OK all you Sovereign experts ......Who has used a CoinSearch coil in the past , and what did you think of it ? ......Give me the skinny on this coil ....Depth ? ....Seperation ? ...... Pinpoint ? .....the normal stuff ..... I'd like to hear your thoughs on this coil and if you liked it or didn't like it and why .....Thanks, Jim
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CoinSearch Coil
- Thread starter synthnut
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I have one. They're not waterproof. But have a good signal response and good depth. The stock 10 inch coil is deeper but not by much. It is also lighter than the stock coil by a good bit. Bigger footprint than the 8 inch tornado and probably doesn't separate as good. I would like to have an 11 coinsearch but they're scarce.
I would prefer it over most 8 inch coils, but I can't give you hard numbers. It's easy to use and has a great history. I have owned 2 and am sorry that I let them get away. If you have a good price on one, under 100.00 say, and definitely under 75.00, jump on it. If you really decide that you don't like/want it, you can easily sell it on the sale pages.
Chuck Smith
St. Francisville, LA
Chuck Smith
St. Francisville, LA
It's my normal every day coil, light on the arm and pinpoints like your finger. Do not use the stock coil at all!
If I think I need to hunt deeper I put my 15x12 SEF on and use it. As for depth, that as you well know will
vary from place to place but I have dug dimes down to 6" in this area ( Houston ) and at the beach down to 8" with a
good loud signal. I wish it was water proof but it's not other wise I give it a 10 and a thumbs up!
If I think I need to hunt deeper I put my 15x12 SEF on and use it. As for depth, that as you well know will
vary from place to place but I have dug dimes down to 6" in this area ( Houston ) and at the beach down to 8" with a
good loud signal. I wish it was water proof but it's not other wise I give it a 10 and a thumbs up!
I have to agree with the seperation not being all that great , but the one thing I DO notice is that it hits really HARD on targets ..... It really sounds off !!....I thought that since it was so loud on shallow targets, that it would be a really DEEP coil .....I'll have to put it thru its paces to see if I can get some depth out of it ....I'm thinking about using it as a woods coil as not to get snagged up on vines and weeds and such ..... I too wish it were waterproof ..... Thanks to all for the info .....Jim
Neil
Well-known member
the only place water can get in it that Ive ever seen is where the cable enters the coil. if you unscrew the flex connector and slide it up, you can see minelab has put an O ring there. to further boost the water proofness I clean that up real good and then lather it up well with waterproof silicon, screw the flex connector back down, wipe off the excess and let it dry a couple of days. Ive submerged these coils many times using this method but not to any depth as they are very buoyant. excellent protection though with the silicone and just what I need for working the ocean surfline where waves come over the coil occasionally.
this works great on the joey coil also, another coil that is water resistant as the coinsearch is, but not waterproof.
as far as the 10" coinsearch, I never cared for it, its a monster in weight and balance and just not worth the effort. the 8" is absolutely super, both light and deep and well balanced. and as you mentioned, slides over grass and sticks and such without snagging.
Years ago I was told the coinsearch was actually a coiltek product that minelab put their label on, not sure if thats correct, maybe someone has some more info on that.
this works great on the joey coil also, another coil that is water resistant as the coinsearch is, but not waterproof.
as far as the 10" coinsearch, I never cared for it, its a monster in weight and balance and just not worth the effort. the 8" is absolutely super, both light and deep and well balanced. and as you mentioned, slides over grass and sticks and such without snagging.
Years ago I was told the coinsearch was actually a coiltek product that minelab put their label on, not sure if thats correct, maybe someone has some more info on that.
Jim,
It is a very deep coil in my opinion with the use I have used one. I keep a 8 inch coinsearch coil at all time and have tried many different coils and sold them, but the 8 inch coinsearch is the one I keep . Until the 10 inch Tornado coil came out on the Elite and GT I only used the 8 inch coinsearch, the 8 inch S-8 of Sun Rays and the S-12 as these were the best there was. I felt the S-8 separated better and slightly more depth than the coinsearch coil, but the coinsearch is a coil you will hear the targets better and less chance to miss the deeper ones. The 8 inch coinsearch is the coil I used on my XS2 that i shortened the coil cable and got me over 70 old coins in a well worked park in around 18 hours that were between 6 and 12 inches deep by going very slow and listening very close for the slight change in threshold in disc then work the signal trying to get the tones and meter reading trying to climb. It not only surprise the guy that challenged me to find one old coin he had miss in the one area, but the Sovereign and the 8 inch coinsearch really impressed me too.
It is a very deep coil in my opinion with the use I have used one. I keep a 8 inch coinsearch coil at all time and have tried many different coils and sold them, but the 8 inch coinsearch is the one I keep . Until the 10 inch Tornado coil came out on the Elite and GT I only used the 8 inch coinsearch, the 8 inch S-8 of Sun Rays and the S-12 as these were the best there was. I felt the S-8 separated better and slightly more depth than the coinsearch coil, but the coinsearch is a coil you will hear the targets better and less chance to miss the deeper ones. The 8 inch coinsearch is the coil I used on my XS2 that i shortened the coil cable and got me over 70 old coins in a well worked park in around 18 hours that were between 6 and 12 inches deep by going very slow and listening very close for the slight change in threshold in disc then work the signal trying to get the tones and meter reading trying to climb. It not only surprise the guy that challenged me to find one old coin he had miss in the one area, but the Sovereign and the 8 inch coinsearch really impressed me too.
Thanks for the additional info guys ......It's good to hear .....I have a few spots that I know pretty well , and I noticed that while not being particularly sharp edged when hitting targets , that I thought that I had hit MORE targets with this coil ... At first I thought it was my imagination , and then I started digging to confirm my thoughts ..... Not as sharp , but it surely seams a lot more sensitive, and yes, the targets were there ..... ....If a drawn out , telling , tone is what you like about your Sovereign , this coil will give you that in SPADES !!..... A VERY dramaitic coil !!.. LOL !!..... When my buddy is near me he goes " Get away from me with that damn thing !!! " ...... NNNNNNNRRRRRAAAAAAAAAANG !!!!!.........Like I said , this thing will rattle your ear drums !!... I'll pull the ear plugs out just to rattle his cage a bit .......LOL !!....Jim
Critterhunter
New member
Like Neil said, most "non" waterproof coils can be made that way by putting Shoe Goo or rubber cement under the coil nut/threads. I do that to all my coils anyway. Hand tighten and then just give it maybe a quarter turn more with a wrench. Do NOT over tighten. The only problem with some non-waterproof coils (not sure about the Coin Search) is that some aren't filled with epoxy like most coils. What that means is any slice or nick in the casing might allow water in, so be sure to inspect it for any wear.
While on the subject, I found out that the S-12 coil's light reputation is due to it using a special formulated light weight epoxy that is poured into it. I would guess that means they are using micro ballons, as that's a handy way to lighten up Epoxy in RC plane building. I would also guess the SEF coils use something similar, as my 12x10 is lighter than a S-12 without the coil cover.
While on the subject, I found out that the S-12 coil's light reputation is due to it using a special formulated light weight epoxy that is poured into it. I would guess that means they are using micro ballons, as that's a handy way to lighten up Epoxy in RC plane building. I would also guess the SEF coils use something similar, as my 12x10 is lighter than a S-12 without the coil cover.