the target signal, use caution; too much de-tuning may silence the item on the Coin$trike
completely.
• Fast Pinpoint -
Although the pinpointing number system gives accurate info for target depth, size,
and shape, one does not necessarily have to hold down the PP touch pad for com-
petition-style pinpointing. With practice, listening for an increasing tone while
using a cross-over, X-style sweep produces decent results when speed counts.
• Positive Threshold -
Getting as deep as possible in the Disc mode may require becoming accustomed to hearing
a threshold hum (0 to +1 threshold) and/or running sensitivity as high as the soil permits.
Remember that tracking may need to be off with these settings. The All Metal mode also
offers superior depth, but the user must rely on the numeric ID for target information.
• Choosing a Coil -
Examine the situations you will encounter in the field to determine the best size, as there
are advantages to both. The 10.5 inch coil can provide more depth, and a better “lock-on”
ID for those smaller, weaker signals mentioned above. It’s added weight can be eased with
body mounting. The 8 inch standard spider coil helps to utilize the Coin$trike’s strength
of unmasking “good” items from heavy trash and is a fine, light weight, all-around choice.
• Notching Screw Caps -
Always a problem with ID detectors, because they often show up in the coin range. Notching
ZINC may eliminate some, but risks the loss of good targets in that range, such as some
gold.
• 6 Volts -
Weak batteries can affect productivity, so try to avoid running them all the way down to the
wavering tone alert. Have new batteries on hand, and install them when you see 6V on the
LCD during turn-ON.
• Collect Troublesome Targets -
Keep those screw caps, iron rings, and other items that may have “fooled” you. Bring them
home and experiment with notch disc settings, raising the coil, etc… to find possible rem-
edies.
T R O U B L E $ H O O T I N G
As mentioned earlier, Coin$trike problems often center around the settings of thresh-
old, sensitivity, and auto-ground balancing. Poor set-up, even in one of these 3 areas,
combined with hostile outside conditions (such as bad soil, power lines, and ground bal-
ancing too close to metal objects,…) may set the user up for frustration. The following
“troubleshooting” section may be useful to those experiencing questions or difficulties.
• Possible Sources of Erratic Numbers/ Falsing:
• Threshold/ Sensitivity too high (try Thresh @ –20 or -30 & Sens @ 4 or less)
• High mineralization/black sand (again, lower Threshold & Sensitivity)
• Poor Ground Balance
• Tracking and/or Averaging OFF
• Fast, whipping sweep speeds and/or hard “scrubbing” of coil
• Outside electronic interference/Power lines (again, lower Threshold & Sensitivity)
• FP (factory preset) mode with 0 threshold (lower Thresh to –20 or less)
• Is the coil cord plugged all the way into the housing and hand tight?
• Is the cord wrapped neatly around the rods using 3 Velcro straps provided?
(loose cord = falsing)
• Magnetized soil particles lodged in between coil and coil cover?
