Whites dtectors.

Re: White's dtectors.

I take it you never used one?
They are just as wrong at guessing the finds as the other metered detectors.
Do yourself a favor and don't use a meter.
Here in New England there is trash everywhere. That same trash bounces the screen all over the place.



liftloop said:
Soon all the other companies that make detector are going to fallow White's leads. color monitors three band operation. what is high teck on a White's. all the other will be after. as soon as the Paten is up, look how much old man Garret copied the mxt with v.d.i, fisher, mine lab, did the same.

Tesoro has a v.d.i. they copied White's. White's sets the standers for all detectors to fallow. I bet White's will have a screen on their P.I. detector that is going to give you so much information what's in the ground it will beat the pants off of any V.L.F. detector. If I know White's it's come-en and soon...liftloop...
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Re: White's dtectors.

Some people like screens, some people like to listen to the detector and hear what its telling them. Either way, you still find stuff. Depends on where you are and if you happen to pass over the right spot. Fancy screens dont mean jack, its just more technology you have to try to figure out how to use. While your sittin there pressing buttons and changing things around, someone with a beep and dig detector can find a ring that was right there in front of you. Or maybe your a Technology junkie and know how to do all the right things and get a little bit of a benefit..that doesnt mean its impressive.... Whites is a good brand, but so is Tesoro for their simplicity and good price on detectors. I'll stick with my Vaquero
 

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I have an MXT Pro, so no color screen. I love the VDI, because I am new to the hobby, it has helped me a lot. I still dig most good signals even if it does tell me it is trash, I have read a lot of people saying that the VDI can be wrong fairly often.

But watching a local guy using a V3i I can see the color screen has it's perk, since it will show him a "possible" break down of what material is in the ground, and he knows his well enough to be able to tell what he will pull out of the ground most of the time, but he said it still surprises him once in awhile.
 

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Coinstriking Michigan said:
Never could get any depth out of Whites detectors in my area, and the M6 was the biggest hunk of dung I have ever used.
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I'm in Northern Michigan as well and I've had the same problem getting depth out of my xlt. I've played with various programs and tweaked it til it's pretty good for silver but there are others out there that are a lot better for depth.
 

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I have had/used Minelabs and Fishers with great success. I have yet to get a White's. I have to believe that the people that have used them and rave about them have also had great success.

What funny is if you 'search' ANY company or detector there are the 'it will find the holy grail' and 'i get nothing deeper than 1 inch' ... on EVERY MAKE/MODEL! ..LOL

I have come close to ordering a White's a few times, and I LOVE the 'Made In USA' pride thing! They always came down to my final two in making a decision on what to order! I would just like to let any White's reps who are reading this know that.
Chose the Xterra 705 over the MXT Pro.
Chose the T2 LTD SE over the VX3.
Chose the ETrac over the V3i.

I haven't got a White's for one reason... that bottom box under the forearm. YEAH! REALLY! The only company that does that, and I worry about putting it down in high wet grass or dirt or muddy ground. A few times my ETrac's stand was caked and I couldn't imagine that getting in that bottom square box! I know... I know there are all kinda stands and stuff out there, but I am trying to reduce gear and weight, not add to it and 'junk up' my detectors.

I am being silly?
 

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I've four Whites but they all have their flaws (like other brands) and Whites has always been a follower not a leader.

People seem to think they pioneered S.P.D. (motion) machines but it was the Bounty Hunter Red Baron design (RB5 and RB7) that they copied.

The pulse motion machines were pretty poor and like the Classic range would have to be sent to a third party to be modified to get the best out of them.

The whole range of detectors suffered from the lack of DD coils.....when they finally produced them they were poor compared to other brand DD's.

No true Whites twin or multifrequency detector as they are based on a Minelab design that Minelab rejected and licensed on to Whites.

The TDI is a poor, less well built copy of Eric Fosters GS5 and as for adding a screen they have admitted they are unable to take the design much further.

The hoard hunter is an inferior copy of the original Treasure Baron design.

