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Any advice for a new Excel user.

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I own and continue to use a C$ and just added a Excel to my inventory of detectors. I know these two detectors have a lot in common...Yet, any advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance...Jim
 
I have both and move back and forth between the two. I got the C$ and 10.5 coil to get into the wet sand. On dry sand they are both capable. The ID is a lot less complicated to setup for the boardwalks and high trash areas. Very little falsing at 0 disc and high sens, and who could live without PP and those tones. HH
 
The discrimination is a bit different set-up on the Excel. I also keep my Excel disc on 0. That way only positive targets will signal, & like the C$ you will see all the negative #'s flashing on the screen. Also with no seperate threshold, most of us just experiment & see how high we can run up sensitivity while maintaining stability. 7 or 8 works well in my soils. HH, Bill
 
I also somewhat weatherproofed my ID Excel. If you have the stomach to start tearing it apart, the face plate slides out when you remove the coil nut in the front. I used some silicone around the face and on the shaft to reduce the chances of getting rainwater and sand inside the unit.
 
Bill, how does waterproofing affect the warranty. <img src="/metal/html/confused.gif" border=0 width=15 height=22 alt=":?">
It's a plus for the Excel and something Fisher should
consider doing.HH Pat
 
What kind of depth are you getting with the excel ? On the beach ect.
 
I was not able to get the ID to run stable in wet sand, but it would run quiet as a mouse on dry sand. For instance, with disc 0 and sens 7, I could run all over the nails, covered with sand, on the boardwalks without much falsing. As far as depth, I would say 6-8 inches on good targets and deeper on large foils and other trash. Seems like the good stuff settles at that level and the trash is either right on top or much deeper. Found my first gold ring with the ID so I am a little like Gollum/Smeagol. "Always looking for the precious!!"
 
But I have seen the Excel, with the sensitivity up, pull out some coins & buttons just as deep as the other Fisher's. In area's of low mineralization, if your able to run the sensitivity to 9 or 10 I'd bet your probably getting the depth of a machine that costs twice as much who know's? I do know that when my C$ is not available, I don't see a huge drop off in the Excel at all.....HH, Bill
 
I'm pretty sure you are fine if you are doing stuff like silicone, etc. on the outside of the unit. I think you get into warranty issues when you open up the box & try to do "modifications" inside. Lot's of people do things to the outside of their units with no trouble. I would maybe give Fisher a call if you are planning on sealing on the inside.
But your right, an Excel II that's completely rainproof would be VERY cool, but I think it is what it is to keep the cost down in the mid-range area.
 
I wasn't really wanting a submersible, but with the problems posted maybe a seal of some kind around the faceplate. HH Pat
 
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