Constant signals that yield nothing lead to boredom and a toy metal detector that ends up in the shed, and then the tip. If you want to get your children into metal detecting, the DR. OTEK Pinpoint Metal Detectoris a great introductory tool. It’s suitable for ages 10 + and is a great way to ignite interest in the hobby. When I found the 5p on coin mode the machine showed me it was buried 2 inches. It was actually only a tiny bit beneath the muddy grass. This is a helpful feature because it prevented an 8-inch dig when I only needed 2.

These modes will help no end in your quest for buried treasure. Use them and you WILL find decent targets. Waterproofing Not only does it have premium features and great design that’s used on Garrett’s more expensive models it kept Max entertained for hours. He’s already looking forward to going out again (preferably when it’s warmer!) The Discrimination button is used in conjunction with the Elimination button, used to eliminate specific items while out hunting. Perhaps one of the most important things when buying a metal detector for children is to make sure that it won’t be too big for them to use. With just three buttons on its control unit, and an easy-to-read LED display, the DR.OTEK Metal Detector keeps things simple. There’s an on/off button, pinpoint button, and sensitivity button.

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If you often head out metal detecting and would like to take your children along with you, this Voilamart Metal Detector will be a great option for younger kids.

Put a coin, different types of jewellery and a drinks can on the floor and run your detector over them before heading out. The ACE 250 keeps things on the simpler side. It has a graphical target display, which uses 12 different segments of the conductivity scale. Just keep an eye out on the LCD screen as you prospect. The appropriate signal will light up to let you know what you’re looking at. 3. Submersible Coil Coins:- Eliminates all trash targets such as bottle caps, iron and pull tabs. However, some digging of junk can be expected for example soft drinks cans.It also has a simple LCD display, which will create more interest for children, even though it’s mostly useful for displaying how much battery power is left rather than revealing anything useful about the location of any potential finds. Iron, which forms most of the trash you don’t want like nails, is the lowest tone. Coins and jewellery are higher tones. The tones are notably different and it’s easy to figure out which is for what metal. The inclusion of these accessories makes it a good all-inclusive buy, with the compass and excavation tools providing a good sense of adventure. Although it’s not the most powerful or effective metal detector featured here, it works well enough to get children interested. Metals can be sensed up to a depth of 10 – 15 cm.

This is the only ACE that doesn’t come with headphones as standard and you’ll want some of those unless you like an audience. Ground Balance

The buttons are slightly different to the previous models being that they are a little smaller so if you have got bigger hands it can perhaps be a little fiddly. Metal detectors with target ID will often have an LCD display that can indicate which type of metal has been detected. Coin and jewelry modes filter out any iron signals and focus on metal that coins and jewelry are most often made from such as gold, brass, copper, bronze and silver.