Cibola w/ 10x12 dd coil

[SWMO Mark]

Has anyone used the 10x12 dd coil on their Cibola? I would be interested in hearing how it performed. Thanks, Mark

 

[akille68]

This is a video of my modded Cibola.
I think that a factory example can have same air performances.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAj2Oc6CR8E

 

[SWMO Mark]

How many inches are you detecting the coin. I cant tell in the video.

 

[tvr]

here is link to the first post of the video:
http://www.findmall.com/read.php?17,884654
The coin is a Euro and akille68 reports 50 centimeters on it (about 19 inches) running super tuned.

I have used the 12 x 10 on my Cibola. I have not dug anything near 19 inches deep with the 12 x 10 although I haven't used that coil a lot. So far I have spent most of my hunting time with the 9 x 8 on the CIbola. The 12 x 10 covers a lot of area. It does not pinpoint as well as the standard 9 x 8 but it's not too bad. It also makes the Cibola nose heavy ... more nose heavy than I like; although some others may not care. If you have open territory to cover, the 12 x 10 does the job.
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[Macaco]

I just bought a 10" elliptical DD coil for my Cibola this week and the Cibola freaked out when I tried to use it.

I can't get a stable threshold. It chatters like a mother and is not usable at all.

The stock coil and 5.75" concentric work great but the machine doesn't seem to like the 10" Wide Scan. I doubt it would like the 10x12 any better.

I put a call in to Tesoro tech support today. Didn't get a call back but it was late in the day when I called. I'll call Monday to see if I can talk to a tech.

Either I got a bad coil or the Cibola doesn't like the big DD coils.

I hope I can get it to work with the Cibola because it's such a great machine.

I'll post a new message to the forum when I get the straight dope from Tesoro.

Cheers.

 

[tvr]

I hope you and the factory get it all worked out. I did not have any problems with finding threshold or using the 12 x 10 DD (widescan) on my Cibola. I could run sensitivity nearly wide open (well into the red) in fairly good ground with the 12 x 10 where I have to back down just a little (to lower edge of red) with the standard 9 x8.
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[Macaco]

I hope you and the factory get it all worked out. I did not have any problems with finding threshold or using the 12 x 10 DD (widescan) on my Cibola. I could run sensitivity nearly wide open (well into the red) in fairly good ground with the 12 x 10 where I have to back down just a little (to lower edge of red) with the standard 9 x8.
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Was that with the stock Cibola or the modified one?

I really, really hope I got a bad coil instead of the coil not being compatible with the detector. I like DD coils better than concentrics and I'd love to be able to use the 10" DD with my Cibola.

 

[Jharhed]

You may have to send your Cibola in with the coil to get your detector tuned for that coil. I was going to get a 10x12 for my Cibola but when I spoke with Vince at Tesoro he said that it was a possibility that things may have to get tweeked for that coil. I believe that is one of the downfalls of not having a non manual GB machine, am I correct in saying this, anyone?

 

[tvr]

Macaco,
That was with the stock Cibola and the 12 x 10 DD. Worked fine. I did not have anything retuned. Maybe I was lucky. Ground is frozen here and I haven't been out with the Cibola since I moved the ground balance to the front panel, except for a quick check to see that it comes on and basically works.
Cheers!
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