who here uses the whites xlt

[bryan]

I bought this detector and i have used it very little. I was just wandering if anyone can give me some tips on how to use it. what to dig and what not to dig. it seems as though im not using it right. what programs to use. im hunting parks and yards. usually not that trashy. but i have yet to find much becides clad. I just feel that im doing something wrong.

 

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[dieharddigger]

I use the XLT,and I have by no means mastered it! I have found some good stuff though. It might not be how your using it,but where your using it. I have found all my goodies at older homesite and known to be older empty lots. I do hunt some local parks,but find mostly clad as there have been detectors around here for years. I hunt mostly on coin/jewelry preset program. Sometimes you also have to dig those iffy signals.I also noticed that you have to return to a site over and over to find good stuff. I hunted one yard and the first time I found clad and a few wheats. The third time in that yard I found the two rings on the right,and the fourth or fifth time I found the ring on the left. Sometimes you have to "clean" a site out to get at the stuff that is masked. Keep working at it! Persistence pays!

 

[Johnny X]

I use the XLT,and I have by no means mastered it! I have found some good stuff though. It might not be how your using it,but where your using it. I have found all my goodies at older homesite and known to be older empty lots. I do hunt some local parks,but find mostly clad as there have been detectors around here for years. I hunt mostly on coin/jewelry preset program. Sometimes you also have to dig those iffy signals.I also noticed that you have to return to a site over and over to find good stuff. I hunted one yard and the first time I found clad and a few wheats. The third time in that yard I found the two rings on the right,and the fourth or fifth time I found the ring on the left. Sometimes you have to "clean" a site out to get at the stuff that is masked. Keep working at it! Persistence pays!

I use and XLT, but digger pretty much summed it up. Patience my friend, and keep clearing a way the trash. The good stuff is there!

xstevenx

 

[djabend]

I agree with dieharddigger,you are only going to find something if it is there. Go out and hit more spots. Also i tried using my XLT in mixed mode and started finding older and deeper targets. I also found that turning audio discrimination off made it sound better. The more discrimination you use the more good stuff you may miss. Let the XLT show you what is in the ground but don't let it pick what it wants you to hear. Take your time hunting, that is the reward in the end anywhy. And listen to the other XLT users in the forums, their advice led me to finding better ways to use my XLT. It's a great machine. HH,
Donny

 

[halfdime]

The other guys pretty much summed up what I wanted to say. I use the XLT, trying to search areas where the likelihood of old coins is greatest. If I have time and opportunity, I go over an area in several different directions. Also, a site may have been dry on my earlier visits; if we've had a wet spell, I'll visit again and take another look. If the coins aren't there, though, you won't find them (Yogi Berra).

 

[KenPa]

I dig everything that is positive on the screen. I dig ALOT of garbage.

 

[DPBOB]

Try just using COIN program until you get use to it. You won't pick up so much junk.

Heres a lot of finds with an XLThttp://forum.treasurenet.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=57

 

[brnn53]

I use the XLT. You will have to experiment until you find the right combination for your area. For coins I use the Silver program from the Coinist site with good results. For relics I use a program that I made up using the relic program for a base. Check out my finds on the Military/Battlefield thread. HH!
Mike

 

[tsgman]

The XLT is a great machine! I would just reccomend you log some time with it and get to know it. I hunt in the coin and jewelry mode. You can also hunt in the beach and jewelry mode for a little more depth. Tsgman

 

[bryan]

what kind of targets should i dig? i really dont wanna be digging 7 inches down for a piece of chain but in the same aspect i dont want to be missing those coins either.

 

[EDDE]

got to pay the piper man dig it you'll learn
PATIENCES GRASSHOPPER

 

[dewcon4414]

are you using a smaller coil? that helps tremendiously in those parks and trashy areas. you will be surprised how much silver you will find at about 4". contact the local recreation dept they can tell you the oldest park in the area. in trashy areas you may want to set your recovery speed a little faster... just to the point you dont get dobble hits under the coil. dont be afraid tocrank it up then back off after you hit the unstable point. go to "thebeepgoeson" dot com he has a lot of the VDI targets numbers listed.

 

[THing4CSA]

Hi Bryan and all my TH'ing Friends
I used the Whites XLT until I moved up to the whites DFX; great machine. I ran the XLT in the coin mode and dug every signal. I still preach this practice with the DFX and it works better now than ever. I don't know if you TH for coins, relics, or just what, but what I TH for is relics but I dig up every signal and remove everything from the area. I have found that once you remove the top five inches of targets be it keeper or trash you will notice one thing, you will begin to hear those faint signals that are deeper and in most cases better targets. If you have an area that you are the only one to search I suggest going over the area over and over giving a week with rain between in order to allow the targets to 'shine' through the disturbed soil. Also when you first start in any area use fresh batteries that have a full charge. One of the best things that I learned about the Whites XLT it to use the depth toggle switch any time you get a one way signal. A one way signal is when you sweep you hear a beep and when you go back across the spot you hear nothing. I have recoved a few Union trouser buttons that were one way targets. Trouser buttons are iron but are Civil war relics and keepers. I have also pulled percussion caps for both rifle and pistol that were difficult to find and harder to pinpoint due to size. Deep signals also turn up in Civil War encampments where soldiers were making bullets and spilled excess lead on the ground. If you want more info on some of my XLT finds and methods send me a private e-mail to [email protected] or [email protected] Check out the attached pictures the Gold dollar was recoved with the XLT, I will have to review my finds and pictures and will post more in the coming weeks. :-)
Thanks
Dave Mork
'Digger-Dave'
THing4CSA
PS: Remember; Don't leave it in the ground!

 

[kenb]

Fantastic finds Dave!!, as for the XLT I have experimented in many ways and am learning as I go. I didn't like running the pre set programs, I found myself relying on the screen icons to much. Read the manual a hundred times and experiment as I did. Know one is going to give you a quick answer that will work for you. Dekalb got the answer to the question, patients and practice will show you the way.

kenb

 

[halfdime]

Dave, do you recall what kind of signal you got when that beautiful little dollar was recovered?

 

[bill gent]

I have a XLT the best thing to do is read your manual and take baby steps like i plan to do dig everything on the positive side (graph on the bottom) lines that are separated are iron or stuff on the negative side could be considered trash

Again READ LEARN PRACTICE

 

[Kiros32]

Wow I didn't realize gold dollars were that small.

 

[staceysallaboutu]

Bryan

I found this informative. http://forum.treasurenet.com/whites/index.php/topic,3398.0.html

Stacey