The old S curve or ferous line 12

[glasartisan]

Hi there gents. Been doing research on the Explorer series and the E-trac.Would like to purchase either the Xplorer SE or leaning towards the E -trac. But confused as to the different id of both machines. The old Explorers have the S curve which Im familiar with.It seems like there are a lot less good targets and junk targets to overlap each other on the screen.But the E-trac with the straightend out line seems to have too many good and bad targets overlapping on the ferous line 12.Can someone maybe enlighten me on why the E-trac is an improvement in the target id department over the Explorer models? Thanks in advance, Steve

 

[Mercman]

The goal with the Etrac was to try and make the variation between the desirable targets be projected onto the Conductive scale with very little variation on the Ferrous scale. The Conductive target IDs are more stable and accurate on the E-Trac than on the SE. Good targets on the E-Trac have a ferrous number at or close to 12. You can also "hear" this difference better when using the conductive multi tone function.

Does that make sense? You should really by Andy S's book on them and read before purchasing. He goes into a lot more detail that I ever could.

 

[glasartisan]

Hey thanks there Mercman. I do understand it a little better know.It appears that is why also they expanded the co scale to 50. I just picked up Andys book. Thanks again, Steve

 

[Mercman]

I should have mentioned that as well...by expanding it this helps makes it more accurate in ID as well.

If you look at the s curve and where most good targets fall it is at the top and bottom where the curve flattens out. Andy's book explains this really well. It makes sense that the Etrac can separate and id the targets better than the SE based on this fact alone.

I have used both machines and if you can afford the Etrac go for it...you will not be sorry. The SE is a very good machine as well and you will make a lot of finds with it.

 

[Goldmanjace]

The goal with the Etrac was to try and make the variation between the desirable targets be projected onto the Conductive scale with very little variation on the Ferrous scale. The Conductive target IDs are more stable and accurate on the E-Trac than on the SE. Good targets on the E-Trac have a ferrous number at or close to 12. You can also "hear" this difference better when using the conductive multi tone function.

Does that make sense? You should really by Andy S's book on them and read before purchasing. He goes into a lot more detail that I ever could.

I do not agree all the way with this. You cant hear the difference between 33/45,27/45 and 12/45 for example unless you have it disc ed out. Some deep coins or silver will come in at 27/43 for example. So you can still have good targets come in all the way at the 27 mark on the ferrous, this is not misleading? Why was not the ferrous line straighted out? Could they have done both or just the ferrous??

 

[Goldmanjace]

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