Ace 250?

[MasonRoberson]

Hello I recently bought the Ace 250 and am still learning it. I was wondering what is your experience with the Ace 250 and what are some cool finds you have found with it. I have been detecting at a 1920's home at up near the house where it is less trashy I can get targets really deep I found a newer dime a good 6'' inches put I go down near a old path which has a TON of iron there i'm not really sure why and I can old sometimes pick targets I found a silver dime there and a few wheat pennies in that spot but there are usually "bad signals" where i'm debating to dig it, but up near the house where there are less trash I can get a coin hit and it be a good 6''+ down no problem... I believe its because the iron is masking the coin targets not sure but if someone could help me out with that, would be awesome! I also found a half of a car tag about 1 foot down it came in as a clear awesome $1 coin "ha wish it was one" it was from the 1960's, but anyway I was just wondering any tips with it, and how to get the most out of it. I know I see a lot of people say its only good for beginners and thats it I really want to disagree with that i'v been detecting for about 6 months now and I still guess i'm a beginner, but the few months I have had the Ace 250 it has preformed well and has got me ton of good stuff deep and shallow, I plan to stick with the Ace 250 for a while and get a bigger coil to get deeper and suggestions on coils to get for it I'v been looking at the NEL coils, but over all just any tips about it and how to get the most out of it and even some experiences you guys have had from it. Thank you so much!

 

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[Skippy SH13]

I run an ACE250 and ACE350. My son primarily runs the 250.

To get the most out of it, we had to make sure the following:
TOP ITEM: DIG EVERYTHING FOR A WHILE! This is the absolute best way to learn your machine. You'll soon see patterns in how some targets display in both sound and notch. You'll be able to predict, in no time, if there's a bottlecap down there, or a quarter.
Next TOP Item: Once you've dug everything, and are starting to discriminate (selective digging), dig anything that is just a bit "off" from what you'd expect. Some of our best finds come from weird signals that you'd THINK or something else, but aren't sure!

Here's the standard list:

1) Make sure the coil wire is wrapped against the pole, fix it with a Velcro strap, if necessary. If there's play in the wire, as it slaps the pole, you can end up getting signals (False tones). The same thing can happen with your headset wire. To keep the headset wire out of the way, wrap it once around the upper handle, and then simply lay it through the Velcro Arm strap (secured IN the strap). It won't bother your arm, and will keep the wire hanging out the back.
2) Be sure you're not swinging in a U. You'll have to twist your wrist while swinging, but the purpose is to keep the coil parallel to the ground (and close). This will keep your sweeps consistent, and you'll find more at the endges.
3) Don't get hung up on depth. Unless you're in an area where targets are always deep, you'll find that you can come across a LOT of great finds at less than 4". That being said:
4) Keep your sensitivity high... but not "too" high. If you're falsing, you're wasting time looking for things that don't exist. Turn up your sensitivity as high as you can go without getting false signals. This will help with both depth, and target acquisition.
5) Too slow and Too Fast of a swing are both your enemies. The 250 seems to love a Medium swing. Too fast, and you'll find you'll simply miss targets. Same with too slow, you can move a target through the field without setting off the ding tone.
6) Listen carefully at the edges of "things." Items close to a pole, for example, will only create a slight hiccup ding sound. You'll also note that poles and large metal targets don't DING unless you change speed/direction around them. This is useful, because you can push the coil all the way to it, before stopping (and creating the ding sound). This enables you to find close objects.
7) Pinpoints are fantastic, and will speed your recovery. These little devices help you quickly find things in or on the dirt. They'll save you from digging deep holes for strong targets laying on the surface, and help you identify targets IN the hole (and not just where... large targets have large fields...) The fast you recover finds, the more swinging you can do!

Cheers,

Skippy

 

[krymesolvr93]

I detected with the Ace 250 before switching with the GTI 2500, but even with the 250 I've found some decent things. Coins, jewelry, etc. A good tip I would suggest is like Skippy said, dig everything. Just because it says pull tab on the detector doesn't always mean that it's a pull tab. If you don't dig the tabs, you'll miss out on gold rings. When I found some silver rings with my 250, it came out somewhere near a penny range, not totally in silver like half-dollars. Hope this helps.

 

[metaljunkie]

I had the 350 for a season. Not exactly the same, but I'm sure many of the same tips apply. So...

If you get a bell tone that is inconsistent or one way, really pay attention to the width and speed of your swing over the target. I found with the rite combo of the two, a good coin target will come in better. Try pushing your coil on some long grass. So it leaves an imprint of your coil. Pretend a deep target is centered under the grass coil. Now Swing your coil over it, so the center of your coil stops on or just outside the edge of the grass coil imprint. Now get into a back fourth swing rythm.
For me this helped dicover some great, deep coin finds. Just by the better signal coming through.