New to the Ace 350, and don't have a clue!!

[darrenb]

Hey guys! I just took my ace 350 out for the first time today, and I have to say, it's way different than my tek delta. everything went smoothly until it came down to pinpointing. Where I normally could probe coins, I was having to dig huge holes. I'm sure after getting used to it I'll do fine, but I'm hoping that someone can give me some tips to tighten up the learning curve. I see that there are actually 3 spots on the coil that pinpoints. The front, rear, and center. Are there any tricks, or is it just a case of getting out and learning the machine?
Thanks in advance for any advice!
Darren

 

[BigCatDaddy]

I pinpoint in the center notch. Use a quick twitch, left and right, front and back. You should be dead center. You can also narrow the pinpoint by getting centered over the target, release the pinpoint button and then press it again.

 

[roceda]

I do better pinpointig off the top of the coil just under the ACE logo. After locating the target at its highest point (sound and bars completely across the scale), I pull the coil back until sound drops off, and usually the target is right under the logo on a shallow target and a little bit behind it, if it is a deeper target. I hope this helps. I'm still learning my 350 though.

 

[BarberDimeMike]

I've tried bot methods of pinpointing too. The one that works the best for me is the center notch method. I have found that the difference in soil makes a difference too. Nice top soil no problem pinpointing, iron rich clay that we have a lot of here in TN is much more tricky to pinpoint. If I'm having trouble pinpointing I reduce the sensitivity and make a cross with the detector. I'm still learning myself but I hope this helps. Happy Hunting !

 

[jery]

I have had a ace 250 for sometime and i have never learned to pinpoint with the coil that came with the detector. I always needed a back hoe to find anything. I put the small sniper coil on it and i only use it with that. My regular detector, a Garrett pinpoints exactly where it is supposed too. I Think Garrett made a mistake not making the pinpoint in the center of the coil. It remains a guessing game with me with the regular coil that came on the detector. Jery

 

[BigCatDaddy]

I have had a ace 250 for sometime and i have never learned to pinpoint with the coil that came with the detector. I always needed a back hoe to find anything. I put the small sniper coil on it and i only use it with that. My regular detector, a Garrett pinpoints exactly where it is supposed too. I Think Garrett made a mistake not making the pinpoint in the center of the coil. It remains a guessing game with me with the regular coil that came on the detector. Jery

A lot of people had trouble with the Proformance coil when it was first introduced, myself included. The 7x10 was a real beast to me at first. Buy then I went back to my basics, using my ears and not with my eyes on the meter. Practice with the method I describe above and you should be easily pinpointing in no time. And if you're not using headphones, get some and use them religiously!! It's not the coil, it's the user!!

 

[Uncle Willy]

Pinpointing with the 350 is a piece of cake and you don't even need to press pinpoint. Just twitch the coil side to side to center the target as you drag the coil straight back towards you. When the signal stops the target will be under the front center tip of the coil.

Bill

 

[jery]

Thanks BigCat. I will try both methods you mentioned. I have been given many pointers on how to pinpoint, but none worked for me. Been at this a long time. jery