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Re: Xpdeus; a few recent finds October 03, 2014 06:22AM |
The Ed Huffman coin program for clean ground has been working quite well for me at the private campground I've been working fairly regularly since mid August.
I generally make some adjustments to it: I drop the DISC from 8 to around 6.2, thinking it may afford a little more depth and make the Deus a little more "findy."
I adjust the SENS to where the machine is a little "sparky" but not really noisy. Sometimes this is 80-85. Sometimes 90-95.
TX Power, I usually set at 2.
IRON VOLUME, I normally set to 3. Could probably drop to 2 and see no real change.
REACTIVITY, I sometimes use 3, but try to drop to 2, thinking this will provide a little more depth.
SILENCER, I don't use. Setting -1 for no SILENCER.
AUDIO RESPONSE, I leave at 5.
NOTCH, I don't use one.
I did briefly increase FREQUENCY today from 8kHz to 12kHz but was not comfortable with the VDI readings being different from what I was familiar with, so changed back to 8kHz.
I found this about 2.5 feet away from the edge of a concrete basketball court, and about 5 inches deep. It read a steady 53.
I found this last Sunday at the old house where the lined "C" confederate cavalry button front was found. It looks oddly familiar, but I can't place it. Can anybody help identify it?
Back on 09/25 I found this at the edge of a beach volleyball court, at about 9 inches deep.
And on 09/20, I found this WW1 coat button front in the yard of an old house where this past spring I found a WW1 cuff button in very good condition. This coat button front was badly bent about 110 degrees and broke in two while I was cleaning it.
It was about 7 inches deep.
I'm not going to say the Deus is the best detector there is. There are many I know nothing about. But it is a fine detector. Maybe a GREAT detector. Consider that I've only had the Deus for less than a month, and it has quickly spoiled me with its wireless headphones, crazy light weight, and superior ergonomics. It is FUN to use, as others have said. And to that, I will add, darn PRODUCTIVE, too. Easy to program. Easy to modify programs to suit changing locations and conditions. It doesn't have magical powers when it comes to telling trash from treasure, but it will find some of each that some other detectors won't. And my Deus CAN and DOES do a pretty good job of telling ferrous from non-ferrous targets, even when there are some of both under the coil.
Thanks for reading; thanks for looking.
Pleasant Garden, NC
AT Max, Nokta Impact, MX Sport, Nokta FORS Relic, GPX 4800, Infinium, Racer, Deus, F75SE, Nautilus DMC II (order of acquisition, last to first)
Does an archeologist argue with a plow? A bureaucrat with a bulldozer?
I generally make some adjustments to it: I drop the DISC from 8 to around 6.2, thinking it may afford a little more depth and make the Deus a little more "findy."
I adjust the SENS to where the machine is a little "sparky" but not really noisy. Sometimes this is 80-85. Sometimes 90-95.
TX Power, I usually set at 2.
IRON VOLUME, I normally set to 3. Could probably drop to 2 and see no real change.
REACTIVITY, I sometimes use 3, but try to drop to 2, thinking this will provide a little more depth.
SILENCER, I don't use. Setting -1 for no SILENCER.
AUDIO RESPONSE, I leave at 5.
NOTCH, I don't use one.
I did briefly increase FREQUENCY today from 8kHz to 12kHz but was not comfortable with the VDI readings being different from what I was familiar with, so changed back to 8kHz.
I found this about 2.5 feet away from the edge of a concrete basketball court, and about 5 inches deep. It read a steady 53.
I found this last Sunday at the old house where the lined "C" confederate cavalry button front was found. It looks oddly familiar, but I can't place it. Can anybody help identify it?
Back on 09/25 I found this at the edge of a beach volleyball court, at about 9 inches deep.
And on 09/20, I found this WW1 coat button front in the yard of an old house where this past spring I found a WW1 cuff button in very good condition. This coat button front was badly bent about 110 degrees and broke in two while I was cleaning it.
It was about 7 inches deep.
I'm not going to say the Deus is the best detector there is. There are many I know nothing about. But it is a fine detector. Maybe a GREAT detector. Consider that I've only had the Deus for less than a month, and it has quickly spoiled me with its wireless headphones, crazy light weight, and superior ergonomics. It is FUN to use, as others have said. And to that, I will add, darn PRODUCTIVE, too. Easy to program. Easy to modify programs to suit changing locations and conditions. It doesn't have magical powers when it comes to telling trash from treasure, but it will find some of each that some other detectors won't. And my Deus CAN and DOES do a pretty good job of telling ferrous from non-ferrous targets, even when there are some of both under the coil.
