So, after the last few trips out with my Whites M6 and new 8x6 detech coil any signals
over 5 inches are very choppy and erratic, Same with the stock and the 5.3 coil. The
signals are not repeatable doing a cross pattern and are not consistent. Every target I have
dug was 5 inches or less, the last few trips out because thats what is consistent and gives
a good enough signal to pinpoint. This is detecting in grass/dirt strips, in not very
mineralized soil.
Tonight I did a test bed placing a new quarter, nickle, copper penny and, bottle cap 7"
deep in moist soil and slightly stomping down the soil with my shoe. The M6 with the 8x6
could not see the quarter at all, the nickle and penny are just erratic blips, but blasts very
loud and precise on the bottle cap. I tried with the discrimination off and with the
sensetivity full and all kinds of other settings in between. Then, I get out my MXT with the
super 12 coil, Shockingly I get the same result, does not see the quarter at all then I
put the dtech on the MXT and same result, I played with all the settings and nothing brings
in the quarter. Tried slow sweeping, fast sweeping, cross patterns, Batteries are new in
both machines and I am using good headphones. I remember getting a wheatie at 8" deep
one times with the stock coil on the M6 several years ago, but that was a very iffy signal.
Im kinda depressed now..............
Tomorrow I am going to dig up the coins, If I can find them and bury them in a
different location, in a different type of soil.
over 5 inches are very choppy and erratic, Same with the stock and the 5.3 coil. The
signals are not repeatable doing a cross pattern and are not consistent. Every target I have
dug was 5 inches or less, the last few trips out because thats what is consistent and gives
a good enough signal to pinpoint. This is detecting in grass/dirt strips, in not very
mineralized soil.
Tonight I did a test bed placing a new quarter, nickle, copper penny and, bottle cap 7"
deep in moist soil and slightly stomping down the soil with my shoe. The M6 with the 8x6
could not see the quarter at all, the nickle and penny are just erratic blips, but blasts very
loud and precise on the bottle cap. I tried with the discrimination off and with the
sensetivity full and all kinds of other settings in between. Then, I get out my MXT with the
super 12 coil, Shockingly I get the same result, does not see the quarter at all then I
put the dtech on the MXT and same result, I played with all the settings and nothing brings
in the quarter. Tried slow sweeping, fast sweeping, cross patterns, Batteries are new in
both machines and I am using good headphones. I remember getting a wheatie at 8" deep
one times with the stock coil on the M6 several years ago, but that was a very iffy signal.
Im kinda depressed now..............
Tomorrow I am going to dig up the coins, If I can find them and bury them in a
different location, in a different type of soil.