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Well - I had a few hrs to go out this morning with the MXT. First real chunk of time with it.
I hunted for 1 hr with the settings as follows : gain 7 / 0 disc / c/j mode / trigger switch center position / hum discernable
I went to an agricultural park where there are shows a few times a year. lots of grass to dig, with no one around.
finds listed :
VDI depth item
22 4 pulltab
5 3 5cents
74 3 piece rusted steel
16 2 foil
-30 3 iron clip
-13 1 wire loop
77 1 metal plate
28 2 alum strip
0 2 foil
-27 3 iron clip
60-70 8"+ alum part of can (wow - pretty deep - and gain at 7..)
0-8 1 rusty bottle cap
0-4 2 foil
30-50 4 rusty metal plate
-20 2 rusty bolt
+74 2 old screw cap
12-14 2 half pulltab
+62 2 $1 coin - first valuable find!
So it was quite a spread of stuff. I have started getting better at pinpointing already, and have decide in c/j mode i like ot hear the hum as i can hear the quite patches of items discriminated out.
I did find that it will take some getting used to using the unit as the ctrl box sort of hits yr hip if you try swing the coil right around (compared to the BH Pioneer 202), but the balance is good - still dont like plonking the crtl box down ont the ground -am going to buy covers.
On the way back to the car i dedided to try relic mode 4 a few mins - and i noticed that it strated beeeping and IDing items while i wasnt even swinging the coil - this worried me and i locked the ground and held the coil in the air - it still did it...
suspecting undrground power lines i walked to the previous spot, and the unit was quiet/stable. I then went back to the "noisy" spot and it was noisy again - musts been undergrnd cable- phew.....
So im looking fwd to nxt outing!
John
I hunted for 1 hr with the settings as follows : gain 7 / 0 disc / c/j mode / trigger switch center position / hum discernable
I went to an agricultural park where there are shows a few times a year. lots of grass to dig, with no one around.
finds listed :
VDI depth item
22 4 pulltab
5 3 5cents
74 3 piece rusted steel
16 2 foil
-30 3 iron clip
-13 1 wire loop
77 1 metal plate
28 2 alum strip
0 2 foil
-27 3 iron clip
60-70 8"+ alum part of can (wow - pretty deep - and gain at 7..)
0-8 1 rusty bottle cap
0-4 2 foil
30-50 4 rusty metal plate
-20 2 rusty bolt
+74 2 old screw cap
12-14 2 half pulltab
+62 2 $1 coin - first valuable find!
So it was quite a spread of stuff. I have started getting better at pinpointing already, and have decide in c/j mode i like ot hear the hum as i can hear the quite patches of items discriminated out.
I did find that it will take some getting used to using the unit as the ctrl box sort of hits yr hip if you try swing the coil right around (compared to the BH Pioneer 202), but the balance is good - still dont like plonking the crtl box down ont the ground -am going to buy covers.
On the way back to the car i dedided to try relic mode 4 a few mins - and i noticed that it strated beeeping and IDing items while i wasnt even swinging the coil - this worried me and i locked the ground and held the coil in the air - it still did it...
suspecting undrground power lines i walked to the previous spot, and the unit was quiet/stable. I then went back to the "noisy" spot and it was noisy again - musts been undergrnd cable- phew.....
So im looking fwd to nxt outing!
John