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Compadre on chains
- Thread starter TN Mike
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I found an extremely fine gold chain with the disc set to where paper clips and bobby pins were just rejected. I rubbed the chain on the coils of my other detectors and they couldn't pick it up-even in all metal. I don't mean small,either- I mean very fine! I have trouble with recovering EVERY piece of wire, paper clip,or hairpin and that's why I set it there..I still cannot believe what the Compare did.
I agree. All metal will pick them up. The vedio, he set the compadre on iron. The AT PRO on no disc. The same as all metal. I have found them tiny chanes with my compadre. I hate it when someone does a test and does not set everything the same.... KEN from Ind.Southwind said:
Know what you mean. The post caused me to go to one of my tot lots today and I set it to the left of iron- I usually do this every 2 months to let the small gold have a chance to build up. No paper clips, etc., but a couple of larger iron nails blasted the audio. No gold but a neat 1/4" wrench blasted the audio under a swing set. Probably no telling how many weeks its been there. So, if you're looking for new places to hunt, set the Compadre like this and go over your present sites. BTW, some coins, one a nickel with a softer than normal hit were found. Didn't check, but I bet the ID #'s were lower than norm on this nickel!ken ward said:
Rob in (Ca)
Active member
Hunting for Micro Jewelry is Very Time Consuming.
I can confirm. In my test on a small gold chain, if I turned the discrimination to IRON I lost it. No more signal. All metal is a must to hit the tiny stuff, but it can hit it. Also, be sure to keep your coil on the ground. The depth on tiny gold is not good. A couple inches at most. But in all metal you will stay plenty busy.
Southwind
Well-known member
WRONG! the AT Pro has no All Metal mode. The AT Gold has an all metal, but not the AT Pro. The discrimination on the AT Pro was set at 35. Had the gold registered as below 35 it would have grunted instead of a clear tone indicating a non-iron/ferrous target. In other words the AT Pro saw the chains as conductive targets not ferrous/iron. I could have turned Iron Audio off, and I may have, and it still would have picked up the chains just the same.
Even is all metal the Compadre wouldn't hit the gold below 5". The tot lot I was in has wood chips as deep as 10". The AT Pro will hit at 10".
Real simple. Test it yourself and show us the video. I challenge you!
Southwind
Well-known member
Here you go. This video shows the AT Pro set at 35 discrimination and shows the difference between the sounds of a conductive target, such as gold, and a ferrous target such as iron. Obviously in the video above the AT Pro was seeing the gold chains as good conductive targets and not iron.
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTubZPIm0p0[/video]
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTubZPIm0p0[/video]
OK. You guys got me gold hunting again! Went back out to a school famous for micro jewelry. The ground has a lot of iron minerals but depth isn't important here. Found these": the charm said "BEST"- was it talking about the detector or the detector?
The tiny tie pin was found separate from the matching pendant- they may be just gold plated . Just got back and took the pic
The tiny tie pin was found separate from the matching pendant- they may be just gold plated . Just got back and took the pic
Southwind
Well-known member
Don't get me wrong the Compadre is a great detector for the money. I've owned 3 Compadre's 2 with the 5.7 and 1 with the 8". As most of these comparisons end up, the Compadre is a good entry level detector but shoundn't be expected to compare to a mid level detector. Especially the AT Pro which is another machine that is top rated for the money.
Some people don't consider "micro jewelry" worth the trouble and to each their own. To me that is like saying finding a 1958 wheat penny isn't worth the trouble. To me any jewelry is a good find. Gold and silver is better, but any jewelry works for me.
The AT Pro can also find some very small stuff. Check out these tiny's found in one trip hitting tot lots. If you can hit these chance are you won't miss any chains either. That's a penny with 8 smalls on it.
Some people don't consider "micro jewelry" worth the trouble and to each their own. To me that is like saying finding a 1958 wheat penny isn't worth the trouble. To me any jewelry is a good find. Gold and silver is better, but any jewelry works for me.
The AT Pro can also find some very small stuff. Check out these tiny's found in one trip hitting tot lots. If you can hit these chance are you won't miss any chains either. That's a penny with 8 smalls on it.
and the Compadre has allowed me to have fun at depths I can handle. Just enjoying this great hobby.