as for not finding big targets, I believe its referring to depth , simple test is it can find my ute lol
Deepest gold find with sdc2300
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Aussie I'm no expert but some days mine just chatters away no matter what I do. Tends to be better at this time of year but worse in summer , I've just taught myself to listen through it. Took a while to get used to but eventually you do. I think you've just got to work out what setting best suits your own hearing and get used to some noise.
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aussiefarmer said:
Mine has rarely been flat line stable, and i have also wondered if it was faulty, but it finds gold, and some stupidly small junk targets, so i dont know. I've had it close to 2 years, but I've only clocked up about 50-60hrs. I thought i had the threshold/sensitivity factor sorted, but recent trips have seen me change that quite a lot, for a bettter in ear perspective.
sorry for hijacking the thread a bit but it snowballed , I can honestly lay it on the ground and its quite while I dig and the next thing it can go bonkers, wind and the change as the day warms and the humidity drops do seem to correspond with it. nature of the beast I guess but I will still quiz minelab one day. I might start a thread " how does your sdc behave ?"
As for depth, to get this thread back on track, I have found iron down 200 to 300 mm a treble fishing hook at 300mm easy and so far all the gold I have recovered has only been in the first 100mm.
As for depth, to get this thread back on track, I have found iron down 200 to 300 mm a treble fishing hook at 300mm easy and so far all the gold I have recovered has only been in the first 100mm.
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Hey AF if it changes by heat or humidity I would say it has some bad internal electrical connections , maybe to test that theory if you shake it while it's on does it get noisy, if it does I would send it for service check over.aussiefarmer said:
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As many have said if the targets are bigger it will find them, One of my VLFs can see Coke cans at 5 feet away using a 9.5" coil and it will find things over 3 feet deep so don't go worrying about the SDC, It's a Wolf in Sheeps Clothing.
In fact I'm going out on a limb here So don't none of you bugga's push me off, But because of it's simple setup and ease of use, Remembering that it can see bits that are in VLF territory It might just be the best PI there has ever been, Warts an All.
John.
In fact I'm going out on a limb here So don't none of you bugga's push me off, But because of it's simple setup and ease of use, Remembering that it can see bits that are in VLF territory It might just be the best PI there has ever been, Warts an All.
John.
Vstrom I would guess that it would depend on the type of soil, moisture content etc, I'm not that experienced yet to comment further.
That's okay sdc can go through that like butter. As has been said lots of times here on P.A. never ever throw away a hot rock.
I had my first outing with my new SDC yesterday .
here's a photo below of my finds.
Large fragment of cast iron pipe, barbed wire, nail, bottle cap, bullet, and some hot rocks. One of the hot rocks gave up a fragment of a gold pin (Chinese prospectors apparently used these in their clothing) this tiny fragment of gold made the detector go off (so pretty sensitive)...the tiny fragment of gold pin attached to the rock just broke off with a sharp knife. I have since been told (tonight) the pin is not gold but brass...in any event, a tiny bit picked up by the 2300
One of the other rocks looks like it has dry mercury amalgam (maybe gold) attached to it...have to work out what to do with that one.
Picture shows three bits of gold...two circled on top right of photo were purchased to tune up the detector...other bit and the gold/brass pin were detected yesterday.
I cracked open one of the hot rocks just a little while ago...it was compacted clay (found 6 inches down) and got another piece of brass/gold pin about 5mm long and 1/2mm thick...its a tiny specimen ..again attesting to the sensitivity of the 2300.
All in all a great day out and lots of fun
Not sure why this photo doesn't keep its portrait orientation
here's a photo below of my finds.
Large fragment of cast iron pipe, barbed wire, nail, bottle cap, bullet, and some hot rocks. One of the hot rocks gave up a fragment of a gold pin (Chinese prospectors apparently used these in their clothing) this tiny fragment of gold made the detector go off (so pretty sensitive)...the tiny fragment of gold pin attached to the rock just broke off with a sharp knife. I have since been told (tonight) the pin is not gold but brass...in any event, a tiny bit picked up by the 2300
One of the other rocks looks like it has dry mercury amalgam (maybe gold) attached to it...have to work out what to do with that one.
Picture shows three bits of gold...two circled on top right of photo were purchased to tune up the detector...other bit and the gold/brass pin were detected yesterday.
I cracked open one of the hot rocks just a little while ago...it was compacted clay (found 6 inches down) and got another piece of brass/gold pin about 5mm long and 1/2mm thick...its a tiny specimen ..again attesting to the sensitivity of the 2300.
All in all a great day out and lots of fun
Not sure why this photo doesn't keep its portrait orientation
BillS
Bill Seddon
A great first day.
Thanks Bill,, did you get my email and info sheet? 
BillS
Bill Seddon
Just reading it now mate. Thank you.
Pleasure Bill. Good luck with your detecting
