It's a thankless task around here.

[Mike(Mont)]

Here's one you can try. Place pistol locator on a table or whatever so the coil is facing upwards. Wait five to ten minutes then circle it with an L-rod. Look for a response when you are in line with your target. Or you might try to just pick up the locator and aim at your target, see if you get a response after you have charged the target field. Usually the signal line will remain for a couple minutes. Now I've never tried this since I don't own a pistol locator. It might be you get a sky response, in which case this won't work. So the other way would be to point it at your target and just wait for five minutes. i suppose your arm will get tired so maybe you can set it on a chair or something. This is just an experiment to try . Don't know what results you will get.

[Mike(Mont)]

My whole whole point here is these pistol locators just not right. The idea you can point it at a target and get a response is a big misunderstanding about how the frequency discriminators work. It almost always takes a few minutes for the line to develop. So the idea of pointing the locator straight up is to charge the entire area then quickly do a scan. Like i said i don't even know if this will work with your locator, but it seems to work with what i am using. So it might be worth a try.

[abdou2014]

http://www.lifebridgehealth.org/RIAO...nonDrMont.aspx

[Mike(Mont)]

I don't get this post? If you are referring to all my joint disorders from using a metal detector (and wild life style), I don't have the money for surgery. The cancewr surgeries have taken everything I've made in the past few years. Just have to live with it and walk carefully.

[Mike(Mont)]

And the idea is that maybe if you do hit a traget, by keeping the locator pointed at it, you will maintain the target field's energy. With an L-rod people say they can get a response for two to three minutes after they turn off power, but with the electronic locator, it will likely be much less time. So, that's my theory for today. And as I've said, I don't have many theories left.

[Mike(Mont)]

Probably be better to aim the pistol down instead of up so the circuit board is not blocking the signal. I don't know if this will work or not.

[folharin]

I fully agree with your thinking....