Tejon in mineralized ground... something that will help.

[jbow]

Try setting disc one in AM VCO. Disc two will still operate in disc. I was playing with this in the yard and getting very good results. I told a friend. He took it to a place that is known for beinghard to hunt. Most people only find stuff there now with a PI machine. He used the stock concentric coil and in testing it at first he dug some square nails. Then he began to trust disc 2 more and dug 4 minnieballs and a shell frag that in has words "almost blew his head off with the sound. I'd use headphones with a limiter if you do this. It will be goo to try in those places where the PI (InfiniumLS and White's TDI) hunters are the ones findingthe goodies. I tried it today on a quarter at 8" that I have trouble hitting with any machine because of some close iron. the AM VCO hit it like it was on the surface and disc2 hit it good on ok on foil and gave a chirp wide open. I think it is a good way to try the Tejon in bad, or any, gorund.e

Julien

 

[NVmar]

Im not sure what the "am" in am vco stands for, but im sure i've tried it. Here in Nevada, we have some of the toughest soil in the country. and some vlf detectors just dont perform that well. get a wide scan coil. you will fall in love again with your tejon

 

[Scully]

By turning the Freq knob all the way counter clock-wise, you "click" the machine into "full time All Metal Mode". This All Metal mode is a slow-retune All Metal mode, whereas the trigger All Metal mode is a fast-retune All Metal mode.

 

[NVmar]

Hi, that is the only way i would recomend any one to hunt. However, hunting this way in bad soil is imposible if you are using the stock coil. i was ready 2 burn my tejon before getting the 5.75 wide scan. you should read my post on this coil. it s like you have a different machine

 

[NVmar]

I think our soil is really bad... Btw, what is the difference between fast and slow retune?

 

[jbow]

n/t

 

[tvr]

NVmar,
Re-tune speed: when you pull the trigger for all-metal pin-point, move the coil over the target, hold it over the target and see how fast the tone goes away as the detector re-tunes to the target. Now click it in all metal with the switch, locate a target and hold the coil over the target and see how it takes longer to go quiet than it did in pin-point.

One of the things I don't like about the Tejon is how fast it re-tunes in pin-point. Got to keep the coil moving faster than I want to pinpoint in the trashy stuff where it is just too trashy to keep it in all metal to hunt.
Cheers,
tvr

 

[Dan-Pa.]

Move to an area of low mineraization(just kidding of course) sure a small coil helps and do a little experimenting in your neck of the woods as it will be time well spent when you get down to hunting..Nice to kick these aspects around as it gives one ideas.In my neck of the woods moderate mineralization so I get as deep as I want to dig but as always little tricks and tips and thats what makes this forum so good as members not afraid to share...