deus questions

[riverdan]

hello everybody, Im going through my learning process with my deus and had a couple of questions.

1st -- what about oneway hits on the deus, like when you get a good signal and then turn 90 degrees and it disappears? Ive dug a couple that turned out to be iron so now I just keep walking when that happens..are most of those iron?

2nd-- what bout when a good signal disappears after removing a few inches of dirt? iron also?

thanks for any advice,

riverdan

 

[Southwind]

1st -- what about oneway hits on the deus, like when you get a good signal and then turn 90 degrees and it disappears? Ive dug a couple that turned out to be iron so now I just keep walking when that happens..are most of those iron?

It depends on the depth. Anything showing half the horseshoe or less (roughly 6" or more) and if the sound is really clean in the one direction I'd recover it.

2nd-- what bout when a good signal disappears after removing a few inches of dirt? iron also?

I like those. They can indicate a good signal deep. The old "halo effect" at play. This goes for any detector. Iron generally will get louder after removing a little dirt.

 

[riverdan]

thanks for the reply..
like I said earlier, im trying to get a handle on this thing right now..Its coming to me more and more each time out. Im in basic1 mode and haven't touched a thing yet with about 15 hrs on it..

riverdan

 

[Southwind]

One thing I have learned having tried so many different detectors is while it all sounds good to say a turn-on-n-go detector is great, or people complaining about not wanting to have to be adjusting their detector all the time, is the reality is if you want to get the maximum performance you've got to adjust it for the conditions. The fewer adjustments the more you're at the mercy of factory preset/guessing adjustments. I have always preferred to have as much control over my detector properties as possible. Like any well designed detector the presets can do a pretty good job, but the real power is released once you understand the detector and how to make it do what conditions dictate. This is where most of the low and mid range detectors fall behind the top tier machines, and not everyone likes the idea.

The advantage of the Deus is once you understand what the settings can do adjusting for maximum performance under any conditions becomes very easy and quick. For me the main difference in the confidence. Most the other high end multi-featured detector I have owned I had a tendency to second guess my adjustments. I know what all the adjustments do on the Dues so I know very confidently what I need to adjust for maximum performance. That and the Deus is just such a pleasure to swing it makes all others feel like a brick on a stick.

 

[CZconnoisseur]

That and the Deus is just such a pleasure to swing it makes all others feel like a brick on a stick.

LOL

Basic1 is a great starting point...you're in 12 khz which is very sensitive to medium and low conductors, but is also no slouch on everthing else. I've found jean rivets at 6" deep that sound wonderful - the Deus loves anything round no matter the composition. Sometimes rusty nuts and bolts will sound *almost* like a coin, but the audio is choppy and VDIs are not consistent.

The more you hunt with it, the more you will be able to distinguish that "round sound" that usually indicates a good target. Full tones is also a great feature that gives audio pitch relative to the target's compostion. This is especially useful in places where there's a LOT of aluminum trash.

GL & HH

 

[squirrel1]

hello everybody, Im going through my learning process with my deus and had a couple of questions.

1st -- what about oneway hits on the deus, like when you get a good signal and then turn 90 degrees and it disappears? Ive dug a couple that turned out to be iron so now I just keep walking when that happens..are most of those iron?

2nd-- what bout when a good signal disappears after removing a few inches of dirt? iron also?

thanks for any advice,

riverdan

River Dan on the one way hits, as you get more experience, you'll better be able to recognize. More than you think are actually good targets.

As far as taking dirt of the target, sometimes it bothers the detector's signal more than others. If you don't have a good pinpointer, I recommend you get one. Listen to the audio first and start applying what you here in relation to what you see on your remote. Usually but not always, the deeper targets will cause just the right tip of the horseshoe to show up. Using any detector here's probably the best advice. When you come across a supposed target, pay attention to the following: Tone consistency, does tone sound off more or less when the coil is at the same point over the target when sweeping, and with repeated sweeps does tone get worse or better?? You'll find a lot of times the Deus will sound off preity good say on iron with the first pass of coil, and get your attention, with adjusted sweep speed, you'll see the deus actually start rejecting the iron and then you can move on.