Going off The XP Goldmaxx

[Silver Searcher]

I have had the XP Goldmaxx now for three years :P and even though it.s given me some really Great finds, I'm slowly going off it
It seems to me that it has a blind side, I'll try and explain. On Saturday I was out hunting, I always look down at the field in the hope of maybe seeing a Flint or something well I noticed a huge Pewter button that I know would have been in the range of the search head, yet it didn't pick it up
This is not the first time this has happened my detecting partner Michael also found a Roman coin right were I had been I know sometimes this happens, but it's happening to regular for my liking and his find rate for coins is way higher than mine.
I also have noticed that signals have been lost after I have dug and no matter how I search the area and hole I can't find what made the signal might be time for a change
Is there anybody out there that might have any similar problems I would like to know if you have

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[shaun7]

Only every time I go with Crusader, but he has an XP too

I think the settings help, but I couldn't get on with them the other day

 

[Silver Searcher]

Only every time I go with Crusader, but he has an XP too

I think the settings help, but I couldn't get on with them the other day

Not worried about the settings :P because I only ever use the same one but I'm wondering if the cordless headphones have anything to do with it

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[shaun7]

Only every time I go with Crusader, but he has an XP too

I think the settings help, but I couldn't get on with them the other day

Not worried about the settings :P because I only ever use the same one but I'm wondering if the cordless headphones have anything to do with it

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Oh no...don't say that

 

[U.K. Brian]

You still have the pewter button so just do a few tests. Either it was being masked in some way or there's a problem with your detector.
One of the leading distributors for XP commented when the build quality/reliability of the T2 was questioned that he had had more returns for the Power than the T2 and F75.

I can't see how you use the same settings for all sites. Its got to be causing performance loss.

 

[Silver Searcher]

You still have the pewter button so just do a few tests. Either it was being masked in some way or there's a problem with your detector.
One of the leading distributors for XP commented when the build quality/reliability of the T2 was questioned that he had had more returns for the Power than the T2 and F75.

I can't see how you use the same settings for all sites. Its got to be causing performance loss.

HI Brian...thanks for the reply, the reason I use the same settings is that I don't regard the XP as a deep detector, and I always hunt ploughed land so I only need one setting, I have heard outhers going on about different settings for the XP but none do as well as I do with mine. I know there is a slight time delay with the signal to the headphone and don't know if this could be my problem. As for the button I checked the target in the field and there was no problem of masking, but I know the coil must have passed real close to it, as I saw it lying there, it doesn't knock out coke like it's suppose to either, although it's very easy to no whats coke, and whats not.

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[U.K. Brian]

I tried the Power but kept my old Mk1 Goldmaxx (re chipped) as I could accept all iron with it to gain more depth but tell by the audio what was worth digging or not. I also didn't like the mode that enabled the rejection of coke that was introduced on the Power.
Still have my Mk 1 but where depth is needed ie pasture, prefer to use a T2 or Nautilus.