I have been using my MX5 for 2 years, I use the 5.3 coil or the 9in. Spider with plenty of good finds made. Some of the people I hunt with say I should be using a DD coil, that I could be missing targets using a concentric coil. The soil here in the Midwest is mild, what do you think. DD or Concentric.
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DD coil for MX5
- Thread starter rodbuster
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coinjumper
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Get a 6x10
OregonGregg
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You are already using the two best coils.
OregonGregg said:You are already using the two best coils.
+1.....especially in mild soil....gl and hh!
Hi, I suggest you get the 13" Ultimate coil. I have it on my MX5 and it's pretty awesome. Before I had that coil I had an area where no other detector has been, so I've been there 3-4x and gridded it. When I received the 13" coil back in November 2014 someone told me to go back to the places you thought were cleaned out. I went back to that area as first mentioned with the 13" coil and worked the area for 6 hours. I couldn't believe what that 13" coil found for me - another $22.00 in clad, a couple old pennies and quarters and an older token.
I'm hoping to get the 8x6 SEF coil for my M6.
All the best!
I'm hoping to get the 8x6 SEF coil for my M6.
All the best!
The newer open 'spider' style 9" Concentric for more open areas with sparse trash, and the all-around 6½" Concentric [size=small](they call it the 5.3 Eclipse)[/size] for almost every other site search you might do.
As a rule, a Double-D search coil will not detect as deep as a comparable-size Concentric coil.
A Double-D coil will not pinpoint as easily and as accurately as a Concentric coil.
A Double-D coil will not Discriminate as cleanly as a Concentric coil.
A Double-D coil will not handle iron/ferrous based targets as well as a Concentric coil.
A Double-D coil, due to the last two comments I mentioned, will not provide as reliable a TID/VDI 'lock-on' as a Concentric coil which results in a more erratic read-out.
A Double-D coil will usually suffer from nearby targets which will result in too much good-target masking in a trashier site than will a Concentric coil.
Therefore, the advantage favors a decent performing Concentric coil, and you have the best two for the MX5.
Monte
As a rule, a Double-D search coil will not detect as deep as a comparable-size Concentric coil.
A Double-D coil will not pinpoint as easily and as accurately as a Concentric coil.
A Double-D coil will not Discriminate as cleanly as a Concentric coil.
A Double-D coil will not handle iron/ferrous based targets as well as a Concentric coil.
A Double-D coil, due to the last two comments I mentioned, will not provide as reliable a TID/VDI 'lock-on' as a Concentric coil which results in a more erratic read-out.
A Double-D coil will usually suffer from nearby targets which will result in too much good-target masking in a trashier site than will a Concentric coil.
Therefore, the advantage favors a decent performing Concentric coil, and you have the best two for the MX5.
Monte
Doesn't the Makro Racer use the DD coil?Monte said:The newer open 'spider' style 9" Concentric for more open areas with sparse trash, and the all-around 6½" Concentric [size=small](they call it the 5.3 Eclipse)[/size] for almost every other site search you might do.
As a rule, a Double-D search coil will not detect as deep as a comparable-size Concentric coil.
A Double-D coil will not pinpoint as easily and as accurately as a Concentric coil.
A Double-D coil will not Discriminate as cleanly as a Concentric coil.
A Double-D coil will not handle iron/ferrous based targets as well as a Concentric coil.
A Double-D coil, due to the last two comments I mentioned, will not provide as reliable a TID/VDI 'lock-on' as a Concentric coil which results in a more erratic read-out.
A Double-D coil will usually suffer from nearby targets which will result in too much good-target masking in a trashier site than will a Concentric coil.
Therefore, the advantage favors a decent performing Concentric coil, and you have the best two for the MX5.
Monte
Yes, the Makro Racer only has Double-D coils supplied for it at the present time. My most-used is the 4.[size=small]7[/size]X5.[size=small]2[/size] DD which I called the 'OOR' due to the out-of-round shape. I mostly search very densely-littered sites that abound in iron and the Racer w/'OOR' coil works quite well. The primary credit goes to the detector's circuitry design and not the search coil type.slingshot said:Doesn't the Makro Racer use the DD coil?
On my Nokta FORS CoRe [size=small](Coin & Relic)[/size] I keep its small 'OOR' coil mounted most of the time, again because I am mainly dealing with very littered conditions. When I switch coils to work more open areas with minimal targets that cause masking, my main-use detector is the Nokta FORS CoRe with the stock 7X11 DD mounted. Again, it is a comfortable detector and an exceptional performer.
When I head into Gold Nugget country, I will usually have my Nokta FORS Gold+ in-hand, then I have three options in search coils. Due to wintry weather I have only been able to use it before we got snow covered, and a little bit the last few days when I found some bare dirt and grass. I can, and will, also use the GOLD+ to work Relic Hunting sites where I will mount the round 5" DD coil for the trashier conditions. I do have a solid 5½X10 DD coil I plan to use more when I head south to enjoy some warmer and drier weather soon, but I keep mounted on there right now the 5½X10 Concentric solid search coil as I have found it to be working well for me in some coin and jewelry potential sites.
All three of my regular-carry Tesoro models keep their own 6" Concentric search coil mounted. The reason I have and use the search coils on the models mentioned is because I have found them to work quite well for me, to do the best job of providing ample coverage yet not being too prone to target masking, therefore providing me the best all-purpose performance for them and their circuitry design, all based upon ample in-the-field performance.
In this case this White's related discussion and my reply, it's also based upon facts known in the industry; facts I have learned and experienced over a good amount of time afield with the MXT 'series' of detectors; and specifically as search coil picks relate to the MX5. I like the MX5 and feel it is one of the better models White's has in their current line-up, and I put in a lot of field time with most White's factory search coils and after-market coils that ranged in size from 5" to 12" ... all being DD designs from the after-market coil makers.
How much do I like the MX5? Enough to probably add one back in my detector arsenal for a few occasional times I might use it and mainly to have as a loaner for folks who participate in our 'Welcome-to-Hunt Outings' but come ill prepared. I will fill that current void by trading off one or two brand new detectors I have for either the White's MX5 or a Teknetics Omega 8000, and if it is the MX5, the only coils I will have for it will be the 6½" and 9" spider Concentric coils from White's, simply because they are proven performers.
Monte