GTI2500

[Elroy]

Hi all. New to this forum, this week I've received my new GTI2500, so far I've clocked up 2 1/2 hours of time on it, my first coin I've detected with it is a 5 cent piece, so still learning, the manual says to do at least 10 hours in the factory settings before changing any settings, so if I play with the settings before this time is up, will it spoil the factory settings?
One problem I have is when I get a signal, I swing back to where I got it and then I get no signal and can't zero in on the target, is it just a matter of more time on how my machine works?  Or is that the descrimination is working? Thanks 

[hungry]

Good Day Elroy, Telling you to use the detector for 10hrs before altering the settings is only to get you used to the detector and the sounds that it makes when hitting different targets, it won't hurt it at all to alter the settings.  READ the instructions a couple of times to make yourself confident in handling your new toy, and get out and have fun. There is nothing that can replace actual hands on experience, and dig all targets at first to see what the particular sound is. You will soon learn the sounds when you start picking up $1 and $2 coins. LOL.        Where are you close to.

[werewolf]

Hi Elroy & welcome aboard. We're practically neighbours - I'm in Wollongong. We should do a combined hunt sometime?

Have you tried hunting in the Camden area yet?

[lazyaussie]

get some coins 5c,10c,20c,50c,$1,$2 & bury them in a metal free area in your back lawn about two to three inch down with about two foot between them then practise pinpointing & listening to the sound each coin makes also check where they sit on the target ID this will help out in the field. i"d also dig just the newer coins for a wile till ya get use to pinpointing & what the detector is telling ya then once you"v figured that out crank the detector up & start finding the oldies.
lazyaussie

[Elroy]

Thanks guys, Much appreciated,
hungry, The owners manual is now my new bible, it'll be the last thing I'll read at night,  I also got an instrutional DVD, I'll have to watch that a 100 times as well. Yes, it will be a matter of time to get use to it.
Been out again today for a few more hours, guess what? More 5 cent pieces. lol I'll get it sorted.

Werewolf, Yes, I'm only a few short k's from Camden, a couple of weeks ago I went to the Camden showgrounds with my Goldsnoop, that's where I picked up my 1924 one penny, and also found a 1951 sixpence about a foot from the one penny.
Last weekend, my family and I stayed in Kiama, did a few hours hunting at the beach south of the blowhole, picked up about $2.90 in coins and some kind of small silver pendant that is encrusted, I'll have to do some careful cleaning to detemine  more what it is.
A combined hunt would be great, but give me sometime first to figure out my new toy.

lazyaussie, I've just got the perfect spot for testing, my new vegie patch before they grow.

Oh by the way, I have about a six inch plate and 9 screws in my right leg, so sometimes I get signals from that to...lol

Thanks again.

[werewolf]

Hi Elroy....yes that little beach at Kiama should be a goldmine......but I never pick up much there, even in summer.

I have Camden showground on my list to do - did you have any hassles detecting there?

[Elroy]

Werewolf, When I went to the Camden Showground, It was 6am on a Saturday morning, hoping nobody would be around much, sure as eggs there were some people. Probably more of my timing as they were setting up stuff for the Camden festival, but didn't encounter any problems, I'm one not for wanting to dig holes in the grass everywhere, because of folk wanting to have a go at me. There is a playground, found nothing in that, but next to it, is a park table & seats and the ground was bare and fairly soft, is where I found those 2 coins. But I think you'll be alright wanting to detect there.

[Mick in Dubbo]

G'day Elroy.
 I find that if I operate with the sensitivity above 7.5 the detector starts to give false signals. So start out at 6 and experiment.
 When you get a one way signal like you described, it's usually a piece of junk. If you think of it like you are the sonar operator in a ship hunting a sub, using an active ping. Coins are like subs; they both have a regular shape and when pinged, will send back a steady consistant signal. Junk targets are like the ocean floor; when the signal bounces of them, they come back as a scattered broken up signal in which the detector will, ignore, give a one way signal (where part of that junk may have been at an ideal angle for your detector to see, or you will get a consistant signal that causes the meter to bounce all over the place. (Pull tabs do that.) Coins can bounce around a bit as well for numerous reasons (including having the sensitivity too high) but will generally lock onto a single notch (if you have it properly centered and there is no junk next to it).
 Pinpointing the GTI's is a bit of an art and will take a bit of time to get right. If you are off centre, then the sizing will be out. When properly centred, you will have the smallest sizing. Also, the sizing seems to lock onto size B for most targets if it's 2inches or closer, so try and get a reading of 3 to 6 inches for consistently accurate readings.
 Have fun with it, it's a great little machine once you master it.
 Mick Evans.

