Whites V3i, VX3 or E-trac???
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Rudy
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What you describe as "chatty" is probably the autotrac system trying to track the ground balance as you sweep over a lot of man made iron. Try balancing and then lock the ground balance. That should help with the chattyness. Use Alternate Relic mode to inhibit the grunt sound when going over the man made iron.
The Rebel
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I have no experience with the e trac, but I always see them posting their VDI#'s.
Me if it's a repeatable tone, I dig. Don't really care about VDI's as I hunt cellar holes there are so many ground issues the #'s can vary.
I love the V3i, I don't spend time fiddling with settings.......etc... I have 2 programs I use (from Fox @ Whites) & I'm off & running. I'm finding colonial coppers, buttons...etc... Just view my album or the V3i Drivers Group or just go the the V3i Sub-Forum on White's Website.
As far as the VX3, it's a more basic model of the V3i less bells & whistles. If you have the $ buy V3i & you'll not need to worry about upgrading ever again.
If you have any questions ask Fox over on the V3i Sub-Forum on White's Website.
Either way you choose to go you gotta get the coil over the target in order to dig!
HH,
Roger
Me if it's a repeatable tone, I dig. Don't really care about VDI's as I hunt cellar holes there are so many ground issues the #'s can vary.
I love the V3i, I don't spend time fiddling with settings.......etc... I have 2 programs I use (from Fox @ Whites) & I'm off & running. I'm finding colonial coppers, buttons...etc... Just view my album or the V3i Drivers Group or just go the the V3i Sub-Forum on White's Website.
As far as the VX3, it's a more basic model of the V3i less bells & whistles. If you have the $ buy V3i & you'll not need to worry about upgrading ever again.
If you have any questions ask Fox over on the V3i Sub-Forum on White's Website.
Either way you choose to go you gotta get the coil over the target in order to dig!
HH,
Roger
Bromly
Senior Member
The V3i is a well built machine.But it doesn't even come close to the E-trac in depth or accurate ID.
I'm very fortunate and usually get to hunt 20 to 40 hrs a week. I really wanted my V3i to be my number 1 machine. But after a few hundred hours with it.I decided it's just a waist of time.I've used all of Fox's programs, followed Alberts set ups. But no matter what I tried it's as good as an average detector with way to many options.
The E-trac is such a joy to hunt with. Turn on hit noise cancel. That's it, go find the goods.
Best of Luck no matter what you pick!
Ken
I'm very fortunate and usually get to hunt 20 to 40 hrs a week. I really wanted my V3i to be my number 1 machine. But after a few hundred hours with it.I decided it's just a waist of time.I've used all of Fox's programs, followed Alberts set ups. But no matter what I tried it's as good as an average detector with way to many options.
The E-trac is such a joy to hunt with. Turn on hit noise cancel. That's it, go find the goods.
Best of Luck no matter what you pick!
Ken
NebTrac
Elite Member
The E-Trac is a "tone first" machine Roger. The VDI #'s 'add' to the information, but its always tone first.
The reason we post our VDI's is because each machine can be set with the pitch different, so my 12-34 (Indian Head) will sound different than your 12-34. But we can relate with each other 'tone wise', but based on our VDI.
NebTrac
Surf Master
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Etrac f75se
I have both the etrac and f75se,i like both machines,the F75se is deeper,but i like the Etrac for the id ability ,better than the f75se,i do like the F75se for lightness, and fast target recovery,also runs forever on 4 aa batteries,The etrac, and the 15 hr charging
i dont like,all and all feature wise,id wise,multi freq machine,the etrac is hard to beat,the F75se is a very good single freq machine that goes deep,the Whites v3i well just look at the features vs the Etrac,no comparison,all you whites guy's will beat me to death,just like my buddy who runs a DFX talks smack,Whites does make a good water machine the PI Df,but i havn't ran a Whites land machine since my 1st a coinmaster back in 1976,my opinion is Whites needs to step up to the plate,3 balls 2 strikes,if they don't hit a home run,there out,they are loosing the game,warrenty is also behind all the other's.
