a lot of chatter but i never go below 18. I feel I lose depth if I go below 18.

 

[pescadore]

I usually run my sensitivity at 28-30 unless the detector is unstable then I will lower it a little to stabilize it.

 

[littlenugget]

Something that i forgot to ask you, what numbers appear when you ground balance?

I usually get between 8 and 14, maybe that why i need to put sencitivity lower

ohh!!!! and thanks for your response guys!!

 

[Old Longhair]

That is at least part of why you need to lower it.
It's reason enough to invest in a DD coil too. In conditions like that, a DD coil will see deeper and run smoother at higher Sensitivity.

 

[Digger 45]

Thats a fact on the DD coil, it cured my problem where i was running in the single to teen numbers in the GB. The DD coil made all the difference, it runs stable and has good depth.