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<p>[QUOTE="New Windsor Bill, post: 3590480, member: 78123"]The best way to find stuff is to get to know your detector. Start by takings different things likes different denominations of coins, some bottle tops, aluminum foil and different types of gold (14k, 18k, etc.) Bury these objects and pass over them with your detector. If you can pick up a quarter but cannot pick up a dime for instance try adjusting your discrimination or add more sensitivity. I am not familiar with your machine but those are the basics. And remember Gold is very similar to junk metals and sometimes it pays to dig all the junk for that reason. You can also bury an object at different debts and see how far down you can read it while making adjustments. Another thing you must do and very important is to ground balance the detector. If you are in dry sand and then switch to the wet sand the ground will be different. Some machines do this automatically. I hope this helps you, you can play around in your yard and set up a test garden. Bill[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="New Windsor Bill, post: 3590480, member: 78123"]The best way to find stuff is to get to know your detector. Start by takings different things likes different denominations of coins, some bottle tops, aluminum foil and different types of gold (14k, 18k, etc.) Bury these objects and pass over them with your detector. If you can pick up a quarter but cannot pick up a dime for instance try adjusting your discrimination or add more sensitivity. I am not familiar with your machine but those are the basics. And remember Gold is very similar to junk metals and sometimes it pays to dig all the junk for that reason. You can also bury an object at different debts and see how far down you can read it while making adjustments. Another thing you must do and very important is to ground balance the detector. If you are in dry sand and then switch to the wet sand the ground will be different. Some machines do this automatically. I hope this helps you, you can play around in your yard and set up a test garden. Bill[/QUOTE]
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