Digital

[Anonymous]

Will somebody make me understand why anyboby would want to use digital? That would be like using Minelab as a standard detector after Minelab went to all the trouble to develop the inductive and conductive smart find screen. Am I missing somthing?

 

[Anonymous]

Some users are under the mistaken impression that when you switch to Digital any Smartfind discrimination is turned off. Not so. Digital will only register on the screen and with sound if a target is in the open part of the Smartfind screen. (At least that is how my Explorer works) First I load my Smartfind pattern then I hunt in Digital and switch between the two as I try to interpet the signal.
The advantages of hunting in digital are two fold. First, I know from bench and ground tests where the conductive (digital) numbers usually fall for the items I am searching for. This number remains fairly constant for coins so long as you reduce sensitivity enough so that signals aren't bouncing all over the screen. I want to first see a signal give me a fairly steady Digital reading. Second, I have trouble seeing the Explorer crosshairs in the shade of a tree or or other overhead object unless I have the detector in exaclty the right position. Digital is much easier to see from any angle and to quickly glance at and make a judgement as to whether this is a target you want to examine further or not. WW

 

[Anonymous]

I can tell you why I use digital, I use it for a third opinion of what a target could possibly be. I am a new user to the Explorer and I have not gotten use to the tones for the various targets, and often times the tones are warbling back and forth, so I am not sure which tone is correct. Also, the crosshairs are a little confusing to me. I can easily tell that it is located in the upper right quadrant of the smartfind screen, but exactly where it is in relationship to exactly where it should be for a dime, for instance, is harder for me to determine. The digital screen, on the other hand, is easier for me to read and is more precise than the crosshair that appears to be about a 1/4" down and 1/8" to the left of the upper right hand corner - or is that 1/3" down and 3/5" from the upper corner???? It's just not that precise of an indicator to me, and often times, it too is jumping around on the screen. I was under the impression that we should use all three methods of target identification, and not just rely on the smartfind screen. But I am probably wrong on this, and I would like to hear from others who are more experienced in using the Explorer. I love this detector, but it does seem a little complicated at first. Maybe with practice and experience it will get easier to use. Happy Hunting.

 

[Anonymous]

Wally,
is it possible for you to give us a list of digital numbers and items for those numbers?
hh,and thanks for all that great information,
Don

 

[Anonymous]

That's pretty much it Don. Silver and clad coins usually 28. Dollars maybe a tick or two lower. Newer pennies can come in a little lower and nickles at 6. Gold, depending upon size can be just about anything. I suggest grabbing some coins, tabs and other junk and doing some air tests outside with sens. set low. This will give you a better idea of where various things can fall and what they sound like.

 

[Anonymous]

here is what you are looking for
The 24's, 25's, and 26's can be good diggable ID's.....indians, wheats, 2 cent pieces, and sterling are found in that range. A signal that bounces around between 22 and 27 and is showing up as deep is almost a guaranteed wheatie every time, but you will have to dig a few to get used to the bounce.
If you start digging a 28ID and then check after digging out the first good plug and it's still a steady 28 then it's going to be good, but if instead it's now a 31, then it's going to be iron.
General coins (Digital); an ID of 6 is a hot one for nickel.
an ID of 4, 5, and 7 can be nickel but are not as hot ID's for nickels as 6 but when you do get one in these ID's it's
usually a buffalo, V, or Shield.
an ID of 28 is hot for copper pennies; clad dimes and quarters; silver dimes and quarters; and large cents.
an ID of 30 is hot for clad halves; silver halves; and large cents. a deep 'bouncing' ID of 22 thru 27 are wheat backs.
Richard

 

[Anonymous]

Richard,
thanks for all that great information,appreciate
it very much.
hh,
Don

 

[Anonymous]

thanks Wally appreciate the info.
hh,
Don

 

[Anonymous]

i always go between digital and smartfind. helps out alot iding targets