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  1. Great info thanks guys. Ive been looking for something for my TDI Pro and Carl at Geotech did recommend something from Coiltek for the GPZ. I've actually got an enquiry up there under "Coils" to see what else pops up. cjc
  2. Ya that's true guess my age is showing--"Mixed Mode" is what the Eagle manual termed it but the old timers did call it "tone on tone." Great learing tool and performance--lot of guys were nuts about the Nautilus on the Southern relic sites back then and still a few knocking about...Great article BTW this is the kind of information that would help new hunters to make more practical sense of the tech we are presented with now. Regards clive
  3. Tom Dankowski’s Settings for the Minelab Manticore Tom Dankowski was one of the original beta testers for the Minelab Manticore. During the course of this testing he developed a group of settings that began with the stock “Beach Low Conductor mode. This is arguably the deepest way to run the Manticore and my tests have shown it to be a very deep setting. Here’s how it works: A metal signal in the ground is not discrete. What I mean by that is that it’s not separate from the ground’s signal. What a detector does is to separate this orderly, distinct signal from the ground’s larger, stronger, more diverse one. Years ago detectors were set up to try and “punch through” the ground to detect a target. “(TR)” Later, with the advent of “ground balance” the machine could be set to “zero out” the ground’s signal by operating from a variable set point. Some detectors featured what was called “tone on tone.” With “tone on tone” you heard both an all metal signal and a non-ferrous signal at once. This made it easier for deep signals to be heard as the ground part of the response was already being amplified and heard. Anyone who has used a detector that features “silent search” would have experienced the performance loss that this creates as good targets have to jump up out of the “null” to be heard. Machines like the Whites “Eagle” and “Nautilus” machines were higlhy regarded for the depth that this “tone on tone” audio gave them. Tom Dankowski So with Dankowski’s settings, we have basically the same thing. Ferrous Volume is turned up to maximum (25) to bring up everything under the coil. The setting then relies on the Manticore’s strong processing to separate any non-ferrous targets from this big response. The program also features “Prospecting” type one-tone audio. This brings in the machine’s filtering (bias) to assist in pushing the “random” part of the signal down into the iron tone. The noise of this iron tone takes some getting used to but the results are surprising. It’s also quite a stable way to run the Manticore—even up at high Sensitivity levels (26/28 or more) because the noise is already there. The operator’s job is to learn to hear through it. If you have an old area where you want to see what’s “way down there”–this is the setting to use–given some practice. Appendix V: Tom Dankowski’s Open Low Conductor Mode Settings This is arguably the deepest way to run the Manticore. I would have to concur–it’s a “shocker.” This set up requires the use of basic skills to offset the open Ferrous Limits–sizing signals, using the cross sweep and Pinpoint where needed. As with any Manticore application, the graph also helps here–keeping you off the “partials” and cross-feeds. As with any high-power setting it also requires that you “listen good” and focus upon solid, “peaked” sounding responses. Beach Low Conductors Mode Volume: 25 Ferrous Volume: 25 Recovery Speed: 4 Discrimination Pattern: All Metal Ferrous Limits: Upper = 4, Lower = 0 Nothing Notched out. (Bring in the iron). Audio Theme = Prospecting Ground Balance the unit close to the edge of the saltwater [States Tom…] Run Sens on 24 or 25 or 26… depending / dictated by the salt-content of your particular beach. (Start at 24….. and see how stable the unit is. Then bump-up Sens accordingly). I get the feeling that you may be able to bump Sens up…even higher. Maybe even 28. IF you can run Sens 28…you are going to find the results…interesting. [Ed. Note: By this Tom means that the machine has extreme depth with this setting–I concur!]. I do recommend making the hotkeys: Upper Left Button = Noise Cancel. Upper Right Button = Ground Balance. Sidebar button = Iron Ed. Note. Listen for complete sounds with exension. Use the cross sweep to check your signal for consistency. If you are going to use the “Red Iron Indicator” keep your ID’ing passes narrow so as to get a clean reading. As well, this indicator is not always that accurate in black sand. Also, if the all metal noise is too much turn down either the Ferrous Volume, or the overall Volume. There’s also nothing wrong with adding in a reject block to make for cleaner target assignment although this will detract from the overall power of the program. Try this setting up at 28 and “hold on to your hat!”
