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Explorer visual target aid

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Heres an easy to do and inexpensive way to help visually identify targets with the multi location target crosshairs that the Explorer employs.Ive been using this on the screen of my Explorer as an AID in discrininating for the past year or so.This ,in combination with the audio discrimination of the Explorer ,will help take some of the guesswork out of id-ing targets. You may or may not want to do this as there `MAY` be a chance the adhesive laminant you get may not be removed from the screen....I tested mine before I began to make sure it was removable,and it was.Ive changed mine 3 times without any problems.The laminant peeled right off,and the screen showed no effect from the adhesive.This also requires operation in full screen,which some people dont like. Youll only need clear self adhesive laminant (the type you would use to protect an id or photo with).And some fine point ,preminant markers,gold,silver and brown, that can be picked up at a local staples(or any similar )store.(colors are your choice) To get the most efficiency from this aid, it`s best to have as many`type`coins as possible available,gold,silver,clad,copper,anything you might have the slightest chance of encountering on your hunts.You dont have to own them ,just have access to them.You only need one of each type and access to them once.The same goes with jewelery,the more you use the better. Cut a piece of laminant to fit on the full screen of the Explorer.Then,in the standard ironmask mode with the sensitivity at `1`,operating in full screen,one at a time put an item under the coil .For the silver and clad coins, put a small silver dot at the `crosshair` intersection where the target locks in. If its a copper coin,put a brown dot.You will notice there will be some overlapping with some silver and copper.I also used all the gold I could get together and put a gold dot at the crosshairs where the target locked in.I found a lot of overlapping with the gold rings. I used around 65 rings and wound up with less than 20 gold dots.Youll wind up with a pattern similar to the one in the photo.I also noticed that the gold pattern of dots ALL fell within Andy Sabischs` `Base Gold Program`on page 95 of his book. The hardest part of this is rounding up enough items to make this worth doing.The good thing is it doesnt have to be done all at once.It can be done as the items are available.But it should be simple enough to drag the machine and markers to a friends and use their coins and gold trinkets you may not have. Ive had the same screen on for almost 10 months and havnt lost any dots..I might have lost some marbles!But no dots..And it was used winter and summer.The permanant markers work well.Ive even been able to wipe the screen with a damp rag without any problem. When all is said and done,this makes a great visual aid as to what might be under the coil. So far `every `piece of gold Ive found ,since I put the dots on, have landed on one of the gold dots.But, NOT EVERYTHING` that lands on the gold dots are gold...nickles are there too.Some broken pull tabs and foil clumps will also hit a gold dot. I have become so comfortable with this system that I mostly run in ironmask now. I use this dot system ,combined with the audio discrimination to help me determine wether to dig or not.This is by no means perefect, but it will help. Were always looking for any advantage when it comes to discrimination. I think this is better than tapeing a `grid` on the screen and trying to figure what vertical and horizontal axis the crosshairs are at..It may not be for everyone,but it works great for me!....Good luck,Ralph
 
Neat idea, have you found that (ex.) silver dime buried hits on the cross from air test at the same place? Seems to be SOME difference to me, just wondering from your experience about the accuracy?
 
Brian,I find it accurate `MOST`of the time.If you walk around the(coin) target it will usually lock onto a dot,if the discriminator sees it as a cion.If the discriminator is confused,naturally it wouldnt land on a good dot.As a GUIDE for coins, Ive found it better than operating with a clear screen.And when something locks on a gold dot it gets the blood pumping...Like I said,this isnt perfect,but I find it very helpful.Many times I have dug a signal that was `one notch`away from a silver dot and it turned out to be junk.You would eventually remember the locations where coins hit without doing anything to the screen.But for ME ,this works... Ralph
 
I just looked at your dot picture and it looks almost identical to the openings on the original set up screen that is the factory preset, am I wrong. K.
 
Ken,The dot pattern is very similar to the one on pg.67 of andys explorer book,if thats what you mean.there isnt anything new here,I was just looking for a way to project that info into a useable form that would be helpfull and easier to use than a grid.Ralph
 
How are things going with you?Is your pinpointing getting better now that you have some hours in on it?Have you got you an X-1 probe yet?
Just curious how you are doing,
Ric
 
not really doing much better pinpointing, no problem on the shallow stuff but anything with any depth is quite frustrating. there is usually something else around and the pinpoint just defies reason. but am still having fun and do like the XS. found a 1900 barber 50cent piece, it was in exquisite condition and then when i got it cleaned it had a plow scratch on it. but it is still nice. probably worth about $50. got a few more barber dimes and some tokens but mostly getting clad. everyonce in a while i can isolate a pinpoint on the deeper sounds and when I dig I seem to get something good. No X1 yet, I bought an extreme and am going nugget hunting in southern NV and AZ in about 6 weeks so I will see how that machine does, it was a big investment so I hope I don't have the problems pinpointing that I have with the XS, I have a Lobo and the friend I am going with has a gold bug so maybe we can pointpoint between the three, really think that for the money ML should have done a bit better, The XS has a lot of inovations and is quite a detector, well beyond the others but one of the most important thing is marginal and that really is a shame. I really think they were shortsighted in not putting a better pinpoint circuit in or incorporated the X1 or something. I certainly am not the only unhappy camper and in time I will accept it. but they should have done better.
 
Not aa criticism, just a thought. I think what you did was super, would like to do it myself but looks a bit complicated. my attention span is kind of short when trying to do that much. Why don't you make some duplicates and I will buy one from you. Ken
 
Hang in there,it will become second nature to you soon.
Maybe you are doing what I have been going through lately.I have been hitting all these old sites that have been hunted to death and the coins I have been getting lately are all on their side.I have been cutting way to small a plug(6"-8" Dia.)and they have ended up being in the side.I scratched a seated dime and 2 barbers.Of course the ground is like concrete here right now,which doesn't help any.I probably would have gave up on them if I didn't have the X-1.Go find you a couple of big nuggets and sell them and get an X-1,you won't regret it for a minute.
Anyway,Congrats on your silver,and keep at it.
Ric
 
Ken,I wish i could make duplicates and sell them,but I would think it would have to be done on each individual machine.If a dot is off by one notch it becomes useless.I did mine three different times till I was satisfied with the location of each dot.They have to be placed exactly at the crosshair intersection of a good target or their useless.Its really a simple process,you just need a good eye and a steady hand...Its easier for people under 40!This process is similar to using the`LEARN`function of the explorer.Only thing,you stay in the detect mode and YOU put the location on the screen instead of the machine.If I could do it,Im sure you can..Ralph
 
This is another type of visual aid, I got this from BBS some time ago. I haven't done this yet, but I will in future.
 
AJ,Its a lot easier to use when operating in full screen.Also,I dont try to remember what each dot represents,all I care is that it indicates its a good target.I can id it after I dig.Ralph
 
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