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suggestion on which coil to use.

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4luckyo

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I hunt a park which opened in 1913 , found a barber dime dated 1913, whic was pretty cool , my question is which coil should I use for the explorer II to get the most depth , it doesnt have a lot of trash but there is some caps and tabs throughout, it gets hammered not just from me but a few others people have told me. are there any special settings u think I should use ? I know they havent cleaned it out . the 1913 dime is the only piece of silver ive found , find some clad , and a few wheats here and there.
 
I like the settings below a whole lot. I think if you set it up that way and read and understand what it explains you will be getting as much depth and have the best chance of getting what the others have missed as you can.

As for the coil, the stock coil is fine for parks...great depth, good target separation, and easy to pinpoint with. I would work it over real good with that and then maybe later get you a 12.5" and hit it hard and heavy again.

http://mikesweather.metsite.com/detectin/html/charles_rock_solid_setup.html
 
stay with the stock coil, try audio 1 if you want or how bout this program your explorer works for me scan some silver blah blah blah, make your own pattern works every time, trust me been using this machine more than most,if you have any questions ask.the reason for audio 1 is that the signal will be there longer,butif alot of trash,go Fast,if going deep go deep and slow swing speed gain at 7 man sens.hey its all up to you,if yove never programmed your 2 or xs read your man its great AND IT WORKS thats why they made this function just like -16 and dual digital,I KNOW it works youll be happy the people on the forum wont but youll clean up,remember deep and a slow sweep speed.have fun and smile:thumbup:
 
hey mike, i set my explorer up too that setting today for the first time. i was in a pretty trashy area and i started getting alittle lost and switched back to conduct mode. i,m going to give it another go tomorrow and just force myself to learn that because it does sound very interesting. i was useing an 8 inch coil.
as far as coils go i like the 8 inch for parks but after learning the explorer and pinpointing i find myself also useing the stock coil more often . i do like that sunray 12 on the beach tho.
stan pa.
 
If the park has trash and depending on what depths the finds are coming from I would first opt for a smaller coil like a 8", that will allow you to run the EX a little hotter than you could the 10" without as much masking and averaging.
It's not uncommon from me to find coins in the 10" range with a 8" coil "in my soil".
I like the WOT too for extreme depths but it sure samples allot of earth and not many are proficient enough with it to use it in a park setting. Of course that depends on the park and how it's laid out.
I'd try a smaller coil and work the trashiest spots first, work it slow and eek out the goodies, that's another thing that an Explorer really excels in.
H.H.
Mike
 
i live next to a town that is the county seat in my county. theres a big ball field in the middle of this town that ive seem photos of from the late 1800's. ive detected there a few times but ive only come up with clads, not even one silver. how would you approach a site like this? how would you run your explorer? ive havent really come across too much trash like most public parks. but why aren't i getting deep?

stan pa.
 
so what exactly is your secret tip there? *LOL* I don't see anything earth shattering in your set up. I think I could find anything you could pick up with that setup, using the factory presets.

Just my opinion, but I don't think you're using any ground breaking settings there...pun intended :)
 
If all you have is the stock coil go ahead and use it. I found the *BIGGEST* help for me in any old park or area where there is trash was when I switched from conduct sounds to ferrous sounds. The conduct sounds can and will give a nice high silver-like tone on some of the corroded rust and you end up digging rust or skipping potential good targets. Ferrous sounds will hit a nice low growl on iron/rust(most of the times). When you hear a high tone in ferrous and the cursor is in the lower right then you can bet that it is probably a rusted crown cap. But overall ferrous does well for me in my area. That made a huge difference for me. Just one more piece of the puzzle in case you happen to run conduct sounds. Good luck out there.
 
although I am not sure what your soil conditions are like there...if you're finding clad at 4-5" deep, then the area has seen some fill added for sure.

This however does not mean that the oldies are not still down there. Hopefully they are still within reach.

I have a couple places I hunt where there has been up to 8" of fill added. I am still able to hit the oldies, but you have to use one heck of a slow sweep speed, and really overlap your swings.

If you're using an Explorer, you should be able to suck the oldies out from under that fill. Unless of course there is a foot or more, then you're likely in trouble :)

Not sure what you have for coils, but if you own a WOT coil, I'd throw it on. This would get you a little extra depth...and by the sounds of it, the trash at the site is minimal, so you should be okay. If you don't have a WOT, stick with the stock coil obviously.

