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Rebel1

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Hey Guys, i am new to Whites units except for a couple of old Blue Box Coin Masters. I have always been a Tesoro fan but recently sold my Compadre so bought a real nice old Whites 2900D Trooper (Another old Blue Box) from Keith Southern, and today took a Whites IDX Pro with a Black Max 950 coil as part trade for an 8mm Mauser i had. So now that i have it i will be putting the Trooper up for sale as soon as it gets here. Anyway, i need to know about the IDX. Is this a pretty decent unit? Is the Black Max coil any good? What is the value? I am wondering if i got took on the deal or not as i didn't have any idea what it was worth. Any and all info and advice on use and settings would be appreciated. Thanks.
 
Hi! Welcome to the White's world. Sorry you havent received any responses yet. I am a old new Whites user. I had an Eagle Spectrum years ago. I bought it new and I loved it. I got out of detecting for quite a few years and I started back a couple of years ago. My how things have changed. As far as your question on the IDX I see them run anywhere from 200 to 300. From what I have seen and read it is a decent unit. It will definatly be more updated than the blue boxes. The blue boxes were great in their day and some still have good finds with them but I believe the IDX has a little better ID system and discrimination. I own a MXT Pro now and wouldnt part with it for any detector on the market. My second favorite detectors are the old Fisher CZs particulary the CZ70 Pro. The CZ70 used to be my favorite before I came back to Whites and the MXT Pro. You will find Whites to go above and beyond your expectations in performance and customer service. If anything goes wrong with you IDX I will be willing to bet the farm Whites will fix it and do it at a fee that is below anything you would imagine. They almost completely rebuilt a 6000 di pro sl for me a few months ago including adding a brand new meter and coil for less than 100 bucks. They are great when it comes to the old classics. I traded the 6000 di pro sl for my wife a Whites Coinmaster Pro and she loves it. I will be upgrading her to the M6 soon.
 
Thanks for the reply. Yep, Whites is good to deal with. I took an old hip mount 6000 Di up to them and they tuned it all up and even sent it back to me at NO charge. Even though i told them i wasn't the original owner, and the warranty had long since expired. I only live about 90 miles from the factory. And it is a nice drive up there. Some nice scenery.
 
Cool!! I would love to tour the factory. How big is it?
 
I didn't go through the factory, just the little museum they have there. The museum is kinda small, maybe 15'x20' or so. But they have some nice folks working up there.
 
I will have to plan a visit there sometimes.
 
I don't think the site has been updated in a few years, but it has a few IDX tips.....

http://66.51.97.78/jb/idxtips.html
 
The IDX Pro is one of the best Detectors ever made due to its slow sweep, fast recovery 2 filter design for hunting in iron infested sites such as ghosttowns and old home sites that usually have nails everywhere . Very acurate VID that locks on well. Good depth, light weight with good balance and about 50 hours run time on fresh batteries. For settings: run the frequency on the preset triangle. Sensitivity as far right as possible until it starts to false, then back it off alittle. Black Sand switch in normal most of the time but you can get alittle more depth with it switched to Black Sand. Discrimination; run it as low as you can stand, usually at about 9:00. Give it some time and I think you'll be very pleased with it. Once you get used to it, you may want to consider having it modified by "Mr. Bill" Crabtree at Surfscanner detectors. He adds a Threshold adjustment and Manual Ground Balance for about $80.00. These 2 mods make a great detector even better. The 950 coil works well in large areas and gets the best depth but for most detecting, the Blue Max 800 (8") 600 (6") or Black Max 5.3 (6") coils work much better at pulling the goodies from the trash and they pinpoint better without losing much depth. I like the BM 5.3 myself.
Used in an 8 out of 10 condition the IDX Pro usually goes for between $200 to $250. Modified up to almost $300.
 
[size=large]i would think that responces are held back because they may wonder why you're buying things or trading with-out any idea of what you're getting. there's a few who seem to post this way. they buy a machine then want to know what it is. can't get my head around that thought. just a thought here.

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Thank you for the info. I am seriously thinking about getting the mods done when i get the money to do it. For right now i will have to use it as is. I guess i didn't get hurt on the deal then. I actually only had about $190-$200 in the rilfe and got the Whites and $130 cash for it.
By the way. How do you folks get the info about what detectors you use to show up in posts? I tried going to my Profile and adding it as a signature but i see i still don't have it. You don't type it in every post do you? Never mind, i figured it out finally.
 
