learning the deus

[Tomo]

been out with the deus a few times now but still unsure about a few things and hoping the deus users can enlighten me on a few snags. On last Sundays dig i was plagued by coke and depending How deep they were they gave diff numbers.How far would you descrim up to, to knock coke out without it effecting the small gold finds too much. Also the biggest annoyance was the amount of iron that was giving a high tone and high 90's numbers. Now seeing as big silvers come in at this range does that mean i gotta dig all the high tones even though it Could be iron or is there certain numbers to notch out to combat What i think it iron bounce from low numbers to very high numbers. It Did sicken me a bit on the dig Not knowing If the high numbers were a good signal or more iron.

[Fisher1266X]

Hi Tomo,

I find that coke gives a good tone initially using the GMP mode, just as it does with a GMP.
If you listen, you can hear a slight buzz at each side of the "good" signal.

The biggest clue is the reading WILL fluctuate between the 20's all the way to the 90's with coke especially of you do a 90 degree sweep. I wouldn't notch out coke as once you quickly get used to the bouncy readout you just ignore the target. However.... I did last week have a "coke" signal that bounced about but then stayed fairly stable at 45. Sure enough ...there was a piece of coke. I dug it only to find a Henry III penny next to it!!

[Verulamium]

Coke can be annoying for me as I don't often work with the control box attached relying on sound alone. I dig a few pieces of coke from time to time but luckily my sites don't have too much.

The high tone iron tends to be a bit screetchy around the edges whereas big silvers have a nice sharp egded ping to them. Difficult to describe really. Take a big silver out with you next time and place it on the floor near the deep iron and compare the two. Also, if it's any help, I've never found anything of interest that registers over 94 anyway. A .925 silver half crown or a cartwheel penny only id at 94.

Good luck! Cheers, Alex

[liamnolan]

All my coke comes in around 25 in GMP on my Deus and it has that dull edge to the sound anyway. Having said that, I had a few hammy farthings this afternoon (I think) that could have easily been the same sound but at 45 on the screen. Coke will tend to be near the surface for some unknown reason, so even if you decide to dig, you are not on the way to Oz.
I tried all the progs today apart from the beach ones, interesting tone changes on the same targets and I eventually defaulted to GMP to make sure I missed nothing. Liam B-)

[Tomo]

Thanks for the tips guys. I Did dig coke about 4 inches down but the majority was near the surface like you say. What Makes it more confusing is each frequency gives diff numbers on the same objects lol. One thing i Did notice that when searching on deus fast i was getting Lots of small items like lead, copper etc. Switched it onto gmaxx and i Couldnt find Nowt. Switched back to deus fast and started finding things again in the same area. Very strange.

[MGBplymouth]

with all the 18 k progs you loose some depth but they sniff out the small hammered silvers ,gmaxx i found the deepest and better for pasture but deus fast for real trashy areas or ploughed fluffy soil ,i prefer gm power on the 18 k progs but each to there own still learning the deus myself, but it is certainly producing the goods cheers mark

[Marksoxon]

I have been using the Deusfast programme on one particular site and dragged out lots of copper, bronze and brass. I can read the horse shoes (12 and counting) at 92 upwards and the amount of Iron on the field is huge which restricts the programmes I can use.
One point. So far I have not found a single coin. I have got a gaming token though. And I have about 100-200 articles of non-ferrous origin. A pair of wonderful complete pattens, about 50 buckles including annulars and some com,plete spurs buckles, lead alnage seals, hundreds of buttons. But not a single coin.

So should I alter to a lower frequency to get that bit deeper? Everything is in the top 8 inches so far.

Its pasture, never been ploughed.
Mark

[Tomo]

Thanks guys. I Did pull a half hammy up last Sunday so it does well with the small stuff.
Mark If there's any coinage then deus fast will find it.

Has anyone found any big silvers above 94 or anything nice over 94.

[MGBplymouth]

i usally dont dig anything under 30 or over 95 ,romans on mine come in at 55 ,half crown 94 ,with the deep iron i have a had a 90 then dug out the plug and then it gives you a iron tone ,some will say dig under 30,, 9 ct gold comes in about 44 in gmaxx on my machine and coke around 28 but when changing to 18k the tone of coke sounds good but the number is below 30 ,i have dug them before and had junk,but as a rule if it sounds good dig it cheers mark

[Tomo]

nice one mark. I've Just tested a biggish solid silver ring i found on the beach and that gives 95 on deus fast.

[Marksoxon]

I ran over half the area of the paddock I have done before on Deus fast but altered the frequency to 7.7 or whatever is nearest eight (can't remember now). This is ground I have covered before and found no coins on.
Came away with 5 coins. Four George 3rd including a 1797 cartwheel and Farthing of 1902. OK, not brilliant but this is ground I had already covered on 18kz and found nowt. All were at depth of about 9-12 inches.
The ground is paddock and getting below 3 inches is hard digging believe me, even with a sharp spade. Also found a seal matrix, probably 17th/18th C and without its glass insert but its very decorative bronze-ish material. Dug a 66 reading to get the bowl of a pewter spoon with two lovely IG makers initials stamped in
I got fewer signals than before when on the plain Deus fast programme. Plan to do a lot more of the paddock on the lower frequency now just to see.....

[MGBplymouth]

try gmaxx its the deepest factory setting in my opinion and stll finds the silvers had a silver denarius friday and came in at 61 but real crisp signal and it was on an angle cheers mark