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[DuggeranDigger]

We could use some help. we got out to detect for awhile today, thats the good news. We started off pretty well, took the spectrum out. You know we found a couple penny's, then it was like all of a sudden the only thing we seemed to be picking up were flatten cans. We tried changing settings with no luck, then we dug a hole probably 3 inches deep, and put a penny in it. The machine would not pick it up. We tried several other settings as well. The battery reads good, it was really confusing today. The machine never let us down before. Any ideas?

[CyberSage]

What kind of detector are you using? We will try to get you to the right area of the forum to get you some help with your problems. Welcome to the forum. We have a lot of good folks here that can lend a hand.

Jack

[DuggeranDigger]

we running the whites xlt we bought in 2001or 2 we used it alot when we first got then up till this year it hasnt been used a lot wetaking it out servaral times this year and it seemed to work fine but the other day when we took it out thats when we noticed that the programs are not working not real sur if these toys needs tune up or not

[del]

the xlt is a very stable running machine . how is yours been acting , does it do alot of falsing ( erratic beeping or chirping for no apperent reason ) if those , machines sit for extended periods of time they can lose any saved programmed that was stored in them but the factory programs will still be good to use . i would suggest selecting a program like the coin and jewelry one and see if you can locate a few targets either burried or just on the ground and if coil connection is nice and tight and its not finding the item it may need to go back to the factory for a tune up . hope this helps

Dan

[coinnut]

we running the whites xlt we bought in 2001or 2 we used it alot when we first got then up till this year it hasnt been used a lot wetaking it out servaral times this year and it seemed to work fine but the other day when we took it out thats when we noticed that the programs are not working not real sur if these toys needs tune up or not

I would try what Del said. Pick a program from the library, like Coin and Jewelry and do an air test with a nickel, dime and quarter. Then bump up the Pre amp gain and see if you pick them coins up a bit deeper. I'm thinking something just got changed in your programs somehow. The factory programs will tell you if there is a problem or not. Let us know how it comes out for you.