I run my simplex 2.78 wide open all the time, and swinging fast. This works best in mild soil with moderate trash. You have to be fast with the simplex or it will not get near as deep in the park modes. Likes a brisk sweep in field though too.
I tested it out over several hours in a good little patch of ground. Using the stock and sp24 coils using park modes. I did very well starting in park2, stock coil, digging all targets over 21 ID. Then a few hunts later it was tough to find more, switched to sp24 and park 2. Found more for 3 more visits. Switch sp24 and park 1. I’m still pulling non ferrous again and again. When that stops, back to stock coil and using park 1.
BassTrackerMan can vouche for my simplex successes as I’m texting him about it nearly every day
I’m using it in a park, that’s been hunted many times according to the neighbors. We thought we found a virgin spot is how much was coming up
I took the DEUS behind the simplex after about 15 hunts with the simplex. The DEUS recovered many more non ferrous targets on its first visit, among the plug holes of previous visits from the simplex and anfibio. And most of its targets were bright and clean.
simplex and DEUS is super great combo. Simplex gives you an idea what a site is made of, DEUS farms it to the core.