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<img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":)"> Just got my first detector, a 1280-X with the 10' spider coil. I've been playing with a quarter on the floor and am having trouble pinpointing.
So far, I have tried watching where the coil is in relation to the target to figure out where the tone is the strongest. My problem is that I tend to get several tones in one pass. Mostly when the target is directly below a solid member of the coil. I have tried almost every combination of sensitivity and discrimination in an attempt to limit the number of tones I get. I have tried raising the coil above the coin (this seems to help). And I do understand that the detecting process will be effected by the target being in the ground and not just air. Unfortunately, the ground is solid right now and any practice will be indoors for a while.
I have tried moving the coil forwards and backwards over the target to pinpoint the location. But I'm having trouble due to the multiple tones from the single target. Sometimes I get the tone when the target is below the solid center of the coil. Sometimes I get it when the target is in the middle of the open loop just in front of the center of the coil.
Anyone out there familiar with this unit, or anyone out there period, that can give a newbie a few pointers? I'm sure it's kind of simple once I know how to interpret the tones. Do these things come with cross hairs or something? <img src="/metal/html/grin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":grin">
Thanks in advance.
 
Pete: don't watch what you are doing, practice pinpointing with your eyes shut, then open them and see where you are= It works, trust me, won't take long <img src="/metal/html/glasses.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":geek:"> <IMG SRC="/metal/html/flag.jpg" BORDER=0 width=32 height=17 ALT="usa~"> <IMG SRC="/metal/html/fisher.jpg" BORDER=0 width=60 height=13 ALT="f~"> <IMG SRC="/metal/html/fisher.jpg" BORDER=0 width=60 height=13 ALT="f~"> <IMG SRC="/metal/html/usmc.gif" BORDER=0 width=19 height=21 ALT="usmc">
 
Practicing indoors is beset with problems. If the floor is concrete there may be Rebar, pipes and sometimes electrical wiring below you.
Similar problems exist on wooden floors with the addition of nails to confuse you.
Your problem may be that you haven't chosen a clean area to practice on.
Chet
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I checked the area I'm using before placing the target.
 
But I'm still not sure how that will help me figure out where the target shold be in relation to the coil.
I've heard some say it's dead center of the coil, some say it's just in front of the inner loop.
I'm just new and confused.
Thanks
 
How close are you to other objects? Furniture and walls have lots of hidden metal. Also how close are you to the target, how much air is there between your coil and the coin? Start with the coil farther away like 6" to start and take it from there.
 
Go in your backyard and bury it. Then mark the location with a popsicle stick or something non metal. Works great for beginners.
 
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