5 inch coil help

[Anonymous]

I finally got my 5" Excellerator coil from Kellyco, had to wait for them to send me the plastic washers so it would fit on the stem, had to cut 1/4 inch off each "ear" of the washers so they would fit, and got the whole unit attached. It worked great, pinpointing some neat stuff the first try (old mule shoe, 1/2 of an old leaf spring). I'm wondering, however, about the depth readings on my MXT. I would get a depth of 8 to 9 inches on a thin nail that was 1 to 2 inches deep. Nothing else triggered a response after removal from the hole. Bigger targets seemed to be more in perspective, depth-wise. Is this "normal" with small coils? Any advice or help would be appreciated.
Lynne Mc/kidwriter4

 

[Anonymous]

Sounds like the coil is working fine to me. Do some airtest or coingarden test if you have one. Coin size targets @ 8 or 9" probably not going to happen. Remember to use relic mode, no or low disc. and full or near full gain for maximum depth.

 

[Anonymous]

just fine with your MXT. As JohnKY suggests, set it at full gain (or as high as you can handle it) and set the Discriminate level at about the 'preset' or just enough to deal with a surface nail.
The MXT is calibrated for COIN target readings, essentially, and odd-shaped targets, such as a thin nail, might easily indicate a deeper reading than they are. That is normal with any detector.
The only additional advice is to make sure you do NOT sweep too quickly. While the MXTcan be a little forgiving, it is still a 2-filter, slow-motion design and a slow and comfortable sweep is going to give you the best performance.
<EM><STRONG>Monte