Eliminating the Ace 250 bong...

[Dan-Pa.]

Have to agree the Ace 250 is a nice machine but Bongs(falses) quite a bit..I am experienced and have a level swing with no upturn..Any ideas how to rectify would be appreciated or is it just the nature of the beast....opinions appreciated...

 

[khouse]

It's possible that in your kind of soil reducing the sens will fix the issue. Also make sure the coil cable runs strait up the shaft with no movement. Make sure the coil connector is tight.

 

[Uncle Willy]

Turn the sensitivity down to four bars and tape the cable straight up the shaft for about a foot. It's a sensitive little rascal.

Bill

 

[Dan-Pa.]

Have heard of running the coil wire straight up the rod before on Garrets before for superior performance so as soon as we get out of this cold spell will give it a try. I still wonder how Garrett makes such a nice machine for the cost...

 

[Neil in West Jersey]

I use velcro ties on the lower part of the stem. It seems to reduce it.

 

[Leslie(nova scotia)]

From the land of the Bluenose....found that out when putting it together...is a gap in the shaft...passed the tip on to Rosey Agogo! Going to get another ace when I get back from the Dominican!

 

[Uncle Willy]

Works great. A lot of guys use the velcro. Handier than tape.

Bill

 

[Parkit]

Alright, I'm lost. Could you elaborate on the "bong" a little bit and the fix for it? I get occasional false signals but not that much, and I've just been winding the coil wire around the stem "like in the pictures". Been doing that with all 3 coils, what am I missing?

By the way, I usually run just 2-3 bars sensitivity or my false signals go way up, perhaps this coil winding and "bong" thing would allow me to go higher on sens. with fewer misses?

Thanks,
Steve

 

[khouse]

Sometimes when your cable is wound around the shaft it will wiggle a little. Then you detector may beep. All you can do is try running it strait up the shaft and see if you falsing is better. Bong ='s beep

 

[jackintexas]

I own 2 250's. When in heavy trash no matter how low I run my sensitivity I get too many false signals. Thanks for the tip about running the cable straight up the shaft. I will try that.

 

[Uncle Willy]

Yeah if the cable moves the coil picks it up.

Bill

 

[Uncle Willy]

If you're using the stock coil in that trash try raising it off the ground a couple of inches to narrow the signal cone.

Bill