Hey Moe (FL), I get dimes deeper than that. Now with that said, it could be you're swinging the coil too quick as it should be 3 to 4 seconds per pass. The next thing is "ground balance" this is really important to set correctly as it will effect the depth greatly. Another one is to make sure the batteries are are not too old. Well, with all that said I just posted these two tips not long ago for someone else.
Posted by: BEACH HUNTER
Date: May 21, 08:06PM
all metal mode use the ID lights to dig or not....any little blink in the red light don't dig..dig all yellow or green and combo targets(ones that give yellow+green together...running it this way gives better depth and better hits on small gold.....use a coil cover and rub the sand with your swings...dig any faint targets that are repeatable even if you don't get the lights to blink..put coil in hole after scooping some sand out recheck id lights. if you learn this detector well you'll be amazed what it can do...good hunting!!hope this is helpful!!
Posted by: gobble-gobble
Beach hunter ID , Tip for significantly increasing depth
Date: May 31, 08:23PM
This was given to me by my friend who owns the local metal detecting store. A customer was playing around & found this, & it works. GOOD LUCK
1. turn on BHID&go through the normal set up (steps 2 through 4
2.set sens to pre-set with mode switch in disc mode
3. turn threshold control to faint threshold
4.set mode switch to all metal mode & ground balance machine normally
5.after ground balancing & while still in the all metal mode turn sens to max. the threshold will change to a high shrill.
6.hit the reset to return to normal threshold.
7.return to the all metal mode & re-do the ground balance. there will be a narrower window within which to balance at this time.
8.leave the mode switch in all metal mode & begin hunting. there will be a marked improvement in depth.
9. NOTE. there will no longer be tone identification between the targets. however the target identification lights will still be accurate.
