NJdiverTony
Junior Member
Hey all! So, I'm new to detecting and have been out a couple of times with my new Equinox 600 already. Haven't found much besides some modern clad (1970's and newer) and a bunch of junk and I'm taking my time learning the machine. I've got a couple of questions for you experienced guys...
I've been out during the last couple of weeks and we've had some snow here in NJ, that is still melting. The ground was pretty saturated. With the few coins that I found, I noticed that my eq600 was showing me the coins being at 6", 8" and even 10" inches in depth... When I dug a nice deep plug with my shovel, I found that the coins were really only 2" to 4" deep at most. Is there something wrong with the machine or is because of the very wet soil, throwing the readings off?
Also, I've read in other posts about how you can tell the size of an object by pulling your coil up off the ground... but I'm not sure I understand how this works or what it tells you? Would anyone be kind enough to provide an explanation on how/when/why to use this technique and how it helps you?
Thanks in advance for any help y'all can provide!
I've been out during the last couple of weeks and we've had some snow here in NJ, that is still melting. The ground was pretty saturated. With the few coins that I found, I noticed that my eq600 was showing me the coins being at 6", 8" and even 10" inches in depth... When I dug a nice deep plug with my shovel, I found that the coins were really only 2" to 4" deep at most. Is there something wrong with the machine or is because of the very wet soil, throwing the readings off?
Also, I've read in other posts about how you can tell the size of an object by pulling your coil up off the ground... but I'm not sure I understand how this works or what it tells you? Would anyone be kind enough to provide an explanation on how/when/why to use this technique and how it helps you?
Thanks in advance for any help y'all can provide!