Gunnar of bradford MN
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hay you ace 250 users how deep does it get on coins
- Thread starter Gunnar of bradford MN
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Uncle Willy
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Depends on soil type, coil size,where you hunt, weather, damp or dry soil. Depth is a fleeting term. Detectors do not achieve the same depth everywhere under all conditions. It is an electronic instrument subject to the forces of nature. Under ideal conditions with the stock coil you can expect 8-10 inches, although it will detect deeper than it can pinpoint.
Bill
Bill
My GTA 500 with a stock 8.5" coil has trouble at 7". What kind of ground conditions do you have around there. We have pretty nutral ground in most places in my area and I can't get that deep.
Maby some thing is rong with My detector?
Do you think I should send it in to be checked?
Happy hunting
david in AR
Maby some thing is rong with My detector?
Do you think I should send it in to be checked?
Happy hunting
david in AR
John 'n' W.Va
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In Fl. sand pennies at 8" was no big deal. I would get quarters a lot deeper. In salt water I could get a quarter at 6". Here in WV. I get pennies at 6" and quarters at 8". The soil is a lot more mineralized here. When I am in a really bad spot it is more like 4" and 6".
The deepest I have found is a clad quarter is in a flowerbed at 8 inches in very damp soil.
I measured it with a ruler because I was astounded at the depth. In my test garden I have
a clad dime buried at 6 inches a clad quarter buried at 6 inches a nickel at 5 inches and a
penny at 5 inches standing vertical. In damp or dry conditions the dime and quarter give strong
signals. In damp ground the nickel gives a good signal but is very dry soil the nickel sometimes
only signals one way . The vertical penny always gives me an erratic one way signal with the target
ID jumping all over on my Ace 250.
Hope this helps
Steve
I measured it with a ruler because I was astounded at the depth. In my test garden I have
a clad dime buried at 6 inches a clad quarter buried at 6 inches a nickel at 5 inches and a
penny at 5 inches standing vertical. In damp or dry conditions the dime and quarter give strong
signals. In damp ground the nickel gives a good signal but is very dry soil the nickel sometimes
only signals one way . The vertical penny always gives me an erratic one way signal with the target
ID jumping all over on my Ace 250.
Hope this helps
Steve
Neil in West Jersey
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[quote Uncle Willy]Depends on soil type, coil size,where you hunt, weather, damp or dry soil. Depth is a fleeting term. Detectors do not achieve the same depth everywhere under all conditions. It is an electronic instrument subject to the forces of nature. Under ideal conditions with the stock coil you can expect 8-10 inches, although it will detect deeper than it can pinpoint.
Bill[/quote]
The thing that impresses me the most with the ACE is it's depth capabiolities. Bill is correct. Under optimum conditions 8 inches on a quarter is reasonable. About a month ago I posted a very worn colonial copper coin found at nearly 10 inches with the ACE 250 using the stock coil.
On the other hand, about a week ago I had trouble detecting a 4 inch deep quarter at another location with much drier conditions.
One other factor to keep in mind is the position of the coin. Not all coins are laying flat in the ground.
Bill[/quote]
The thing that impresses me the most with the ACE is it's depth capabiolities. Bill is correct. Under optimum conditions 8 inches on a quarter is reasonable. About a month ago I posted a very worn colonial copper coin found at nearly 10 inches with the ACE 250 using the stock coil.
On the other hand, about a week ago I had trouble detecting a 4 inch deep quarter at another location with much drier conditions.
One other factor to keep in mind is the position of the coin. Not all coins are laying flat in the ground.