IDing target with a Cibola

[Digginman]

I am really satisfied with this machine I recently bought. I am still not used to depth like that.

My question: I have been digging everything. I only disc iron, my threshold is at 2:00 and my sensitivity runs between 6 and 8. How can I tell a "good" target from a "bad" one. Is it the loudness of the tone?? The deepest I have dug is about ten inches, but I got a repeatable tone. It was a piece of a bottle with a foil label. Figured it was part of land fill.

Any help would be appreciated.

DM

 

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[RJH02]

With my DeLeon usally a loud signal means a target is very close to the coil or its a large piece of iron or a can. I run my threshold at 2 oclock, sensitivtiy around 8 and my discrimination at the nickel mark . You can try to outline the target determining if it's coin size or bigger and decide if you want to dig it but with the single tone it's tough to know what the target may be other than turning up the discrimation knob .

 

[gregl01]

Well, its hard to describe a sound but here goes. Most good targets will sound smooth and junk usually give itself away with scratchy broken sound. Not easy to understand but in time you'll see what I mean. Also some shallow bad targets will seem to move as you pinpoint them which is a dead giveaway. I try to "size" the target as well, if its a quick blip-blip and is not disc'd out it is almost always a coin, some large junk will sound good but be far too big a signal, and I don't want to dig a foot down to find a car part!!!! Keep diggin' I love my Cibola


greg

 

[Newfiehunter]

Digginman!
If you can afford it, purchase the 5.75 inch coil. It pinpoints so much better than the stock coil, it separates targets much better, and it is more sensitive to smaller targets. Great asset to your detector.

 

[Bazooka]

I run a Vaquero, about the same as a Cibola. To me a good coin has what others said, a smooth tone. The start and end of the tone have no popping or abrupt ending. The quiter the better if you know what I mean. Quiter means deeper. I've noticed if you "Super Tune" the tones tend to be a little more choppy by nature and of course louder. I'm no expert, just sharing what I know. My vaq will sometimes be fooled by a round piece of iron. It discriminates into the copper range.

 

[Digginman]

Thanks alot to all. I'm still learning this machine, but it is already a good part of me.

DM

 

[stoney56]

Glad to hear you're enjoying the Cibola. Bazooka pretty much summed it. A close to the surface coin will still sound louder but it will still be a quick signal. The further down, the softer the tone. With the pinpoint button down, you can practically draw a pic of the object. Try it with a coin then a flattened can. You should see a difference in the duration of the tone. The further down, the duration should be shorter...more of a bep instead of a beep or beeep.