lorraine
Silver Member
- Dec 15, 2010
- 4,470
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- Detector(s) used
- Minelab GT; Sov Elite
- Primary Interest:
- Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
Hi,
Yesterday I hunted for 3/4 hr. wondering why I wasn't getting any target sounds; it finally dawned on me ( guess I'm a little slow on the uptake) that I should investigate the problem.
Checked the coil against the scoop: sound present , but a bit weak
Checked a penny on top of the dry sand: sound present
Checked the penny in about 2" of sand: nada!; no depth at all!
Trekked back to the car and x-changed the Elite for the GT; all was well then, but not many finds..just clads; even back tracked over the area that I had worked earlier.
Today, I switched Elite units ( I had an x-tra), using the same coil as yesterday, and it worked fine.
Sooooooooooo....I'm supposing that yesterday's Elite unit is "kaput", and will have to have it checked out.
Hunted wet sand today following the tide out
Managed about $1.34 in clads, and a small, pretty silver earring.
Will keep you posted on what happens with the disabled Elite.
Here's a couple of pics of today's hunt.
Thanks for looking
Lorraine
Yesterday I hunted for 3/4 hr. wondering why I wasn't getting any target sounds; it finally dawned on me ( guess I'm a little slow on the uptake) that I should investigate the problem.
Checked the coil against the scoop: sound present , but a bit weak
Checked a penny on top of the dry sand: sound present
Checked the penny in about 2" of sand: nada!; no depth at all!
Trekked back to the car and x-changed the Elite for the GT; all was well then, but not many finds..just clads; even back tracked over the area that I had worked earlier.
Today, I switched Elite units ( I had an x-tra), using the same coil as yesterday, and it worked fine.
Sooooooooooo....I'm supposing that yesterday's Elite unit is "kaput", and will have to have it checked out.
Hunted wet sand today following the tide out
Managed about $1.34 in clads, and a small, pretty silver earring.
Will keep you posted on what happens with the disabled Elite.
Here's a couple of pics of today's hunt.
Thanks for looking
Lorraine
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