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supertune
- Thread starter pax
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I have super tuned my Garrett pro pointer with a 5c piece and I get about 1.5 - 2 inches (sometimes deeper) depending on target size and it comes in very handy for a quick park hunt after a sport session or big gatherings. AT pro picks up the target turn on the pro pointer shove it head first into the ground and 70-80% of the time it picks up the target..........very quick recovery times doing this. I recommend this mod for everyone. Here is a quick demo of the mod not by me, there are a few ways to do this. I use bluetak to hold the coin in place.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUlewb1xGN8
Cheers!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUlewb1xGN8
Cheers!
Just turn it on. LOL
All Metal mode has a learning curve. Best to pick an area on the edge of the heavy trash or even a bit further to start with. Dig anything that gives a narrow, sharp, faint tone. Soon you will learn how some targets bleed, mainly iron, but even copper. They don't have the sharp edges. Don't pay too much attention to the ID number, deep targets can easily read twenty or more points lower.
All Metal mode has a learning curve. Best to pick an area on the edge of the heavy trash or even a bit further to start with. Dig anything that gives a narrow, sharp, faint tone. Soon you will learn how some targets bleed, mainly iron, but even copper. They don't have the sharp edges. Don't pay too much attention to the ID number, deep targets can easily read twenty or more points lower.
How To Get Maximum Depth + Performance Out Of Your AT Series ( Pro & Gold)
* With the AT Pro, learn and hunt in Pro mode. It is deeper then standard mode. With the AT Gold, the all metal mode is deeper then Disc 1 or Disc 2.
* Has a place been hunted out? Go back and try again after a good rain soaking. Moist wet soil gives better sensitivity and greater depth readings for targets.
* If you get a nice high audio and a VDI in the 70's or 80's, dig it.
* The larger the coil the deeper it goes. However, too many targets under a large coil can mask a good target. If you get a slight good audio using the large coil, lift it up 2-3 inches and center the coil where the good audio was. Often times the good target will be much clearer.
* Get a coil cover and scrub the ground. Some people scan the ground inches above it...."DON'T" You can gain a couple of inches scrubbing, which is significant.
* Don't swing too fast! Just because it has a very fast "recovery speed"......doesn't mean it can always pick out that one good silver coin amongst several pieces of junk. The electronics still need to process lots of information.
"SWING TOO FAST, YOU WILL COME IN LAST"
* Swinging too fast can make you a sloppy hunter. You also risk eventually cracking/breaking your coil and elephant ears from the constant banging on trees, playground equipment or concrete.
* If you are getting lots of EMI or increased mineralization which is causing erratic audio, try adjusting your discrimination first, before lowering the sensitivity. This sometimes lets the machine run smoother without losing any depth.
* If you get mixture of audio signals, scan the target from different directions. Sometimes a good target is beside or partially underneath a good target. The AT Series has a unique ability to pick out those good targets amongst the trash. Going at the target from different directions allows the AT Pro to perform even better!
* Ground balance your machine occasionally. Temperature can change, and directly affect the settings. Hunting in shade vs. sun can vary. "a 14 degree difference on a lawn area to a 35 degree difference on a parking lot." But, the mineralization can also change between areas....so again...ground balance periodically.
* To increase the depth/sensitivity to silver targets, lower the ground balanced numbers 10-20 points
* If you are hunting an area that is absolutely covered with nails, try ground balancing out a nail until it is nothing but a small amount of static. Now....all the copper & silver targets will give a loud audio response....BUT the target ID will be off.
* Build a test garden...use good & bad targets at different depths. You will soon discover that deep silver targets beyond depths of 8 or more inches begin to not sound off as a high pitch or that the VDI numbers remain in the 80's. That is very good information to know. My rule of thumb states if it's deep....it's old. Dig it! It costs you nothing.
* With the AT Pro, learn and hunt in Pro mode. It is deeper then standard mode. With the AT Gold, the all metal mode is deeper then Disc 1 or Disc 2.
* Has a place been hunted out? Go back and try again after a good rain soaking. Moist wet soil gives better sensitivity and greater depth readings for targets.
* If you get a nice high audio and a VDI in the 70's or 80's, dig it.
* The larger the coil the deeper it goes. However, too many targets under a large coil can mask a good target. If you get a slight good audio using the large coil, lift it up 2-3 inches and center the coil where the good audio was. Often times the good target will be much clearer.
* Get a coil cover and scrub the ground. Some people scan the ground inches above it...."DON'T" You can gain a couple of inches scrubbing, which is significant.
* Don't swing too fast! Just because it has a very fast "recovery speed"......doesn't mean it can always pick out that one good silver coin amongst several pieces of junk. The electronics still need to process lots of information.
"SWING TOO FAST, YOU WILL COME IN LAST"
* Swinging too fast can make you a sloppy hunter. You also risk eventually cracking/breaking your coil and elephant ears from the constant banging on trees, playground equipment or concrete.
* If you are getting lots of EMI or increased mineralization which is causing erratic audio, try adjusting your discrimination first, before lowering the sensitivity. This sometimes lets the machine run smoother without losing any depth.
* If you get mixture of audio signals, scan the target from different directions. Sometimes a good target is beside or partially underneath a good target. The AT Series has a unique ability to pick out those good targets amongst the trash. Going at the target from different directions allows the AT Pro to perform even better!
* Ground balance your machine occasionally. Temperature can change, and directly affect the settings. Hunting in shade vs. sun can vary. "a 14 degree difference on a lawn area to a 35 degree difference on a parking lot." But, the mineralization can also change between areas....so again...ground balance periodically.
* To increase the depth/sensitivity to silver targets, lower the ground balanced numbers 10-20 points
* If you are hunting an area that is absolutely covered with nails, try ground balancing out a nail until it is nothing but a small amount of static. Now....all the copper & silver targets will give a loud audio response....BUT the target ID will be off.
* Build a test garden...use good & bad targets at different depths. You will soon discover that deep silver targets beyond depths of 8 or more inches begin to not sound off as a high pitch or that the VDI numbers remain in the 80's. That is very good information to know. My rule of thumb states if it's deep....it's old. Dig it! It costs you nothing.
fematrailer
Active member
Thanks for the info
John, do you suggest scrubbing in the water? I have a coil cover but haven't used it yet and if I bump my coil in the water it sounds like a good target. Most of the time the water is so dark you can't see the bottom. I'm concerned that I am scanning too high from the bottom and missing some targets. Maybe I need to switch to pro mode, also.
If the bottom is sand....scrub. If it's rock....go easy.