5.3 whites coil or the 4x7 excel.???

[stgeorgeut]

I want a smaller coil for my mxt,please help me decide on one of the two , the 5.3 whites or the excel. 4x7...thanks

 

[Pirate John]

Just my opinion, I prefer the 4x6 Eclipse DD. I like it better than the 5.3". I don't like excellerator coils form Kellyco, way too many problems with them.

 

[Rob (IL)]

What problems have YOU had with them John? Rob

 

[Pirate John]

The main problem with my first excellerator 4x7 DD was that it was defective, ok everyone is entitled to letting a bad coil get by. The next one was better but unstable and couldn't handle a gain past 8. I traded it for a 4x6 Eclipse not a problem. I then bought a 14" excellerator, once a again a defective coil, sent it back got another one it was unstable also, but I could get a gain to about 9-10. The 14" did cover a lot of ground and did good on identifing objects, but it did not get any better depth than my stock coil. I traded it for the 1400 deep scan, I am able to run the gain to +2 to +3 in most situations and it gets really good depth probably 2-3" more than the stock coil and it is very sensitive to small objects. Kellyco was very good about the return and exchange for a new coil so no problem with customer service. Is it my soil? Maybe, but why do my Whites coils work so much better in the same ground? I think I will try a Jimmy Sierra's Hot Shot next time see how that does.

 

[Rob (IL)]

The reason I asked is I have the 8" and 5" and have had no trouble in Illinois or Texas. I run them at +3 all the time. I use relic mode and trigger centered. I know Monte uses them all the time and his soil is bad. I use the 8" as my primary coil. In Texas I got a dime at 7 1/2 inches with the 5". This week I got a 43 nickel at 8" and a 54 wheatie at 8 1/2 inches. Yes the soil is good. Rob

 

[Pirate John]

It seems like you have really good luck with the 8" excellerator, I might want to try one someday. Maybe it will do a good job in my mineralized soil. HH John

 

[Rob (IL)]

John, I would really E mail Monte. His soil is really mineralized. Rob

 

[VaBill]

I'll throw my .2 cents into this. My info on the MXT is limited but my buddy did ok with his 5.3 coil. But I have worked the 4X6 and 5.3 on my 5900. The 4X6 covers a little more ground but doesnt have the depth of the 5.3" The hot head ferret, 4 or 5", is pretty unstable and doesnt get the depth as the 5.3 either. The 3.5 whites coil gets better depth than youd think but they dont offer it for the MXT/ DFX

 

[Pirate John]

Thanks Rob. I will do that.

 

[Monte]

two coils I feel are the best picks. The 5.3 Eclipse, like the other "5.3" labeled coils from White's, is actually a 6

 

[Monte]

I worked for over an hour and a half with my slow, two-finger typing to tell a few stories I have had with non-functioning NEW coils and NEW detectors. Then I hit some button somehow and wiped it all out, so ... this is now short.

I had a bad 12" Excelerator and 'JW' at Kellyco took care of it immediately for me. All other 'EXcelerator' coils I have owned worked excellent.

I have had a bad Blue Max 350 right from the factory I got on a visit there, a bad 950 right out of a just-opened box with a Classic III SL, two 950 coils that had to be replaced within a year after I owned the particular XLT's they came with, and three (that's right, 3) of the 6