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Date Posted: 00:05:08 02/19/05 Sat
Author: tim wood
Subject: Re: Fisher ID Excel Tip!
In reply to: Ron 's message, "Fisher ID Excel Tip!" on 12:25:30 02/18/05 Fri

MANY TIMES WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT IS BECAUSE THE COIN HAS TURNED VERTICAL IN POSITION, EITHER IN THE HOLE OR ATOP THE GROUND. THIS IS NOT ONLY A MUCH HARDER SIGNAL TO DETECT, BUT WILL PINPOINT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE LOOP CENTER AS MUCH AS 2 OR 3 INCHES. THE OTHER THING THAT CAN HAPPEN IS A PIECE OF TRASH BEING "DISCED" OUT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE THE TARGET ESPECIALLY ATOP THE GROUND. GOING TO ALL METAL IS A GOOD IDEA TO HIT THE TARGET, AND WHILE IT WORKS WELL FOR TARGETS ATOP THE GROUND, YOU MAY STILL HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE TARGET DOWN IN A HOLE. MY REMEDY WAS TO CARRY A 4" TO 6 " LOOP FOR WHATEVER DETECTOR I WAS USING. I JUST UNSCREW THE LOOP FROM THE DETECTOR HOUSING, PLUG IN THE SMALL LOOP, AND PUT IT IN THE HOLE OR SCAN IT ATOP THE GROUND. ANOTHER BENEFIT OF THIS IS YOU HAVE DISCRIMINATION. ANYONE WHO HAS HIT A NAIL AT SOMEWHAT OF AN UPWARD ANGLE A FOOT DEEP WHICH I.D.'S AS A HIGH COIN KNOWS WHAT I MEAN. WHEN THAT SMALL LOOP GOES INTO THE HOLE YOU KNOW IMMEDIATELY IN THE DISC. MODE. THE ONLY PROBLEM YOU MAY ENCOUNTER IN EITHER MODE IS THAT THE UNITS ARE SO POWERFUL IF THERE IS A COIN ON ONE SIDE AND A NAIL IN THE OTHER IT WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS,AND YOU MUST REMEMBER TO
GO TO ALL METAL OR PINPOINT AND DETUNE TO LOWER THE SENSITIVITY SO YOU DO NOT HIT BOTH SIGNALS AT ONCE.
THEN I DISCOVERED THE "TINYTECH". THESE SMALL PINPOINTERS ARE WORTH THERE WEIGHT IN GOLD. IT WILL ONLY HIT A COIN AT A
LITTLE OVER AN INCH. IT CAN EASILY TRACE SOMETHING LARGE,AND IS ESPECIALLY GOOD ON WIRE OR A NAIL, AND BEST OF ALL IT LOVES COINS ON EDGE. ALL OF THOSE DEEP HOLES THAT KEEP GETTING WIDER UNTIL THE COIN FINALLY FALLS OUT ARE NOW A THING OF THE PAST. NOW, IT WILL NOT DISCRIMINATE, BUT I RECOMMEND IT OR A SIMILAR PINPOINTER HEARTILY. THE LESS TIME WASTED DIGGING, THE MORE TIME TO SCAN AND FIND MORE TARGETS, AND IT IS ALL ABOUT TIME.
PIECE OF CAKE GUYS!
BEST, TIM

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