Gang,
Still fairly new to metal detecting and never gave a lot of thought to my soil and how it affects the machine I use.
I buried a clad dime in my test garden about 7-8" deep. I made sure it was flat and packed soil tight around it. I also made sure the location was clear of any iron pieces, nails etc.
My equinox 600 can barely hit it in all modes. Signals come up and stay in the iron range in most directions. I can get a one way hit that registers high but it mostly reads as iron . I tried all kinds of adjustments. Iron Bias, Ground Balance, Sensitivity. You name it. The machine ground balances at 6 in Park 1 or Field 1. It just won't reach it.
If I bury the clad dime to a 4" depth it hits it fine. But 7-8" I it comes up as iron in most directions.
The soils is heavy red clay. Are these the effects of the red clay on my Equinox? Any ideas how to tune it for this?
I think the machine is fine because it does well in air tests. But it just won't hit dimes in my red clay test garden reliably beyond 4-5"
Any help is appreciated.
Still fairly new to metal detecting and never gave a lot of thought to my soil and how it affects the machine I use.
I buried a clad dime in my test garden about 7-8" deep. I made sure it was flat and packed soil tight around it. I also made sure the location was clear of any iron pieces, nails etc.
My equinox 600 can barely hit it in all modes. Signals come up and stay in the iron range in most directions. I can get a one way hit that registers high but it mostly reads as iron . I tried all kinds of adjustments. Iron Bias, Ground Balance, Sensitivity. You name it. The machine ground balances at 6 in Park 1 or Field 1. It just won't reach it.
If I bury the clad dime to a 4" depth it hits it fine. But 7-8" I it comes up as iron in most directions.
The soils is heavy red clay. Are these the effects of the red clay on my Equinox? Any ideas how to tune it for this?
I think the machine is fine because it does well in air tests. But it just won't hit dimes in my red clay test garden reliably beyond 4-5"
Any help is appreciated.
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