Chuck D re:Explorer xs

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the response and explaination on the indicatior co-ordinates. It would seem that I am about to step into the light here (or the dark side if posting on the whites forum) and have purchased site unseen, on e-bay, a xs with few hours on it. It's comming with three coils and a x1 probe. I think I paid a bit too much, maybe. I needed to determine a few things since my time in the field is limited and needs every advantage I can give it. That being said I would have to assume the xs has the same abilities as the Ex 2 as far as detecting and I will have to utilize what displey is there knowing the tones will by my greatest guide. I intend to utilize it on grounds I have personally hunted with my DFX and see if it finds additional goodies. Another question about the xi probe this time. Will the probe work on either Explorer? I cant see why not????
Regards

 

[Anonymous]

I must have had a brain fart when I typed that in! I did mean an X1 probe. Either Explorer with an X1 probe is really an awesome combination! I don't know what I would do without mine.
Happy Hunting,
Chuck

 

[Anonymous]

Yes the probe will work w/either Explorer.<FONT COLOR="#ff0000"></FONT>

 

[Anonymous]

Chuck, I have tried that with the DFX and Explorer both ways and could not see any serious difference. I found a few with the DFX I had missed with the Explorer and a few with the Explorer I had missed with the DFX. What I do see is I am more effective with the Explorer on deep coins although I have found a lot of deep coins with the DFX. A good test is the DFX using Zero Discrimination ALL Metal and the Explorer at IM-16 for depth. I think you will find the Explorer has finer level of discrimination or at least that is what I have seen.
Good luck and look forward to hearing how it goes,
HH, Cody

 

[Anonymous]

I actually bought the X1 for the EX II before I bought the machine and used it on my XS with some dificulties keeping it in the upper housing. It did however function electronically.
Chuck

 

[Anonymous]

Ed,
The Explorer II upper shaft is not compatible with the XS model and vis versa. Therefore you should use the X-1 which is mounted on the correct upper shaft for that model. The electronics of the X-1 are the same - just the shaft it is mounted on is different.
Ralph (Sun Ray)

 

[Anonymous]

I Think? I've only used in my life, two homemade models, one Heathkit home assembled, a Bounty Hunter Landstar and the two Explorers. I can't comment on the Whites models however my Father (assembled the two homemades and the Heathkit)owns a Whites IDX but it has not gotten much use. I have hunted with others that have used nearly every other brand with assorted success. I have actually considered purchasing a Fisher since purchasing the Explorers.
It's all good.
Happy Hunting to all!
Chuck

 

[Anonymous]

Fisher makes some great detectors. I think the CZ70 is one to look at for depth. I also like the CoinStrike for heavy trash. It has a strange pinpoint sound and a somewhat poor all metal sound. It also has great depth. I think I went through most of them over the years and they are excellent detectors. The ones I used were sensitive to iron and they use what is called a chirp discriminator which is why they run with a silent threshold as I recall. Some of them now run with a threshold as the older ones did back before the VLT blew the TR detector away.
I have hunted with some of the Heithkit detectors and they were sensitivity for a detector that was from a kit. I would see more of them around back when it was mostly Fisher, Whites and Garrett with a few others that were not the main ones.
Well, good luck on finding that gold coin,
HH, Cody