Pinpointing 18" Excelerator Coil

[Anonymous]

Hey,
Just got my 18" Excelerator late Friday night. Real excited, have some locations I have planned to look over and one with a possible jar of coin waiting to be found. Anyway in testing the coil I'm having problems pinpointing spots where the relics and coins are... I realize as I did with other loops it takes a little time to get used to the differences, however, does anyone out there know what the difference is in pinpointing with this coil?
I would appreciate any comments on pinpoint with it.
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[Anonymous]

Although I have not used the 18 inch EXcelerator on my MXT (yet), I usually pinpoint using the typical X method. This is where you locate a target swinging left to right to left to right to left etc. Then remember where the loudest signal is from. (keep in mind that on a DD coil, the center bar of the coil is what picks up the target) Rotate around the target 90 degrees and perform the same procedure. Where the loudest signals cross is usually right above the target. HOWEVER, with a large DD coil, such as the EXcelerator, it may be easier to try this. Locate the target in the same manner as above. Then, instead of rotating around the target 90 degrees, simply center the coil over the loudest signal and SLOWLY pull the coil back toward you. When the signal drops off, the target is right at the front edge of the coil. Of course if you locate the loudest signal and push the coil forward, the signal will drop off when the target passes under the back edge of the coil. You might give this method a try. I found it to work well on the 15 inch WOT on my Minelabs. HH

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks will try it out.

 

[Anonymous]

after finding the target, holding the trigger back,slide the coil back until the audio disappears.
Target should be at the front-center of the coil.
Richard