MXT first time advice

[Tank69]

here's the scene , a guy with a year or two detecting under his belt , does decent with a non ID mid range detector an just got a MXT . What would be the 1 piece of advice that would you give him ?. that 1 thing you feel is the most important info .

HH Tank

 

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[warsawdaddy]

If it's a brand new unit and you get the $100 bonus from White's,invest in a 6X10 Eclipse DD coil.

 

[Tank69]

this MXT has the stock 905 coil on it an it would be mainly used for coin an jewelry hunting .

 

[bigtim1973]

You should keep the 950 coil but invest in the 6X10DD like warsawdaddy said. It is well worth it. It happens to be the best set up I have ever owned in a detector and there is alot of information on here that you can take time to scroll through on the MXT machine too!!!! It is great, Tim

 

[Tin Nugget]

My best advice, don't become so dependant on the numbers that you start digging less targets. The screen is great if your on a short hunt and want to cherry pick coins. If you notice your coin and silver jewelry numbers going up and your gold, tokens and oddball stuff going down then you are not digging enough non coin signals. In other words, don't let it make you lazy. Just a thought because it happened to me with my first VID machine.

 

[Green1]

A 6x9 would be sweet. As soon as you can get one...Gain at 10.. Dual at 2... Dig a lot of targets , To get to know what's what.. Even the trashy ones...I enjoy this setup so much i have one as my back-up..Screams on coins.. And small gold as well.. Check some of the womans gold... See what it reads like... Hit some tot-lots.. Dig all signals there.. The more you dig.. The faster you will learn...Trying to keep the reading in your memory..If you end up digging older.. Deeper coins.. Don't be afraid to dig some 'iffy' signals.. 3 out of 10 times.. There's a real nice surprise there....

It's a FUN machine.. Easy to learn also.....For me.. Ground balancing is not all that important.. in fact.. I haven't done it in years.. The mxt has top of the line tracking system.. Turn on.. Have fun !

 

[mighty_mace]

How does the 6x9 compare to the D2 coil that comes stock on the Vision?

 

[M-Taliesin]

How does the 6x9 compare to the D2 coil that comes stock on the Vision?

Howdy Pard!
The 6x10, to be more accurate, is a better all around coil than the D2 in my opinion.
When I got my MXT 300, it came with a 12" coil. It hasn't been on my machine since
I got the 6x10. I find a lot of gold with that combination, and I really like the performance.

The D2 is likely to hunt just a wee bit deeper, but it isn't as versatile as the 6x10. As a
result, I got the 6x10 V-nulled coil for my V3i as well. It works great in most detecting
situations. Next best on the V3 or V3i would be the 9.5 concentric, especially on beaches.
Since Colorado has few beaches, I haven't tried much of anything in that environment.

I don't really work with the D2, but might in an open area where depth is what I'm really
after.

Blessings,
M-Taliesin

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Get out and hunt.

Keep @ it and HH !!

 

[artyfacts]

I took the advice of a friend in England with my MXT. First and foremost , purchase headphones with a volume control, if you choose not to use headphones with a volume control you can put a piece of tape over all or some of the speaker to nullify one of the loudest detectors I have heard. Without the headphones or the speaker covered you can start a stampede or possibly go def, whatcha say? Next I tested his theory and settings and it works for me, toggles- relic mode, ground. Knobs- gain max (this detectors circuitry was made to operate with gain at max) discrimination 0. threshold, barely audible. (even with the volume down you can get a whisper and concentrate on that one area from different angles) You can operate with discrimination set to 0 - 1.5 or so. Trigger forwards. This is the setting where I'm pulling buttons from a depth of 9 to twelve inches, extraordinary. I would have missed lots of targets if I went by sound alone. Some targets have iron attached and it will give you a high and low sound and the numbers will jump + to -, in this case I would dig, for I found that you can have good targets with iron attached or very close proximity, this works about 15 percent of the time but yielded one of my best finds, the other 85 percent rusted nails. Also rust at these settings will sometimes come in with high numbers, 18th century cannon balls came in with a high pitch and numbers in the 80's. If your in the middle of a site like I'am and are pulling coins and artifacts from the 17 and 18th century, dig it all, and recheck the holes where you pull small and large iron objects from you might get a surprise. If you find that your targets are shallow you can turn down the gain to keep the machine from overloading. Hope this helps. This button was found with a rusted nail. Arty

