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Coinstrike settings

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StephenA

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I have owned two Coinstrikes before and gave up after not spended enough time with them. I have made up my mind to work though it this time. After following this forum for a long time I got another Coinstrike for relic hunting. If you guys will indulge me I would like to take this one step at the time until I get used to the C/S. First of all what setting would you start with, I plan to go to a park today just to get my feet wet with it. Any help would be apreciated.
Stephen
 
Give the 525 a shot. Set the Sens at 5, threshold at -25 and discriminate all the iron out -99. Dig anything positive. You will dig some trash but that's how you will learn what the machine is telling you. FORGET EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ABOUT A CZ! That's probably the best advise I got about the C$.....Don't try to make it into a CZ. It's a different animal. When I hunt with the C$ I look for foil and pulltabs. I find them too! But as the rest of the forum will testify, I get my share of gold too ;) It's a great relic machine. Buttons will probably ID around "16". I think 3 ringers are around "26". You may want to back off on the iron disc when you relic hunt, or just go all metal. Give this one a fair chance and I don't think you will give it up any time soon. Most of all.....ask questions. That's why we are here.
 
I think you are right I have tried to make it into a CZ. I am going to put my best effort into this and really try to become one of the CS guys. Thank you! Anyone else? What about changing settings according to conditions? Any tips?
I am going to the park now...
Stephen
 
when you can or should change the settings up or down. If 525 is nice and stable where you are hunting go ahead and bump up the sensitvity and drop the threshold to say -10. Sens 8 and threshold -10 is a nice hot setup that I find useable quite often once you get used to the machine. In areas with old iron and nails is where you have to spend some time learning the Coinstrike and you will be rewarded if you do.

HH Tom
 
I agree with the previous advise. I have done very well with sens 8, thresh -5 or -10. The noise will tell you if you need to change settings. You wouldn't think that changing threshold that small amount would matter but it can, yet, sometimes it's not enough of a change, so then you start backing off sens. Let the trash and mineralization, even RF dictate your settings.

I often run iron disc at 50 or so, I think the C$ falses less on iron when using less disc. However, you'll have to listen to the "trash talk".

I have been able to run sens. 10 in my soil depending on the site. Be advised though, I think the higher sens. settings boost the "report" to the point that your ID will be more inacurate - jumpy numbers don't lock on as well. Below is the "aluminum can" I found with sens. 10, thresh -10, disc 50. ID was jumping from 27-30-36. Best advise -- DIG THE TRASH SIGNALS!!!!
 
A lot of the guys prefer the iron disc at 99 but I'm with Sam. I usually run it around 50-52. The low iron tones don't bother me at all and it does help with the occasional iron false by letting you know on the resweep what caused it. Saves time IMO.

HH Tom
 
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