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Some weeks ago, I took the leap and purchased Neal's Explorer S.
As a former XLT user od 11 years, I became addicted/used to relying on the digital VDI numbers coupled with a wide-ranging tone ID feature to ID the targets that I dug.
There is a book titled <STRONG>Understanding Metal Detector Discrimination </STRONG> by Robert C Brockett.
The book outlines just what may be expected to be dug within a given range of VDI's (digital readout)
Is there such a book/pamphlet that does the sdame thing for the Explorer?
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these are off the top of my head....and should help you.....I use the digital fairly exclusively,though I will switch to smart to check for certain placements......the machine is amazing in its consistency inside of 8 inches....beyond that you get a lot of switching around which means dig if the size is realistic.......others may add in numbers here....probably varies by ground..in pennsylvania because of the mining,steel production,clay the ground can get challenging ......
4-tiny buttons-gilt...I would assume small gold though I have not found anything really valuable at this number.
8-nickles,buffaloes,gold,rings, gold wedding band
10-buttons,rings
12-buttons
18-some coins,buttons
24-Indians
26-usually junk
27-clad
28- dig dig dig depending on size, smaller target-coins
30-31 same as above-listen for the lilt to distinquish between coins and junk
don't remember my buckle numbers...maybe someone else can help...
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Expect a learning period as have used an XLT the Explorer is a different animal..I would try various objects by running them past the coil and after a while you will correlate the number. tone and what I call the gunsite to get an excellent idea what your going for. For instance on my XS a 28 or 30 and deep is usually a silver coin..29 nevers comes up and 31 usually is iron..By the way Brocketts book is excellent and after a while all will fall into place and in reallity the book can be incorporated to fit almost any ID unit.Do go slow and use quickstart until you familarize yourself with it.If your good at tones, swing slowly you will excell...
 
Thank You very much. I went back to learn mode and rejected the pull tabs tonight and that seemed to fix my problem for now. I will go back and recheck the picnic area tomorrow. I have to reley on the digital and discrimination as I have been tone deaf most of my life, i.e. I cannot detect the difference between any 2 or 3 adjacent notes in do ra me fa so la te do, etc.....
 
The secret of an Explorer is the tones and being tone deaf to a degree may hinder you..Personally crossing a field that distinct tone will stop me in my tracks while hunting silver coins..Sort of 3 ways to tell coupled along with the digital number and the position on the gunsite screen so you do have 2 to work with..
 
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