problem with my new gti2500

[kwdstalker]

my problem might sound dumb to some but as i am scanning it picks up my leg brace and cane i know i can turn it down but it will loose depth.for the cane i can find a wood one but any ideas on the brace?

 

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[txkickergirl]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I don't know of anyway to get around the leg brace maybe try to hunt side ways keeping the coil away from the leg and use a smaller coil.

 

[warsawdaddy]

Check with Mastereagle22.It seems like they have temporary braces,all plastic or?, that might be used for short periods of time.

 

[Sandman]

You can turn down the sens and lose a tiny amount of depth and the use of a smaller coil will help as was suggested.

I sometimes have the detector pick up the nails or eyelets in my shoes too.

 

[John-Edmonton]

any ideas on the brace?

Yes.....switch to a non-metal cane as you mentioned. When you get your new cane, lean forward a little more, which will transfer more weight on the cane, however, you will find that GTI 2500 will now be further away from your brace and shouldn't pick it up. If this maneuver doesn't work, try extending the lower rod, which should again keep the coil further away from your brace. And turning down the sensitivity will definitely help too. And turning it down doesn't necessarily mean loss of depth either. Remember, most coins (including the oldies) are usually in the top 4-6 inches.

Good luck.....glad you are up to the challenge

 

[EasyMoney]

Switch arms and extend the length of the searchrod.

Very few detectors will pick up most signals very far to the side of the searchcoil. If they will then the shield inside the searchcoil is not in place. I often switch searching from right-handed to left-handed and after having used so many detectors that it nearly makes my head dizzy thinking about it, I have discovered that even a metal 3" swing pole won't be detected past 2 feet of the side of any search coil I've ever had my hands on.

Hope this helps.

EasyMoney

 

[trixline]

Maybe you could get an extension tube for the metal detector so that it would extend out a little further. Just a little would probably help alot..

Good Luck

 

[Uncle Willy]

To Stalker,

You can bump the sensitivity down without losing depth. Drop it down to 6 or 6.5 and try it. You may find out you are finding more targets at this setting. Try a wooden cane and detect with the arm opposite the brace and scan as far out in front of you that you can comfortably or off to the side. If you're picking up your brace you have the sensitivity set to high anyway.

There is a long running myth about sensitivity and equating it with depth. It is not a depth control. Turning it up does not drive the signal deeper into the ground as many think. It just makes the coil more sensitive to the targets you hope to find but it also makes it more sensitive to everything else in the ground including mineralization - and in your case your leg brace. I never run mine high unless I'm in a big, open, area that is clean. Mine remains at 6-7 all the time and I've pulled coins at ten inches at that setting. You would be more than surprised at how many targets you are walking over with high sensitivity masking them.

Bill