Browsing through a Sunday market I came upon a metal detector that resembled the legendary White's XL PRO. For $50 I walked away with it, intrigued by the obvious design influences.
The detector has no markings or brand identity so I just call it the Chinese version.. It operates on eight aa cells, 12v battery tray very similar to White's machines, it has a 9.5 coil with that donut look. Performance varies, it can pick up a US Quarter at ten inches in the air and about seven inches in the ground. The threshold is very unsteady and needs a retune every few seconds. It overloads on even low sensitivity. I'll be kind and say it is unstable and needs constant settling down. Disc works to a point, again a bit unreliable, the meter works but can be a bit unreliable. Overall the machine works, but operation is clumsy and awkward at best. Heavy with solid construction it is let down by poor reliability and unsteady operation. I should add that if the Chinese machine had a steady threshold, some kind a SAT, it would be a huge improvement. The need to pull the trigger every few seconds to reset the threshold makes things difficult. Main criticism is that the machine is unstable, even running on pre set settings or lowering the sensitivity it is still plagued by instability.. very frustrating.
In contrast the Whites is smooth and steady. Reliable in all modes and a delight to use. When directly comparing the two the White's is a class act whilst I'll be kind and only say the Chinese machine is a poor imitation. Karelian
The detector has no markings or brand identity so I just call it the Chinese version.. It operates on eight aa cells, 12v battery tray very similar to White's machines, it has a 9.5 coil with that donut look. Performance varies, it can pick up a US Quarter at ten inches in the air and about seven inches in the ground. The threshold is very unsteady and needs a retune every few seconds. It overloads on even low sensitivity. I'll be kind and say it is unstable and needs constant settling down. Disc works to a point, again a bit unreliable, the meter works but can be a bit unreliable. Overall the machine works, but operation is clumsy and awkward at best. Heavy with solid construction it is let down by poor reliability and unsteady operation. I should add that if the Chinese machine had a steady threshold, some kind a SAT, it would be a huge improvement. The need to pull the trigger every few seconds to reset the threshold makes things difficult. Main criticism is that the machine is unstable, even running on pre set settings or lowering the sensitivity it is still plagued by instability.. very frustrating.
In contrast the Whites is smooth and steady. Reliable in all modes and a delight to use. When directly comparing the two the White's is a class act whilst I'll be kind and only say the Chinese machine is a poor imitation. Karelian