Excalibur is/has PI mode ?

[Willee - Texas]

In the Aug 2009 issue of W&E Treasures there is a centerfold ad for Minelab detectors.
It describes the Excalibur II as "Powerful PI Detection with Discrimination".
I did not know the Excalibur II was a PI (Pulse Induction) detector.

Willee

 

[OldBeechnut]

Allmetal = Pi? It does go as deep as a CZ and the Sea Hunter {tested on my beach} not sure about the Whites DF ..Obn

 

[Neil]

In the Aug 2009 issue of W&E Treasures there is a centerfold ad for Minelab detectors.
It describes the Excalibur II as "Powerful PI Detection with Discrimination".
I did not know the Excalibur II was a PI (Pulse Induction) detector.

Willee

Willee you sure it says that? could be a misprint, unless they are now pulse units, and I just got one and its not.

Neil

 

[TerryinHawaii]

I saw that advertisement to and wondered who screwed up. The Excalibur and the Sovereign which has the same basic electronic circuits are not a PI unit. They are VLF units.

 

[Barry NY]

Hey Terry
From what I understand, the Excal is not VLF (very low frequency) but is BBS (broad band spectrum). Most detectors operate on one or 2 freq's simultaneously where the Excal operates on 17 freq's simultaneously from 1.5kHz to 25.5kHz. Compare that to other detectors operating at one freq usually low in the 2's. For instance the HeadHunter line of VLF's operate at just 2.4kHz.

 

[TerryinHawaii]

The White Vision operates at three frequencies at the same time and it is a VLF unit to.

 

[Neil]

ULF...ultra low freq...300 hertz to 3 kilohertz

VLF...very low freq...3 kilohertz to 30 kilohertz

LF...low freq.... 30 kilohertz to 300 kilohertz

Barry actually the headhunters dont appear to be vlfs at all, and the sov/excal seems to be both ulf/vlf.

sure hunts good

Neil

 

[grumpyolman]

While talking with some detector dealers about water detectors and what the future holds, one told me that there was a strong hint that at the end of the year their will be a PI uderwater unit with discriminate function. True discriminate just like on the other detectors. Maybe this, unless a gross missprint, is the hint of things to come.

 

[hunter 18]

I call Minelab they told me it is a misprint, it is not a pi unit