maxxkatt
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Had a neighbor in a nearby neighborhood contact me about locating his property markers (rebar).
Piece of cake right?
Found out that the marker in question was located somewhere in corner of yard right were underground power, cable lines were buried.
My 800 was going crazy no matter my noise canceling efforts. I could not even ground balance in those area because no area was quiet. Searched in all metal mode that entire 10 x 5 foot strip where the land plot said the property market should be.
I was at my wits end. How hard is it to find a piece of rebar? well it was not showing up on the audio or any negative readings on the TID in the all metal mode.
Finally did a factory reset and new noise cancel and boom, it sounded off and showed a -5. dug down 3 inches and there it was the rebar with some pink tape attached to it.
I was amazed at how much the underground utilities could affect your detector. To be able blank out a 12" long piece of rebar?
Now I wonder what the normal interference near sources of radiation can hide smaller targets like coins and rings. Probably more than I ever thought.
Piece of cake right?
Found out that the marker in question was located somewhere in corner of yard right were underground power, cable lines were buried.
My 800 was going crazy no matter my noise canceling efforts. I could not even ground balance in those area because no area was quiet. Searched in all metal mode that entire 10 x 5 foot strip where the land plot said the property market should be.
I was at my wits end. How hard is it to find a piece of rebar? well it was not showing up on the audio or any negative readings on the TID in the all metal mode.
Finally did a factory reset and new noise cancel and boom, it sounded off and showed a -5. dug down 3 inches and there it was the rebar with some pink tape attached to it.
I was amazed at how much the underground utilities could affect your detector. To be able blank out a 12" long piece of rebar?
Now I wonder what the normal interference near sources of radiation can hide smaller targets like coins and rings. Probably more than I ever thought.