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Hunting Utahs' Great Salt Lake???

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tazlyon60

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I'm new to detecting. I have an e series DFX, and am wondering if I can use it to hunt around the Great Salt Lake. There's quite a bit of history there. Old beaches, towns, closed resorts etc. Many being abandoned since the fifties. Will my detector even work in that environment? the Lake is 4 times Saltier than the ocean on average. And VERY mineralized. In some spots you can walk out in the water hundreds of yards, and only be knee deep. I have a feeling that most coins would be pretty much dissolved. but gold should be able to survive. If any of you have hunted out here, or has advise, I would sure appreciate it. I have the standard coil, and a D2.
Come on pros, help me out.
Thanks
Marty
 
With all of the salt, I'm guessing the ground/water would be very alkaline. If that is the case, you might get a message that the DFX can not ground balance and it will go to a preset value or something like that. If so, it is normal and go ahead and hunt.

Welcome to the Forums Marty........:thumbup:
 
I'm with Larry give it a go.
Make sure you wash your coil and rod with fresh water before storing the detector.
Could be very corrosive environment .
 
There has been other post about hunting salt air but I can't remember if they found anything or not.
 
:biggrin: Do a search in the archives.

Rich (Utah)
 
Here is one link from a search:

http://www.findmall.com/read.php?31,1240056,1248024#msg-1248024
 
Seems that you're not yet approved for using the PM system.


Rich -
 
I've hunted the GSL quite a bit. First worked the area about '68, off and on in the latter '70s and early'90, and gave it a spin a few times in 2001 - 2003. Some local avid detectorists have put in a lot of time out there for many years. It calls for using a good detectors, ample digging, and even more patience needed than many have.

If you live in the area, go down to Sandy and see the owner at J&J. He just might be of help, and has tallied many hours out there .... thinning things down. :)

Monte
 
Having worked in electronics...I would recommend covering the detector body and contol head in plastic. Use electrical tape to seal them airtight. Those large 'Baggies' work well on the control head. Supermarket plastic bags for the body.
Why do this. Because when you are near large bodies of salt water.........there is salt in the air..........sometimes up to 1 mile inland of where the salt water is.
Salt gets on the electronics, through even the smallest cracks/seams and will slowly eat the electronics. Will it kill the detector immediately? No.....
But it can short-life the machine.
And do thoroughly wash/wipe the coil/stem/wire on the detector with plain water when done for the day.
 
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