Little trick on some Tesoros

[BarberBill]

Most of us that use beep and dig machines (no tid) are familiar with the technique of "thumbing" the discrimination knob to determine whether a target is trash or likely a coin. On machines with a separate all metal/discrimination toggle switch one can set the discrimination knob to where pennies, silver, and clad are accepted, then hunt in all metal and simply toggle into disc. to check the target. A bit quicker and handier than rolling the knob every time and in the event the response gives some question about the target one can still thumb the knob to get an idea. I used this method in a very trashy park this morning and it was essentially 100% on the coins and nearly as close on the junk. Granted there are so many tabs etc. in this park that I may have passed a non coin goody or two, but it did make hunting in so much trash fairly easy and because of the all metal setting one is always aware that the coil is passing over some sort of target. Makes me think that a separate switch for toggling between discr. and all metal should be part of the design for all detectors.
HH
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[markg]

n/t

 

[BarberBill]

I agree and it makes the dual disc. knobs on the Tejon make more sense if you don't understand them at first.
HH
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[pulltab]

works for the the silver U aswell

 

[BarberBill]

Should work on any machine with an all metal toggle switch and separate discrimination knob.

 

[slingshot]

The Tejon has a slight advantage. Setting the Disc #2 to where pulltabs break up, when you get a signal, go to Disc2. If the signal goes silent-nickel range. If it crackles-tab range;and if it stays-coin range. Another way in less trashier areas that I use my Silver umax is to hunt in all metal, then switch to disc. which is set at it's LOWEST. If the target gets louder, dig. If it gets smaller and the signal is clipped-usually trash. If it stays about the same-nickel/tab area. If it gets slightly softer BUT stays smooth-could be silver. Two soft, smooth signals are the ones that start the heart to beating faster. Usually deep,too.

 

[kascinoh]

Slingshot, your insight on the Silver is invaulable to me - now I'm eager to try this at the park with my new Silver.

 

[slingshot]

Hope it helps. This was first started by Ken Whitener of Oklahoma. Back then, the two modes did not detect the same depth when the disc mode was set on a low setting. Ken was able to actually identify nickels, tabs, and coins by switching back and forth. Modern detectors now detect about the same in both modes, so a lot of the ability to discriminate was lost-especially when it came to tabs. But to those who want to find rings, and don't mind having to dig a few tabs, it's ok. One thing it helps on is the clipped signals-some of them are barely distinquishable but are greatly magnified when compared w/the all metal signal. I think he was using a Tesoro Mayan.