If you want some settings to try out, shoot me an e-mail :)
I don't want to give away all my secrets here *haha*

One thing to try, which many don't consider. Find a spot on the field that sees little use...get out your digger and dig a wide plug...dig down a good foot and look at the walls of the hole for stratification. Again, not sure of your soil there...but normally you would dig down a couple inches through top soil (dark and rich), then into the sub soil (probably 4-6" of lighter soil). If you see this pattern, chances are it's undisturbed. My guess is it's not though. If you're hitting dark soil, or worse, marbled soil consistantly down past 6 inches...it's fill. Anyhow, if you get that, keep digging down until you hit a consistant soil type/layer. That will be the original soil layer.

Wess
 
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Use your 15 inch WOT
Iron Mask -15 (-16 if your area is real clean like you say)
Senseativity: 28 for ex1 or 32 for exp2( this is a start figure...adjust as necessary)
Ferrous mode (I prefer it you may not)
Deep on / Fast off
Gain: 7 OR 8
Variability: 7 or 8
Limits: 10
Thresh hold tone: 5 OR 6 (In the menue above Variability)
Thresh hold: about 7 or one notch from going silent(on right of your screen)
Responce: Normal (Audio 1,2 or 3 if you are used to them)
Volume: high
Light: on (if it's dark) LOL
Noise cancel: Everytime you move to grounds on hills or valleys, every 50 feet closer or farther away from power lines.
Pin Point: Use crosshair method because the signal is strongest and more depth accurrate right dead nuts in the middle 2 inches of the coil.
***Keep coil on the ground and sweep 1 1/2 to 2 feet a second in clean ground but you are walking forward mush slower. WHEN A SOUND IS HEARD STOP AND INVESTIGATE FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES, THEN PIN POINT ONLY IN ALL METAL MODE (IM -16), -15 IS ALLRIGHT. IF TARGET IS IN NAIL RANGE BUT DOES NOT MOVE LOCATION WHEN YOU TURN 90 DEGREES IN PIN POINT MODE AND IS DEEPER THAN 8 INCHES DIG IT. IF THE CURSER SAYS PULL TAB AND ITS 8 INCHES OR DEEPER..DIG IT!...IF IT SAY QUARTER AT 3 INCHES.....YOU BETTER DIG IT!!!
NOTE: Make sure coil cover was taken off and cleaned of iron dust...all connections are tight...probe wire is not dangling above coil....if your carrying a big shovel its over your schoulder...battery has a full charge.....
NOW GO TO THAT PARK WITH YOUR 15 INCH COIL AND ONLY DIG EVERTHING 8 INCHES AND DEEPER NO MATTER WHAT YOUR CROSS HAIRS SAY......REMEMBER.8 INCHES OR DEEPER ONLY! cANT DO THIS WITH A 8 OR 10 INCH....YOU'LL FIND EVERTHING EVERYONE ELSE COULD NOT HEAR.
**** FOR A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF EXPLORERS GO TO WWW.DETECTORGEAR.COM AND READ THE OWNERS TIPS ON HOW TO USE THE EXPLORER.
Let me know if this works for you! DiggerBeginner...John in Mich...e-mail posted
 
If you know that there is still silver and the usual keepers in this park, I would use the stock coil and go slow with the sweeps of the coil. If the coins are deep, you will get some faint signals otherwise not noticed going at your usual pace. So just slow down and keep in mind a record of where you are finding the keepers and you may just find a pattern. Also, use a pattern when searching. It takes time sometimes to find those keepers, but you will no that you are covering the ground without missing them goodies. Good luck!
 
Have you ever thought that the ball diamond was redone before. That would explain why so little trash and the clad coins. Or maybe they went and put fill over the ball field? If you do some research on the town or maybe see if any of the old timers know of anything that was done, than that would answer why no old coins.
 
Since you don't have a lot of trash, bigger is better in my book! Whether it be a 14, 15 or 18 inch coil. Just don't crank the sensitivity up all the way at first. I would try in the middle range first and go up from there. The larger coils usually don't run well at a full sensitivity setting as they will start to read too many of the minerals in the ground.
 
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