TnGroundhog
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Sure is quiet for a new detector just coming out. Not even on that other forum. Surely someone is using the Edge in other than snow country.
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Any Edge Feedback?
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Not as deep as a CZ, but close. Seems to reject perpendicular rusty nails, and very rusty steel washers better. Sometimes a washer will start in iron, and bounce all over the meter spectrum, not locking in one place. So, there is no doubt as to what it is. I found two silver nickels about eight inches down in one hole, with a large rusty nail almost touching them.
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The separation is much better than on the EXCEL. I got a 1955 wheatie to read at '+27', a 1980 penny read at '+28', a clad dime reads at '+29', and a Mercury dime reads at '+30'. A post 1982 Cu-Zn penny reads at '+21' as does some varieties of aluminum screw caps. A clad quarter reads at '+33', and I don't have a silver one handy, but if it holds true to pattern it will read '+34'.
On the lower end a Jeff. nickel read at '+10', as did a rectangular tab, but a round tab read '+13'. I had Buffalo's read from '+7' to '+11'. But this is in the air. I suspect in-ground there will be some separation between nickels and rectangular tab due to corrosion and halo; plus older nickels will be deeper, so that is an aid in deciding whether to dig or not.
Took it to the beach and set it up like this; did a ground balance as far back as possible from the waves, and the ground still be moist, and I raised Discrimination to '-18', and it worked like a charm. That method is what you call a double ground balance. It worked as well in Disc. as it did in All-metal. Piece of cake!
In differing areas you may have to run a little more iron discrimination or, possibly get by with less. There should be no problem running it all the way to zero, because you will still hit the thin band Gold rings. But Platinum can read much lower because of alloying metals.I have found some Platinum rings to read in the iron range, close to the boundry with foil.
On the lower end a Jeff. nickel read at '+10', as did a rectangular tab, but a round tab read '+13'. I had Buffalo's read from '+7' to '+11'. But this is in the air. I suspect in-ground there will be some separation between nickels and rectangular tab due to corrosion and halo; plus older nickels will be deeper, so that is an aid in deciding whether to dig or not.
Took it to the beach and set it up like this; did a ground balance as far back as possible from the waves, and the ground still be moist, and I raised Discrimination to '-18', and it worked like a charm. That method is what you call a double ground balance. It worked as well in Disc. as it did in All-metal. Piece of cake!
In differing areas you may have to run a little more iron discrimination or, possibly get by with less. There should be no problem running it all the way to zero, because you will still hit the thin band Gold rings. But Platinum can read much lower because of alloying metals.I have found some Platinum rings to read in the iron range, close to the boundry with foil.
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Are you kidding? I waiting for you to dig some half dimes, large cents, and T. Miller Confederate buttons. But please carry a 10" loop along also. And I can always use some solid shot or bolts.
Frank in NH
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I don't live in Texas. The last T. Miller button I saw came from Shiloh.
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It seems that the Edge is a little more susceptible to 60 cycle interference than my CZ. Do you think it is the circuit design, or the frequency, or both?
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Has anyone noticed it takes noticeably longer to press and hold the switch to turn the detector on or off?
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Bill, test silver Washington, Barber, and Standing Liberty Quarters to see if they read higher than a clad, or if maybe there is some variance between them. A Seated would be nice, plus a Twenty-Cent piece, and something that is rarely seen, a Half-Dime.
I tested a clad half-dollar, a 40% half-dollar, a 1964 Kennedy, a 1963 Franklin, and a 1944 Walker, and everyone of them read '+36'.
I tested a clad half-dollar, a 40% half-dollar, a 1964 Kennedy, a 1963 Franklin, and a 1944 Walker, and everyone of them read '+36'.
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Seriously, I really do need a Six Pounder Shot for my collection. I figure a Six Pounder Shell will be high$$$.