Removing metal parts near the coil.

casca there should be a 6 or 8 in non metal tube with a plastic bolt and nut between the coil and shaft. I suggest that you not make any changes. PCV pipe will also add weight and trust me even a few oz make a differences after a couple hours   

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The pole being 8 inches away won't affect the outcome but a nylon screw and nut (from a model hobby shop) will do wonders. The tone discriminate mode will change the motion settings for you. But you will have to use the computer between your headphones to figure out what is in the ground. I dig it all and am never, ever disappointed.

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After reading several post about some detectors detecting thier own coil cord, or movement by the coil due to poor fitting poles. I decided to use two pieces of electrical tape and stop the wiggle of the cpoil when searching. I did not want to straighten out coil cord, but did pull up slack and tape it also. Before I had trouble picking up a gold ring. I also took it to the back yard which I have detected before. It does appear to have helped. I was picking up small pieces of iron, and the gold ring was being detected at 7 inches as it lay on the ground.

I really have come to like the Bounty Hunter 202 as I search for coins. I keep trying to mess it up and trick it, its getting harder to do so. The controls are simple and I like simple. It finds coins and Im still waiting for that ring. I want to find one ring a month.

Im excited about gold machines, and how sensitive they are. But that scares me also, this bounty hunter gets overloaded signals at times.

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Thank you very much for the info on the bolt moving with the machine. The BH 202 is a motion machine. It would explain why a 1/4 inch piece of tinfoil 10" down will set it off, but the bolt doesn't. I found black electrical tape that did wonders to fix the wiggles. I also taped the bolt with it and the detector was unable to detect it. I have improved the air test, and getting more accurate readings on the screen. I purchased a set of Koss headphones with volume control and found the detector to be even more sensitive while using it. Unfortunately I ignore most target reading 10" or deeper, the machine is usually overloaded with a signal from a pull tab. I do a lot of open desert, so running it wide open, when i get a signal, I dig it. It doesnt have a pinpointer, and in sand or mulch, the cen-tech pinpointer from harbor freight does well, and has a light built in. I am currently assembling three detectors. My next one is a vlf no motion for the desert. I then want a tesero or maybe a minelab for nugget hunting. Its easier to buy a coil, I know. But I want the right machine for the job. As a coin shooter, the BH 202 is good enough for me. The BH 202 loves silver and copper, I have yet to find anything gold....yet.

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