Prizm™ Mini "DD"

[Chewed Tobacco 2]

Prizm™ Mini "DD"

Good Evening To All, I'm new to this hobby and own a Prizm III. I just purchased a Prizm™ Mini "DD" for trashy areas. I just don't understand how it works and could you use in areas like the woods when there is a lot of trees and limbs or would that work? Thank you for all your help and have good night.

 

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[sfinder]

Re: Prizm™ Mini "DD"

I just bought one and plan to use it in areas where there are a lot of (metal) close together signals. The smaller coil will make it easier to tell the signals apart.

 

[luvsdux]

Re: Prizm™ Mini "DD"

I often use the same size coil on my MXT in really trashy areas. A simplified way of thinking how it works is to consider your large or stock coil like a floodlight beam and the small coil more like a narrow spot light beam. The floodlight covers more possible targets and the detector has a hard time trying to make sense of the multiple signals. The spot beam misses all or most of the extra possible targets at any one instant and therefore the detector can respond, identify (if you have an Id screen) and nose out a specific target much more easily. The down side is you lose some depth and a fair bit of ground coverage, but the pinpointing is a piece of cake. That said, if one hunts trashy areas slowly and methodically using a small coil, they often recover goodies that were masked by nearby trash and missed by hunters using larger coils. Usually lets you hunt closer to playground equipment, fences etc. as well. It does take persistence and patience, but can be very rewarding.
HH
Bill

 

[cwdigger]

Re: Prizm™ Mini "DD"

Where did you find an aftermarket coil for the Prizm III when I had my II they didnt make any

Cw

 

[thompy]

Re: Prizm™ Mini "DD"

they just came out this spring

 

[Chewed Tobacco 2]

Re: Prizm™ Mini "DD"

Thank you so very much for the replies to my post and for the helpful information. Can't wait to take this little guy out for a spin. By the way found a 1853 seated dime last week at a spot that I had decteced over at least five times in the past. Just goes to show you never can get it all!!