californiagold Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 tvandwho, if your getting a racer2 soon. if your going gold prospecting, i would also geta R26 10x5" coil for the racer2 as well. the standard 11 x 7' coil is good, but i feel the 10 x 5' coil is a good in between size to get some depth and sensitivity to small gold. and don't be afraid to use some isat adjustment in the the mineralized areas where the smooth threshold drops out. the isat will keep the threshold tuned and smooth. i haven't found with these detectors that you lose any noticeable depth while using isat. ive tried no isat on undug targets and max isat on faint signals and i never noticed any considerable loss. good luck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Well done. We appreciate the update. Mitchel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idahogold Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Peace, Joy, Love, and "Gold"! Godbless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
californiagold Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 steve, I made a few videos with the racer2 finding gold. but I wanted to share one short one of the tiny gold I was finding in one hole. so you can see how good it does on small gold even with a 10 x 5 coil thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvanwho Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I just got my new used Racer 2 today, sure am glad I got a slightly used one and with 3 coils. Would have cost over a grand new. I paid $600 shipped. So, California, what settings/coil size would you recommend for Indiana gold hunting? Mostly shale bedrock creeks,black dirt, gravels , not too many hotrocks. We have got 1-3 grain size nuggets on my friends fave creek just panning but there are lots of nails and iron trash there too. -Tom V, ps, winter seems to be on Hold hereabouts in NE illinois in January, 40's temps for 3 weeks with rain. Is it that way elsewhere too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
californiagold Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 Tv, Congrads on your purchase of Racer2. sounds like you got a good deal. I mostly use the 10x5" dd coil for gold on Mak2. I find subgrain pieces with that coil easily. Although next time I go detecting at our small gold hill, I am going to finally get dirty , the little roond coil. it will probably be a bit stronger on subgrain gold. I generally detect in All metal mode. on Mak2 I run the sens. between 71-75. after 75 the threshold sound starts to get choppy. You might have to run sens. at lower level if the mineralization is too strong. but I doubt it. depends on if your using headphones to decide what level to adjust the threshold to. I usually run mine at 55-56. Also it depends on the location, but most places I run the isat adjustment with whatever setting keeps the threshold from blanking out. you can still easily find subgrain pieces at a higher isat if needed. The little Round coil might be the best choice for working small gold. Although as mentioned the 10" coil will also. I haven't used the disc modes much, but disc 2 seems to be the strongest sensitivity. I would start with the sensitivity at atleast 80 and work your way up in strength if you can. I like to run my Id filter at 0-5 range. it seems to hit harder and louder on tiny gold when it is lowered. Although it can increase ground noise if too low. you might experiment with the notch capabilities to knock off iron if you have too much junk to detect thru. Racer2 does have a beach mode which I haven't used, but probably would help in black sand rich areas if the other modes are too noisy. Also I can hit on the little subgrain gold in deep mode, but you have to swing extremely slow. I included a couple of pictures of a piece of gold that is subgrain weight and Racer2 can easily find. Good luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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