Coin Hunting with the TDI SL today

[Shortcut]

Took the TDI SL out for the second time today, went to a drive in theater which is about three years old. It is lacated behind the owners house and has two screens in a grass field. Like all these type places it ha a lot of can slaw and a fair amount of iron. I did not find anything old or real deep but did find17 quarters, 10 dimes, 36 pennies, 1 small ring, 1 medallion and a Chucky Cheese token. I also gug 8 pieces of iron type scrap consisting of a few rusty nails, three sparkler wires and some blobs of something. The TDI SL was amazing as there was a lot of trash and it ran smooth as silk. Used Moxie's set up not even a peep on aluminum and after a few rusty nails and sparkler wires could tell a difference between the small iron trash and coins. None of the coins were old and the deepest was only about 3 to 4 deep but was a great place to get in some time learning this machine.

[Tony Two-Cent]

Yes, it does look like that is a great site for learning your machine as there are a lot of different types of targets to dig and lots of coins.

I notice that you didn't find any nickels. I remember when I first got my new E-Trac that I didn't find any nickels for weeks. I think they're the hardest coin to learn to recognize on any detector. After I learned what to listen for nickels came much more easily. I'm sure you will pick up on them too.

It seems that you are learning quickly! Very respectable hunt! thumbsup01

[del]

sounds like a good outing with some great learning experience Shortcut , how were you running it . in the all or just low conductors , where did you have the GB and did you mess with the pulse delay , i can get a good idea as to what the target is when i start moving it around . its a great machine and so smooth running huh.

Dan

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Tony, with the settings I was using the TDI will pretty much ignore aluminum, most gold and nickels. Not that it will not find them but the way I had it set up I was only looking for higher conductive items.


Del, I had the gain at about the 2 o'clock, the pulse rate at 12 uS, go at 9 o'clock threshold barely audible and conductive switch high at high.

[pinpointa]

Hi Shortcut,

With the settings you had did you get any aluminium screw caps off bottles.

Regards Pinpointa. :cheering:

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With those settings the threshold never wavered when over aluminum.

Shortcut