coins and iron targets

[Anonymous]

I have hunted in an area littered with iron and have found that a coin and iron object setting next to one another has register as foil and pull tabs. Just thought I would mention this, don"t know if anyone else has experience this or not.

 

[Anonymous]

Yes of course. Targets near each other affect the VDI reading. Fortunately, the MXT allows for a smaller, slower, more deliberate sweep. This, together with changing the coil trajectory, can help you sort the targets out. Of course, you can also switch to a smaller coil when working in these kinds of areas. <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="">

 

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

this is the primary reason why so many good targets get left behind by 'doubters.' Doubters are the folks who invest in a visual Target ID detector with the misbelief that they are 100% accurate .... <STRONG><BIG>NOT!</BIG></STRONG>
They doubt that a jumpy TID could be a coin or button. They doubt that a fluctuating 'coin depth' could be a good target. They might doubt, for a while, that all the experienced hobbyists who tell them to dig those 'iffy signals' know what we're talking about.
In due time, however, a savvy operator learns that masking trash is present far more often than a clean, pure-signal coin and they learn that you have to recover a lot of questionable targets to get a better quantity of the 'good stuff!'
Use a slower sweep and opt for a smaller-than-stock coil to help handle the conditions and you will be able to isolate more of the good and bad targets for a better TID.
That's why I encourage users of XLT and XL Pro and Classic III/ID/IDX Pro models to get a 5.3 BullsEye, and MXT users should consider a 5" EXcelerator coil. Personally, I like the little 5" Double-D, but if I didn't have one for my MXT then I'd contact a dealer, like RichardTN, and see about a 3x6 'Shooter' DD coil. For the MXT that would be my second pick for a small effective coil in trash.
<EM><STRONG>Monte</EM></STRONG>

 

[Anonymous]

I have just got the MXT, and have used it a couple of time. Thanks for the information on the small coils, I plan on installing one of the smaller coils very soon. I mainly hunt the beach, so I do dig all foil and tabs readings. My last detector was a Garrett Master Hunter from th 70s which I still have. Mybe I can master this MXT after awhile, The only problem I seem to have is being able to hear the detector sound off. Don't know, guess my hearing is not as good any more. I do use headphones, but maybe there is a set that would improve the sound.

 

[Anonymous]

Use relic mode. Listen for high tones and even broken high tones ( could be a partially masked coin ) Tones will tell you more than the ID if ya listen.

 

[Anonymous]

Sand Flea,
If you huning the beaches, forget the small coil, Get a 14 inch excellerator coil from Kellyco, This coil is T-Totally awesome in the sand, dimes and pennies easy at a foot got quarters in Atlantic City NJ. 18-20 inches deep. For the beach it's a must have coil on the mxt, Run relic mode 0 disc trigger forward , Dig it if it has a high or broken tone, low tones will always be iron, Put a piece of tape over the ID and go by the tones. Run the gain on 10 or the + #'s if conditions allow. I prefer the threshold just barely audible to just under sound, works great, Yeah white put out a 14 inch coil also, the have issues as did some of the excellerators, I'll stick with the ex. coils, I know they work, If it make some feel better they could always stick a whites tag on it ha ha ha .