I have read were some think the Deus is a beep and dig machine. The deus is NOT a beep and dig machine. I'll explain. And also show how you the user can maybe screen your targets to weed out the shallower junk. I went to a church yard today. I'd been there before many times. Had a white's V3i there, and an etrac. Today was the 1st time with Deus. And this site I might add has been hunted hard by other people using various machines. I generally run reactivity 1 silencer -1. You'll see some people complain about the TID on deus as being inferior to say etrac/CTX on deeper coins. This is in fact true. But the deus does something no other VLF detector does that's very useful. It quits IDing targets at around 8" give or take. There are slight differences between 9 and 11" coils, plus target size and ground mineralization also has effects. So you want to look for coins on a church yard i.e. Running in 8 khz and 12 khz most coins won't start coming in till around 78 VDI approximately. This is the number I use. So while you're sweeping with all numbers 78 and above set to highest tone, you'll want to listen. When you hear a high tone go ahead and look at your screen. If you see fairly steady numbers of 78 or above staying in the window with repeated sweeps, go ahead and dig. Now for the deep targets. While your sweeping you also need to listen for the gradual rise and fall of a higher pitch. As you pass your coil back over the spot you'll want to hear the nice clear gradual rise and fall of the "cat purring sound". Watch your meter, you'll probably see a number from 94 thru 98. Also you'll most likely but not always see the slightest upper right portion of the horseshoe highlighted. Now you can pivot around the target if you wish while sweeping, but if the tone disappears or starts breaking up, don't walk off. Unless the target is real small you probably have a target under your coil that's 8"plus deep. So dig where the cat purring sounds were the highest tone sounding. Start digging. A word of caution. After you say dig around 6 inches deep and haven't located your target. You can always stand up and sweep the hole with your detector. You may or MAY NOT hear it. KEEP digging and check with your pinpointer frequently. If you heard the slight rise and fall of a tone that sounds very much like a cat purring, in all likelihood there's a target in the hole. Don't give up digging until you find it. It can be iron. This does happen from time to time. But if you find say a nail in the hole and you haven't gotten down to at least 9-10 inches keep digging. A pinpointer is real handy to have and will save you a bunch of time and can help you prevent damage to a coin, etc. On deep coins the Deus probably/likely WILL NOT beep. So today this tactic seemed to work pretty good. Seems small pieces of tinfoil when balled up would give some pretty good coin numbers at times and beep (meaning <8" deep. I did dig 3 deep targets. A wheat at a measured 9.25 inches, a low brass 12 gauge hull at 10", and another wheat at 8.5 inches. For all new deus users. A recommendation. Dig a hole down about 12 inches, big enough to get your hand and arm into. Take a ruler with you and reach down in the hole and try and stick the dime in the side of the hole at various depths. Play with your settings on your deus. 8 or 12 khz, reactivity 1 silencer 0 or -1 are good settings for deep coins. Try and get the fainter cat purring sound as you move your coil across the dime. Deep coins don't sound as obvious using a deus vs etrac/CTX, but once you learn what they sound like using a deus, you can then use this unusual VLF detector characteristic to your benefit when looking for deep coins etc.
Now I mention the VDI number 78. Using the above will get the deep nickels too as long as you don't have them notched out. The deus does in a way have a depth meter.
Now I mention the VDI number 78. Using the above will get the deep nickels too as long as you don't have them notched out. The deus does in a way have a depth meter.
