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"AIR TEST"

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At what Height should the Explorer stop detecting a mercury dime in a so called "Air test"?
Also, What what are the best setting's in "SOIL" to obtain the maximum depth. (just plain garden soil). I know it vary's....but what is the standard "best setting's".
I have a friend who has an Explorer and he can't pick-up a silver dime above 6" ! And that's with the WOT!! I picked it up with my explorer with the 10.5 stock coil. Does the actual 'power' of the explorer vary from unit to unit? And yes, both battery's were fully charged. I'd appreciate some setting's to try. Open for suggestions.
Thanks!!
Rusty, Chicago
 
Its been my experience that the XS will only get about 3"~4" in air test.....I've been told "NEWLY" buried coins about 6"....older coins have a halo which the Explorer XS is good at reading
You and your friend probably had different sensitivity setting...also were they on at the same time????...Remember to noise cancle BOTH machines before detecting...and they still will need a little distance
There is no "BEST" setting. If your new ...try about 20~24 semi-auto...if its unstable reduce it a little...REMEMBER to noise cancle...
Take it from my (recent beginers experience)dont rush yourself...Air test to get the tones...THEY ARE EVERYTHING. find some shallow coins and expect to dig some to alot of trash..
STEVE
 
I can get a dine at least 10 inches in an airtest with the stock coil with a dime on top of the ground.. how are you doing the test, with coin laying on top of the ground outside or in the house? sounds to me like he either has a bad coil or explorer, or he isnt swing the coil correctly over the target
 
Manual sensativity. Stand a good distance from the WOT, it might set your hair on fire and lower your sperm count <IMG SRC="/forums/images/smile.gif" BORDER=0 ALT=":)">
Tests like this should always be conducted outdoors. The Explorer actually does a better job in the ground, so you may also want to consider building a coin garden.
Tim
 
Hi Rusty,
We have tried Air Test on 3 different Explorers and they all were within 1/2 inch of 6 inches. The Explorer works much better with the coin in the ground.
The last I heard was that the output of all detectors in the U.S. is 1/10 Watt. What seperates the good from the average detector is the receiver.
Bud
 
I would like to know where you got that info. I wonder if it can be a higher wattage output in other countries. I have wondered if a certain few may know how to "sup" one up.
 
Hello Rusty,
When I first bought my Explorer. I was crying about the unit not getting any good depth. It air tested very well. But, Out in the field it was scary. Then, I recovered my first deep wheat penny near 6 1/2 inches. From there, I noticed how deep coins respond with both sound and how it reads on the meter. I started to dig those same type of weak target responses and started to recover coins over 8 inches in depth. Now, I only dig the deep weak targets and go home with nothing but wheat's and once in a while a silver dime or two.
My joy of metal detecting is only going after the deep older coins. Maybe in some areas using Manual will get the best performance. However! In my area using manual will only make it worst. I use AUTO set at around 24 to 27 and let the machine do the thinking for me. I can still get those deep wheat's and silver dimes near or over 8 inches in depth with auto. I've never had a machine that could get past 6 1/2 inches.
I use the Periscope Probe. There's no mistake on how deep these coins are. I've probed down and hit the coin smack in the center and then measured the probe. My deepest coin that I have recovered is almost 8 1/2 inches. I'm still in a state of shock on how the Explorer can respond to coins that deep. I would say that about 60 to 70 percent of the Explorer owners do not know how to determine what a deep coin reads like with both sound and what the meter is showing them. I would love to go on and brag about the Explorer. I hope this helps and best of luck!
HH, Paul (Ca)
 
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