[Elroy]

Hi Mick in Dubbo, Thanks for that, sorry, I've just noticed your post, went out with werewolf yesterday, he gave me some ideas as well, been out a couple times today, but wearing my headphones.  The headphones are certainly a big help in pinpointing, 2 targets this morning, even though a 5 & 10 cent coins, got them in the 1st go. I'm listening better, slowly but surely getting the knack, it just comes with time. I'm not frustrated at all, but really encouraged by everyone and their finds, as people say, If I can do it, you can do it, this time I actually believe them that I can.  One goal each day of mine is, I'm not going home until I find at least one, $1 or $2 coin.
Mick, I still have the 2500 set at factory settings, but turned the threshold down, because of the constant hum, that would drive you mad..lol
Werewolf, I've ordered that digging tool , so looking forward to receiving that.

Thankyou guys. 

[werewolf]

Good stuff Elroy - keep at it! The Lesche will make recovery so much quicker and easier. Soon you'll be popping coins out by the bucket load!!

Mick - great to see you on here!

[lazyaussie]

yeah the lesche is a great tool i use one very regally for two years & it's still going you should do well with it.
another way is to make a coin probe ( a pointy screwdriver ) & get a handheld pinpointer, set the senc on the gti 2500 low say about 3-4 bars swing till ya get a signal then pin point with the hand held pinpointer then probe the coin once you've found it slide the probe under the coin & pop it out.
it's a very quick way of hunting as ya get all the signals down to 3 inch outta the ground super fast which = more loot then if ya want you can go over it again to get all the deeper oldies.
& yes it's great ta see ya over here Mick you made a very quite entry to the forum  .
lazyaussie  

[Mick in Dubbo]

It's good that you are able to get out with werewolf. There's nothing better than learning with an experienced hunter. You'll find that the $2 coins are real easy to pick. They always lock into size B. I still struggle with the $1 coins as they often show up as a C. I talked to Phil Sternes at the Gold Mining Centre about it, and he indicated to me that they should lock in as a B if I do it right. I'm not going to argue with him on that count as I've found his advice to be spot on over time. I'm actually using the 5x10 Scorcher coil mostly at the moment. It's a DD coil, but I don't have the imaging. I'm finding that when you swing it at the right speed, I can pick screw caps from coins fairly easily, usually.
 I'll be in Sydney over the Christmas new year period, so who knows, if time and family commitments are kind, I may even get the chance to do a hunt down towards the Gong. My brother used to be involved the the life saving club at Thirriul (I hope I spelt that right). I'm not sure if he is still involved.
  G'day Werewolf. Yeah, I had a couple of posters prodding over on anther forum. I wonder who they were.lol.
 Mick Evans.

[Elroy]

Mick, Yes, I agree, the $1 does come up as a C size, and the  $2 on the top cursor also register at 6.5, so a range for the $$$ I look at 6.5-7.5, the 5 cents at 3, and the 10 cents at 4.5. I haven't found any 20's and 50's yet, what range would you find them at? Would they come up as C size?
Thanks for for the help, I will turn the sensitivity down and start changing things to suit it better for Aussie coins, the machine is obviously set up for the yanks.

[Mick in Dubbo]

20c come in as a 5. They can show up as a B or a C. 50c come in as a 6 and normally lock in as a C.  Both coins can bounce around on the ID a bit, so just because a target will not always lock into one notch, still check it out a bit. With a bit of practice, you'll figure out when to walk over a bouncing target. If you don't have the target properly centred, then that can be a major reason why you will get an incorrect ID and size.  If you have more than 2 inches showing up on depth meter, then a couple of the indicators that you are centred over the target, is that you will have the smallest size showing on the imaging and you will have the shallowest depth showing up on the depth metre.
 There are a couple of other methods available to you as well. I'll often detune the pinpoint. Releasing and reapplying the pinpoint button while still over the target will shrink the target. Re pinpoint after doing this to check the sizing. Using the intensity meter also works. Phil told me to raise the coil if the meter is maxing out while pinpointing, to the point that you are getting the maximum signal without it being maxed out.
 I'm woffling a bit.
 Mick Evans.

[Elroy]

Mick, All help is appreciated no matter what you think.

Releasing and reapplying the pinpoint button while still over the target will shrink the target. Yes I have been doing that, it does help, moving away from the target, with the 2500, you've got to give it 3 seconds to start the process again, to clear the air as you might say.
No problems, I'm getting out there and doing it, today something amazing happened, I had just dug up a $2, finished filling in the hole, and about 6 feet away was another $2 just sitting on the ground, to easy.  lol.

Cheers
Leroy