I am now the proud owner of the Excalibur II and would like to hear any advise about it, from any bad issues I should keep an eye out for, to help full hints on how to use it for saltwater beach hunting both dry and wet sand. i heard from some that it has had some issues working properly since being made in Malaysia and it has a learning curve which I am looking on advise on the best way to keep things easy, best settings for newbie etc. Also if anyone would like to share any horror stories or success stories, I would like to hear them please. thanks all.
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newbie to Excalibur looking for advise
- Thread starter kneedet
- Start date
ok dont hip mount i did that and had wire problems with in a year get a straight shaft ..(i recommend P .L.U.G.GE R shaft on feebay ) there in no limit how long i can swing with that shaft
settings
disc 0-1
volume 75%---100%
sens 5-6 max swing slow
clean after every use in the salt water and sand
be gentle with the knobs they will go first ...my thresh know clicks twice when i turn it of
settings
disc 0-1
volume 75%---100%
sens 5-6 max swing slow
clean after every use in the salt water and sand
be gentle with the knobs they will go first ...my thresh know clicks twice when i turn it of
I did order a straight shaft with it which is what's on there now. Wow what a difference. You don't run your sensitivity at max to get most depth? And are all the knobs that delicate?sens at max... i dont think ur beach will let u get away with that ...when u get some hours with the machine try pushing it a bit more but u will get fals signals it should run nice at about 6
dont use auto mode on the sens.
excal has been compared to all the water machines most like the excal some like the cz 21 from fisher others like the PI units like dual field ,,sea hunter.. sand shark
dont use auto mode on the sens.
excal has been compared to all the water machines most like the excal some like the cz 21 from fisher others like the PI units like dual field ,,sea hunter.. sand shark
Disc. 1- Sensitivity adjust it until you get a good steady threshold - Volume as loud as you can stand it. After you use the machine awhile run your sensitivity up until it starts falsing then back it up a little. Each beach is different. I usually set my sensitivity anywhere from 11 o'clock to 3 o'clock. Great machine just be patient and learn the tones. Dig everything. Just get out and use it. Get yourself a good scoop. Listen for breaks in your threshold and faint sounds. Investigate everything. A nickle sounds a lot like GOLD so practice learning that tone. Cans and bottle caps are not as bad out in the water as they are in the dry and wet sand. Good luck and take your time. HH 
Gulf Hunter
Active member
Everything you need to learn is available here.http://clivesgoldpage.com/
Read all the Excal books and books pertaining to searching. It will help tremendously.
Read all the Excal books and books pertaining to searching. It will help tremendously.
kneedet said:
alkaline battery is great but no one here buy AA batteries when u original battery doe not hold charge just replace the inside ..just do a search on feebay.com "minelab excalibur "and u will c what i'm talking about (cant post links on here!)...and i would get the charger he sells on feebay super fast charge and LED light tell u when its done the minelab charger i did not like takes to long and battery get to hot
fishandchips
New member
hello, i see in one of the clips from tomcatpi not to use auto sens. why is that? i just bought a used excal 1000 and waiting for it to be delivered. i read the manual it said to use auto. any help would be greatly appreciated.thanks
OldBeechnut
Well-known member
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htXq6TuQyTo
Gulf Hunter
Active member
I experimented with using it back in the day. This was before Clive started writing books, so I had to figure out what worked in my area on my own. I went 27 straight hunts without a piece of gold, I came out of AUTO and low and behold the gold came back! There are MUCH better ways to mode than AUTO. I NEVER use it anymore.
I found mine heavy even on the straight shaft so made a belt mount for it based on pluggers design with a cable relief to prevent cable damage. Only time will tell if it works without damaging the cables but I can swing it for hours on the beach now with minimal fatigue.
As to the points on disk and sensitivity I agree with what has been said. I bought a couple of Clive Clynick's books which are very good. I also got a CD by Tony Diana on ear training for the Excalibur which teaches you the subtle differences in tones that targets will make. Very useful as well.
HH
Raven
As to the points on disk and sensitivity I agree with what has been said. I bought a couple of Clive Clynick's books which are very good. I also got a CD by Tony Diana on ear training for the Excalibur which teaches you the subtle differences in tones that targets will make. Very useful as well.
HH
Raven