mosrto
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I was looking at the Tesoro silver u max. How do you determine depth,type of find etc. without a screen I'm looking to buy my first detector. I also have the minelab Terra 30 in mind. Thanx .
Some work on volume. I don't have a screen or modulated volume, knowing my usual max depth, I just raise my coil until I lose the signal. That gets me within an inch or two.
From what I've learned, most detectors are calibrated to guess the depth based on a coin sized object. It's faster to have a screen read out, but not necessary.[/QUOTE When you raise the coil until you lose the signal, {for example, you're 5 inches off the ground at loss of signal}does that tell you the target is 5 inches deep at that point?
Some work on volume. I don't have a screen or modulated volume, knowing my usual max depth, I just raise my coil until I lose the signal. That gets me within an inch or two.
From what I've learned, most detectors are calibrated to guess the depth based on a coin sized object. It's faster to have a screen read out, but not necessary.[/QUOTE When you raise the coil until you lose the signal, {for example, you're 5 inches off the ground at loss of signal}does that tell you the target is 5 inches deep at that point?
I think it would depend upon how deep the machine goes. Say a machines' max depth is 7 inches. You raise the coil 5 inches high and the signal goes away. I would assume the target is 2 inches deep. (Unless it's a pop-can.) Kind of a cool technique. I don't use it, but maybe I should try it.
When you raise the coil until you lose the signal, {for example, you're 5 inches off the ground at loss of signal}does that tell you the target is 5 inches deep at that point?Some work on volume. I don't have a screen or modulated volume, knowing my usual max depth, I just raise my coil until I lose the signal. That gets me within an inch or two.
From what I've learned, most detectors are calibrated to guess the depth based on a coin sized object. It's faster to have a screen read out, but not necessary.
.. One thing to keep in mind with the two you mentioned (Tesoro Silver µMAX and Minelab X-Terra 30) is that they both rely on a fixed Ground Balance. The Silver µMAX can be tweaked internally, if you want to or know how to, but the X-Terra 30 is not adjustable. If the ground mineral environment is much above 'average' (whatever that is) it will not work well and can false annoyingly.I was looking at the Tesoro silver u max. How do you determine depth,type of find etc. without a screen I'm looking to buy my first detector. I also have the minelab Terra 30 in mind. Thanx .
Monte,
I was a little overwhealmed by the wall-o-red when I first saw your post, and so didn't read it my first few times back to this thread. Seeing Mostro's reply, I was intrigued.
Thank you in deed. Your description of the response and targetting of the different high end models not only makes me think I can do ok with my entry level detector for a while longer, but makes me think I might go back and dig some more of those "foil" targets to see what's really down there.
Thanks for taking the time to share your experience.