disappearing signals???

hemi1500 · Apr 10, 2010

On wednesday i was swinging in a quad volleyball court. A few times i got a signal then pinpointed it, started to dig went back to check the target again and there is no signal. Whats up with that, i was in all metal mode with sensitivity about 3/4.

John (Ma) · Apr 10, 2010

I am not sure about the area you are in, but I know if there is iron in the ground and as you dig the halo gets broken which can then lead to the signal disappearing or the signal changing to iron. Hope this helps.

Surfdigger · Apr 10, 2010

hemi1500 said:
On wednesday i was swinging in a quad volleyball court. A few times i got a signal then pinpointed it, started to dig went back to check the target again and there is no signal. Whats up with that, i was in all metal mode with sensitivity about 3/4.

Check out my Tip Clip #1....this happens pretty frequently in sand especially dry soft sand and wet "slurry" sand.....check it out....Hope this helps!

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hemi1500 · Apr 10, 2010

Thanks, i'll keep trying so far i have dug a few coins, most other stuff is tabs caps and crap. I did find a dog tag and contacted the dept of agriculture and markets through which i contacted the owner of the dog and returned the tag to him. The one thing i had in mind was to get a excel coil to cover more ground and go deeper. what do you all think?

Treasure_Hunter · Apr 10, 2010

hemi1500 said:
Thanks, i'll keep trying so far i have dug a few coins, most other stuff is tabs caps and crap. I did find a dog tag and contacted the dept of agriculture and markets through which i contacted the owner of the dog and returned the tag to him. The one thing i had in mind was to get a excel coil to cover more ground and go deeper. what do you all think?

I have several water detectors, you can not beat the wide DD coils when you have a large area you want to hunt. I have several large DD coils myself, a couple WOTs (15 inches) 1 SunRay S-12 (12.5 inches) and 1 SEF Butterfly (15 inch X 18 inch).

Good luck and good hunting....... :icon_thumright:

Surfdigger · Apr 10, 2010

hemi1500 said:
Thanks, i'll keep trying so far i have dug a few coins, most other stuff is tabs caps and crap. I did find a dog tag and contacted the dept of agriculture and markets through which i contacted the owner of the dog and returned the tag to him. The one thing i had in mind was to get a excel coil to cover more ground and go deeper. what do you all think?

The question I have for you is....How proficient are you at pinpointing? Can you get a shallow target first scoop 85% of the time or better? Alot of times inaccurate pinpointing can cause that target to slip onto its side and you will literally lose the signal....becoming good at pinpointing with your standard size coil first should be your biggest priority before running out to get a bigger deeper seeking coil.....once you are getting a shallow target on the first scoop 95% of the time or better then go for that bigger coil....jumping the gun usually leads to frustration....

Treasure_Hunter · Apr 10, 2010

Surfdigger said:
hemi1500 said:

Thanks, i'll keep trying so far i have dug a few coins, most other stuff is tabs caps and crap. I did find a dog tag and contacted the dept of agriculture and markets through which i contacted the owner of the dog and returned the tag to him. The one thing i had in mind was to get a excel coil to cover more ground and go deeper. what do you all think?

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The question I have for you is....How proficient are you at pinpointing? Can you get a shallow target first scoop 85% of the time or better? Alot of times inaccurate pinpointing can cause that target to slip onto its side and you will literally lose the signal....becoming good at pinpointing with your standard size coil first should be your biggest priority before running out to get a bigger deeper seeking coil.....once you are getting a shallow target on the first scoop 95% of the time or better then go for that bigger coil....jumping the gun usually leads to frustration....

Surfdigger is correct, if you have trouble pinpointing with the stock 10 inch coil your going to have a major problem with the large coil....For me it is a breeze pinpointing with the large DD coils, but I have been doing it for over 2 years now, large DD coil is what I hunt with 99.9 % of the time.

rsc · Apr 10, 2010

Are you digging or scooping? For me in fine sand, scooping is the best digging method. If a target gets turned sideways, you can loose the signal. But if you dig an extra time, you may regain the signal. And the guys are right, if you have problems pinpointing, a larger coil will work against you. HH Gayle

hemi1500 · Apr 10, 2010

oh, i use a scoop for sand. I have pinpointing down pretty good. I just wanted opinions on the 10X14 i think thats what it is for the excel coil for my ace 250. I will take the other suggestions about the loosing signal.

thank you

hemi1500 · Apr 10, 2010

is the 10x14 excel the only bigger coil available for the ace 250

Treasure_Hunter · Apr 10, 2010

hemi1500 said:
is the 10x14 excel the only bigger coil available for the ace 250

Yes that is the only large coil available from what I have heard....

Silver Surfer · Apr 11, 2010

hemi1500 said:
On wednesday i was swinging in a quad volleyball court. A few times i got a signal then pinpointed it, started to dig went back to check the target again and there is no signal. Whats up with that, i was in all metal mode with sensitivity about 3/4.

I have that happen pretty frequently with my MXT... Strong signal, dig, check plug and hole, no more signal... Have no idea what is up.. Not iron signal either, usually pulltab range or in the high 70's....