Excalibur 800 Tips

[metalfun]

I just purchased a used Excalibur 800. The machine has never been under the water and I'm going to the lake tomorrow. Any tips on discrimination or operating tips would be greatly appreciated. I've read on the forums that you need to swing this detector slow, but how slow? It has the 8 in. coil. Thanks and HH!!!

 

[Waterdog]

The Excalibur 800 is a Great machine for use in the water. Once you get into the water and start swinging it you will learn to understand the signals and what it is trying to tell you. Do not be fooled by the size of the smaller coil as you can still get good depth, and find pin pointing a target under water a little easier. Because you are swinging it under water, just the Resistance of the water may slow your swing down some. Enjoy it

 

[metalfun]

Thanks Waterdog for your reply! I'll let you know if I get some great finds tomorrow. Happy Hunting!

 

[VaBeachRon]

n/t

 

[Gulf Hunter]

Set to Disc, Volume wide open, Discrimination on 1, Sensitivity on 11-12 (Excal I) 5-6 (Excal II), Threshold barely audible to just below barely audible. About 1' per second, will give the unit enough time to get good signal penetration. Level, low and slow will get cha the gold. Dig ANYTHING that will repeat and concentrate on what each target sounds like. Soon you will know better what you are going to dig, but you will still get fooled, so dig it all. Best of luck to ya mate!