I don't need no stinkin' 5" coil! Monte nail board test alert !!!

[John in Nawth Carolina]

Just tried out my MX Sport w/10" DD coil on Monte's nail board test. The difference is I used all 2 1/2" nails. That's all I had. The only problem was swinging from the upper right #3 to the lower left #3/ It tended to give me a delayed reaction, but a great diggable signal, nevertheless.

I knew that I was digging good signals next to nails when I dug up several CW bullets. Now I know why.

This detector is also better in modern trash than the Turkish unit I previously owned.

I expect the 7" coil will be even better.

Mode was C&J 2 Tone, sensitivity 3, all else factory.

 

[John in Nawth Carolina]

More info:

It appears that the only 2 modes that will pass the test are C&J and All metal.

Found the proper size nails. Using them made no difference. The MXS does a heck of a job with the 10" coil

This is the test with the Nickel in the center. And no. I don't have the capability or knowledge to produce videos right now.

 

[shortcut1224]

Thanks for the update! Look forward to hearing more, as you are doing well with the MX Sport. I am glad I got one inspite of the not so positive posts. It has certainly found a spot in my arsenal.

 

[John in Nawth Carolina]

Holy crappolla!

Just received my 7" coil. Did the Monte nail board test. Not only did the MXS pass with flying colors, I added a nail on top of the Nickel and it still gave a good signal! I wish I had a Tesoro to compare, but the MXS is close to it in target separation for sure!

 

[Nauti]

John,
The nail board test is a complete waste of time with whatever detector and coil combination you use.......it proves absolutely naff all.
If you want to test a detector on targets that are close to iron,you need to create a proper target garden and leave the targets for a few seasons before you can get an accurate idea of how your detector will perform in such a situation,unless of course your targets and the trash they are mixed with are always on the surface.
Soil conditions,depth of target etc,etc,etc all come into play when trying to detect a target that is close to iron when buried under the soil.Ive done loads of tests with loads of different detectors and some that do well on nail board tests are useless on buried targets next to iron.Likewise,some that did not do well on nailboard tests did well on on buried targets.
I cant believe that people still use the nailboard test,it does'nt prove anything.

 

[John in Nawth Carolina]

John,
The nail board test is a complete waste of time with whatever detector and coil combination you use.......it proves absolutely naff all.
If you want to test a detector on targets that are close to iron,you need to create a proper target garden and leave the targets for a few seasons before you can get an accurate idea of how your detector will perform in such a situation,unless of course your targets and the trash they are mixed with are always on the surface.
Soil conditions,depth of target etc,etc,etc all come into play when trying to detect a target that is close to iron when buried under the soil.Ive done loads of tests with loads of different detectors and some that do well on nail board tests are useless on buried targets next to iron.Likewise,some that did not do well on nailboard tests did well on on buried targets.
I cant believe that people still use the nailboard test,it does'nt prove anything.

I have never found a detector that does well in coin-nail testing above ground that performs poorly with targets in ground. I certainly would like to know which ones perform poorly..

 

[Tom Slick]

Nauti Neil - You may think the nail board doesn't prove anything, but a detector that does poorly on the nail board test sure isn't going to do better with coins in the ground. It is a good test, to determine which detectors will probably work iron sites better than others. I'm still waiting for a single test that will prove or disprove all of a detector's attributes. If you know of such a test, please pass it along. I'd hate to think I've been missing an important detector test for all these years. Thanks.

 

[Nauti]

You guys carry on with the nail board test if thats what floats your boat.......the only way to test a detectors ability is with targets that have been buried in the ground.
Why dont you take your nailboards and bury them,leave them for a while to settle and then go over them......the results will be completely different.

 

[John in Nawth Carolina]

Give me an example of one that does poorly on a nail board type test but excels in the ground at target separation. Deus, maybe?

 

[John in Nawth Carolina]

nt

 

[John in Nawth Carolina]

I think every detector looks in the ground a bit differently. Some detect better with bits of iron close by. Some are good with iron to the side and above the good target. Some do both pretty good. I don't think one detector can do it all.

 

[quicksilver]

There isn't one machine that does it all. I think, knowing your machine, time spent in the field is the most important thing.

 

[John in Nawth Carolina]

There isn't one machine that does it all. I think, knowing your machine, time spent in the field is the most important thing.

I agree 100%

 

[doc holiday232]

Is there life Without an MX Sport--if not I'll just go on out now.

 

[Hombre]

Well....Bye