Just_curious
Sr. Member
- Aug 27, 2017
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- Detector(s) used
- Minelab GM1000
White's GMZ
White's Spectrum XLT
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Hey all. I while ago I posted a question on here asking whether I should go with the Deus or the Nox 800. After may recommendations, I decided to go with a full Deus, WS4 headphones, MI-6 PP, with 9.5" HF elliptical coil.
I mostly coin shoot, and have always used my XLT prior to this Deus. With the XLT it was easy. I ran with no disc, and if the VDI number stayed constant, along with the tone being good, while also looking at the bar graph for a single straight line, it was a for sure dig. If the numbers bounced around, or if there was a broken tone, or if there was multiple lines on the graph, it was junk. I never dug trash while following that criteria and also using the VDI numbers (D.C Phase) while pinpointing.
Now with the dues, almost every good tone turns out to be junk. Including flat iron/ iron. Scraps of aluminum, beer caps, pull tabs, old nails, etc. will all have a good VDI, bottom left to upper right on line on the XY graph, and repeatable tone. I dug up so many nails today that showed a 95,96,97, etc.
My question is, how do I prevent this? If a nail is showing as good target, then how am I supposed to feel good about a good target right next to a nail if the sound is going to be the same?
I guess what I'm trying to get at is, what's a good way to differentiate trash from treasure? Seems like all the non-fereous targets come across as good without any fail-safe as to if they're actually good or just sound good.
Any programs anybody has, or advice somebody could give, I would greatly appreciate it. I guess I didnt realize that the good majority of people that said for me to get the deus were from the old world and were hunting pastures and fields as opposed to hunting parks and lawns for coins like I do. It's obviously a good machine because so many swear by it. I'm just hoping that it fits the type of detecting that I do, and that I can learn to love it and be happy with my purchase like so many others are.
Thanks in advance for your responses
I mostly coin shoot, and have always used my XLT prior to this Deus. With the XLT it was easy. I ran with no disc, and if the VDI number stayed constant, along with the tone being good, while also looking at the bar graph for a single straight line, it was a for sure dig. If the numbers bounced around, or if there was a broken tone, or if there was multiple lines on the graph, it was junk. I never dug trash while following that criteria and also using the VDI numbers (D.C Phase) while pinpointing.
Now with the dues, almost every good tone turns out to be junk. Including flat iron/ iron. Scraps of aluminum, beer caps, pull tabs, old nails, etc. will all have a good VDI, bottom left to upper right on line on the XY graph, and repeatable tone. I dug up so many nails today that showed a 95,96,97, etc.
My question is, how do I prevent this? If a nail is showing as good target, then how am I supposed to feel good about a good target right next to a nail if the sound is going to be the same?
I guess what I'm trying to get at is, what's a good way to differentiate trash from treasure? Seems like all the non-fereous targets come across as good without any fail-safe as to if they're actually good or just sound good.
Any programs anybody has, or advice somebody could give, I would greatly appreciate it. I guess I didnt realize that the good majority of people that said for me to get the deus were from the old world and were hunting pastures and fields as opposed to hunting parks and lawns for coins like I do. It's obviously a good machine because so many swear by it. I'm just hoping that it fits the type of detecting that I do, and that I can learn to love it and be happy with my purchase like so many others are.
Thanks in advance for your responses