So not the greatest though I have found them to be more reliable than many other brands. Fancy meters don't really get you anywhere or add to depth but do add to cost. Coils have been Whites weak point for years but luckily there's very good third party ones but it should be Whites supplying the best in the first place.

As for the control box under the armrest its just about the best place to balance out the weight of the coil which is why so many manufacturers use that design. The cover protects the detector and/or you have an alloy stand which weighs just about nothing.
 

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u.K. brian

what mine lab detector give you a read out in two frequency on the same loop. most mine labs you have to change the coil to use the other frequency. White's give's you three frequency real time back to back..does mine lab, and doesn't Erick foster make P.I for every company isn't he the man to go too..
 

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My first White's was purchased in '77. My last White's a dfx in '08. Kids toys. Never again.
 

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fistfulladirt said:
My first White's was purchased in '77. My last White's a dfx in '08. Kids toys. Never again.
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Kids toys work mighty fine for me!!! God Bless Chris
 

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Many styles and options out there, but they are all basically designed to alert you to metal under your coil. Depending on your preference of options and your soil, what might be a better brand for one person just wouldn't cut it for the next. I owned a Whites, then a couple of Garret's, and now a Tesoro. From my experiences I would rate them in that same order. If I went out tomorrow and bought a new Fisher it very well may knock Tesoro into 2nd place. Having said that, if Whites sent me a complimentary top of the line model as a gift I certainly wouldn't turn my nose up at it. To each his own.
 

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Soon all the other companies that make detector are going to fallow White's leads. color monitors three band operation. what is high teck on a White's. all the other will be after. as soon as the Paten is up, look how much old man Garret copied the mxt with v.d.i, fisher, mine lab, did the same.
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Probably. It is ever so. If you go back to the 1920's Gerhard Fisher & Fisher Research Labs was the one everybody else "copied" once his patents ran out. :laughing7:
 

Re: White's dtectors.

Liftloop. I can only think you post on the forum to give everyone a laugh. Rarely get anything right.

The Minelab X-Terra range where you do change coil to change frequency came in years (15 or so) after the Minelabs multi-frequency machines. Not my choice as its an expensive way to change a frequency and Minelab are not my first choice in general which is why I have one Minelab but four Whites. Would only be two Whites if it wasn't for the fact Eric Foster retired and its hard to get repairs/coils for his detectors.

Now you don't need money to try every detector just know people or even just ask the manufacturer or importer if they will loan you their latest toy. If they believe their detector is as good as they say they will lend you one.
 

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I am amazed at the detectors that are out today. From Bounty Hunters to Whites, and every major brand in between, we have good quality machines to choose from. It really is less about brand, than it is about knowing your machine and being comfortable with it.
 

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Your right about that D.M. Many now ignore the brand and follow the designer or design team as most in the industry seem to have worked for each other over the years. Means that you often get a similar detector to one you has always wanted but was to heavy, out of balance or just plain expensive with the drawbacks solved and more performance when the designer moves to another company. Its great to have a choice !
 

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Shambler said:
I don't think you're right at all. Look at other detectors in the industry. It's about finds, not pretty bar and line graphs that all give you the same information.
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Very true. If it beeps, dig...DUH Why does someone feel the need to analyze the target? It doesnt matter what the Whites has, it still beeps, you still dig. :tongue3: I think I'm gonna put some colored streamers on my Vaquero so I can say it's better than anything. Maybe I'll even glue my Ipad on it and see what it does. :tongue3:
 

lookindown said:
Trend setters...Whites detectors look like an army ammo box on a stick...and there not exactly light weight.
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I own an old Whites Coinmaster Classic II. It's worked good for me. I'm new to the hobby, and I'm thinking of getting a Garrett Ace 350, but I've read some not so good reviews. Any thoughts? By the way, I find my Whites very comfortable and lightweight. I would like to find a rain cover to fit it.
 

Free raincover can be found at most grocery stores that sell vegetables.
Plastic bags are on rollers and you can take one .
I have been to Whites factory and they are good people.
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why is there screens on a detector to see what you passed up.
 

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