Well, my Omega does have depth.

[jim tn]

I finally got onto some deeper coins this morning, nothing but clad and 2 wheats, but some of the coins were down in the 7-8" depth range. I also dug a padlock out of the bottom of a ditch that was laying in the bottom of the hole as was at the 9" slash on my digger.

I am also finding that most deeper coins are actually deeper then the vdi indicates. Is this common with the 8000?

I am struggling with nickel readings being pieces of can slaw or tabs and ultimately am not finding very many nickels. I am, though, still digging a lot of trash while I endeavor to learn the Omega. Thus far, however, 56 and 57 readings have yielded very few nickels.

I must admit, the Omega is rapidly growing on me and I think it is just a matter of learning what it is saying and how it is saying it.

HH jim tn

 

[Smooth23]

Yes I've found that the omega is off a bit on the depth. I guess it likes to be optimistically shallow.

 

[lafatlife]

as far as nickles go....I use the 4 tones and I've noticed that the nickles chime in on the odd sound, I guess you would call it a low medium sound. It is different from the can slaw however, it is the same as the square pull tabs.

I dug two nickles night before last.

 

[Cal_Cobra]

I finally got onto some deeper coins this morning, nothing but clad and 2 wheats, but some of the coins were down in the 7-8" depth range. I also dug a padlock out of the bottom of a ditch that was laying in the bottom of the hole as was at the 9" slash on my digger.

I am also finding that most deeper coins are actually deeper then the vdi indicates. Is this common with the 8000?

I am struggling with nickel readings being pieces of can slaw or tabs and ultimately am not finding very many nickels. I am, though, still digging a lot of trash while I endeavor to learn the Omega. Thus far, however, 56 and 57 readings have yielded very few nickels.

I must admit, the Omega is rapidly growing on me and I think it is just a matter of learning what it is saying and how it is saying it.

HH jim tn

Jim I've found that my Omega is typically 2-3" off on coin depth. Interestingly though, it's spot on for small high conductor nuts, which makes me wonder what in the heck they calibrated the depth to (Dave J. is it possible to recalibrate the O8 for a proper dime/penny depth reading?).

Initially I also had concerns as to it's ability to find coins at depth too, but after having put some hours on it I now know it'll nail a dime or penny at a measured 8" deep, and would assume quarters and larger at deeper depths. It may well get dimes and pennies deeper then 8" in my soil, it's possible I just haven't encountered any within it's maximum range yet (I'm hoping that's the case ).

I haven't encountered issues with tabs and nickels yet (that was a BIG issue on my F5), as a matter of fact last evening I tried a friends new T2, and noticed that it liked square tabs, whereas the O8 was properly ID'ing them, as well as nickels for the most part. My F75 LTD likes tabs - square tabs, pull tabs, beaver tails, tab rings, bent up tabs, mutilated tabs, it's a frackin' tab magnet Lately, I've really been enjoying using the O8 over the F75 LTD, it's nice to have more refined machine that on a fairly regular basis locks on the proper TID, as well as not having to decipher the audio storm. I know if I need ultimate depth finding capabilities the LTD is going to be the winner, BUT depth isn't everything, the O8's ability to wade through trash, find targets co-located with iron, modulated audio and accurate TID are enough to handle most situations IMHO.

EDIT: I should add that I mainly set the O8 to four tones, disc between 16-30, and sensitivity as high as I can without the O8 becoming erratic.

 

[Cal_Cobra]

as far as nickles go....I use the 4 tones and I've noticed that the nickles chime in on the odd sound, I guess you would call it a low medium sound. It is different from the can slaw however, it is the same as the square pull tabs.
.

lafatlife I also run 4 tones and have noticed this unique audio characteristic of nickels, a plus in my book

 

[bugg]

I watch for a tight number or two, and I'll take my chances and dig it. My nickel count is running at about 3% of coins found. I tend to hunt trashy areas , try to ignore aluminum, but the trade off is leaving nickels behind. It detects them fine, just ID ing them is the challenge.

 

[earthmansurfer]

I'm curious what depth the Omega 8000 will get on dime sized targets as that is most of what I dig in Germany. Any ideas? I am pretty sure I can get 6" with id. My deepest target was 7" or 8" deep and dime sized with my T2 but it was soft and had NO ID.

 

[Monte]

why I like to use d4 when hitting playgrounds and similar sites that have a lot of coins. I go after the "high tones" as they are the good clad and possible silver dimes and quarters and good pre-'83 copper 1

 

[jim tn]

This morning I was hunting in d3 tones, but last week on the old fairgrounds I was using 4d and digging everything from about 55-59 for any possible V's and Buffalo nickels. I am going to use d4 tones in the morning and see how the middle tones are with 56-58 readings. I know nickels with some depth or on edge can be all over the place, but as I mentioned in R.L.'s post, I am digging more tabs and slaw at those good nickel readings then I think I should be. HH jim tn

 

[otlew]

This morning I hunted a tot lot with the O8K, I had been over this site a few times with the ACE 250, found some zinc and clad.

