5.5 x 10 elliptical coil need opinions on how it performs

[Trashfinder]

I see some have purchased the 5.5 x10 coil for the relic i was just wondering if any could give any into on how it performs on depth and separation?

 

[JFlynn]

I used it on the gold+ and it was outstanding! That's the only time I've cared for a coil that shape and size. Depth and separation are there.

 

[Stoof-tabsallday]

I enjoy mine. I feel it gives a perfect medium between the stock coils. 5.5 wide for good separation in trash and 10" long for good ground coverage. It's solid as well so it doesn't get caught up on trig and stuff.
Not as deep as the large stock coil, but because it's the best mix between the two that come with the detector, I love it.

Both the other coils still have their olace. I. Wide open not trashy areas I still use the large stock coil.
Hope this helps!!

 

[Keith Southern]

I leave the 5x10 on the FR 80 Percent of the time..

its a great do it all coil..very tight and deep...not as deep as stock and not as sleuthy as the 5 but close on both....and that is a real plus...I can scout and hit a spot with it using just the one coil and Know I've worked on site very well.....then use the stock coil and small coil for required aims..

I have found the 5x10 coil combo on the FR to be the best setup to date when comparing it to other high freq unit's using a 5x10.

Keith

 

[Monte]

performs excellent.

The bulk of my detecting is in very dense trash, often associated with a lot of brush and even building rubble, so the round 5½" DD coil gets used most often. Especially with I'm working in and around a lot of rusty tin, or perhaps a modern-use location with a lot of crimp-on bottle caps. Those types of targets, with very challenging problem ferrous make-up that man designed in an annoying shape that enhances their conductivity and can annoy any make or model detector, seem to be better handled by the smaller-size search coils.

In many places I hunt, generally non-rural and quite often littered with a fair amount of iron debris, I like the 5½X10 Concentric coil when the area has only a modest amount of trash, and whe the iron-based problem targets are mainly nails, cut wire [size=small](such as fencing pieces)[/size], screws or similar less-offending shapes of ferrous. I also prefer the 5 ½X10 Concentric coil over the Double-D design because it provides a little better depth, but mainly more consistent Discrimination, a tighter and more accurate visual TID read-out [size=small](due to the uniform EMF on a coil approach from the left or from the right compared with the challenges caused by the overlapped Tx and Rx internal windings of a DD design)[/size].

I do have a DD coil of that same size, but I keep it mounted on my FORS Gold + most of the time for Gold Nugget Hunting with some occasional use for Relic or Coin & Jewelry Hunting applications. It is also a very good search coils for modest trash areas where you are not dealing with dense brush or building rubble. Also, I like the fact these two coils are solid designs that eliminate snagging when searching places such as stubble fields, in the woods with twigs and weedy vegetation, etc.

The 7X11 DD is a search coil I like to use when hunting in water, be it a coastal or inland saltwater or freshwater beach, or open grassy sports fields, parks, or yards, and other sparse target places. Also when I'm after larger-size targets or want/need a littler more depth than the 5½X10 coils provide, but those two elliptical solid coils work very well on the Relic.

Monte

 

[Stoof-tabsallday]

Monte,
Any idea where I can get the 5.5x10 concentric?

 

[OregonGregg]

Like Keith and Monte has said, its an excellent coil, It and the "oor" coil are the only two I use. I however do not have the Relic machine but do have a couple of Fors CoRe machines. But in the extreme dense iron/trash the "oor" coil and the newer 5" round still rule. Here is a link to the coil, since Kellyco is the distributor or you can go to the Nokta website and they list other dealers if you don't wanna deal with Kellyco.

http://www.kellycodetectors.com/catalog/10x5-5-dd-search-coil-fors-relic

 

[OregonGregg]

Sorry Stefan, just realized you meant the 5.5 x 10 Concentric coil, so disregard my last post. However, you can call Kellyco and ask them to get you one. You might have to wait a week or two to get it. But they are the North America distributor and should be able to get you one.....but ya i looked around, seems to be a hard coil to find.

 

[Stoof-tabsallday]

Sorry Stefan, just realized you meant the 5.5 x 10 Concentric coil, so disregard my last post. However, you can call Kellyco and ask them to get you one. You might have to wait a week or two to get it. But they are the North America distributor and should be able to get you one.....but ya i looked around, seems to be a hard coil to find.

Yes it's only offered for the gold+ and have yet to find anyone that carries it.