OxShoeDrew
05-09-2021, 11:34 AM
Happy Mother's Day!
I saw a YouTube vid talking about a common mistake people make when switching to a small coil. We speed up the reaction (recovery) time setting because we're trying to get separation in iron. I always did that...I'd put a 5in coil on and keep the detector on it's speediest setting... and apparently lost A LOT of depth. The vid said we should slow the reaction setting down because there's no need for quick separation, that's the reason we put the small coil on. It was counter intuitive to me, thinking faster = better...but I tried it.
This morning I went to a cellar hole lip that I've hit 30 times with the T2 and Nox, 11 and 5 inch coils. In moist and dry soil. The place was abandoned in the 1930s so plenty of trash to work through.
In about 2 hr I dug everything in the pic save the 53 registration plate and rein guard. Don't get me wrong, they were all tough signals, and I dug two bent nails for every keeper, but slowing down the reaction speed using a small coil seems to give a slight advantage to allow you to hear deep, co-located targets.
I dug the reg plate at a new permission where there isn't much to find but the owner is pleasant. owns a 20 year old basic Whites detector, and seems interested in the hobby.
The guard was found last week at a field before the grass grew.
Thanks!
I saw a YouTube vid talking about a common mistake people make when switching to a small coil. We speed up the reaction (recovery) time setting because we're trying to get separation in iron. I always did that...I'd put a 5in coil on and keep the detector on it's speediest setting... and apparently lost A LOT of depth. The vid said we should slow the reaction setting down because there's no need for quick separation, that's the reason we put the small coil on. It was counter intuitive to me, thinking faster = better...but I tried it.
This morning I went to a cellar hole lip that I've hit 30 times with the T2 and Nox, 11 and 5 inch coils. In moist and dry soil. The place was abandoned in the 1930s so plenty of trash to work through.
In about 2 hr I dug everything in the pic save the 53 registration plate and rein guard. Don't get me wrong, they were all tough signals, and I dug two bent nails for every keeper, but slowing down the reaction speed using a small coil seems to give a slight advantage to allow you to hear deep, co-located targets.
I dug the reg plate at a new permission where there isn't much to find but the owner is pleasant. owns a 20 year old basic Whites detector, and seems interested in the hobby.
The guard was found last week at a field before the grass grew.
Thanks!