I knew what it was just not how much it was worth. If it had been a Tesoro of about any model i would have known, as that is what i have been using, but i am not familiar with the Whites models and asked a question about it. If that bothers you Sorry.
 
Hi Rebel 1 ,

I think you got a real good deal .I've read quite a few good things about the IDX-Pro and heard that Mr. Bill's mods are the way to go .That was cool of Tom Slick and Terra Digger to add those very informative posts to your thread .:thumbup: :thumbup: they gave you some great advice . I was strictly a Tesoro man for most of my detecting years and still have a Tesoro built Troy X-2 in my arsenal of detectors . Right now my go to machine I use the most is the White's M-6 with either the 9.5 or 5.3 concentric coils .Not many IDX's show up for sale on the forums either ,that says something . Good luck ,hope you find lot's of great stuff .:beers:

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George
 
you keep the disc control at Ring-Range or below.I know on my C3SL with Mr B. mods I can get 2-3 more inches in BS mode and disc at min.The manual states if you have bad ground you need to run it in BS mode with min disc to get better performance and more depth.That's true,You Will dig more trash but you won't miss anything either.You don't have to have bad ground to use the BS setting.I use it all the time for more depth plus that's what you need to get the small gold,brass,small jewelery and other lower conductors.It is and easy machine to learn and it's a Great Performer for Coins & Relics.I know you will like it! It also gets Super Battery life compared to most anything out there today! HH...

RonK
 
Thanks Ron. I am going to look for a smaller coil for it to use in trashy areas. But they seem to be hard to come by?
 
It seems like smaller coils ARE harder to come by..at least Used ones! One reason is because a lot of others have been realizing how effective they really are on sniffing out good targets that are masked by trash.Years ago when the pickins were easy and there was less trash to worry about the stock or medium sized coils got the job done.NOW,with the easy pickins getting slimmer,People are going back to those same places with smaller coils and getting the targets that were missed the First time.There are more people Now more than ever really getting serious about these smaller coils and Now knowing how well they perform.It use to be a little more of a secret about using smaller coils but Now all over the forums the secret is out...you hear so much talk about these small super coils getting in the middle of iron and nails and other trash and raiding the places where those goodies have been hiding for years.In fact for some people,that's the Only size they use.I use a small Most of the time but that's because most sites I hunt are breeding grounds for trash.A small coil IS the only way to go Plus a Fast recovery and slow sweep like the Classic models.
People have been Everywhere and they always leave trash of some kind.One way of looking at it is.The more trash there is,the more chance of finding the goodies IF you have the patience to sort through it all.I use to get discouraged when I first started with this hobby because of all the trash, so I turned up the disc control and then later realized I was missing Most of the good stuff so I learned to have a little more patience and learned the detector more and now I know for a fact that in order to get the good stuff you have to have some patience and KNOW YOUR DETECTOR so you will know what it's telling you.IF you do those and practice those 2 things you WILL find the good stuff! Smalls coils are one of the most Important tools you could have to be successful.To me,It's just plain ole Fun to get out and dig up some coins,jewelery,toys,pocket knives,old tools,tokens,buttons.Some of best places to go are lakes where people have camped and fished.You wouldn't believe some of things I have found in these places.
Of course I found my share of junk too but it was fun and worth it all plus the exercise I got.I Had to have my small coil because of the trash but It was worth it because of the finds.I have lots of fishing related items,Hunting knives,enough lead fishing sinkers to sink a boat,fishing lures,coins,watches,rings.When you go camping it's SO EASY to loose things.One time I was at camping site and the grass was very tall and I immediately got a strong signal and it turned out I didn't even need my detector because someone lost a pocket full or quarters and just lying on top of the ground and I have also found a pocket spill at and old gravel and dirt Boat Ramp.Again I got a loud good signal I dug down a few inches a found a couple of quarters in the same hole and then I rescanned and found about another 10 or 12 quarters in the same hole.Trash was everywhere especially pulltabs but the small coil came through with flying colors! If I was using my larger coil there would of been too many targets under the coil and I would of missed all those quarters so small coils DO pay off! Others will tell you the same!
HH...
RonK
 
Thanks again Ron. I have been wanting to hit some of the lakes around here and also the rivers. Would like to get a detector that i can use in the water without worrying about falling in with it and ruining it. Looking for a cheap water detector to use. Take care.
 
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