Not sure what the hell is going on with my 800

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I’ve been Metal Detecting for the last couple of days and not getting any real clear good signals so I brought a liberty dime with me and buried it at 5 inches deep with the 6” and nothing. I tried every program, ground balance, every kilohertz nothing so aggravated with this thing lately.

I don’t think my soil is compatible with the 800 with the high mineralization it averages mid 70s mid 80s
 

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I’ve been Metal Detecting for the last couple of days and not getting any real clear good signals so I brought a liberty dime with me and buried it at 5 inches deep with the 6” and nothing. I tried every program, ground balance, every kilohertz nothing so aggravated with this thing lately.

I don’t think my soil is compatible with the 800 with the high mineralization it averages mid 70s mid 80s

Check this info out on louisiana soil survey classification and see if t might be of any help to you.


https://www.lsuagcenter.com/NR/rdonlyres/B8103A56-3895-487E-9887-DC1C4B6C6FFD/49277/B889SoilClassificationHIGHRES.pdf
 

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you're working it too hard! give it a break, you know, 20 minutes every four hours or so. sounds very frustrating, hope it gets straightened out quickly.
 

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I’ve been Metal Detecting for the last couple of days and not getting any real clear good signals so I brought a liberty dime with me and buried it at 5 inches deep with the 6” and nothing. I tried every program, ground balance, every kilohertz nothing so aggravated with this thing lately.

I don’t think my soil is compatible with the 800 with the high mineralization it averages mid 70s mid 80s

NOT GOOD !
IMHO your machine or loop is screwed up , I know you hunt A-lot but don't think you wore it out yet.

Also IMO even in your hot soil the machine should get a dime at that depth with that coil.

I hope you don't have to send it in , doing that just the Worry Kills me.

I been having Machine issues (not as bad as yours) but it's worrying me.

I Truly hope it's an easy / simple / free fix.
Davers

P.S. Tho I liked your post , I don't like your situation , just wanted to alert you that I care :sad11:
 

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Did you check both ends of the coil connection? Maybe unscrew and re screw both ends.
 

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I called up my boy possum and he said to remove my cold cover I don’t even know it had a cool cover on it and it’s filthy inside there hopefully that’s it. I didn’t know these things had coil covers LOL
 

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Check all your connections. That soil would be considered "moderate" around here.
 

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Cleaning the coli cover is a good place to start. If the problem persists try to also clean the coil, coil cable and lower shaft. Factory reset is also an option.
 

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thats sucks, you gotta back up machine?
 

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I was gonna say; did you check the coil fluid levels? But that would be mean,funny , but mean. Good luck brother!!
 

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What is your sweep speed? The higher your sweep speed the less depth you will get. I usually keep mine at 4 sometimes 5.
 

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I would try the original coil it came with and if it hits the dime then maybe it’s the 6” coil that’s the problem. I’ve never cleaned a coil cover but it couldn’t hurt to try that. Good luck.
 

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Working much better IMG_0012.jpg
 

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I would try the original coil it came with and if it hits the dime then maybe it’s the 6” coil that’s the problem. I’ve never cleaned a coil cover but it couldn’t hurt to try that. Good luck.

I appreciate it hawk I was surprised how much soil the had in there
 

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