Minelab E-Trac

[Bullfrog1]

I'm a new member. Just registered today! I have jumped from an Explorer II to an E-Trac! I really haven't turned it on and used it yet,it's that new. My question is: Does anybody have any good "Target Readings" yet for the E-Trac for coins, gold rings and silver Rings? I understand the numbers have really changed between the two units. A quarter on an Explorer II, reads at 00-29. I've been told on the E-Trac it comes in at 12-45. I was kind of looking to see if a new "Target Reading List" exists yet for the E-Tract? Any input or where to go would be greatly appreciated! Thanks ! 8)

 

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[Tom_in_CA]

I'm sure the manual comes with the TID verses typcial USA coin chart. But I wouldn't get too caught up in that if, as you say, you're a beginner. You might just want to take the first couple of dozen times out, to a place that's prolfic with targets, and dig everything above iron. In doing so, you'll learn the nuances of the sounds, verses the cursor bounces, verses the TID #s, etc.... To simply rely on the #, will retrict you to shallow clad (IMHO). By going through the school of hard-knocks, you'll start to learn what deeper stuff sounds like (that doesn't always lock-on), what long-buried items sound like (that read different that recently buried or air-test stuff), and what certain size stuff sounds like (large vs small coin size "sound", that has no relation to TID #s)

 

[Bullfrog1]

Thanks Tom! Small world! I just registered today! I guess I am a beginner to the E-Trac, but not to my other 6 detectors! In Minelab I was using basically the Explorer II. What you said about going tone wise through the "school of hard knocks", is true! I cannot dispute that at all. I was just trying to get a learning jump on the machine. Due to physical disabilities, it is now hard for me to bend, stoop or squat & also having Neuropathy in both feet and legs, it's hard trying to figure out all the target readings on my own! I was looking for a faster quicker way, then focus in on the tones! This method seemed to work for me on the Explorer series! But many people told me that you cannot compare the Explorer series to the E-Trac. They are two different machines! Thanks for your input. I like your honesty and your way of thinking, which you have shared with me before in the past!

 

[grumpyolman]

Bullfrog. I have both the SE and the ET. Haven't turned my SE on since I got ET. Relax, use the factory presets for coins and start hunting. You may want to play a little with the sensitivity by bumping it up +1 or +2 and seeing what happens. No need to go into menus to do that. Just push the up button to add or down button to move down. After 40 hours or so, but maybe less because you come into it from the EX ll, then set deep on and fast off. Ther's lots to play with but until you get to be in the top 10% of the users who are masters, I am not convinced that all that tweaking will get you more faster.
This is a great forum but there is another forum from which to gain knowedge. When you do a term paper you don't just read one book you look at the whole library. I use both forums and there's lots of good info and good people willing to help on both.
If you don't already have a probe, consider that as your next purchase. That's assuming you have a good digging tool. Might want to try a couple different ones by borrowing from friends to see what works good for you. Glad to see another ET user. Jim

 

[Bullfrog1]

Thanks Jim! I now of the other website, which I registered into this morning! You mentioned about getting a probe! I already have an in-line "Sunray probe" on it. I transferred the shaft when I sold my Explorer II. I love it. it detects targets "allot" farther away than the handheld units and pinpoints with the same target sounds of the detector! The reason I was wanting the target readings was, since I am somewhat disabled, I didn't want to dig every sound I heard and then look at the target reading! That would take me forever to get what I want! It greatly helps when you know the readings a coin comes in at, and when a coin reading hits, then you can dig;Then later memorize the tones to the readings! Thank you for your reply post! I appreciate it!