is the MINELAB Excalibur a good Machine?
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X-Splenda said:
I have owned 3 Excal 1000s, still own 2 Excal 1000s, on one I have spliced in the 15 inch WOT coil so it is basically an Excal 1500.....There is very little difference between the new and old Excals, coil is a little thinner, and II is suppose to be about an inch deeper, but that is still suspect to me. I dig targets over 14 inches deep frequently with mine at the beach. If you can get a good used Excal for a good price, I would go for it. Most owners who have Excals love them....
Personally, I would not go over $650 for it used, the last one I bought I paid $475 and added the WOT coil and a custom built straight shaft, for a total $600 in it....I know others who have got them for anywhere between $350 (lucky) and $650......You will want a straight shaft, stock shaft is unbalanced......
Good luck.................
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TH is 100% right about the Excal. I don't have the newest version as the old one is still finding the deep coins and rings. 
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If the Excalibur and Sovereign is old tecnology it must be really good tecnology. They came out with the Excal. & Sover. about 1992 and i have had a Sovereign since the first one came out. and about every one they made they are just plain easy to use and great detector's. And they have never changed that much. They have been out for about 19 years and will work as good as any thing you could buy today.X-Splenda said:
X-Splenda said:
The new Excal II is suppose to be about an inch deeper,but since I already dig some targets 14" and deeper, 1 inch more doesn't make that much of a difference, the new batteries last longer and the coil is lighter are the major difference..
New or old, the technology that makes up the Excals and Sovereigns really works great, I do not trust descrimination to not discriminate out some gold, nor do I trust the notch on the Sovereigns, I would rather dig an extra 100 poptops then miss one nice diamond ring..........
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You know could be that Minelab with the Sovereign & Excalibur is believer in that saying " If it ain't broke don't fix it " You know if it works great leave the dam thing alone." """ But they don't believe in that saying with the Explorer's or X-Terras """
X-Splenda said:
If it is in good working condition that is a real good price....The wrap around the controls is an easy fix and can be replaced by Minelab for $10 if it is scratched real bad if you send it in for any other work........
X-Splenda said:
Yes the Excal and Sovereign make different sounds for different metals. Remember pull tabs will ring the same as a good target (gold rings coins) so you will still be digging them. If you try to discriminate out pulltabs you will descriminate out some gold.......Remember they use different base metals added to the gold for everything up to 22k...
The secret to the Excal and Sovereigns is to learn the sounds. Both the Excal and the Sovereign detectors are killers at fresh and salt water beaches.....
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Yes just learn the different sounds with the Excalibur & Sovereign and you will almost know what you have in the ground before you dig. And yes $500.00 is a good price for a Excalibur hard to find them for that price. They always sell for more than $500.00. used.
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There are many who prefer and like the blue Excalibur over the Excalibur 2.
I saw one recently on craigslist that the person was asking $475 and have seen some go for close to the same price on eBay. I remember one time there was a guy from Canada that had an Excalibur 800 new in the box that went for around $450. I had it marked to bid but didn't get home in time.
As a side note, I was looking at eBay the other night where one person had a Excalibur 1000 listed. A few bid the thing up to over $1000.
But, yes, it's an excellent machine. If you buy it you won't regret it.
I saw one recently on craigslist that the person was asking $475 and have seen some go for close to the same price on eBay. I remember one time there was a guy from Canada that had an Excalibur 800 new in the box that went for around $450. I had it marked to bid but didn't get home in time.
As a side note, I was looking at eBay the other night where one person had a Excalibur 1000 listed. A few bid the thing up to over $1000.
But, yes, it's an excellent machine. If you buy it you won't regret it.
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