About ten minutes in I hit a dime showing a depth of 4 to 5 inches back and forth as I pin pointed. When I dug I found a clad quarter at 7", after recovery I checked again and the hole was clear. So nothing is perfect as we know, but 7" is the deepest coin I have recovered in the 4 months since I started detecting. I am more pleased with Omega with each hunt.

Setup was;

11" DD, Discrimination 16, Sensitivity 65 (with a little chatter)

An additional comment, while detecting my own yard I hit a dime indication with a Target Read out of 80, turned out to be a brass head off of a garden water sprayer. So we dig no matter what it seems.

 

[jim tn]

7" on a penny size target is the deepest coin I've dug so far. And, the audio on 6-7" coin size targets is pretty faint, at least for my old ears. I don't have a problem with the depth being actually deeper then what shows. I've learned, though, that if the target isn't in the clod and nothing is heard when resweeping over the hole, to dig a little deeper. There has always been a target there, but it seems once the ground gets disturbed the Omega doesn't always hear it when rechecking the hole. HH jim tn

 

[otlew]

7" on a penny size target is the deepest coin I've dug so far. And, the audio on 6-7" coin size targets is pretty faint, at least for my old ears. I don't have a problem with the depth being actually deeper then what shows. I've learned, though, that if the target isn't in the clod and nothing is heard when resweeping over the hole, to dig a little deeper. There has always been a target there, but it seems once the ground gets disturbed the Omega doesn't always hear it when rechecking the hole. HH jim tn

Good observation, I will keep that in mind and do a better job of clearing the dig before I move on. I hate to linger too long, because of the time it takes and the ground I could have covered otherwise. I can tell you that I don't think the Ace would have found this coin, but I could be wrong.

This tot lot dates back to the mid-late 1980's so its doubtful on silver coins and honestly for me, missing a bit of clad is not a major concern since I am new to detecting and even newer to the O8K this is all good practice.

 

[reltolbert]

I can't tell you how many times I've doubled and tripled checking the same hole and found
more coins using my Omega.

 

[reltolbert]

n/t

 

[John (scoops)]

Hi to all with the 08,
Does anyone else experience this problem... if i do an air test say at 1 - 10'' inches away from coil its fine.
When out on my hunts thing at 3 - 4'' not bad , anything deeper forget it even with head phones on..
I'm i doing something wrong on my setup, and is their anything i can do to fix this.....
please respond.

 

[Elton]

Partial quote.........."My F75 LTD likes tabs - square tabs, pull tabs, beaver tails, tab rings, bent up tabs, mutilated tabs, it's a frackin' tab magnet"... you forgot to mention rusty steel bottle caps LOL..... Oh my,it really loves those..

 

[tmanly]

I have been running the O8 with my 11"DD coil at Disc 16 , sensitivity at 70 and all metal mode . This is about as high as I can run without a lot of false signals and chatter. Two days ago I decided to put the stock coil back on and play with it some as I had not used it very little. I now can run my Disc at 16, Full metal mode, sensitivity at 99 and 4 tones. I am now hitting coins at 8 to 9" in an area that I have already searched. Found a silver ring at 8" right in front of where I park each time. Now I know this has a good reason and I feel that it is the amount of garbage in the ground, it allows me to sweep a smaller area and I have slowed my speed way down.

Tom

 

[otlew]

I can't tell you how many times I've doubled and tripled checking the same hole and found
more coins using my Omega.

When you do your re-check do you change any settings or just stick with ones that found the first coin?

 

[Cal_Cobra]

Partial quote.........."My F75 LTD likes tabs - square tabs, pull tabs, beaver tails, tab rings, bent up tabs, mutilated tabs, it's a frackin' tab magnet"... you forgot to mention rusty steel bottle caps LOL..... Oh my,it really loves those..

Unfortunately I'm finding that the Omega LOVES steel bottle caps too, at least with the 11" DD coil....I need to try the cap infested area I was at yesterday with the 10" concentric coil and see how it handles them. Any remedy for those darn steel bottle caps (other then the T2) ?

P.S. Yesterday I hit a sidewalk strip that I hit hard with my F75 LTD in BP mode. It's littered with pull tabs, but the LTD managed to pull 3-4 silver dimes out of it, and I found a 1oz sterling silver mens bracelet. Yesterday I hit the same sidewalk strip with the Omega using the 11" DD and manage to pull another merc and a silver rosie out of the pull-tab soup It's great in pull-tabs, but I'm finding out not so great with them darn steep bottle caps

 

[txquest]

Cal, I feel your pain with those pesky steel bottle caps. In my situation they will register in the dime quarter range and the same tones. I have tried one trick with some success. When I get a dime-quarter signal, I will re-sweep using only the tip of my coil, if the target still registers dime-quarter, I dig, if the VDI falls into the 60's, it is probably one of those pesky caps. This is still a study in progress as I am a new owner with the Omega. Hope this helps. Txquest