My First Week with E-trac

[Silver_Surfer]

Hi everyone!
So I finally got an etrac after about a year of using the Whites DFX 300. I revisited my brothers 1940's home to test out the machine and even try my luck a little. I had done the same when I got my DFX and found a few wheats way back when. Anyway, wouldn't you know it I found my first silver! Pretty excited about it, as this was of course the main reason I got the etrac (finding silver!). Anyway, with that said, holy moly this machine cherps a lot, is there anyway to get this thing to simmer down a bit? I have also been getting a lot of false signals (somewhat strong consistent high tone cherps) that I dig in hopes that they are a deep coins....but after digging a foot down....nothin. what the heck is that all about!?! Finally, it is mindboggling to me how you guys reference the numbers (Fe & Co), I feel like mine jump around so much that they are pretty much worthless. Any help/advice, or direction to help/advice is MUCH appreciated. I have been working the detector very slow, but have pretty much just used the factory coin setting in manual. THANKS!

 

[BryanM362]

You can try turning the sensitivity down some, and make sure to use the noise cancel button when at a new site. That will select the best channel to operate on.

Congrats on your first silver!

 

[moonshine]

if your target suddenly disappears, flip over to quick-mask (no disc.) and scan your spoils pile, its probably a nail that fooled the etrac in the ground, but once out and much closer to the coil, is easier for the etrac to recognize and gets discriminated out.

thats just 1 possibility. also if youre a foot down and dead centered pinpoint wise, it could be a very massive peice of iron (or something) in the ground. i had a target like that in my yard and was determined to find it, it turned out to be a large, old peice of scrap 25" deep!

 

[Silver_Surfer]

Thanks so much guys! very helpful!!

 

[badjim]

great job on your 1st silver with the e trac there will be plenty more

 

[Ohio Digger]

I also went from a DFX 300 to the Etrac this season. I know Whites guys might disagree, but once you get a hang of the Etrac they can't be compared. It's an incredible machine. Just take your time and swing low and slow. Start with sensitivity on Auto +3, the numbers seem to stay a little more consistent and reliable.

 

[looknforgold]

I see good things in your future.... and the purchase of that Etrac is a great start

 

[bethisa2j]

I gave up using Auto +3 ... I used to use it all the time. Now I am in manual mode almost all the time....as high as I can take it. Does anyone else do that?

Congrats on your Rosie!!!

 

[Ohio Digger]

I'll do that now. But when I was first learning it I was getting frustrated from all the noise. I'll crank it til it starts falsing too much then dial it back a bit.

 

[Pokerman]

I gave up using Auto +3 ... I used to use it all the time. Now I am in manual mode almost all the time....as high as I can take it. Does anyone else do that?

Congrats on your Rosie!!!

Yes, but when the interference gets really bad I like to scale back to Auto+3. Seems to cut out a lot of the chatter.

Joe