What are your best methodes to avoid deeper aluminium cans with the Equinox?

[John in Nawth Carolina]

I find the Nox modulation difficult.

 

[u2robert]

Cans or Can slaw you gotta dig them.

 

[squirrel1]

Folks may want to listen to pinpoint tone/behavior.

 

[JimmyCT]

Unfortunately it’s one of these pesky items while metal detecting we have to dig. Just think if it’s a cache, a large desirable relic, a silver dollar etc. and you decide not to dig..... Personally, I am going to unearth the item. If it’s a can, then it’s one less piece of garbage in the ground.

 

[squirrel1]

Barring item not being a deeper brick of silver or a cache or perhaps a silver dollar. Does depth meter when target is swept, does pinpoint behavior align? Too strong pinpoint with fewer arrows showing on depth meter good chance of bigger target.

 

[Jason in Enid]

dont skip them. Every one could be a silver dollar or half. If you are hunting some place with targets that large, then it hasnt had any serious detecting pressure.

 

[UncleTom]

Do the old time raise your coil trick.

 

[jmaclen]

In my dirt, really deep aluminum cans 6” deep or more give numbers from 24 to 30 or so and usually just give one or two depth arrows. Like Uncle Tom, The first thing I do if it is a big sounding signal is raise my coil while using small sweeps to see how long the signal lasts as I raise the coil. If the beeps only last for 2 or 3 “ like a copper penny, dime or quarter should I pinpoint and dig. If it stays strong to 6” or so and pinpointing shows a really big target outline (much bigger than any coin) I will probably move on. If I do get fooled and decide to dig I use an ice pick type probe first. If I don’t feel a shallow target I will definitely move on. I have dug way to many cans which is no fun since we have to coin pop in my area..... no shovels allowed. Audio and numerical target idea responses are based on quarter sized coin targets, so big stuff won’t have much audio modulation.

Jeff

 

[basstrackerman]

Gotta dig those most of time.

 

[IDXMonster]

I know this is in regard to the Equinox specifically, but this is why hunting some terrible area that nobody else would want to hunt might not be a bad idea. The entire video I am in shock, I am not normally anywhere near this animated. This entire area is littered with squashed cans and demo derby car parts. Simply using the coil lift test and listening to the response duration, the pain continued...until this. Strong language within, beware!!

 

[okara gold]

Those aluminum cans are a pain but on one of my beach hunts "the can" turned out to be a nice silver bracelet. You just never know!

 

[TinCanBeach]

Do the old time raise your coil trick.

Works for me!

 

[LawrencetheMDer]

In beach hunting, you come across a lot of aluminum cans down 18"+ and hitting hard. Best on beach is to raise coil, as said previously. If I have dug a ft down already and still can raise my coil more than about 8" and often 12" or more and still have a strong signal I move on. Those that I have dug and reached, have always turned-out to be aluminum cans or the like...junk. There is always a trade-off between time digging and expected results. But you really truly never know unless you dig it...could be pirate treasure...