Post by Pamela on Mar 9, 2006 9:54:46 GMT -5
Okay so you haven't found silver or gold yet. That doesn't mean that you won't find it ever.
When I checked out my metal detector after reading the manual that came with it, I tossed coins out. You can clearly hear the different tones with the coins. I played with the depth feature to figure out the intensity of the coil.
To check on gold and silver, toss down a sterling silver ring and check how it detects it and listen for the tone sound.
Next toss down a 10k gold item, 14K gold item, 18K gold item, 22 kt gold item, and for the thrill get a plastic container of gold leafing to place under the coil. Your sound pitch should be a high shrilly sound, dependant upon your detectors settings.
As long as you have all this stuff laid out in front of you (hopefully in plain sight on the driveway or patio) you might want to lift your coil about 12 inches from the object and see what tone you receive. Repeat this at different heights to check on how powerful your coil is on depth. I can tell you that once your in grass and not on a hard surface your going to notice some other factors play a part in the actual detection of that item, even if its still in your plain sight.
I hope this helps anyone in testing their machine out and getting to know it. You can repeat this test before you go out on a hunt each time, since it's a great way to calibrate your machine and your ears for that day!
When I checked out my metal detector after reading the manual that came with it, I tossed coins out. You can clearly hear the different tones with the coins. I played with the depth feature to figure out the intensity of the coil.
To check on gold and silver, toss down a sterling silver ring and check how it detects it and listen for the tone sound.
Next toss down a 10k gold item, 14K gold item, 18K gold item, 22 kt gold item, and for the thrill get a plastic container of gold leafing to place under the coil. Your sound pitch should be a high shrilly sound, dependant upon your detectors settings.
As long as you have all this stuff laid out in front of you (hopefully in plain sight on the driveway or patio) you might want to lift your coil about 12 inches from the object and see what tone you receive. Repeat this at different heights to check on how powerful your coil is on depth. I can tell you that once your in grass and not on a hard surface your going to notice some other factors play a part in the actual detection of that item, even if its still in your plain sight.
I hope this helps anyone in testing their machine out and getting to know it. You can repeat this test before you go out on a hunt each time, since it's a great way to calibrate your machine and your ears for that day!