Ferrous vs Conduct

[keithinvestigations]

OK, I would like to see who uses which and why. I have been using Ferrous in AM mode lately and have been pleased with the results. I've heard that you may could miss some deep targets that may sound like metal. However, I can't see how anyone could use Conduct in all metal. People that tell me they do I just don't believe them. The High Ferrous targets to me sound just like the high conduct targets. I can't imagine anyone being able to tell the difference but maybe so. Also, I would be interested to see who uses manual or auto sensitivity. I've noticed if I use auto sensitivity that the depth seems to be drastically cut. For instance, I sweep over a certain area, no sound nothing. Switch back to manual sens. and I hear a few things sweeping the same area. Comments and suggestions welcomed.

 

[detectorguy]

I use Iron Mask between -10 and -14 90% of the time in Conduct. The other 10% is just me trying new stuff. I find lots and lots of great oldies - deep and/or next to iron.

 

[Steve(MS)]

I use conduct but that is just my preference. Most who use conduct use at least a small amount of iron mask, my setting is -15 but some who use ferrous sounds also use iron mask. You are correct in thinking all-metal in conduct is much but what I do is use the program screen wide open so that I can switch to it when something interesting breaks thru the disc level, then I can use all metal to better investigate the signal. Both give the same info, just in a different form. The high tones while using ferrous tones generally mean that you have received a strong signal except for where iron bottle caps hit. Both have their advantages so the main thing is to learn it well whichever you choose.

 

[Dan-Pa.]

The main thing is learn one well and stick with it and don't switch back and forth..I personally like conduct as I hear tones very well and a high coin tone will stop me in my tracks everytime, sort of keeps you from becoming a bobblehead constantly looking at the meter.
Many use either with great results so its your call.
Auto vs. manual sensitivty I think depends on your ground conditions and even Minelab U.S.A. will tell you in bad or constantly changing ground auto sensitivty may cost you depth by overcompensating but in mild ground could be more accurate and give you better depth. In my neck of the woods use manual as high as I can until the threshold gets erratic and then back off one or two segments.
Idea is to find out what works best in your area and remember a lot depends how your unit is set up with the various facets..Of course if we got into all those settings might get a mightly long post and what works in my neck of the woods might not in yours and of course personal preferences also come into play.

 

[cspene]

I like to run Disc. wide open to hear everything and with all of the iron I have in the ground here, I absolutely cannot use conduct because every tone is a high coin sound and I find myself looking at the meter all of the time to see if it is top left or right. There are fewer caps that give the high tone, lower right in ferrous so that is the mode I prefer. Good question.

HH
Chris

 

[jimb]

Auto vs Manual Sensitivity

I leave mine in auto 95 percent of the time. Its runs much stabler. If I find an iffy target thats deep, I will try the manual to see if it helps. It did a very little bit, sometimes . The majoity of the time I just run auto and I still hit coins at 10 inches, beyond that with a 12 inch coil on the EX11 the signal breaks a bit anyway. Bigger than a coin iron pieces even ring depper than a foot in auto. All depends who is running it and what the ground is like. A sensitivity setting of 16 still sees the same deep stuff a setting of 25 or more sees in wet soil. With less falsing.

good luck
Jimb SE WI

 

[Tommybumkin]

A cross hair the hits to upper left i have noticed never lies and is always ferrous trash , i don't think it matters if you use ferrous or conductive , i like conductive sounds my self , i have no problems with the ID of ferrous trash , no problems at all honestly. The conductivity of a target is what i need to know not how much inductance it has.

 

[Dan-Pa.]

I have found some deepies that show at the far left at the top and jump to the far right on the top are worth investigating. Probably junk next to or above the good target or depth which causes it but if it bounces to the far upper right I dig...All silver coins just don't huddle in that far right corner but most do and after a while movement of the cursor and when it moves will give you a good idea of what your after..