Mx5 dont reads silver

[Gabe232]

So I pick up a new mx-5 and found hundreds of clad coins but no silver not one. So I did some air teats and everything was looking right so I put a silver coin in two inches of dirt and it was reading nothing -95. is anyone having this problem?

 

[MattBullSummerville]

Something is off for sure. What coil are you using, the stock coil? I have found silver coins with the stock spider coil and the 4x6 Shooter coil. Found a 1946 Rosey dime 6 to 7 inches deep just a month ago using the Shooter coil.

 

[Gabe232]

all i got is the stock coil. im sending it back to whites so they can look at it.

 

[slingshot]

Mine reads the ground at -95 while I'm doing the auto GB pump. I hope you don't feel insulted, but are you holding the coil steady over the target or do you take 4-5 sweeps before the test, giving the auto GB time to set, then SWEEPING the target. I only ask this because I notice you have only 2 posts and could be new to the hobby. Oops, just read where you have found many coins The only other thing is the place on the ground having a large piece of iron below. Oh well, my bad

 

[poorman]

Did you purchase your detector from a local dealer. If so, ask the dealer for help. If not, set down and carefully read your manual. Also, check some of the many videos on you tube related to your machine. Stick with the forum and ask questions. If you are digging lots of clad, it is not likely that your machine wont respond to silver. Just off hand, I would say your GB (tracking) is balancing out your coin while in the GB process. Make sure your machine is fully GB and stable before swinging over target. Hope you work it out.

 

[XXJIMBOXX]

I had a Delta 4000 that wouldnt read any silver bigger then a 50 cent piece at any distance from the coil. It made me mad i didnt notice sooner...

 

[Hombre]

So I pick up a new mx-5 and found hundreds of clad coins but no silver not one. So I did some air teats and everything was looking right so I put a silver coin in two inches of dirt and it was reading nothing -95. is anyone having this problem?

Here is how I do the ground balance with 8 bars Sensitivity, 2 tone Audio, wide open Discrimination and Threshold set at just audible. Hit the Pinpoint button with a quick jab and look for a metal free piece of ground, a meter reading of 12 inches shows that it's free of metal. Next jab the Pinpoint button quickly to go back to Discrimination mode, if Pinpoint button is held in too long it will go into Auto Tune ALL METAL. This is one of the glitches I have found with the MX5

,,,In the Disc. mode, over the clean spot of ground,,, pump the coil ( bobbing method) from about 6" to about touching the ground till the Threshold sounds ratty and sputtering, this indicates that you have a good Ground Balance. Now you are set to hunt, find a clean spot of groung with the Pinpoint mode as described above and bury your silver coin, It shoud give a clean signal now and read like the coin should.

 

[Gabe232]

is 2 tone better then 8? and thanks guys for your help

 

[Hombre]

is 2 tone better then 8? and thanks guys for your help

That is how I like to run mine, your mileage may vary!

 

[Monte]

I had a Delta 4000 that wouldnt read any silver bigger then a 50 cent piece at any distance from the coil. It made me mad i didnt notice sooner...

That could very possibly have been related to the Volume setting you used. That was a design error on their part with the Alpha, Delta and Gamma models having a Volume adjustment. On the Omega 8000 is was set at full volume, but reducing the Volume on the others would cause target loss, starting with the higher-conductive big silver dollar then expanding downward.

The best procedure would have been to use a high-quality set of headphones with an external Volume adjustment, such as the White's Pro Star, and leave the detectors at the highest Volume setting.

Monte

 

[Monte]

is 2 tone better then 8? and thanks guys for your help

It is all a personal choice, but I can assure you I NEVER liked using the models with 7 or 8 Tones on the M6, MXT Pro or MX5.

My preference for most sites I hunted with the MX5 had the Discrimination ONLY rejecting the first 3 segments, 2-Tone audio, and the most Sensitivity I could have and still remain stable..

Monte

 

[slingshot]

is 2 tone better then 8? and thanks guys for your help

Eight tones might not be better- but it sure is more fun!! I use it so much, I'm able to guess what most targets are. Tabs have a distinctive tone, as does foil and clad. And the two high tones for clad break right at most zincers- for those who hate digging them. Some trash targets even have a mixed tone warble, like pieces of aluminum fence wiring. But the most exciting thing in trashy areas is that nickels read with an ID of 16-20, while the tab that falls in the nickel range is usually 22-28! So thrilled with this detector!

 

[Hombre]

is 2 tone better then 8? and thanks guys for your help

Eight tones might not be better- but it sure is more fun!! I use it so much, I'm able to guess what most targets are. Tabs have a distinctive tone, as does foil and clad. And the two high tones for clad break right at most zincers- for those who hate digging them. Some trash targets even have a mixed tone warble, like pieces of aluminum fence wiring. But the most exciting thing in trashy areas is that nickels read with an ID of 16-20, while the tab that falls in the nickel range is usually 22-28! So thrilled with this detector!

The places I hunt at have a mixture of ferrous and non ferrous metal like iron nails, pulltabs, rusty tin pieces, rusty bottle caps, little pieces of aluminum wire, bailing wire, foils pieces, you name it. And these are at old 100+year old homesteads, torn down one room school houses, old churches, pick nick grove, Oh well you get the idea, nasty trash, THE 8 tone option would drive anybody crazy, I'm with Monte on this one, the 2 tone audio is the way to go in heavy trash.

 

[Bearharold]

My detecting buddy has a MX5 he had it with him today while we were detecting and I found a silver ring with my Coinmaster Pro with a sharpshooter coil on it . He tested it first with his regular coinmaster and then my coinmaster Pro and then his MX5 and the readings were all just a like , about the zinc penny area . Now this coin was laying on the surface when he tested it not in the ground but they all read the same area .

 

[slingshot]

is 2 tone better then 8? and thanks guys for your help

Eight tones might not be better- but it sure is more fun!! I use it so much, I'm able to guess what most targets are. Tabs have a distinctive tone, as does foil and clad. And the two high tones for clad break right at most zincers- for those who hate digging them. Some trash targets even have a mixed tone warble, like pieces of aluminum fence wiring. But the most exciting thing in trashy areas is that nickels read with an ID of 16-20, while the tab that falls in the nickel range is usually 22-28! So thrilled with this detector!

The places I hunt at have a mixture of ferrous and non ferrous metal like iron nails, pulltabs, rusty tin pieces, rusty bottle caps, little pieces of aluminum wire, bailing wire, foils pieces, you name it. And these are at old 100+year old homesteads, torn down one room school houses, old churches, pick nick grove, Oh well you get the idea, nasty trash, THE 8 tone option would drive anybody crazy, I'm with Monte on this one, the 2 tone audio is the way to go in heavy trash.

I guess it's what you get used to - I just like to keep from eyeing the ID so much. I only use the feature for coin hunting the usual parks, etc. - which is a lot.