I took my V3 and my Etrac out to a 1900s house to comparw them. I was really disappointed with the V3. I went over an area with it and found nothing. Then I went over the same area with my ETrac and found three deep coins. I had the sensitivity maxed out on the V3. Is there any way to get more depth out of the V3? I was also using an 18X12 SEF coil on the V3. I expected more depth and am wondering what I might have been doing wrong.
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Depth
- Thread starter wolfenzie
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Larry (IL)
Well-known member
Most of the old houses I have hunted have so much iron trash, that a small coil is needed, sometimes a 6 inch coil. Large coils are made primarily for large open, low trash areas. With the sensitivity maxed out, I'm surprised you could even stand the noise to hunt, let alone hear a target.
TheMarshall
New member
wolfenzie said:
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Such posts as this one are really a nonsense
QUOTE:-" I went over an area with it and found nothing." ....."I had the sensitivity maxed out on the V3"
Can you at least tell me if the SEF coil you were using, is certified as suitable for the Whites Spectra, by Whites?
If not, why then are you using it and so denigrating the V3?
Both the Minelab E-Trac and the Whites Spectra are top class detectors......It's the competence of user that is questionable..........TheMarshall
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Neil in West Jersey
New member
A few weeks back I posted my experience with the V3 vs the Etrac. In that situation I was using a 950 coil with modified Relic settings vs. The Etrac using a factory programed setting. I was able to hear small targets that the Minelab was missing.
I think the key here was that I had more experience with the V3 than my friend had with his ETrac. He has since gotten away from factory settings and is now getting as deep as the V3.
One thing I think any experienced V3 user will agree with...
When settings are properly adjusted, the V3 is extremely sensitive to small, deeply buried targets such as cuff buttons, and small jewelry. This is an area where I think White's outshines any of the competitors.
I think the key here was that I had more experience with the V3 than my friend had with his ETrac. He has since gotten away from factory settings and is now getting as deep as the V3.
One thing I think any experienced V3 user will agree with...
When settings are properly adjusted, the V3 is extremely sensitive to small, deeply buried targets such as cuff buttons, and small jewelry. This is an area where I think White's outshines any of the competitors.
You've really got to investigate that choice of settings. I've been picking up shot at 6 inches. Larry uses the analogy of high beams in a fog to describe too much juice being fed to the circuitry. Lower your sensitivities and work your way up. (Nothing different about the V3 on this one.)
BJ in Okla.
Active member
I came from the E-Trac to the V-3, its like night & day....
I am learning the V-3, the E-Trac was easy because I had used the XS,EX.2. SE and the ET was a little diferent.
I think you may have hurt your self with the big coil and high sens.
There are people on this forum that can help you, if you want to learn.
One thing that I have learned with any unit, and that is, start out with a smaller coil than stock.
Also, the V-3 has so many adjustments and if you don't set it up right, your going to have problems.
Sweep speed is very important, and the V can be set up for different sweep speeds, but with that big coil, I don't know,
I have not hunted any place that I could use the D-2 coil or a 9.50 coil, or a 6x10 coil. The places that I hunt are real trashy,
so I have been using the 5.3 and 4 x 6 coils..
If you give these guys a chance, they can help you, if you want to learn the V-3, if not,sell it and move on....
HH...BJ
I am learning the V-3, the E-Trac was easy because I had used the XS,EX.2. SE and the ET was a little diferent.
I think you may have hurt your self with the big coil and high sens.
There are people on this forum that can help you, if you want to learn.
One thing that I have learned with any unit, and that is, start out with a smaller coil than stock.
Also, the V-3 has so many adjustments and if you don't set it up right, your going to have problems.
Sweep speed is very important, and the V can be set up for different sweep speeds, but with that big coil, I don't know,
I have not hunted any place that I could use the D-2 coil or a 9.50 coil, or a 6x10 coil. The places that I hunt are real trashy,
so I have been using the 5.3 and 4 x 6 coils..
If you give these guys a chance, they can help you, if you want to learn the V-3, if not,sell it and move on....
HH...BJ
Neil in West Jersey
New member
BHNugget said:
I can detect those tiny targets more than 10 inches down. You can try the Analyze screen on the ones that are not so deep. I have found that they read 22.5 as the dominant frequency, or give a compressed hump with all three frequencies bunched up. On very deep targets I will dig them all.
cheesehead2
New member
I had the problem of not being able to hit a quarter at 9".
What I found is.
Turn Ground filter to 5Hz
Recovery to 100
3 Freq. so you can go to pinpoint and tell if it is a coin or not.
or if even more depth use just 2.5 KHz.
Rx gain and discrimination @ the most stable
I can then hit the 9" quarter with the coil 2 inches above the soil. What I found was the 5Hz and run recovery with a higher number along with a slow sweep speed were the key to depth on this. Does cause other variables though.
Also, I sold my 15x12 SEF coil and only run the D2. No matter what I did I could not get the SEF to go as deep as the D2.
What I found is.
Turn Ground filter to 5Hz
Recovery to 100
3 Freq. so you can go to pinpoint and tell if it is a coin or not.
or if even more depth use just 2.5 KHz.
Rx gain and discrimination @ the most stable
I can then hit the 9" quarter with the coil 2 inches above the soil. What I found was the 5Hz and run recovery with a higher number along with a slow sweep speed were the key to depth on this. Does cause other variables though.
Also, I sold my 15x12 SEF coil and only run the D2. No matter what I did I could not get the SEF to go as deep as the D2.