Goldpick
Chris Johnson
The MP3 player is well beyond repair, looks like it has been driven over at some stage. The large "ring", probably off nearby playground equipment, not performance enhancing equipment.
Yes there are big differences between the Deus and Etrac on crown cap ID's, though this is not isolated to just the Deus as most VLF's will give a cap ID in the high conductivity range. When cherry picking shallow goldies, the trick is to look for steady ID's. As mentioned in the previous post, pull the coil off the ground if not sure, and the cap signals will promptly diminish, whilst the coins should still be audibly strong, and the ID's will drop off at a lot lesser rate.
Other useful methods include using your pinpoint mode to test the width of target. Coins will generally pinpoint as small defined targets, whereas you will find caps can give a broader signal in the ground - same deal when using a handheld pinpointer.
Here's some air-test comparisons from a couple of caps found last night, though do realise that the cap ID's can drop lower when in the ground by a few digits.
Crown cap no.1 (new Corona cap)
Deus: 91-93
Etrac: 01:18
Crown cap no.2 (rusted Coopers)
Deus: 89-90
Etrac: 01:12
Crown cap no.3 (rusted, indistinguishable)
Deus: 90-92
Etrac: 01:14
$1 coin
Deus: 87
Etrac: 12:39
$2 coin
Deus: 86
Etrac: 12:37
Aluminium screw cap (reading will vary depending on type/condition of screw cap)
Deus: 90
Etrac: 12:37
So the Etrac does have an obvious advantage in offering crown cap ID's miles off from where your typical $1 & $2 coins sit on a vlf, plus the ability to discriminate them out completely. Though a different case for aluminium screw caps which can sit smack bang in the goldy range on the Etrac.
Yes there are big differences between the Deus and Etrac on crown cap ID's, though this is not isolated to just the Deus as most VLF's will give a cap ID in the high conductivity range. When cherry picking shallow goldies, the trick is to look for steady ID's. As mentioned in the previous post, pull the coil off the ground if not sure, and the cap signals will promptly diminish, whilst the coins should still be audibly strong, and the ID's will drop off at a lot lesser rate.
Other useful methods include using your pinpoint mode to test the width of target. Coins will generally pinpoint as small defined targets, whereas you will find caps can give a broader signal in the ground - same deal when using a handheld pinpointer.
Here's some air-test comparisons from a couple of caps found last night, though do realise that the cap ID's can drop lower when in the ground by a few digits.
Crown cap no.1 (new Corona cap)
Deus: 91-93
Etrac: 01:18
Crown cap no.2 (rusted Coopers)
Deus: 89-90
Etrac: 01:12
Crown cap no.3 (rusted, indistinguishable)
Deus: 90-92
Etrac: 01:14
$1 coin
Deus: 87
Etrac: 12:39
$2 coin
Deus: 86
Etrac: 12:37
Aluminium screw cap (reading will vary depending on type/condition of screw cap)
Deus: 90
Etrac: 12:37
So the Etrac does have an obvious advantage in offering crown cap ID's miles off from where your typical $1 & $2 coins sit on a vlf, plus the ability to discriminate them out completely. Though a different case for aluminium screw caps which can sit smack bang in the goldy range on the Etrac.