Sometimes my E-trac acts crazy

[broome1000]

Sometimes when I am in a trashy area the etrac starts acting odd and it is hard to describe. Basically the etrac does not stop making noises and flashes numbers constantly on the screen. I am sure you veteran detectors know the problem and how to cure this odd behavior but it is confusing for a noob like me.

 

[grouser]

i went over a underground powerline the other day and it did that,,,,

 

[broome1000]

it's not in one spot it is over the whole area I am trying to detect.

 

[Blank Planet]

does it do it at other parks ? if not you can name that park super trash park

BP

 

[broome1000]

no and other than changing to a smaller coil and turning the fast on I cant figure out hom to eliminate the problem. any ideas?

 

[Blank Planet]

yep smaller coil fast on, deep on (some may disagree ) slow sweep speed, depends on what your hunting but if its silver make a trashy park program say FE open 5 to 25 and CO open from 36-49 black the rest out and go real slow that is if you think there is silver there? it takes a real lot of patience and practice to hunt super trash park and to be in the right frame of mind helps.

BP

 

[Ray-Mo.]

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[broome1000]

Here are the setting I am using. They are the recommended settings for andy's coin pattern as you probably already know.


Etrac Mode using Andy's Coin Pattern

 

[Ray-Mo.]

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[Jeff in Pa]

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[badjim]

are you wearing steel toed boots or carrying a large shovel or large scoop. 1 time at the beach my etrac would pic up my scoop so i had to put it behind me

 

[tippyhound]

Are you using a large loop, and are the symptoms there whether your are moving or just standing still? A small loop is always better in heavy trash, but sometimes outside interference (electrical) can be the culprit. I ran into the same problem last week in a trashy park, and whether the loop was in motion didn't make any difference.

I Stopped, Noise Cancelled my machine and the problem was a little better, I Noise Cancelled a second time and the problem went away. It can't hurt to try. Rick IL.

 

[ROBOCOP]

Or do your shoes/boots have metal eyelets?

Get some cheap sneaks from WalMart with plastic eyelets.

 

[Jason in Enid]

It sounds like you are in an area with a large amount of EMI (Electro-magnetic interference). I have been to one park like that, but every other place has been fine.

 

[Gonehunting]

There is one town in Oklahoma I hunt that is like that.. It was a coal mining town and the topsoil is only about 3 inches.. the rest is coil...

 

[broome1000]

It does happen while I am walking or standing. One of the times I was under a lot of wires so it is probably electromagnetic. It has happened in other areas where there were no wires. I had read about the noise cancel function and hope that helps next time. thanks for all the responses.

 

[Gonehunting]

My above statement was meant to have be "the rest is COAL... sorry for the confusion..

 

[Rolladex]

Check your connections if using a Sun-ray probe check both connections.

 

[etracjoe]

This has happened to me before at a park when it just stopped raining. I noise cancelled and tried everything else too. It still was very noisy. 2 weeks or so later when back to same park on a dry day the Etrac ran smooth. I assumed a faulty insulator on the power lines and a wet day made it act up. Never hurts to try everything as stated above and maybe even switch a few setting, coil etc. Make sure everything is clean and tight. Best of luck and HH, Joe.

 

[OCDfinder]

underground power line...or sometimes coil cover needs a cleaning.