Coinstrike Pinpointing trouble continues :cry:

[leventis72]

Hello.
I'm having a very difficult time pinpointing with the C$.
Once i try to locate a target, I hit the pp button twice as
suggested by another member, then I sweep with X to get
the greatest number on the readout. once this complete
I dig a plug and never find the target and go down at least six inches
for say a number of 51 or so. So I'm thinking maybe 5-6 inches ?'
I do this and never find the target. I have a centech pinpointer to
help me. So I end up covering the hole and move on to the next.
I was out this morning and dug about 7 signals and got the same
results every time BTW tid was high 20's to low 30's coin numbers
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Steve

 

[MarkCZ]

Hello.
I'm having a very difficult time pinpointing with the C$.
Once i try to locate a target, I hit the pp button twice as
suggested by another member, then I sweep with X to get
the greatest number on the readout. once this complete
I dig a plug and never find the target and go down at least six inches
for say a number of 51 or so. So I'm thinking maybe 5-6 inches ?'
I do this and never find the target. I have a centech pinpointer to
help me. So I end up covering the hole and move on to the next.
I was out this morning and dug about 7 signals and got the same
results every time BTW tid was high 20's to low 30's coin numbers
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Steve

Hemm, ??? its well know that the coinstrike is good at pin-pointing!
It doesn't really read depth, but the numbers can be converted and work pretty good!

Are you having the same problem in hunting the same area? (if so then i'm thinking the problem is location)

Below is the depth numbers I worked out for my C$

1

 

[WV62]

Hello.
I'm having a very difficult time pinpointing with the C$.
Once i try to locate a target, I hit the pp button twice as
suggested by another member, then I sweep with X to get
the greatest number on the readout. once this complete
I dig a plug and never find the target and go down at least six inches
for say a number of 51 or so. So I'm thinking maybe 5-6 inches ?'
I do this and never find the target. I have a centech pinpointer to
help me. So I end up covering the hole and move on to the next.
I was out this morning and dug about 7 signals and got the same
results every time BTW tid was high 20's to low 30's coin numbers
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Steve

Hemm, ??? its well know that the coinstrike is good at pin-pointing!
It doesn't really read depth, but the numbers can be converted and work pretty good!

Are you having the same problem in hunting the same area? (if so then i'm thinking the problem is location)

Below is the depth numbers I worked out for my C$

1

 

[jabbo]

Did you check to see if there is a tiny piece of metal in the plug. Or maybe you are running the detector too sensitive.

 

[MarkCZ]

Little brother seems that there was another guy having a PP problem, I don't remember which Fisher detector it was but I downloaded the manual and it was instructing to PP by the numbers. I told the guy to try and PP by de-tuning the detector over the target area just like most of the other machines that I have used. Can you try your Coinstrike in your test garden and see if de-tuning will work for Steve.

Brother Ron in WV

Big Brother, your right about the C$ detuning like most other detectors!

The C$ detunes (pin-points) just like ALL the other detectors I've used, when you sweep over the target and cross sweep it in search mode you can find the general area of the target.

Then when you switch to pin-point mode it starts out with a wide field of scan,

At that point you have narrowed the area of the target to a more specific area,

Now, while your very near the target you can push the Pin-point button again and the field of detection will reduce even smaller, so moving the coil slightly over the target (not sweeping) just moving enough to find the edges of the target and while doing so watching the center of the coil and eyeing as it passes over what looks to be center of the target.

Now, sometimes you can reduce the field of scan even 3 or 4 times, but most of the time you can get it within 3 detunes!

The pin-point system on the C$ works JUST LIKE the above mentioned, but you can also use the meter to help in the pin-pointing. The idea with the number system is as you move the coil over the target in pin-point mode (Not Sweeping, pin-point mode is a none motion mode, so you just have to move the coil over the target) when the coil is the closest to the target the number reading with be the highest. (I never use the number system for pin-pointing, I just watch the coil and get an eye for center of the target, and leave the numbers for depth.

Mark

 

[WV62]

You would think the manual would have both ways to PP. Let us know if that works or let us know if you still have problems. I don't have a Coinstrike but now that I know it can work the same as detectors that I have maybe I can help.

Ron in WV

 

[Mr.Bill]

Steve

If your getting #51's, and your having trouble pin pointing, most likely it's a hot rock or a piece of trash. I would go the hot rock route. You should be noticing that it doesn't pin point in the center of the coil. If it was a good target, it would pin point in the center. It's been a while, but I do believe a #51 reading should be a silver dollar coin. I could be wrong, and it's a half dollar coin, but in either case it would be a good pin point, and you would be aware it a good target after the first scoop dug.

 

[jerr696]

I have a location that does about the same thing. It turns out to be an aluminum can about 8''. I'd keep pinpointing and digging till I found out what it is.HH,Jerry

 

[WV62]

Just wondering if you had any luck with that PPing?