Is the MXT edge book worth the money?

[John (Ma)]

Is the book worth the money or can you learn this detector well enoughon your own? I just picked up a used MXT to toy with. I have been using the Tesoro Tejon mostly. Thanks

 

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[John (Ma)]

That sounds good, I do not do jiberish to well. I don't mind tweeking, so I will read the manual a couple more times and watch the video again. Getting out there and playing I guess is how you really learn anyway. Thanks!

 

[Keppy]

I had a MXT and i had the MXT Edge book and my thoughts on the Edge book was ... " What a waste of money to buy this book" that is my opinin don't waste your money . You can get all you need from the owners manual....

 

[Tin Nugget]

I am going on 8 years with my MXT and I sure wish the book had been available back then. I could have saved a ton of time learning the machine. I thought I knew all there was to know about the MXT, until I got the book that is. I believe it's worth every penny, especially for a new MXT owner. To me, if you take out the Tech stuff, which I hate, there is still a wealth of info that you can use to speed up the learning curve. I got the MXT because it's simple to operate, turn on and go and I can't stand scrolling thru menus and programs, still, there is allot to learn about it. To me, it's worth every penny, as a matter of fact the book should be the owners manual.

 

[Keppy]

Trere you go just like any thing some like it and some don't.....To me the manual had the same thing in it for what you need and it seems a lot in the Edge came from the manual.

 

[Jimmy4]

I bought the MXT last year and got the Edge book about a month or so later. To me, it is just one more source of info and help understanding and better using the machine. Felt like $20 well spent...I did also do tons of web research (still do!), including the Nevada Outback pages, those were super informative.
No different then anything, the more things you have to look at, read, watch, hands on try, the more you can pick up along the way...
My 2 cents...

 

[John (Ma)]

Sounds good everyone, I appreciate the input!

 

[Tattooguy67]

I think the book was very helpful, and also wish it had been around when I bought my MXT, did end up learning some stuff that I did not see mentioned in the owners manual, maybe you could find a used copy from someone who did not think it that good! best of both worlds so to speak. HH

Chuck.

 

[detectbug]

Hi John

   It Has helped me alot, good information about vdi,lots of good tips about the detector, I wish White would have made it apart of its package when I bought it. I live in an area with high mineralization, even though I had learned alot about the detector before I bought it, it made the learning curve for me a little harder. between the Edge these forums and a guy by the name, I beleave the jeteye, who has his own website and I think can be found on this one, I am not digging as much trash as I first did. I am retired and detect almost every day, lot of history in my area as I live in the mountains, close to the desert and city and have a lot of Ghost towns close by. I could have afforded three detectors, but didn't want to cart them all around with me. 
  I feal I made a good choice, and the edge was a big help, good luck with yours, detect bug.

 

[biguglydude]

Is the book worth the money or can you learn this detector well enoughon your own? I just picked up a used MXT to toy with. I have been using the Tesoro Tejon mostly. Thanks

I just bought an MXT myself. Now, being a technical type guy, I asked the same question only I wanted to know who the author was. Who is Jeff Foster? I sent him an email to find out. This was his reply...

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"My background is in embedded software engineering. When I purchased a DFX in 2002, I was unhappy with the level of documentation that was available for the product. "Digging Deeper with the DFX" was written as the manual that I would have liked to have seen available for the product when I bought it.

The testing results presented in the book include objective data gathered from custom equipment that I built, including an automated testing system which includes a photo-optic method to record coil movement rate. The device used the headphone jack on the DFX to interface to a PC, to automatically record target responses, while the coil movement rate (actually target movement
rate) was also measured and recorded. The resulting data was used to create the 3-D (depth, coil rate, % target response) graphs in the book, to illustrate the objective effect of different settings ("Sweep Speed", "Ground Filtering", and more).

In the book, "The MXT Edge" I added in-ground mineralization tests which were performed in a test trough, using ferrite powder to create specific levels of ferrous mineralization. The results of these tests, for the available White's search coils, are included in the book. Some spot testing of the DFX during these tests were posted in the Technology section of the www.dfxonly.com/forum website.

Both books include information provided directly from interviews with the lead design engineers of the respective instruments. I was also, more recently, involved with White's engineering in the beta testing program of the recently released White's Spectra V3 product, and am in the process of writing a book for it.

Jeff

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I can see how this could help someone understand how the machine works and is effected by the environment. IMO...It does sound more like a Lab Test Manual but then again, I have not bought it yet to see. I have a pretty good grasp of the RF technology being used (RF Fields and Phase Delays, etc). Sounds like very interesting reading. Not sure if I'll by new or wait till a used copy comes available.


A little more on the book.... http://www.dfxonly.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3987