- Joined
- Jul 28, 2013
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- 63
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I got the X Terra gold pack and 15" coil.
I took it out for a test run today after work, just trying to get the hours in and to learn my new machine. I went to a spot where there was a mine listing on the google earth app but i couldn't get there because the was a water treatment plant with no access signs down the road i needed to take, so i went to a creek near by that had a big hill next to it with some qaurtz laying around.
I turned my detector on and straight away it was making noises everywhere, with every sweep everywhere i walked. Frustrated, i tried playing around with all the settings, ground balance, sensitivity etc, with no avail. Disappointed and and angry with myself with not learning how to setup up the machine properly i started walking back to my car, detector in hand still aimlessly swinging away, beeping with every step i took. And that's when all of the sudden i realised, it just clicked.. i was wearing steel capped boots, setting off the detector every time i stepped close to it... what a dickhead!!
Anyway long story short, i end up finding a couple beer cans below the surface and some small rocks with iron in them.
At least it's a start! I was feeling a bit sick today and there was a wild dog stalking me so i only went out for a bit over an hour before i went home.
Better luck next time
Happy detecting!
I took it out for a test run today after work, just trying to get the hours in and to learn my new machine. I went to a spot where there was a mine listing on the google earth app but i couldn't get there because the was a water treatment plant with no access signs down the road i needed to take, so i went to a creek near by that had a big hill next to it with some qaurtz laying around.
I turned my detector on and straight away it was making noises everywhere, with every sweep everywhere i walked. Frustrated, i tried playing around with all the settings, ground balance, sensitivity etc, with no avail. Disappointed and and angry with myself with not learning how to setup up the machine properly i started walking back to my car, detector in hand still aimlessly swinging away, beeping with every step i took. And that's when all of the sudden i realised, it just clicked.. i was wearing steel capped boots, setting off the detector every time i stepped close to it... what a dickhead!!
Anyway long story short, i end up finding a couple beer cans below the surface and some small rocks with iron in them.
At least it's a start! I was feeling a bit sick today and there was a wild dog stalking me so i only went out for a bit over an hour before i went home.
Better luck next time
Happy detecting!
