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Locking the GB ?

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I have had my MXT 7 months now and these days i always tend to always prefer searching with the Ground Balance in the LOCK position (most of my UK sites are pretty iron contaminated) - i find the detector more stable and predictable like this. I regularly re-balance the machine in GROUND to make sure the ground has not altered as i move from area to area - i then switch back to LOCK. Question is, could i be loosing any depth by hunting in this mode ??
 
Paul, actually a locked GB, with PERFECT ground balance setting, gives minutely greater depth. So long as your soil conditions are fairly consistent, and you DO check the GB setting regularly, all is well, nothing to worry about. Have you had a chance to use one of the DD coils yet? They would be better suited for an iron-infested site then the 950 coil. Hope this helps; HH Jim
 
Jim is right, slightly more depth in LOCK if balanced properly AND more depth in the coin mode than the relic mode, by as much as 1/2 - 1 ". HH
RichardntN
 
Due to the shadows of the trees it is difficult to see some of the exposed rock, but believe me, it is there!
 
at least under most conditions. The Relic mode might have that 'sharp' report but I think I get just slightly more performance, and less audibly annoying performance, in the Coin & Jewlery mode .. especially at sites with an abundance of targets.
<EM><STRONG>Monte</STRONG></EM>
 
Thanks for the info everyone.
Jim, i am using the 10x6 DD.
Surprised to hear some of you stating that using COIN mode will increase depth slightly - I've always been under the impression that RELIC had the depth advantage and most of the UK users i speak to use it all the time - i have never even tried the COIN mode - any more opinions on this - maybe i should change my settings!!
 
hearing preferences. Whether you like the sharp audio blast of the higher-pitched Relic mode audio, or if you want to hear both rejected targets (lower tone) and acepted targets (higher tone), or if you prefer some of the more subtle and softer audio of the C&J mode.
While there are many sites I like to hunt in Relic mode, centered trigger w/Disc. near preset to reject most nails and some foil, there are other times I prefer a forward trigger w/'0' Disc. to hear that sharp audio report of all non-ferrous targets. Then, too, I also like a forward trigger w/Disc. at preset so that I DON'T hear the rejected junk but still get the sharp audio report from accepted targets.
But I also find that quite often the Relic mode can be a little noisier in operation since it can produce more of those sharper audio squeels in really bad ground environments or from some outside interference sources.
Often, I enjoy just hunting in the Coin & Jewelry mode. Because there isn't the audio response alert it doers get the users glancing at they TID display a little more often, but I just like the comfortable audio response of that mode. It lets me concentrate on some of the deeper-responding targets.
In the Relic mode, the deeper targets that are desireable often tend to come in with more of a rejected audio and you might pass on them. In C&J mode they are just softer but similar in audio tone quality.
The nice thing is that the MXT does provide the options that it does so the operator can change things up at a site to suit them.
<EM><STRONG>Monte</STRONG></EM>
PS: I also find that when I am 'bushwhacking' with a smaller coil, such as my 5" EXcelerator, I prefer to switch into the Relic mode, while 'general hunting' in an open area with a 950 (that won't happen much any more), a 5.3 Eclipse (a good White's all-purpose choice) or the 8" DD EXcelerator (that'll be the one I use for most hunting now) will more often be done in the Coin & Jewelry mode. Thus coil selection can also play a part in the operating mode you prefer.
 
Thank you Monte, think I'll give COIN mode a shot next time I'm out and see what i think, sometimes the loud alerts in RELIC become irritating so i could switch to coin for some relief ..
 
New MXT--- Buried a penny at 6". Relic mode,full
sensitivity, 0 disc. Nothing on sweep. Changed
to LOCK. Occasional audio on sweep,VDI iron.
THEN went to coin mode, back to ground on GB,audio on every swing but no lock on VDI, moved to LOCK
and audio plus lock on VDI. I wouldn't have believed it if I had seen/heard it with my own eyes.
On 4 MXT's, they are reacted the same way, one was
hotter than the other 3, but that's to be expected.
Best to all and keep swingin', Richardntn
 
I just hunted in Relic Mode using tracking and investigated a nuimber of targets I located that had been naturally 'lost.' They were at varying depths and positions. I knew from experience that I was probably going to prefer a 'locked' GB especially for anything a little deeper.
My results were similar to what RichardTN stated. Not only was performance better in the 'locked' ground setting, but I actually got better responses, on deeper targets, when in the Coin & Jewlery mode when comparing the two modes with a low disc. setting. Most were done at the 'preset' marker first, then othes done with '0' discrimination used.
As I stated, there are times I like to use the Relic mode, but I still prefer C&J overall.
<EM><STRONG>Monte</STRONG></EM>
Oh, an afterthought. On my very first MXT the Coin & Jewlery mode was so quiet I thought I was using my IDX Pro! It was definitely quieter than the Relic mode with similar settings.
Like all other makes and models, the MXT's are NOT going to function exactly the same from one speciment to the next. Very close, perhaps, but not identical.
 
Monte,
I see from your beautiful pictures that you must be from near the Oregon City area, just a few miles up the road from me. Hello from Salem!
Royce
 
in Portland, or down toward McMinnville. Haven't decided yet, but the night is still young. <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":)">
Are you using an MXT? Which coil(s) do you prefer? Any hot leads on a site to hunt?!? <img src="/metal/html/biggrin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":D">
Hope you can get out and enjoy some detecting this weekend. I only have tomorrow to get some hunting time in. <img src="/metal/html/frown.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":(">
<EM><STRONG>Monte</STRONG></EM>
 
its audio language. To me there is much more information available in C/J mode than the simple beep of the relic mode. I wish the Classic series had an audio more like the MXT using the C/J mode. <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":)">
<STRONG>"In the Relic mode, the deeper targets that are desireable often tend to come in with more of a rejected audio and you might pass on them. In C&J mode they are just softer but similar in audio tone quality"</STRONG> Right on Monte! and if I may add, I find it much easier to tell the good from bad on targets that fall at or near the disc setting when using the C/J mode also. That "in between" sound the relic mode gives on many targets don't do that for me.
Tom
 
On the XL- Pro, when you Bob the coil once or twice to check manual GB, what mode is this done from? Will it work while in the Disc mode?
 
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