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Just got my machine.I find even default setting the display is jumping around from one id to another id; nickel;foil;iron;tab.There are constant signals.I used a coinmaster 5000 for years;found lots of stuff.Any words of encouragement for the mxt.</STRONG>
 
If it doesn't lock on the item is junk,unless the item VDI is around 18's are nickles, 67 zinc pennies, 75-77 pennies, 79-80 dimes, 83-84 quarters.
If you want gold you need to dig junk. Gold usually locks onto a junk VDI #, junk usually jumps from number to number no postive lock.
When in doubt---DIG !!
If the detector is too noisey, turn down the threshold to as low as possible, to the point you can barely hear a threshold. Back off on the sensitivity.
The ONLY complaint I have about the MXT is detector balance. With the 6x9 DD coil, it's battery box heavy. You need to forcefully hold the detector coil just off the ground. The coil wants naturally to be 8 inches outward and up and the arm rest 5 inches below the elbow. Ahhh,soon you'll have Popeye forearms. The 6x9 DD coil is my coil of choice.
I have been studying this balance problem while digging. Looks like what might solve it, is if the battery box is moved forward or the handle backward.
The MXT is my favorite detector, love popping quarters out of the ground and it loves to find coins on edge.
 
Slow down and find a site without so much trash and then lower the gain to between 7 & 8. This will give you a chance to learn the machine a little. The preset position is way to hot to learn the MXT with using the stock coil in even low-moderate trash, let alone typical trash!
Another jab at White's since I have not posted on the MXT forum in a while...
What the h*ll were you thinking sending these out with the 950 coil??... Answer: $$
Get yourself the 6X10, better yet, either the 12.5 or 14" Excelerator and go have some real fun!!
Tom
 
You can swing the mxt slow or moderately fast(but slower than 5000) it goes deep either way. Too much gain for conditions will make it squirrely. Start at 6 to 8 gain,disc at ist preset,ground on track.Switch toggle to prospecting and get a ground reading,if it's in the 30's use salt mode,otherwise use reg track.Then use either relic or coin mode for searching. Pay attention to confidence bar heighth. I hope this helps LOL
 
thanks Tom;I'll try it.Right now I'm looking at a ww1 airforce base.
 
Sven, have you extended the coil to max? If you're hunting at your feet, you can gain better balance by extending the coil to maximum distrance from the hand grip. (simple fulcrum).
Good luck!
 
The 30's indicate salt or alkali soil which requires the salt grnd track mode(an expanded range that will even trac into the low pos numbers). In salt or alkali ground youll get a lot of noise unless using salt mode.
 
Gary,
Bill is correct on the salt thing. Alkali and wet salt sand are low numbers and can make the machine squirrley especially around iron. Other than raising the disc to eliminate the response (which most do not want to do because you loose the small stuff) using the salt mode and adjusting the gain is best.
Tom
 
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