CoinStrike and Auto Track, yes or no and why?

[Tony N (Michigan)]

<font size=+1><b>I'm about to get my C$ any day now and have been reading the classroom posts here.

One thing I noticed is that often the C$ user is told to turn off their Auto Track. Why is this? Will it track out the deep coins so they are not seen after the second or third pass?



Also, I understand why it would be good to turn on the Tracking if one cannot find a good place to ground balance so the machine will eventually adjust to ground conditions. But I think I understand that after some time after it has adjusted the user is to turn it off?

Thanks for the help.</b></font>

 

[Bill Ladd]

Some folks feel auto track may cut into depth a tad bit. I don't really see any difference myself. I kinda like using it as I have alotta mineralization & hot rocks, & when it's on I never have to worry about re-balancing all the time.....
I always make sure I find a clean spot to ground balance, & then I feel 100% at ease weather using track or not. To me the initial ground bal. is most crucial. So, I wouldn't overly worry about tracking. It's basically just a nice add-on feature to have, but it's something most folks forget about or even utilize.....
HH, Bill

 

[Tony N (Michigan)]

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[Garry/OH]

On the hot rocks...w/auto tracking on, what response do the rocks give? I have areas here w/hot rocks everywhere. The C$ would either give a 51/73/or go somewhat haywire on them...I suppose depending on the size. But I just saw you mention the auto tracking and rocks... and I don't think I ever tried the auto tracking around them.

Also...with the Edge...have you used it around the hot rocks yet, and if so, how did it hit on them...what was the response, numeric and audio?

 

[Bill Ladd]

on those kinds of rocks. Those are the same numbers we see here. Usually +51. They are black rocks, supposedly full of iron. I have seen the 51/73 with tracking on or off, didn't seem to matter. But sometimes when you go into pinpoint they will disappear. Then you know it's a rock. In some fields that are bad, we just have to skip 51 & up.
With the Edge (& Excel) these hot rocks are eliminated because the Edge only goes to +36. So you hear no more annoying hot rock signal, they are silenced which is a great thing. I still love my C$, but the Edge will be my choice from now on in our "Hot rock" fields. Alot quieter.
HH. Bill

 

[Garry/OH]

Thanks...in my area they are quite common...in some farm field they are lying everywhere on top of the ground in plain site. That's a big positive for the Edge w/me. Have you ever tried a 1280 in a hot rock area? Lower single freq's are known for hitting coin size/conductivity items well and w/good depth...and I have been told that the lower single freq's should handle the rocks better also. Just curious how the 2.4KH does in hot rock areas, if anyone here has tried it.

 

[Tony N (Michigan)]

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[Bill Ladd]

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[Garry/OH]

Fisher 1280X and the Detectorpro wader/diver/and new landpro are also 2.4KH....evidently the same guts as the 1280X. The Minelab Advantage is 5KH. I have tried a wader but only in freshwater. The Advantage I tried seemed to run smooth everywhere I tried it here and got great coin depth. My guess is the 2.4KH detectors would do the same...of course, none of them are TID's, nor do they have variable tones. There may be some older model lower single freq detectors, but I'm not sure. The Edge at 6.25KH seems to be the lowest freq on a TID, unless you count the DFX, which has the option of running at 3KH only..I did try that when I tried one, but it didn't hit my deeper test coins as well as the CZ's and Advantage. Of course the area your in and all the variables can make the difference of depth from one detector to another. I know lower freq's, generally speaking, will hit coins at very good depth. I'm just curious about the 1280X and how it runs in hot rocks.

 

[Tony N (Michigan)]

it didn't seem to hit any deeper on my coins in my coin garden.

I read some reviews on the Detectorpro wader and many were quite negative. Maybe they have improved since those reviews were written. Some said it wouldn't go very deep at all. Yet one of the things often said about the 1280x is that it is deep. Also the 1280 takes 8AA batteries but the wader 2 9V. So I wonder if the wader is a 1280x re-done?

I have the Advantage and what an eye opener that detector is. Simple yet very powerful. Good in iron too.

I've been reading reviews on the 1280x after I read what your wrote that it is 2.4k. Some are very positive about that detector.

Anyway, I expect to get my CoinScrike today UPS. Too bad there is too much snow on the ground here in Michigan.

 

[Garry/OH]

8" of snow here too. Yeah, I'm going to have to get another Advantage...I have some spots I want to run it in. I can't find anyone that has run a 1280 on land around me...with all the TID detectors out w/variable tones, I'm afraid the no ID/single tone detectors are not real popular.

 

[Tony N (Michigan)]

If you ever read Andy Sabische's book on the Minelab Quatro he put a picture of an old coin I found next to a huge rusty nail (and gave me credit for it in the book ) that I found with the Advantage. I was over that section with my Explorer and other detectors over the years as it was in my driveway on an old farm.

Anyway, I hear the CoinStrike is real good too in trash so I can't wait to take it back there in spring. The UPS man just cam with it and now I have it!

It is freezing so I'm letting it acclimate to the warmth of the home before taking it out of the box to keep the electronics from fogging up like my glasses do.

What part of Ohio you from? Did you say one time you were from North East Ohio? I'm originally from Lancaster, Ohio.

Tony

 

[Garry/OH]

I'm from Marion in central Ohio...live about ten miles south of there now. If your in an area that the C$ likes, it will do some amazing things. There was one extremely trashy strip in an old park that I took every detector I tried out...the C$ was one of the last to go over it and I didn't expect to find anything...but swinging somewhat slow, it was picking coins left and right...I was amazed.

 

[Tony N (Michigan)]

Marion? That's cool. Marion was named after General Francis Marion of Revolutionary war fame, whom I am related to.

That's nice to know about the Coin Strike that it is good in trash.

I need to learn the relationship more between the Sensitivity and the Threshold. I've read some good things on this board and printed out on that topic.

I wonder if it still holds true that one can set their sensitivity & threshold such as to knock out foil but still pick up rings?

 

[Garry/OH]

Your related to F. Marion, heh...that's interesting. There were a number of reveloutionary vets that came here in the late 1700's and early 1800's because they were given land for their service. Just before the snow started flying I found a site south of Marion where a number of them hung out at the only tavern in the area then...in a few hours I found an 1806 draped bust half dollar...it will take quite a bit of time to hunt this site...and I will start as soon as the weather breaks. It looks like there has been some movement of dirt in some places, and I want to run an Advantage and the 3D over it...a C$ would be nice to have there too. Anyway, just to let you know, I'm searching for those gold coins your relative Francis and his reveloutionary cohorts lost a few hundred years ago.

 

[Tony N (Michigan)]

That's increddible that you found such a great site to detect. You never know, you just might find something left there by "The Swamp Fox" A.K.A. General Francis Marion.