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Today I got out for my first beach hunt with the AlgoForce 1500. I used a CoilTek Platypus Mono that I've had for many years. I recently repaired it because the wires at the top were frayed and we put new heat shrink on it. They are completely sealed so nothing can get inside the coil and if the leads break off the coil is toast. After the hunt I took off the coil cover and noticed some sand trapped inside. I need to put some silicon window seal inside the entire coil cover if I use it again. With all of that out of the way, I found trash ... lots of it and just 4 coins and a pin! All of the finds were a bit 'soft' compared to my other detectors. This is my first use other than with the Sadie in NZ. The target depths went up to 10 inches I'd say. Most was more shallow as I was digging everything in a well raked and groomed sand area. I tried a bit of wet sand but the conditions were not good for targets there. The threshold was stable but there were no targets. I was using Large Gold. The Algo will only let you choose a setting that is labeled gold but it will find other metals within those settings. I varied the sensitivity from 14-20. Most of the bottle caps came in as a 3 on the ID scale. The aluminum bits come in at 1. My 4Runner comes it at 99! haha I've got more to learn than I know just now about the target IDs and settings.