CleanSweep Coil - 4 Pin vs. 5 Pin

[berryman]

There are apparently both 4 pin an 5 pin CleanSweep coils out there. Can someone explain which Tesoro detectors require the 4 pin variety and which require the 5 pin variety?

Also, some of the CleanSweep coils are apparently lighter than others. Are those the 4 pin, the 5 pin or the newer versions and do they perform any better than the heavier variety.

Bottom line - it would be useful if someone could provide a tutorial on theses coils. Thanks.

 

[MarkCZ]

The Delta Group uses the 4 pin coils.
Tejon,
Cibola,
Lobo,
Vaquero,

In the Epsilon group you have, (5 pin)
Golden,
Outlaw,
Silver Umax,
Cortes,
DeLe

 

[Bleaver]

As I understand it the older models have a denser filling inside the coil housing. The newer ones have a lighter material.

- Someone complained on some forum a while ago that the newer material may break down and allow the conductors to shift. I currently have a 5-Pin newer model and it has not given me one second of trouble. I suspect this may be an unfounded complaint.
- I previously had an older model. I think there is over a pound of difference in weight. That old cleansweep coil really got heavy quick.
- Performance wise, I don't think there is any difference. Both work well with the ability to ground balance being the biggest setback in performance, but that is a detector not a coil issue.

If a CleanSweep coil is under consideration, I'd pay the difference to get a new light weight one. The difference in weight is significant. One note, I install my coil on the rod in reverse configuration. This improves the balance of the setup. I read this tip on this forum a long time ago.