Please help a new MDer

[crapshooter]

Please help a new MD'er

How do you know which part of the coil is over where you need to dig? If I'm using a 9 x 12 coil and it goes off is it the center of the coil? If I'm in a yard, I hate to dig a 12 inch wide hole.

 

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[NH Bob]

Re: Please help a new MD'er

It will explain it in most every owners Manual with a picture.

 

[Bill(de)]

Re: Please help a new MD'er

Would suggest using a smaller coil at private homes or any place where turf damage is a concern until you become more skilled at pinpointing the larger coil. Practice is the only way to learn where your coil pinpoints and with multiple targets under a bigger coil it can be difficult at times. HH Bill

 

[goldencoin]

Re: Please help a new MD'er

Is there a pinpiont function? (also, a pinpionter would be a good idiea to)

HH
-GC

 

[Farmercal]

Re: Please help a new MD'er

Crapshooter, you might get more of a response if you mention what kind of detector you are using. Also in your subject line if you ask for help with detector X (X being your machine), folks with who use a detector like yours will look faster to see if they can offer assistance.

 

[crapshooter]

Re: Please help a new MD'er

Sorry about that..It's an Ace 250 that I'm using. Yes, it has pinpointer but even using that is it the center of the coil?

 

[Nashoba]

Re: Please help a new MD'er

An Ace250s pinpointer gives you the strongest signal at the center of the coil...I have found that digging about a four inch plug is very sufficient using the stock coil and gives you room enough not to destroy your target with your digging tool.
~Nash~

 

[treasurejack]

Re: Please help a new MD'er

I taught my 2 sons to do it this way until they got use to how things work, I call it "the 90 degree cross." Once you hit a signal keep swinging your coil back and forth as you move it further away and then closer to your body again, mark the spot on the ground where the signal is strongest. (always use small sweeps) Now move to a position 90 degrees from the spot you marked and repeat this process over your target again. This last "strongest" signal should get you pretty darn close to being right over the top of it. Just think of trying to make an "X" over the target and you'll grasp the whole concept rather quickly. After a while you won't have to do the 90 degree thing anymore. Hope this helps.

PS: Practice makes perfect, so locate a "clean" area in your yard and drop a few different items in that area so you can practice not only your pinpointing skills, but you'll also be learning how to better interpret the signals your detector is giving you.