One thing I have noticed on my new CTX is that On End coins do not pinpoint well at all. I still get good signals when turning and both ways but, if this was my Deus, if I missed pinpoint, it is almost always trash. On the CTX it seems the On end coins always project to one side. I hunted a place that is very old and found very little due to a couple club hunts being held here. I moved to the edge of the road where I started getting good signals but almost all were on edge and hard to find. Is this normal?
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Fail to Pinpoint On End Coins
- Thread starter daddyflea
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markinswpa
Well-known member
daddyflea, I noticed on the Equinox 800 with the 15 in. and the 10x5 coins on edge seem to hit off the edge of the coil. with the 6in. and stock not so much. I usually do wiggle back but lately I use the onboard pinpoint function for 2 reasons, one to size the target and two to see if the pinpoint is the same as where I hit the signal. If it ain't most times junk. The Legend with the LG30 coil pinpoint is off by a bit, with the LG24 right on. Now the Manticore with the 9in. coil the target seems to be at least 4 or 5 inches to the right from the sweet spot on the coil. Not sure if its the machine, the soil or me. Good luck. Mark
sasquache
Well-known member
Yes I have noticed that as well but they are tricky to determine but most of the time I rely on numbers and tones.
still looking 52
Well-known member
It makes sense that they would pinpoint off center, I actually had a quarter standing perfectly on it's edge read as two coins six inches apart and the coin was exactly in the middle of the two readings.
ironman200081
Active member
You are correct that coins on edge are pretty hard to center, especially the deep ones. The "Minelab FBS Wiggle-Back" technique helps center them after you have used your machine pinpointing, but you will still sometimes have to dig into the sidewall of the plugs to get your coin. The good thing is, the CTX will find those deep coins on edge where other machines won't.
Pretty common with most detectors as strongest signal is returned from the flat side of target .
I think that any coin at a angle will read off center and will not pinpoint correctly, so since I used the Sovereign plus any of the Minelabs I use the tip of the coil to go around my target to see if it reads in the same spot in disc then go to pinpoint all metal and double check and see if the target is where it ran in disc, if it does I am digging , if not I will check it again with the tip of the coil going around that target and if it hasnt moved I will also dig for the fact it can be a nail and a coin together.
One of things I tell many is to spend more time checking out your target before digging, will save you time and can pinpoint right on.
One of things I tell many is to spend more time checking out your target before digging, will save you time and can pinpoint right on.