AT Pro and Scorpion Search Coils, compatible?? :confused:

[Sven]

I came across this ebay auction for a Garrett Scorpion, comes with no search coil.
Owner claims it works. He has used it.....He says he's keeping the Scorp coil because he put it on his AT Pro and likes it better.

Thought they both had different coil connectors...........................didn't think the old Groundhog technology coil would work in the
current technology AT Pro?

 

[John-Edmonton]

I doubt if you could do the Sven. The Scorpion runs on analog circuitry, and the AT Series on digital. Trying to squeeze all the extra bells and whistles on the AT from an analog coil ain't going to happen. But it would make for an interesting size coil though.

 

[Sven]

The guy selling it when questioned "So I can just plug in a Scorpion coil into my AT Pro?", stated:
"I am an engineer by trade. So It was east to prefab the connector.
I had to prefabricate the stinger cool connector to fit the At Pro. No problem."

Still wonder how it can work since both coils have totally different inductance, resistance measurements.
Sounds like he's trying to sell a Scorp he never really had a coil for. Those are special Garrett connectors, not sure how he could fabricate.... lots of effort.

Count me suspicious when it comes to listings like this. Some one wants it pretty bad without a coil, hope it works.

 

[John-Edmonton]

I think he was tossing a lot of bull-crap your way. Real engineers spend hours and hours designing a working metal detector, involving calculations and tolerances. Wannabe engineers just change connectors, rewire them and [size=large]Presto!, [/size] we have a high end working metal detector....

 

[Sven]

LOL.

Yeah, I was also looking out for any forum member(s) interests who spotted this listing and then deciding they should rush right out and spend a bunch of money on a Scorp coil for their AT Pro............................in hopes of creating a mega machine that will never be....