Re: Todays finds...a White's MXT
It was a rough day out for the first day. I managed to find 2 dimes (by sight), 2 penny's with the MD and an old pull tab with the MD. I found that my in-laws ground is EXTREMELY heavy laden with iron. On the coin/jewelry setting...it was going off constantly with iron, iron, hot rock, hot rock. I thought it was the MXT or me, but when I went to the park with the boys later, that was no longer an issue and the setting remained the same. Also on my in-laws ground something kind of gross, but interesting. I was MD'ing over the freshly tilled soil that my father-in-law is preparing for his garden. I say fresh, he tilled it last week. Anyway, the local rabbit community has been using the soil to deposit their "waste" materials. The MD picked it up. They must have a diet really high in iron, lol. When I was at the park, I didn't get many hits, but was told that it often gets gone over with MDs. On the hits that I did get, I was unable to retrieve any of the items except the 2 pennys on top of the ground. I really need to get a good trawl for better digging and I need to learn to pinpoint better. I read the manual several times, but I guess I need to read it more because I still don't feel very secure with it. Today my settings were Coin & Jewelry, Gain was about 4 I believe, Dual control was about 4.
I'm exhausted and my arms are sore and I only found 2 cents with my MD and I can't wait to go back. So I guess that means I'm hooked. All's well!
If you can help me with my settings or with my understanding now that I have my machine in hand, well, it's actually on the floor beside me, let me know! HH Snow