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Is ID EXCEL still a good detector
- Thread starter wpruden
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robert roy
New member
I've read good reports on the ID Edge and Excel. You have to go back quite aways on this forum to find anything
about them though.The F75,F4 and F2 has overshadowed the other fisher detectors for the time being.
Robert R
about them though.The F75,F4 and F2 has overshadowed the other fisher detectors for the time being.
Robert R
BarnacleBill
New member
Wilbur,
It's a very fun detector, one of my favorites; lightweight, easy to learn. And yes the GB is applied in both All Metal & Disc. It is a terrific machine in iron as there is a continuous readout of every target you pass over. So even if you have iron disc-ed out and you get a little high tone iron chirp or ID, it is easy to see it's caused by a piece of iron by looking at the display.
Here's a post I revived from Sept 24, 2005 on what is now the F75 Classroom forum. As it goes back so far in the forum archive, the photos had been removed, but since I keep copies of all photos I have re-inserted them here with the old text.
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"After digging so much sand yesterday that I thought my name was Catepillar, I was too tired to get back in the water so, I decided to take the Excel to a beach where I have had good finds in the past, but haven't been to this year. There were places at this beach thick with iron that made the CZ20 not a lot of fun, and the Tejon even less so.
I expected to find a fair amount of silver jewelry, and if really lucky maybe a gold ring. The Excel proved me wrong, you can't see the amount of iron she ignored, but trust me she did!
The coins;
[attachment 75134 coin.gif]
The silver;
[attachment 75138 silver.jpg]
The yellow stuff, three 14K's, two w/ stones, small one broken band;
[attachment 75136 goldies.jpg]
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I couldn't figure out where the whole nut photo went in the original post, so here it is.
[attachment 75141 nut.jpg]
Just some points about what was found, it was found in heavy iron/nail conditions. There are several toe rings & open loop earrings, not easy targets. And the small girl's gold ring to the right had a broken band that makes it a very tough target.
I hope you can see that the Excel can really hold it's own as compared to many detectors.
HH
BarnacleBill
It's a very fun detector, one of my favorites; lightweight, easy to learn. And yes the GB is applied in both All Metal & Disc. It is a terrific machine in iron as there is a continuous readout of every target you pass over. So even if you have iron disc-ed out and you get a little high tone iron chirp or ID, it is easy to see it's caused by a piece of iron by looking at the display.
Here's a post I revived from Sept 24, 2005 on what is now the F75 Classroom forum. As it goes back so far in the forum archive, the photos had been removed, but since I keep copies of all photos I have re-inserted them here with the old text.
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"After digging so much sand yesterday that I thought my name was Catepillar, I was too tired to get back in the water so, I decided to take the Excel to a beach where I have had good finds in the past, but haven't been to this year. There were places at this beach thick with iron that made the CZ20 not a lot of fun, and the Tejon even less so.
I expected to find a fair amount of silver jewelry, and if really lucky maybe a gold ring. The Excel proved me wrong, you can't see the amount of iron she ignored, but trust me she did!
The coins;
[attachment 75134 coin.gif]
The silver;
[attachment 75138 silver.jpg]
The yellow stuff, three 14K's, two w/ stones, small one broken band;
[attachment 75136 goldies.jpg]
**********************************************************************************************
I couldn't figure out where the whole nut photo went in the original post, so here it is.
[attachment 75141 nut.jpg]
Just some points about what was found, it was found in heavy iron/nail conditions. There are several toe rings & open loop earrings, not easy targets. And the small girl's gold ring to the right had a broken band that makes it a very tough target.
I hope you can see that the Excel can really hold it's own as compared to many detectors.
HH
BarnacleBill
BarnacleBill
New member
Assuming beach means a saltwater beach.
1. Ground balance in the dry sand.
2. Keep coil about one inch above sand as you swing it.
3. Over damp/wet sand sensitivity may need to be reduced to 5-6.
4. Discrimination may need to be raised to a slightly positive number over damp/wet sand.
5. Avoid swinging over puddles and wet sand in same stroke, either stay over the water, or over the sand.
6. Look for low spots/troughs along the beach.
7. Use a zig-zag pattern towards the water then back up towards the shore to locate hot spots.
8. Drag a shovel or scoop behind you to mark the trail of where you have been. It also helps to keep the zig zag pattern consistent.
9. Locate where lifeguard stands are, as people tend to congregate around them.
HH
BarnacleBill
1. Ground balance in the dry sand.
2. Keep coil about one inch above sand as you swing it.
3. Over damp/wet sand sensitivity may need to be reduced to 5-6.
4. Discrimination may need to be raised to a slightly positive number over damp/wet sand.
5. Avoid swinging over puddles and wet sand in same stroke, either stay over the water, or over the sand.
6. Look for low spots/troughs along the beach.
7. Use a zig-zag pattern towards the water then back up towards the shore to locate hot spots.
8. Drag a shovel or scoop behind you to mark the trail of where you have been. It also helps to keep the zig zag pattern consistent.
9. Locate where lifeguard stands are, as people tend to congregate around them.
HH
BarnacleBill
Jackpine Savage
Active member
making a small coil available for the Excel. Many feel its a better hunter in iron than the Edge and C$ and believe me, thats saying something!
Tom
Tom
I prefer the ID Excel over the Edge and the C$.The pinpointing was a little slow but a very pleasant unit to use good depth and well balanced.Your Sovereign is a very different metal detector and may be a problem switching back and fourth between these two metal detectors.The Sovereign is my main unit I use a 1236x as a backup.