 

[bigtim1973]

This button was found with a rusted nail. Arty

That button looks like it has the markings of the mason's, Tim

 

[IWillFindTheGold]

spooky, I really appreciate your MXT advice on using relic mode. I just bought an MXT (my first detector) and I've been using it at a couple of local parks. Frankly, the single tone in coin mode is not doing it for me.

I switched to relic mode for coin hunting and I much prefer the low/high tone contrast as a guide. I'm a musician, so the variation in tone pitch is a great cue for me. Your settings recommendations helped me a lot, so thanks.

 

[extractor]

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[wingmaster]

Why would you run threshold at max? It states in the manual to run at barely audible but study tone I would think your going to miss the deeper coins running at max threshold. The real deep coins can make no sound at all and just break the threshold, this can be done in an air test. Though I've never tried running at max threshold or air testing like that I can't see where the benefit would come in running at max.

I took the advice of a friend in England with my MXT. First and foremost , purchase headphones with a volume control, if you choose not to use headphones with a volume control you can put a piece of tape over all or some of the speaker to nullify one of the loudest detectors I have heard. Without the headphones or the speaker covered you can start a stampede or possibly go def, whatcha say? Next I tested his theory and settings and it works for me, toggles- relic mode, ground. Knobs- gain max (this detectors circuitry was made to operate with gain at max) discrimination 0. threshold max (even with the volume down you can get a whisper and concentrate on that one area from different angles) You can operate with discrimination set to 0 - 1.5 or so. This is the setting where I'm pulling buttons from a depth of 9 to twelve inches, extraordinary. I would have missed lots of targets if I went by sound alone. Some targets have iron attached and it will give you a high and low sound and the numbers will jump + to -, in this case I would dig, for I found that you can have good targets with iron attached or very close proximity, this works about 15 percent of the time but yielded one of my best finds, the other 85 percent rusted nails. Also rust at these settings will sometimes come in with high numbers, 18th century cannon balls came in with a high pitch and numbers in the 80's. If your in the middle of a site like I'am and are pulling coins and artifacts from the 17 and 18th century, dig it all, and recheck the holes where you pull small and large iron objects from you might get a surprise. If you find that your targets are shallow you can turn down the gain to keep the machine from overloading. Hope this helps. This button was found with a rusted nail. Arty

 

[Tin Nugget]

I didn't see a mention of running threshold at max. I do see the reference of running the gain at max.

 

[wingmaster]

It says knobs gain max, disc 0, threshold max. Thinking thats a mistake though, or I would hope its a mistake, they would surely be misssing lots of good stuff running like that.

 

[Tin Nugget]

Must be getting old , had to go back and read it twice and so, it does say Threshold at MAX

 

[artyfacts]

I see that I have caused a disturbance in the force. (threshold setting) There is no benefit at running the threshold at max you would most certainly hear nothing but a solid sound with no differentiation , my type o, and I reread the whole thing to boot. Thanks for bringing this mistake to my attention and sorry to all that missed the deep ones. The correction is made. Art

 

[srf2112]

The one thing ? How bout I give you 5 for the same price ;

1) "The MXT Edge" book. (Specifically read pp.28-29 and LEARN how to properly ground balance and verify audio stability with this machine. The MXT IS chattery but that's normal and OK, up to a point. Learn to identify THAT point, it's simple.)
2)A GOOD set of headphones with volume control and limiter switch or built-in circuit.
3)The 6x10 DD (already mentioned above)
4)A GOOD pinpointer ( An in-line DX1 is the best but if you go for a portable I highly recommend the Garrett Pro-Pointer, an invaluable tool, do not underestimate the importance of this tool and settle on a cheaper/lesser one, you'll regret it)
5) A Lesche digger (Same advice as #4)

Good luck and as always this is JMHO
HH
Scott