Overload?

[ffighter14]

I just picked up my new detector today. while I was playing around with it I put the coil on my floor to try to ground balance I got a loud squeal and the display said overload. Since then Im afraid to turn it on again. Any help would be appreciated. The detector is an MXT PRO.

 

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[FreeBirdTim]

That happened to me once with my Ace 250. I got a continuous squeal after I turned it on in the house. I just removed the batteries, re-installed them and turned it back on. Worked fine ever since. Shouldn't be a problem with your detector either after you take the batteries out and re-install them.

 

[Flathead25]

Your floor is full of nails, screws and who knows what other kinds of metal.....go outside!

 

[doninbrewster]

If you put it on the floor it's going to pick up every nail, screw, pipe, wire and everything else in and under the floor. You need to do it outside.

 

[SusanMN]

Maybe it's picking up metal beams, pipes or ducts in your house which are big enough to send it into overload. Just take it outside.

 

[gimper]

no need to take the batteries out , just take it outside away from metal in your floor!

 

[ffighter14]

Thanks all for you help and advice.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Yep we radiant heat in the floor, at lest the pipes are still there, detector screams like a banshee if I turn it on in the house!

 

[l2hunt]

yup can't use them indoors....mine will go crazy on my carpeted concrete floor in my basement, why you ask....well i'm thinking it has to do with re-bar in the concrete of course

 

[wayfas4u]

and my favorite experience when starting out detecting was......Never wear steel toed shoes while metal detecting!