New Member and Looking for advice

Snow, Congrats to you and your good Lady, WTG

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Thats the attitude ... but please don't loose any of those batterys. I find enough of um,lol... thats alot of batterys to power up a detector? You'll soon pay for  them when you get your knew detector.

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Ok, the Garrett Ace 350 arrived about 1 week ago, and yes it is alot different from the D-Tex.........weight,power requirements,coil,arm controls etc, I can see it is easier to use and set up............but......I am having to put my settings on Zero, which is absolutely detecting everything. The reason for this is when I am coin hunting, it has trouble detecting the newer version of our Canadian Money, quarters especially, that is probably due to the lack of virtually any silver content. I considered the Ace Euro 350, but it doesn't seem to do much better from the reviews and videos I have read and watched. Are there any special settings or techniques that would make the Ace find Canadian Coins easier, or is it something that each individual has to work out for themselves dependant on their terrain and location. I do love the machine, I went over some areas that I had searched for with the D-Tex Seach King, and came out with a few more finds that were worth while, but also a lot more pop cans and pull tabs, but at this early stage I am digging up everything just in case. Thanks for listening and any suggestions, directions to other postings, advice from Ace owners would be greatly appreciated. Ok, it stopped raining, time to start detecting again, or arrating the lawn depending on how deep and what I find.

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		Quote:			Posted by BitburgAggie_7377
	Glad you have the new detector and are starting to get used to it.   Unless/until one of the folks using the 350 says otherwise, I'd keep on doing what you are doing now----dig everything that beeps.  BUT keep a notebook with you so you can jot down the particulars when you do find one of the newer coins or a smaller piece of jewelry.  By examining that notebook once a week or so (maybe lay the stuff out on a graph if you're a visual thinker) you should see the pattern appear more quickly than you would without the note taking.      As for me, I still dig whatever beeps but that's because A) I'm afraid of missing something good and B) most of the places I hunt coins are added benefits but not the main goal.      You might also check both our Beginners board and our Garrett board to see if anyone has already posted tips for the 350 that will resolve your problem. BA Thanks for the encouragement, I guess I expected more of the newer detectors, also I watch countless videos on Youtube of people Metal detecting, and figured it would be somewhat more exacting in the location and what the target actually was. With 5 different settings on the Ace, and trying them all, I agree with you totally, I am using the "Zero" which picks up absolutely everything, the only control I need then is the sensitivity, which in essence is the same as the old D-Tex Search King (sorry about always bring up that detector in my posts, but I have nothing to compare it too but that). I have made test holes with everything from 18k gold, 925. silver, all the coins I have in my collection, all the way to a rusty nail. It will zero in on the purest metals, but for the rest it can go from iron to gold or silver, so I assume that everyone here on this board digs up everything unless they belive exactly what their machine is telling them. I am keeping track of  what the Ace 350 finds and what it was registering at the time of the find, and I am getting good at digging nice clean holes and replacing them( Must be getting good, the wife didn't even know I had 15 test holes in my back yard). Thanks again, and if you have any other advice feel free to pass it along, I am open to all suggestions and ideas.

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Congratulations on the find.   If you get a chance, why don't you post a picture of the coins.

As for travelling with a detector on board aircraft.   I suppose some of it may depend on the airline.   I've traveled with mine as both checked and carry-on without problems.   Personally, I prefer sending it as checked baggage (or at most bringing the control unit into the cabin with me).   You can find out more about other members experiences flying with their detectors here   

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   (you'll find at least one link in there that will take you to yet another round of posts on the subject from the previous year).

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