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Hi A friend of mine has a dfx 300 and we took it out and it couldn't detect a coin at 3 inches! and if a coins on the surface it reads 2 inches.The machine sat for the winter without any batteries in it I tried the rechargeable pack and reg batteries with the same results,any ideas could it be the coil?THe detector has very little use it's like new.

Have you tried different programs?

My guess is a bad coil. Can you use another coil?

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Bells and whistles are nice, but nothing will substitute for the basic understanding of the hobby.

CTX 3030, V3i, M6 W/Bigfoot coil, Cibola/modified

I'm going to try a diff coil a guy I know has the same machine.I just don't know why a coil would go bad from being stored.I tried diff programs and rebooted it.I've been metal detecting for 40+ years tried every brand made.I'll let you know how a diff coil works. Thanks Ron

There is always the possibility the DFX needs a tuneup but I seldom hear of that.

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Bells and whistles are nice, but nothing will substitute for the basic understanding of the hobby.

CTX 3030, V3i, M6 W/Bigfoot coil, Cibola/modified

Get a good set of copper top batteries. Turn machine on and set your PAG at 3 with AC at 64 and the DC at 32. Air and ground balance and see if that makes a difference. Could be a bad coil but with a new machine I don't know.

Sweeping to many times in same spot
Ground balanced on a target
Do a reset pull battery with power on

Just some thoughts
I had to reset my XLT a lot not once on my DFX

Bryanna