discrimination vs depth.....?????

[oneguy]

I run my GSII with high discrimination (6 on the dial) and my notch is about 6.5-7 on the dial. It's basically set up to work the high tones (silver/copper) and is set were zinckers are semi solid but choppy. That way I can either dig the zinckers or leave em at my discretion depending on the location I'm hunting. I dig no pulltabs,nails, nickels, etc.

Just curious if anyone has any idea of the amount of depth I may loose, if any, running such a high disc.????? My machine seems max out around 5" or so on a dime and maybe 6" on larger coins with these settings?

Thanks......

 

[ringading]

On my golden saber 2,if run my dis. at min notch at min and and notch off .I normally get a dime at 7 to 8 inches with the 8 inch coil.with notch on you do lose depth so I try not to use it much

 

[BarberBill]

I've only tried to determine this on one of my detectors. Up to the mid range, it doesn't seem to lose much depth, but as I increase the settings towards max from there, it definitely makes a noticable difference. Therefore, I have wondered if I've passed over clad or silver coins now and then when thumbing the disc and ended up losing the signal due to a depth issue rather than being a target that would disc out, anyway.
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[oneguy]

Thanks guys.... I'll try running with the notch off first and see if I notice any difference, then maybe play with disc level and see what happens? Think Tab mentioned trying notch off awhile back also.....

 

[BarberBill]

Yes, experimentation with YOUR machines will tell you what you need to know.
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