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What kHz was the Anfibip running?

You picked a good place to join, Welcome from East Texas.

Welcome from East Texas. Glad to see a young man interested in a real world activity! You picked a good place to join.

That is a good question & observation. I don't have any coke or coal around. I have experimented with Iron Ore rocks & old hand made bricks. May try charcoal and and wood fire pit. Coke gives fits to those in England. Their version of a Hot Rock.

Nowhere in the Anfibio or Impact owners manual does it recommend a factory reset when changing coils. The Garrett manuals all do as far as I know. That is one of the few things I find inconvenient on the AT Max. I'm glad it is not required on the Anfibio with factory coils as all my Mode are customized to some extent. Good to know Non Factory aftermarket coils may need a reset.

I am surprised the mineral meter only functions in Gen Mode on the Kruzer. It functions in all modes on the Anfibio. It is effected by the ISAT. Higher ISAT settings will give less intensity on the meter. ISAT at zero gives full Mineral value.

Thank you to all for the helpful insights. My next step in learning how best to hunt in my more mineralized sites is to build a new small test garden in some 3-4 Bar(out of 5 bars) ground. It may well prove more educational than my Sandy 0-1Bar test garden.

Did you guys have any success experimenting with adjusting the first tone break or using Beach mode on your Iron sites?

I bet all your fish have teeth! Welcome.

At some point in the past I read that Charles Garrett and his team actually documented ground conditions in many locations around the world. This is probably common among detector manufacturers. Would be interesting to see an accurate presentation.

Can you correlate the readings of the Kruzer and Racer? #Bars on Kruzer to % on the Racer?

Yes, the owners manual is vague on the subject. It describes Ground Mineralization by Ground Balance ranges. Some of my hunting sites are deep sandy soil that gives at most 1 Bar on the scale and Ground Balances in the mid 50's. I know this is mild. Some other sites are red dirt over red clay and will give 3-4 Bars on the scale and Ground Balance at 68-74. I am trying to get a idea of the relative soil mineral intensity. The goal being having a gage on the effect it has on the detector's performance and learning how to adapt to the different ground conditions. I think it would be helpful to me to know my 3 Bar on the Anfibio scale is roughly equivalent to X on a F75 or Deus... I realize Ground Balance numbers vary by manufacturer.

Has anyone done a comparison of the mineralization readouts of various brand detectors on the same ground? I know Fisher F75 is considered a standard. I would like to be able to compare my NM Anfibio readings to other detectorist's ground conditions. F75, Deus etc. Also what GB settings others consider mild----hot ground.

Pinpointing remains a challenge sometimes, but the advent of handheld probes sure beats the pants off of what we use to deal with! Maybe someone will introduce a probe that has adjustable Disc/Tone break. That would require it be Motion based so probably not easy to do.

Sorry to hear that did not help. Keep trying to skin that cat.

If you will back off of the target until the Carrot is just at a low response to retune, it will give you more "range". You can repeat if needed.

I often will detune my Garrett to zero in on a small target that is still in the hole. It works pretty well. I have not taken to my NM PulseDive nearly as well. It seems to have a noticeable delay in response and the volume thru the green headphones is overly loud. Detuning works with it as well. If the target is out of the hole I just pinpoint it with the detector and pass handfuls of dirt across the coil. This sorts any trash and is quicker for me.

On the Vista X, which is not a true Analog but a sort of hybrid, the GB setting needs to be spot on for best stable operation & depth. If the ground changes you know it quickly. On my NM Anfbio & AT Max you can run a slight offset while in Disc modes but then PP will be a bit wonky. I have not seen any real benefit to trying to hunt with a GB offset. Most of my sites seem to be mild to moderate ground. Sandy areas GB 55-60, about 1 bar on the mineral scale and my hotter red clay sites 65-70 GB & 3, rarely 4 bars on the Anfibio. The GB values on the AT Max will be close to 20 points higher. I still experiment some on the hotter ground trying to get the most stable operation.

This is a good question and should garner some great discussion, I hope members will also comment on their relative ground as far as degree of Mineralization. GB #s & # of Bars on any scale.

Welcome from snowy Texas,

I like digging shotshell heads & cartridge brass as well as lead. It helps date a site's activity. An amazing amount of ammunition has been fired just about anywhere you go. If you dig them you will dig the buttons & coins also.

I have always understood Naptha(also known as Stoddard"s Slovent) as a low flash solvent similar to common paint thinner. We use to use it by the 55 gallon drum in our shop to clean parts. White gasoline is Benzine, same as Coleman Lantern Fuel. Lighter fluid used to be Benzine. What you get now is Naptha. I use the Benzine in my lighters because it burns much cleaner.

I would have to get my Dad's D Tex BFO fixed!

On my Anfibio I adjust the Z1 tone break & volume instead of using Disc or Notch. Depending on the hunt it maybe 06 or 18 or even 25.if in a 2 tone mode.(2DI, Deep, Beach). I hunted today for a lost ring running 3 DI with Z1 at Vol 01, Z2 at Vol 03 & Z3 at Vol 01. Gain 97 no Disc. I love the adjustability that it has. I only use Notch on my saved customized 5DI mode that I use for coins in modern trash.

I may be wrong but that tire gage looks older than 1950's. Looks more like early to mid 1920's. Mr. Google should be able to come up with some info.