XP DEUS TESTS Comments All these tests were done with my settings on the Deus Using each coil on the frequency that gave the best performance. I see all sorts of different 'super programs' created by users , and tend to try them 99% of them are terrible, but if they work for the user then great! Pros Excellent all-round detector Great concept, Super lightweight, quality build, excellent wireless headphones Cons Discrimination needs something doing with it, all these signals were diggable but the meter either did not give a reading or the wrong reading, depending on how deep the target was, discrimination in the first few inches good, deeper it goes the whose it gets! Meter rejected the cut quarters on the test bed but gave a good signal. I would image if you did not know what you were doing with the Deus you would be leaving a lot in the ground or digging a lot of iron The Deus seems to me to turn up on the day or not, seems very inconsistent |
DEPTH TESTS The depth tests are set up to gauge the power of the detector, all iron is removed from the hole. Various size items are buried at good depths |
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COIL SIZE |
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9’’ HF Coil 18.5KHZ |
11’’ X35 Coil 27KHZ |
11’’ STANDARD 18 KHZ |
9’’ STANDARD 18 KHZ |
13’’ X 11’’ 18.75KHZ |
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CAN A CARTWHEEL PENNY BURIED AT 16’’ GIVE A SIGNAL |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
YES |
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GEORGE 111 HALFPENNY MAXIMUM DEPTH |
12’’ |
12’’ |
11’’ |
12’’ |
13’’ |
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5 PENCE MAXIMUM DEPTH |
11’’ |
12’’ |
10’’ |
11’’ |
12’ |
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CUT ¼ OF HAMMERED PENNY MAXIMUM DEPTH |
7’’ |
6’’ |
5’’ |
7’’ |
6’’ |
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CAN A HOARD OF 100 MIXED COINS BURIED AT 18’’ GIVE A SIGNAL |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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DISCRIM TESTS The tests below are to see if the detector is capable of giving a signal on a non ferrous target while iron is placed on top of it and around it at different depths |
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CAN I GET A SIGNAL FROM A 20 PENCE BURIED AT 8’’ 2 NAILS BURIED AT 2’’ DIRECTLY ABOVE IT |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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CAN I GET A SIGNAL FROM A 20 PENCE BURIED AT 8’’ 2 NAILS BURIED AT 5’’ DIRECTLY ABOVE IT |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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CAN A GET A SIGNAL FROM A 20 PENCE BURIED AT 8’’ 2 NAILS SITTING ON TOP OF COIN |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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CAN I GET A SIGNAL FROM A HAMMERED PENNY 20 NAILS ALL AROUND IT BURIED AT 2’’ |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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CAN I GET A SIGNAL FROM A HAMMERED COIN BURIED AT 2’’ A LARGE/RUSTY IRON HOOK IS BURIED 3’’ BELOW IT |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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CAN I GET A SIGNAL FROM A HAMMERED PENNY NEXT TO 4’’ BOLT BURIED AT 2’’ |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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CAN I GET A SIGNAL FROM A 20 PENCE BURIED AT 2’’ 2 NAILS ALSO BURIED AT 2’’-NAILS 4’’ APART COIN BETWEEN THEM |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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CAN I GET A SIGNAL FROM A 20 PENCE BURIED AT 5’’ 2 NAILS BURIED AT 2’’ DIRECTLY ABOVE IT-4’’ APART |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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CAN I GET A SIGNAL FROM A 20 PENCE BURIED AT 8’’ WITH 2 NAILS BURIED AT 2’’ DIRECTLY ABOVE IT 4’’ APART |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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CAN I GET A SIGNAL FROM A 20 PENCE BURIED AT 6’’ WITH 4 NAILS BURIED AT 5’’ DIRECTLY ABOVE IT 4 NAILS AT 7’’ DIRECTLY BELOW IT AND 4 NAILS ON THE SAME LEVEL |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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COKE/SENSITIVITY A few low conductive targets will give the same signal as Coke , so if you are rejecting Coke you may miss them |
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CAN IT FIND A GOLD CHAIN WHEN COKE IS REJECTED |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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CAN IT FIND A LOW CONDUCTIVE CUT ¼ WHEN COKE IS REJECTED |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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CAN A GOLD CHAIN BE FOUND WHEN COKE IS NOT REJECTED |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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CAN A LOW COND CUT ¼ BE FOUND WHEN COKE IS NOT REJECTED |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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CAN IT FIND A LOW CONDUCTIVE VERY THIN SILVER EARRING BURIED AT 2’’ |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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47 |
47 |
42 |
46 |
48 |