my At-Pro

[mohawkman4081]

So i recently purchased the At-Pro and i notice that when ever i detect a nickel it gives a tone that sounds similar to a trashy signal. Anyone else have this issue? Other than that the At-Pro is great especially in woodsey areas.

 

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[Bart@Big Boys Hobbies]

The nickel fall in the pop top range on a Garrett AT Pro so it gives a lower tone. Is that what your talking about?

 

[RobRieman]

Yeah Mohawk nickels and tabs are real close but you will find nickels are a much more consistent number when you swing over them. And to add a little more fun to the hunt, gold falls in the same range! Good luck out there.

 

[Normsel]

Nickels do give a lower trashy tone and it says so in the ATP manual. 90% of the time a nickel will ring up a very 52 with no scratchiness. Sometimes they ring a 51 or 53 but most often a 52. I can assure you that you will dig more tabs than nickels. After awhile more often then not you will know it's a nickel but you still have to dig those 51 -53 signals. Don't be discouraged because sometimes a ring will show up when you dig so I dig most anything from 51 to 56

 

[paul of Penna]

Ditto what normsel said!
Paul

 

[Old Dude]

I have an older Garrett and nickels show up in the same area on the display as tabs too. A nickel does not vary though like the usual tab signal will. I say "usual" because sometimes I still get fooled with a solid tab too. You have to dig 'em!

 

[badpenny]

What Normsel said, if I get a solid 52 in Clay soil, which is what we have around here, I can bet the farm it is a nickel. Don't rule out a 53 or even down to 49 as I have dug them and pulled a nickel out of the ground too. I don't remember the years on those nickels either. What to remember with the ATP is as you swing you shouldn't hear that bleep at the end of the swing; it should be a clean sharp signal, dig... dig... dig...; it might be that big ole' V-Nickel.