signals trouble on my etrac

[treebeard]

Hi everyone,

First i would like to apologize for my english... french people...

I had a big signal problem on a mineralized soil few days ago, my etrac, usually quite as a tomb, started to "bip" on everything on the soil, even in the air, I was in the incapacity to stop it. I tried to use the sound noise automatically and manually, but there was no effect on the detector so I stoped my activity, it was such frustrating for me, but anyway... I came back home and i tried it in my field (not very mineralized) and the detector did it again so I decided to push the power button for a while to retrieve the factory parameters and then it was alright.

My question is , does this thing happened to somebody here, and if it is, what did you do to keep the detector under control?

 

[treebeard]

n/t

 

[Goldmanjace]

you did the right thing. Do a factory reset, if that does not help then look to see if there is dirt between the coil and coil cover. If all that does not help and lowering the sensitivity does not help either then test a different coil. You may have a coil problem if it happens non stop and you can not get it to stop.

 

[treebeard]

Hello and thanks for the answer,

I tried to go to the same place than yesterday, but it's the hunting season here in France and it was like war everywhere, so I decided to go in a piece of wood (I've cleaned the coil, made an automatic noise cancel at my arrival on site), I turned on the factory coin program and here I go. First results was that the detector didn't get out of control, but something was different in its responses... I mean I feel the detector more sensitive than in the first time I used it, making a lot of noise on bad items or items wich are on the limit of discrimination; sometimes it bipped like the targets was too far from the coil (an heavy sound like "bump"), it was very difficult to interpret the signals except when the FE/CO of the targets were in the blank sections of the screen. I don't know what to think, I begin to think that it's just me that interpret badly the signal but I didn't realized that few months ago... Maybe I hit the coil too strong on on a rock someday or something else or maybe it's me, I think I'm gonna try a new coil hoping it's not a more serious problem (the electronic box for example)...

Thanks again for your reactivity and if anyone had this kind of trouble, tell me what do you think about this situation;

Regards.

 

[Goldmanjace]

Do you have the possibility of making a video of the problem? I am wondering if it is the coil.

 

[treebeard]

Hi,
I guess I could make a video, why aren't you sure that it could be a coil failure, do you think at anything else? I really hope it's not the electronic box... Tomorrow maybe it will be quieter than today in the field, so I could try to make a video.

Thx for the interest.

 

[Goldmanjace]

Oh I am not thinking it may be something else, it is just hard to tell unless you actully see the problem

 

[stasys]

Hi,
I guess I could make a video, why aren't you sure that it could be a coil failure, do you think at anything else? I really hope it's not the electronic box... Tomorrow maybe it will be quieter than today in the field, so I could try to make a video.

Thx for the interest.

Change to another coil and look what you have< I suspect -or exist possibility you have your Etrac on to high manual sensitivity, possibly before you was using auto. another option you can call me when I on skype and I will try to help you.. my skype name; stasysba

 

[treebeard]

Thx everyone for your interest,

I tried today a new coil, the original one of an Etrac, in same mineralized place, and I just eard some erratics sounds but nothing like with my first coil, i can't say what the matter was with the first one, but it's a relief that the control box isn't implicated in this trouble.

Thanks a lot to everyone, I hope I could help someone later on this cool forum!

I founded today with my "new Etrac" a roman coin, awsome keep hunting and I could send some french videos here if somebody have an interest of metal detecting in France.

Regards

 

[Goldmanjace]

Thx everyone for your interest,

I tried today a new coil, the original one of an Etrac, in same mineralized place, and I just eard some erratics sounds but nothing like with my first coil, i can't say what the matter was with the first one, but it's a relief that the control box isn't implicated in this trouble.

Thanks a lot to everyone, I hope I could help someone later on this cool forum!

I founded today with my "new Etrac" a roman coin, awsome keep hunting and I could send some french videos here if somebody have an interest of metal detecting in France.

Regards

If you etrac is still under warranty see if you can send the faulty coil back. The will give you a new one in return. I would love to see some french vids! Ich bin ja selber aus Deutschland. Vielleicht koennen wir ja mal zusammen auf die suche gehen?

 

[stasys]

Thx everyone for your interest,

I tried today a new coil, the original one of an Etrac, in same mineralized place, and I just eard some erratics sounds but nothing like with my first coil, i can't say what the matter was with the first one, but it's a relief that the control box isn't implicated in this trouble.

Thanks a lot to everyone, I hope I could help someone later on this cool forum!

I founded today with my "new Etrac" a roman coin, awsome keep hunting and I could send some french videos here if somebody have an interest of metal detecting in France.

Regards

Positive end is very good, good luck and if your coil is bad I am looking one for my project.

 

[UtahRich]

I agree with oldmanjace, Make sure there is not dirt and water between the coil and the coil cover. It seems to collect in there and will become a problem if not cleaned out on a regular basis.

Rich