Recent content by dave1000

My 9 year old son just bought an ACE 250 and we've been detecting at the local tot lots in the parks. I'm quite impressed with the depth on this machine as we've been finding coins at 5 or 6 inches deep. The problem is that while the bark is easy to dig, it tends to fall back into the hole when...

Can anyone with an Ace 350 tell me if it has the capability to ground balance? I'm guessing it doesn't as I cannot find any such info for this model on their web site. If that's the case, has that been an issue for anyone? I'm assuming you would have to adjust down the sensitivity to account for...

I'm looking for a detector for my 11 year old son. Something in the $200-$300 range that can discriminate trash. Nothing too complicated but like most kids these days he has mastered computers, the Wii, etc. I've used MDs before but have been out of the hobby for years so not familiar with...