Any breaking news on the 6" coils

[bfodnes]

Hope we have them before the F 75 guys have theirs.

Guess we do!

 

[Monte]

White's with smaller coils in the 4", 6

 

[bfodnes]

I use a tejon with a 5,75 and a 5x10 at the moment in addition to my Terra 70. I dont own a F 75.

Personally I believe both the coming 6" coils for the terra will be the most used coils on my terra70.

And I believe it will be soon.

 

[plugger]

last I heard from the rumor mill was mid-August. Let's hope so! Until then I am sticking to the beach with my GT. I hope to do some coin shooting in the parks this fall with the X-70 with a six inch coil.
Come on Minelab!

 

[Monte]

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[parrott]

Monte... over the many years I have valued your information.
Now a question? Which of the frequencies for your 6" concentric would you use the most?

 

[Monte]

It's taken how long now with a number of promises and delays so I'd be surprised to see a 6" in a high frequency. More than likely a 7.5 kHz 6" in concentric and Double-D designs .... if that.

I had hoped the 3 kHz operating frequency would help give the X-Terra an 'edge' in our higher ground mineralization when going after some deeper (5"-8") silver coin, but it didn't cut it. Absolutely no challenge for some of the other models I have used, and especially no threat to Minelab's own excellent Explorer II or SE for serious "$ilver $hooting."

The High Frequency coils showed me more potential, but mainly if I wanted to concentrate on hunting gold jewelery or possibly gold nuggets. Overall, however, the best performance I got at a variety of site environments around here (NW Oregon, Eastern Oregon and elsewhere) was with the 7.5 kHz frequency.

I just don't care for the very open coil designs or bigger coils when hunting ghost towns or the overgrown parks and other sites I hunt that abound in short, stiff brush.

I think a 6" concentric coil of solid design operating at 7.5 kHz is not just seriously needed, it is long overdue!

Monte

 

[bfodnes]

The sizes and freq has been decided. It will be a 6" conc at 7.5 and a 6" DD at 18.75.

Here is a page where they are listed allready.

http://www.treasureenterprises.com/Metal%20Detectors/Prospecting_treasure/Others/minelab_price_list.htm

It takes some time yes, they do have a mold for older 6" coils. Maybe they devolop new ones.

 

[ggrasma]

Had a visit with Minelab today, concerning the 5x10 DD coil. It's been on B/O for six weeks, but no mssg from Minelab, so I called them and it is still on B/O from whatever country is producing them for Minelab..By the way the sales gal at Minelab hasn't heard of a small sniper coil for the X70 yet. Guess I'll go coin shooting with my new ACE 250. It came with a DD coil.

 

[parrott]

Monte... just tie a precut thin piece of plastic under the open spoke.
This is what I do with my Infinium open-spoke 10x14 DD while detecting
for eluvial gold around the brush.

 

[parrott]

A choice of accessory search coils are most welcome... To fit all...
Thanks for the information... decisions, decisions. The older 6-inch
molds... as used on earlier GT/XT 16000 and the 18000 VLF are solid
and very rugged...

 

[Monte]

I like to hold out until the actual product is supplied. I think it is a good idea to have a 6" DD at the higher frequency as that would make a good small gold nugget and jewelry hunting coil, but the best move was to offer a 6" concentric at 7.5 kHz.

Now, let's hope the current suggested release times are right, and that the coils are designed to work well.

Monte

 

[Monte]

That's a new one for me.

 

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[khouse]

I know the Ace 150 and 250 comes with a coil that looks like a DD coil, but it's not. It does cover more ground per swing than a concentric coil. I think you would have to call the Ace coil an elliptical coil.