Thanks for reading; thanks for looking.
Pleasant Garden, NC
AT Max, Nokta Impact, MX Sport, Nokta FORS Relic, GPX 4800, Infinium, Racer, Deus, F75SE, Nautilus DMC II (order of acquisition, last to first)
Does an archeologist argue with a plow? A bureaucrat with a bulldozer?
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Re: Xpdeus October 06, 2014 02:40PM |
Over the weekend I hunted with my Deus at a park and a school. Both sites date back to the 1930's. I was approached by two different locals at the park telling me the site had been hammered by detectorists for years. The park was VERY trashy; everything from 6" deep beavertails (sounded / VDI like deep nickels), to canslaw & square tabs, plus a healthy dose of balled up aluminum foil. The deep beavertails were the only trash that sounded like coins, and boy did they sound good! As I have said many times, when programmed right and ground balanced right the Deus can kick a$$, even in modern trash. My good find to trash ratio gets higher each time I go out; it is now VERY high. I ended the weekend with a small mound of clad, four silvers, two wheats and an interesting token that shows a couple 'engaging' on the reverse side and reads "Connect with a Capricorn". I am uncertain what the token is redeemable for, but I have an idea. Oddly, the x-rated token was recovered from the ball field of the elementary school!
At the school I was able to run the Sens. up to 98 (12 khz, React at 1, Silencer at 0). With these settings the Deus is shockingly deep and gives clean signals / VDI at depth.
Here are some pics of what my Deus pulled from these two 'hammered' sites.
Duke
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/06/2014 02:43PM by tnduke.
At the school I was able to run the Sens. up to 98 (12 khz, React at 1, Silencer at 0). With these settings the Deus is shockingly deep and gives clean signals / VDI at depth.
Here are some pics of what my Deus pulled from these two 'hammered' sites.
Duke
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/06/2014 02:43PM by tnduke.
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Re: Xpdeus October 07, 2014 05:53PM |
Hello guys, Here are some more of my recent finds at my city Park. Check out the seated dime. Very clean and not very warn. The Barbers aren't in very good shape. What amazes me is depending on what area of the park you hunt silver coins either come out real clean like the day they were lost or dark and spotty. Must be the difference in the soul. You should have seen my face when I hit the gold chain. I thought I had hit the jack pot. Then I checked it and seen it was plated. I thought I had a silver half until I picked it up and seen it was just a kids toy coin. The other round targets a token and a 1938 chauffeur public passenger token. The other targets are a old lipstick case and gun cartridges. Tried reactivity 1 and moved to a cleaner area of the park and dug only deep targets at first. Then I started to check out some 4 to 6 inch targets and got the gold plated chain and kids toy coin. Thanks, Kevin
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/07/2014 06:06PM by Mccrorysjewelry2.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/07/2014 06:06PM by Mccrorysjewelry2.
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Re: Xpdeus October 27, 2014 04:32AM |
On Saturday my Deus once again proved it's quite capable in a park loaded with modern aluminum junk. 74 coins including one nice '45 Mercury and one 1925 Wheat in 7 hours. I was hunting at the same trashy park I visited three weeks ago. The Merc. was only 4" deep and the Wheat was 6" deep; I knew what they were before I dug them as the VDI was dead on. The Deus is a formidable machine; World class audio, outstanding Target ID and tonal discrimination.
What a great way to spend a Saturday!
Duke
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/27/2014 04:35AM by tnduke.
What a great way to spend a Saturday!
Duke
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/27/2014 04:35AM by tnduke.
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Re: Xpdeus November 11, 2014 01:51AM |
Had a wonderful hunt on Sunday with my ET buddy. He recovered a handful of clad, 7 wheats and a nice Mercury. I too found some clad, 5 wheats, my first Barber dime (an 1896 approx. 7" deep) and an interesting old VFW medal. The medal was about 4" deep and read 92 on my Deus VDI. I am uncertain as to the composition but it looks like copper. Thanks for looking and happy hunting!
Duke
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/11/2014 02:05AM by tnduke.
Duke
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/11/2014 02:05AM by tnduke.