Get the e-trac or F75se
I have both the etrac and f75se,i like both machines,the F75se is deeper,but i like the Etrac for the id ability ,better than the f75se,i do like the F75se for lightness, and fast target recovery,also runs forever on 4 aa batteries,The etrac, and the 15 hr charging
i dont like,all and all feature wise,id wise,multi freq machine,the etrac is hard to beat,the F75se is a very good single freq machine that goes deep,the Whites v3i well just look at the features vs the Etrac,no comparison,all you whites guy's will beat me to death,just like my buddy who runs a DFX talks smack,Whites does make a good water machine the PI Df,but i havn't ran a Whites land machine since my 1st a coinmaster back in 1976,my opinion is Whites needs to step up to the plate,3 balls 2 strikes,if they don't hit a home run,there out,they are loosing the game,warrenty is also behind all the other's.Get the e-trac or F75se
The Rebel
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kireta
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My V3I has laid waste to any kind of hunting I can throw at it.Deep silver (I have found three or four seated coins in just as many hunts). Gold (Very small 14k cuff link at six or seven inches loud and clear).Relics (Buttons,headstamps,old pen knives you name it).I have not owned the machine long at all.I am not tech smart either.It has just blown everything I have ever owned way out of the water.Once it even made breakfast before a big hunt.It didnt but it would not have surprised me.
nittany1
Elite Member
If you want high conductivity targets like clad, silver and copper get an Etrac, you can't miss the tones it gives for those. If you've got either the high tone or the high flutey tone you dig. If you want gold jewelry to hit just as hard get a White's. Even my M6 loves gold jewelry. My VX3 even more so. If you really want to go after 14k and 18k jewelry put the VX3 or V3i into Prospecting and hit your local parks. They hit almost as hard as my GMT on jewelry and it's a gold machine.
Kolby72
Forum Supporter
You must have been hunting with it turned off!
My V3i goes very very deep I have found silver and lots of deep Iron relics. My buddy found a helmet in Berlin that the V3i rang out loud and clear even though it was waist deep... Your V3i must have some faulty wires and I am not saying that to be rude I would look into sending it to Whites to have them check it out.
Rattlehead
Forum Supporter
I agree.. The V3i is easily the deepest machine I've ever owned. In the last few weeks alone it has pulled multiple silver coins and one gold coin from depths ranging between 8 and 13".
Bromly
Senior Member
You must have been hunting with it turned off!
Your probably right, I'll keep quiet.
Happy Hunting
fred sanford
Elite Member
On going arguement
The arguement, that one is better than the other, is on going here. 2 great machines ,each having there strengths and weakness's. I own the Mxt and Etrac . Found lots of great stuff with the Mxt. However , since I got the Etrac , it now is my primary machine. The more hours I have put on the machine the more spectacular the finds. What puts the Etrac ahead of everybody is target seperation . The Etrac in the right hands is superior to others.
The arguement, that one is better than the other, is on going here. 2 great machines ,each having there strengths and weakness's. I own the Mxt and Etrac . Found lots of great stuff with the Mxt. However , since I got the Etrac , it now is my primary machine. The more hours I have put on the machine the more spectacular the finds. What puts the Etrac ahead of everybody is target seperation . The Etrac in the right hands is superior to others.
crimson
Full Member
This is an awesome thread folks! I have been researching both the V3i and the E-Trac for a while now and it's great to read comments from owners of both machines.
Do I dare mention here on the forum, that I'm considering purchasing one or the other?
(cough, cough, vendor attack 
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More comments please!!!
Do I dare mention here on the forum, that I'm considering purchasing one or the other?
(cough, cough, vendor attack )More comments please!!!
Jason in Enid
Elite Member
More comments please!!!
Buy the Whites.
AIRFORCEMIKE
Forum Supporter
ENOUGH SAID..Go Etrac!!
RyanChappell
Elite Member
It gives you more tools than the E-Trac for determining whether a target is gold or junk.
I think it would be safe to say that people with E-Tracs dig far less gold than other MDers. Whether it is because of that or E-Traccers preferring silver coins, is up for debate. The reason I have not found any gold with the E-Trac is part luck and part that the machine has spoiled me so much on coins, that it has become hard to dig mid range targets. You get rewarded 90% of the time with a quarter on 12-47s, but on 12-14 to 12-28 you get junk 99%+.
With a BH or an Ace you get a lot more junk across the board. If the white's gets that junk range pct down any, it would help immensely.
crimson
Full Member
Which one are you using Jason?
It would be a big help to newbies if you folks would post your detector in your signature line.
It would be a big help to newbies if you folks would post your detector in your signature line.
Surf Master
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