  4. I've tried it too and not done all that well without adding ion some simple target testing--cross sweep, PP wide /narrow--you get a lot of bang for your buck with these. Nothing I like more than watching these YouTube gurus go from one hunk of iron to the next... I think one of the first things I noticed with the Manti was just how good the spikes sound... cjc
  5. Its not just that our CDN coins are full of steel but also that the Manti and Legend see them as alloys--they are being biased out. When one of these coins has been in the ground a while they become more like the ground and are even harder to detect. For my purposes, alerting to the tiny "flag" that the non ferrous part of a CDN coin gives is an excellent trainer for small gold. You might as stated above do well to run a high FQ. With the Manti--peaked tones mean good, non ferrous metal--distinct from the ground. CDN coins are pretty much the opposite. Makes these machines a hard sell up here as good as they are. Hate to say it--but here's another case for taking the time to learn a bit of basic detector theory instead of going out with this "I just dig everything" mentality. Its these nuances of signal type that let you wade through the amount of fidelity that a machine like the D2 or Legend or Manti offers and not go out digging targets that aren't even LIKE what you are looking for. cjc
  6. A buddy of mine went to a Sportsman's Show and came back with a Whtes brohure and I was soon the proud owner of a Coinmaster 6DB. This was in '89. Then I picked it up again in 1993 and evenually figured out that there might be something in the water too...by then I had an Eagle 11 and a CZ5. (first signet a "C"--I knew I was home...😁). Next was a CZ21 and my beloved Cuda. Still got em both...Here are my first few bits from the parks....It was a bit easier then. Now--there\s a troll under every bridge...😆 cjc
  7. Not enough water up the nose...it takes gallons and gallons to find anything...😆 To be honest that represents a lot of misery and a lot of dead heats--with a few flashes of glory... To operate at that level is a lot more like work than a hobby. cjc
  8. Heres the finished product: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIT2ZjCbIzE cjc
  9. They would kidnap me right off the plane... cjc
  10. Me too...but its all water up the nose... cj
  11. Not too much of an ad I hope more of an ad in the making lol.. cjc
  12. Ya, they are decent rocks--I was told $1200 on the men's ring and the engagement is .75, an S1. Im just glad that for once they are real...lol. Glad you are still at it Mike. cjc
  13. Its true, first year the NOX came out I cleaned up--then everyone else figured it out...this is why skill building is so important --to have an advantage over all those hunters whose only strategy is getting there first. cjc
  14. Wear and Tear is right...! Its true you gotta spend to make and buying and maintaining these detectors can be a real drag on what looks like a sweet load of finds. Best line in any of my books (and the truest) is that "...I pack and mail a detector for service like most people sneeze..." Achoo, Achoo--there go two--and a headphones... Not to mention gas, travel, all of it. At the same time, when you compete with people who live next to the beach or are just determined top pros, having the choice of several TYPES of machines that do different things is a must. This lets me translate the experience I've gained in 45 years of swinging into versatile, focussed action in relation to what the conditons present. The three major "pushes" are: depth accuracy and coverage. Sometimes you need all three. Sometimes it even works...cjc (Here are a few "away kit" pictures, pre Manti)...If you want to operate at this level--prepare to spend a few bucks...😆
  15. NOX big coil sounded like a scratchy nail. cjc
  16. A machine like the NOX or Manti is so accurate that can slaw shows how alloyed and mis shapen it is when you use the cross sweep. I see so many You tube hunters doing this moronic "wiggle" that acts to make a wild signal sound better as the machine cuts out the inconsistent parts with progressive sweeps. I also size targets that seem too big by using Pinpoint. The NOX's modulation is bad for making these bigger targets "(deep "rotten glasses)" sound coin sized though--These are the kinds of targets that waste time when one does not bother with basic skills. So many scoff at my books but don't know any of this. Last laugh is mine--seeing what these guys have dug every time I hunt. 😁 cjc
  17. very light-25 gr. -maybe you weren't watching the surface for one to float past... cjc
  18. The fidelity of a machine like the Manti spoils you rotten. It doesen't do everything but gives a bit more accuracy than the old Excal. Really it's the pulses that do the heavy lifting where there is competiton though. Everyone wants this pushbutton detecting--there's an over reliance on tech that's a mistake. Hope that you kill it this upcoming season. Regards clive
  19. Well here we are comparing to the NOX. The NOX also has superb accuracy both digital and audio--to help you sort though the aluminum but its the graph that makes the diffference in your accuracy on everything else. Also, it's not the graph in isolation--its how it helps you in conjunction with the whole array of features and overall performance. cjc
  20. Lets face it--gold is rare. anything that lets you CONCLUSIVELY reject some of the trash "numbers" is a huge deal. the graph does this by showing anything that's a/ corroded in the slightest (off the center) and b/ not solid enough to really give a clean response--that is something that the machine is reading the ground right through. (Hate to say it but this level of accuracy requires that you know your basic signal types ie, ferrous, non-ferrous, "mixed"--these have to do with the signals relationship with the surrounding ground.). This is why so many You Tube videos are comical in that some of these hunters are digging targets that are not even LIKE what they are looking for. Point being I have yet to see a gold target that did not have some center line involvement--period. Just that alone is a gold hunters dream. Also, anyone who says "wait--there could be gold underneath the iron" doesent know what this detector is capable of given a few coil passes and some angled passes. cjc
  21. Ya, this is the trade off I'm referencing--those low weighted presets give you a lot more room. At the same time--on the dry or sidewall--B1 will really surprise you. cjc
  22. Manti, NOX, Legend, Cuda, Impulse AQ... cjc
  23. my freshwater sites have heavy black sand. at the same time in , a salt environmentrunning B1 is considerably deeper .but only stable up on the sidewall. but no, those are not my workds anyhow...micro gold sensitivity=B1 / P2.
  24. Deeper, better processing and the graph is a gold hunters dream. cjc
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