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Please note that Dankowski Detectors now has Terms of Use provisions. Nothing has really changed, its just now everything is written down for the sake of those who in the past liked to argue. To view, CLICK HERE. If anybody sees anything unreasonable or disagreeable in the Terms of Use, please let me know.
Omega coin magnet! - 13 years ago
I have been using the Omega for a few weeks now, all three coils, and I've pulled over 700 clad coins from one 4 diamond ball park!Its an awesome coin machine. I haven't dug many nickels due to the numerous square tabs that read in a similiar range. I only dug 18 pcs of iron, but about a LB of aluminum. Quite satisfied with Dave Johnsons baby!by possum mo - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
precious metals bull markets! - 13 years ago
On average last 17 years. The commodities bull that started in 2000, still has 7 years to go, if the past is an indication of the future. Hang on and accumulate that gold and silver, for a few more years. The silver coins I bought 8 years ago are up 400%, and Im expecting that percentage to go much higher, especially with silver in rather tight supply. HHby possum mo - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
5" coils a must in heavy trash - 13 years ago
I'm currently cleaning out a small baseball field complex. Its a newer park. When the targets get too thick for the 10", I drop down to the 5 coil, and it is awesome in trash. The 10 coil is great for pinpointing and seperating coins next to trash, but sometimes the targets are just too numerous, in a small area. Once I get the area cleaned out a bit, I'll try the 11 coil, to do thby possum mo - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
disc capabilities? - 13 years ago
At 19khz, I understand it would be very sensitive to gold, but how about foil and aluminum? Would it be able to pick out rings better that read in the foil and nickle range,in comparison to a coin machine, such as the omega? Does this machine ignore iron like the omega?by possum mo - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Tom, any comments on the new Tek G2? - 13 years ago
Just saw it on another forum.by possum mo - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Are the current Tek and Fisher Machines 2,3,or 4 filter? - 13 years ago
Years ago, the 2 filter detectors were slow sweep, while the 4 filter models required a much faster sweep . Does anyone know what the current madels are nowadays? I dont read about "filters" anymore. I finally got out with my Omega today, and seem to get better results with a faster sweep speed. Is this one a 4 filter model?by possum mo - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
minelab air test. - 13 years ago
Back in the mid 1990's, I bought a Sovereign XS, that air tested poor. About 6" on a dime. I thought I had a dud. But I stuck with it, Got to know it well, and on the Lake Michigan sands, with the sensitivity as high as I could run it, and disc as low as it would go, by listening to minute changes in the audio, I was picking up clad coins 16" deep, in the damp sand, tape measured.by possum mo - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Minelab air testing. - 13 years ago
Back in the mid 1990's, I bought a Sovereign XS, that air tested poor. About 6" on a dime. I thought I had a dud. But I stuck with it, Got to know it well, and on the Lake Michigan sands, with the sensitivity as high as I could run it, and disc as low as it would go, by listening to minute changes in the audio, I was picking up clad coins 16" deep, in the damp sand, tape measured.by possum mo - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Air test...Omega w/11 coil - 13 years ago
This is amazing! No Im not a salesman for teknetics, or sell detectors. I Set the sensitivity at 99,disc at 40, one tone, and I get a repeatable audio signal at 14" on a dirty clad dime. Turning down the sensitivity to 70, disc at 40, one tone, it nails the dime at 11" . Setting the machine to autotune, sens to 70, one tone, its 13" on the dime. Wow.by possum mo - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Air test on Omega W 10" coil - 13 years ago
I set the sensitivity at 70, One tone audio , auto tune mode, It gives a repeatable audio signal at 12" . Then I set the discrimination to 40, and it detects the dirty clad dime at 10.5" Next I cranked up the sensitivity to max. or 99, disc at 40, still one tone, and it picks up the dime at 11.5 " Not bad for the stock coil. Cant wait to turn this screamer loose in the dirt!by possum mo - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Can Pulse units really discriminate? - 13 years ago
Lack of discrimination has held the pulse units back, no?by possum mo - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Air test on the Tek Omega - 13 years ago
Hey Tom, nice website. I just received my new Tek Omega last week with 3 coils. Since the weather is cold, and the ground is frozen, Ive been doing some air tests in my metal filled garage, with the 5" coil. I went with one tone, sensitivity at 85, discrimination at 40, and I'm getting a repeatable signal on a dirty clad dime at 9.5" . Bumping the sensitivity to 99, and dropping thby possum mo - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
