excalibur 11 versus 3030

[Tony]

My post is directed to mswarbrick......I'm not interested in searching the forum.

Minelab GPX series can't hit a nickel at 18"....I've tried firsthand.

 

[mswarbrick]

OK...I will see if I can make an air test video of it and I'll post the link

Really needs to be buried. Use a length of PVC pipe (cut off to a certain length).
Place item in bottom of pipe and fill with sand and then bury in the same beach sand so the top of the pipe is flush with the surface.

If possible, leave it for a few days so that everything settles uniformly.

This is a great way to determine true detector performance on the beach.

Air tests are meaningless. I had a powerful detector that could air test a nickel at 20" but only 10" when buried in white beach sand.

Tony.

Thanks Tony for the directions - I will try to set up a test like that and video it and post. Yes, I agree with you that an air test is only partial information - how well the machine punches through sand is the real test. I've got one beach I detect that has so much black sand that a ring an inch under the sand disappears completely on my ACE 250. Fortunately I have managed to find 2 gold rings in that - one with my Etrac and the other with the CTX.

 

[mswarbrick]

For those who know the Etrac - the learning curve on the CTX is minimal, IMHO

 

[Tony]

OK...I will see if I can make an air test video of it and I'll post the link

Really needs to be buried. Use a length of PVC pipe (cut off to a certain length).
Place item in bottom of pipe and fill with sand and then bury in the same beach sand so the top of the pipe is flush with the surface.

If possible, leave it for a few days so that everything settles uniformly.

This is a great way to determine true detector performance on the beach.

Air tests are meaningless. I had a powerful detector that could air test a nickel at 20" but only 10" when buried in white beach sand.

Tony.

Thanks Tony for the directions - I will try to set up a test like that and video it and post. Yes, I agree with you that an air test is only partial information - how well the machine punches through sand is the real test. I've got one beach I detect that has so much black sand that a ring an inch under the sand disappears completely on my ACE 250. Fortunately I have managed to find 2 gold rings in that - one with my Etrac and the other with the CTX.

Great if you can manage that. Try a length at 12" for starters.
Regards,
Tony.