Boots, Boots, Boots!

[vanursepaul]

 Re: 7000 with 14/19 coils vs  brass boot eyelets

When I use the 7000 I feel that it does pick up metal boot eyelets. 

Klunker proved this to me one day last year while he was digging a target out for me on our snow detecting adbenture.

 He thought my detector was too noisy as compared to his...so while we were trying to figure this out he deduced my boots were the problem..He would my the coil with his hand and move it slowly toward my boot and we could hear the subtle groan and eventually it would break into the weeooo target sound.

So i went back to his shop I proceeded to drill out all the brass eyelets....

The results: there was at least an ounce of eyelets!

When I got them all out.I put them in the palm of my hand I was shocked they were that heavy!

So even tho I wasnt consistently getting a noticeable wee ooo sound....i think I was getting interference at all times... and any type or amount of interference can't be a good thing...can it?

The point is, I think there can be an interference to the detectors  performance that isn't noticed by our ears. We may not hear the interference, but it may be happening. 

So i use non metallic boots now and I think my machine is quieter and feels more sensitive to even smaller targets.

Was it the eyelets...or my brain...???

As an added bonus.....I get lots more small trash now too

[Norvic]

Hey Paul, found another trash filled site just loaded with that lovely heavy stuff down deep, immediately thought of you.......... come on down No No  put down the Supercede..............

[vanursepaul]

12 hours ago, Norvic said:

Hey Paul, found another trash filled site just loaded with that lovely heavy stuff down deep, immediately thought of you.......... come on down No No  put down the Supercede..............

Lolol...I thought the season was over...

I an going to have to re assess my Aussie friends.... I left too early... First Tremain and now you!

 Arggggg.

What's a Yank to do?

That's off topic too!!!!

[Norvic]

Off topic????? Crikey I`ll even supply the prospecting boots with at least a pound of brass eyelets.............we`ll transmute the brass to mellow yellow no worries.

[vanursepaul]

oops,  i thought we were over on another thread

[Norvic]

Paul, no unseasonal cool weather has me out there again, just day trips to backyard. I don`t know whether you folks have Mongrel boots over there, but I am giving a pair a go, they are just pull on elastic sided leather work boots, a wee heavy but good ankle support, comfy and importantly no metal. They are very similar to Oliver boots(OZ brand but made in China) which I believe you folks have in the US, normally I go with Olivers but local store had the Mongrels in stock.

[vanursepaul]

I remember seeing the mongrel boots there.

They did look heavy but I still check them out.

My feet were rolling in my boots yesterday when Klunker had me swinging on a mountain side.lol

They are Reeboks but I couldn't seem to get the laces tight enough. Probably needed heavier socks.