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A better coil rant

Hey Tom, Oh Yeah I remember the Hot Head coils! It's still hanging in my closet now! I got one pretty early on and probably used it mostly on my Tesoro GS II. Maybe a few times on my Inca. I think there may have been very few sold or made for Tesoros but It worked well for me as it seemed to be a good bit lighter than the 8" donut coil on the GSII.That was a big Plus I thought and made my hunting more comfortable. And any extra depth I gained from the Hot Head on the GSII was just more gravy on my biscuit ! I always found stuff with it and at depths, as I remember, that seemed fair enough to me. The Hot Heads are larger and a bunch" thicker" than the donuts. I heard they were foam filled so even a fraction of weight loss on a coil on a long hunt made a big difference to me! And you are right , like lots of the folks back then I was looking for something just a bit deeper I could hang on that GSII. Of course I didn't find out about the advantage of the lighter weight of the Hot Head until I got it, so that made it even better. I probably used it now and then later on some of my µMax machines but only trying them to see how they worked. I do recall that I tried it on my modded Amigo II and for some reason I could never get it to work. To the best of my memory ,one of the UK diggers on the forum said that the Amigo II would not take a Widescan/DD coil. Well I thought back then, " Here we go!" So from then on, I have wondered, and asked around and don't recall if that question was ever answered for me or not.Is the Hot Head a DD or Concentric, or some of both? Seems like yes, the extra diameter of the Hot head could make up for the difference in the depth over that of the donut , on the GSII. I cant speak for any of the other machines and their Hot Heads but it worked well for me with the GSII . The Amigo II /Hot Head opened another can of worms but mostly now it is all "Water under the bridge"! HH ! Charlie
 
Good to hear from you Charlie. But you just dated yourself, haha. You gotta be on the ugly side of 45+ like me, doh! :stretcher:
 
I feel like Rip Van Winkle, Tom. I started out late 60's, 70ish. I was young and didn't continue with it, until I awoke about 7 yrs ago and re-entered the hobby.

The equipment/electronics changes were enormous! 45 is just a fading memory.
 
Sounds just like my story, work put a stop to my detecting. I pulled the batteries out of my CZ5 and put it in the closet until 2010 when I retired. That same year I didn't think my CZ was good enough for me so I ordered a F75Ltd and I was off detecting again. Wish I still had that CZ5.LOL

Next stop is Boot Hill.

Ron in WV
 
Lol, for sure Tom , I began detecting on "Moon Day", July 20, 1969, on my 32nd. birth day, with a brand new Garrett Sidewinder BFO. Been at it ever since , health permitting! Hehe, that puts me into the "Double Ugly" scale of things! God has been very good to me and I'm still able to find a goodie now and then, but my very best finds have been some the friends I have found along the way! HH, Charlie
 
WV62 said:
Sounds just like my story, work put a stop to my detecting. I pulled the batteries out of my CZ5 and put it in the closet until 2010 when I retired. That same year I didn't think my CZ was good enough for me so I ordered a F75Ltd and I was off detecting again. Wish I still had that CZ5.LOL

Next stop is Boot Hill.

Ron in WV
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We've got lots of good detecting yrs ahead of us Ron. They'll have to pry the detector out of my cold, dead hands! :goodnight: :thumbup:
 
MI-AuAg said:
WV62 said:
Sounds just like my story, work put a stop to my detecting. I pulled the batteries out of my CZ5 and put it in the closet until 2010 when I retired. That same year I didn't think my CZ was good enough for me so I ordered a F75Ltd and I was off detecting again. Wish I still had that CZ5.LOL

Next stop is Boot Hill.

Ron in WV
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We've got lots of good detecting yrs ahead of us Ron. They'll have to pry the detector out of my cold, dead hands! :goodnight: :thumbup:
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That calls for a tost, :beers:

Ron in WV
 
I tried a number of different NEL coils on different detectors, couldn't see any performance magic over stock coils. But, for some brand detectors they were cheaper than a stock coils.
Plus side was the shape or size was a better option than stock. I sold every NEL I tried or had. Also, tried SEF coils again no magical improvements.

I tried the Hot Coil that came with Kellyco's Garrett ADS 10x back in the days, returned the entire detector back to them and bought a CZ5.
 
Holy smokes, then you're pushing the 80-mark ! I hope I'm in half as good-a-spirits and health as you, to be out swinging and and gabbing with fellow hobbyists at that birthday mark ! Congratz to you ! :detecting:
 
Thanks Tom, The Hobby itself is mostly what helps more than anything to keep a person interested and active in later years. It is not easy by any means and especially when ones health is not as good as you would like. My hide looks like a road map, front and back from 2 open heart surgeries, a colon resection, back surgery various stints etc. and a Pacemaker/ Defibrillator. Not to count a lung collapse from asbestos damaged lung(not cancer) and a few other nicks and scrapes from my younger years ! Lol, I have never had a broken bone! There are several old ( older than me) folks on these forums and they are hanging in and still having fun digging too! Summers are to hot and winters are too cold but those few just right days stir old bones and the fever is always aflame. God blesses us with good digging buddies so keep them close and Prayers in your heart and every dig will leave us looking forward the next! HH, Charlie
 
I have two Etracs and my plan was to put a big coil on one and a small one on the other. Coils are hard to change on a Etrac compared to other Detectors.

Well I never liked the stock coil on the Etrac so i tried several. Did not like them either until i got the Coiltek 10X5 loved it. I then bought a Coiltek Platapus and it is OK but not any better than the stock coil. 90 percent of my hunting is with the 10X5 so my theory is it is what you have faith in and what works for you.

And

I think some Detectors are just tuned a little different than others so some coils work better than others on your Machine.
 
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