I think I have been missing-out

[mwaynebennett]

My Elite 2200 seems to find many targets that it says are 7"-9" deep. In the past I have ignored them because they usually proved to be aluminum cans. Yesterday I decided to dig some targets that were registering 6" deep. They were really only about 3"-4" deep. I had one shredded piece of a beverage can about half the size of a dime that registered 6" but was at about 2"-3".

I know that the BH literature says that the depth indication is for "coins" and may not be accurate for non coins. What has been your experience with the accuracy of the depth indication for various targets?

Mark
Elite 2200

 

[stschott]

The QDII is not very accurate (concerning depth) for non-coin targets. I've found 4" targets at 8", and 6" targets at 1". It's usually the junk that get inaccurate readings, and I'm still learning how the detector reacts to this junk so I can ignore it.

 

[GoGoGopher]

The less expensive detectors are not that accurate on non coin items, and remember, the distance your coil is from the actual ground is added in there too, so the higher you swing your coil off the ground, the more inaccurate the reading...I usually hunt in grass fields, so I can scuff the grass with no problems and get as close to the ground as possible. Only trouble I have here is hitting hard weeds...then the detector will give a false beep, but I have gotten used to this...Let your whole body become part of the detector...every sense you have helps too...touch, hearing, smell and taste even...If you have ever dug a zinc signal and smelled that unmistakeable smell of red ants...you know your actually digging zinc...For some reason, I have found the red ants love burried zincolns...do they eat the stuff or something???

HH,

 

[flash5153]

The discovery 2200 always reads coins deeper than what they really are. If you want a more accurate reading try spending a bit more time on each item b4 you dig. Swing the coil over it many times as close to the ground as you can.Try it with a real short stroke back and forth.(It gets more accurate)
I dont worry about doing this because I know the coin is shallower than what it reads.

I also found that in some soil its way more accurate,,, and in other places it way less accurate. I dont know why. Moisture matters also. Wet is always better.

As far as non coin items. Its all about the size. Small items read much deeper that actually are and big items read much shallower than acually are.

There are allot of factors that make this topic hard to explain. Or maybe impossible to explain. Because every taget and area (soil)is different. Halo effect makes a coin seem bigger, rusty item also.

After all that,with time in the field ,,,even if depth reading is not accurate it is consistant and it does give a pretty good idea of how deep the target is.

I dont know if all detectors are like this, I have only used bounty hunters to this point. I just got a garret ace 250 and Im still learning it. Not sure yet if it reads a coin deeper than what it really is.

Good Luck

 

[mwaynebennett]

flash5153:

I have read good things about the Ace 250. Once you are comfortable with its performance, please provide a report.

Thanks,

Mark
Elite 2200