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Metal Detecting for Gold
Wet Ground = Increased Detector Performance????
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<blockquote data-quote="Guest" data-source="post: 57459"><p>Brains trust,</p><p></p><p>I've had an Xterra 705 since January this year and have been out plenty of times to get a good feel for the machine. Its been extremely dry and there was only one day for the last 6 weeks where we had a small drop of rain. </p><p></p><p>Today I went out to a local park after 4 days of good soaking rain. What I noticed, apart from really easy digging, was the depth performance of the detector seemed to be much deeper for the same sounds if that makes sense. I wound the sensitivity right back today as I did not want to dig 1ft holes in the park for a bottle cap.</p><p></p><p>Last week a dollar coin would scream if really close to the surface and the pinpointer would confirm that it was close to the surface.</p><p></p><p>Today the Xterra would scream but the coin was too deep for the pinpointer to beep and I had to dig about 50 to 70mm to reach it.</p><p></p><p>My question then is: Is it a well know fact that detectors perform better in damp ground or cool humid weather???????</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guest, post: 57459"] Brains trust, I've had an Xterra 705 since January this year and have been out plenty of times to get a good feel for the machine. Its been extremely dry and there was only one day for the last 6 weeks where we had a small drop of rain. Today I went out to a local park after 4 days of good soaking rain. What I noticed, apart from really easy digging, was the depth performance of the detector seemed to be much deeper for the same sounds if that makes sense. I wound the sensitivity right back today as I did not want to dig 1ft holes in the park for a bottle cap. Last week a dollar coin would scream if really close to the surface and the pinpointer would confirm that it was close to the surface. Today the Xterra would scream but the coin was too deep for the pinpointer to beep and I had to dig about 50 to 70mm to reach it. My question then is: Is it a well know fact that detectors perform better in damp ground or cool humid weather??????? [/QUOTE]
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