vx3 Coil Selection Question

[Gandorf]

I do not own a V3i, but if I understand it correctly, when you change coils you must go into the programming and tell the machine what coil you are using. What does this actually do ? Also how is the performance of my VX3 affected when I change coils since it does not have this option? Is it optimized for one specific coil?

 

[Larry (IL)]

You do not HAVE to tell it what coil you are using, but if you do, the depth reading is more accurate, that is all it does.

 

[daddyflea]

X2

 

[Gandorf]

Thanks. Your right. Bells and whistles are nice, but....

 

[Rob (IL)]

A more accurate depth reading is not a bell or whistle. Being able to change print size and color might be considered a bell and whistle. Remember you don't have to use all the extras.

Learn the performance features first. That means learning what will happen when you change one of them.

 

[Gandorf]

I was simply trying to find out if the performance of the VX3 is diminished because of not having the same option as the V3i when changing coils. By performance I was meaning depth. I should have clarified that. Evidently the depth itself is not affected, just the indicated depth. I have heard it said on this forum that the VX3 is the same machine as the V3i without the whistles and bells, that's why I said what I said earlier. Having a feature that would improve indicated depth accuracy on the VX3 would be nice to have, although I have always found that coin sized target depths seem to be pretty accurate with any of the coils that I have used. I have been using the VX3 for 2 years now and feel pretty comfortable with it. I am still interested in learning the about the differences between it and the V3i though. Thanks for the input.

 

[Rob (IL)]

If you could change the user interface the VX3 would have all the V3i options.

 

[Digfortreasure]

3030 and a v3i which do you prefer?

 

[quicksilver]

V3i no question about it. Plus it it is american made.