J jhapes78 Greenie Joined Oct 19, 2013 Messages 15 Reaction score 3 Golden Thread 0 Location Ks Detector(s) used E trac Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Dec 27, 2014 #1 Have it set on level 4 and did the grab ...no matter what I do even a quarter will only pick up at about 3" at the most probly less than that...anybody else have better depth then this? Upvote 0
Have it set on level 4 and did the grab ...no matter what I do even a quarter will only pick up at about 3" at the most probly less than that...anybody else have better depth then this?
M McKinney_5900 Bronze Member Joined Jul 30, 2010 Messages 1,192 Reaction score 991 Golden Thread 0 Dec 27, 2014 #2 Are you grabbing in air, and testing in air? That's where you get the max. If I grab ground surface, 3 inches is about all I get also.
Are you grabbing in air, and testing in air? That's where you get the max. If I grab ground surface, 3 inches is about all I get also.
RobRieman Silver Member Joined Nov 12, 2012 Messages 3,282 Reaction score 1,915 Golden Thread 0 Location Cincinnati Ohio 🏆 Honorable Mentions: 3 Detector(s) used White's V3i / Minelab E-trac Primary Interest: Metal Detecting Dec 27, 2014 #3 3" is about it on a coin sized object in the dirt.
J jhapes78 Greenie Joined Oct 19, 2013 Messages 15 Reaction score 3 Golden Thread 0 Location Ks Detector(s) used E trac Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Dec 27, 2014 Thread Owner #4 Yep ..I'm grabbing the air...seen videos where they're getting 4 plus inches.... Didn't no if there was something wrong with mine
Yep ..I'm grabbing the air...seen videos where they're getting 4 plus inches.... Didn't no if there was something wrong with mine
D dirtscratcher Bronze Member Joined Mar 18, 2009 Messages 1,877 Reaction score 1,350 Golden Thread 0 Location Columbia falls Montana Detector(s) used Minelab Sov GT Explorer XS Tesoro Vaq t2se x705 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Dec 27, 2014 #5 I would think grabbing in the air would be the same as racheting could be wrong though.
RobRieman Silver Member Joined Nov 12, 2012 Messages 3,282 Reaction score 1,915 Golden Thread 0 Location Cincinnati Ohio 🏆 Honorable Mentions: 3 Detector(s) used White's V3i / Minelab E-trac Primary Interest: Metal Detecting Dec 27, 2014 #6 Grabbing in the air will reset it to max sensitivity. Ratchet only lowers the sensitivity when it's near metal.
Grabbing in the air will reset it to max sensitivity. Ratchet only lowers the sensitivity when it's near metal.
D dirtscratcher Bronze Member Joined Mar 18, 2009 Messages 1,877 Reaction score 1,350 Golden Thread 0 Location Columbia falls Montana Detector(s) used Minelab Sov GT Explorer XS Tesoro Vaq t2se x705 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Dec 27, 2014 #7 RobRieman said: Grabbing in the air will reset it to max sensitivity. Ratchet only lowers the sensitivity when it's near metal. Click to expand... Thanks
RobRieman said: Grabbing in the air will reset it to max sensitivity. Ratchet only lowers the sensitivity when it's near metal. Click to expand... Thanks