paleomaxx
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I'm running an AT Pro 400 and generally the depth and indicator numbers are accurate or at least predictably off due to size of the target and depth. There's this one spot at an old cellar hole in the woods that's been confusing me and I'm wondering if anyone else has run into similar situations with this detector.
It's a small well off to the side of the hole that's mostly collapsed and shallow (water line is no more than a few feet down) but oddly when I swing the detector over it I get a solid 77-84 signal. Repeating and in all directions with no iron audio buzz. The depth indicator is a steady 4" even when I lower the coil into the hole and the signal is strong even 12" above. No change in depth. It's been driving me nuts so I even tried digging into the well (which is flooded) to see if I could find the target. Even at 12" down there was nothing and the signal hadn't changed.
So this target is registering at at least 24" away which I didn't think was possible with this detector. Has anyone run into a signal like this before and is it possible that a large enough piece of copper/brass would still register a signal that far away? And does the fact that there's water play a role?
It's a small well off to the side of the hole that's mostly collapsed and shallow (water line is no more than a few feet down) but oddly when I swing the detector over it I get a solid 77-84 signal. Repeating and in all directions with no iron audio buzz. The depth indicator is a steady 4" even when I lower the coil into the hole and the signal is strong even 12" above. No change in depth. It's been driving me nuts so I even tried digging into the well (which is flooded) to see if I could find the target. Even at 12" down there was nothing and the signal hadn't changed.
So this target is registering at at least 24" away which I didn't think was possible with this detector. Has anyone run into a signal like this before and is it possible that a large enough piece of copper/brass would still register a signal that far away? And does the fact that there's water play a role?
I'm being serious lol. Also big high carbon iron will give you a nice sounding target as well. I would try to run over it with a different machine if possible just to see if the results match. If they do looks like your doing some well diving
