Do I have the correct coil?

[bstout]

I purchased my X70 several years ago used from a private party. I see the 9" coil has a tag on it that says "Standard 7.3 KHz" on it. Is this right? Isn't the coil supposed to be 7.5 KHz?

Thanks,

Bob

 

[Old Longhair]

If you turn it on and don't get a CE (coil error) displayed, then is a functional Xterra coil. AFAIK, there were never any 7.3kHz coils ever produced for Xterra's. The all digital design and programming involved doesn't lend itself to odd off-frequency coils.

Beyond that, you can check the coil ID by the following procedure:
Press Menu/Select to enter the settings screen.
Press and hold Accept/Reject to view the coil identification screen.
Release Accept/Reject to return to settings.
Press Pinpoint/Detect to return to detection.
cS=Concentric Standard (7.5kHz)
cL=Concentric Low (3kHz)
cH=Concentric High (18.75kHz)
dS=DD Standard
dL=DD Low
dH= DD High

 

[michaelosully]

Would be interesting to see a photo of the "tag".

 

[bstout]

Thanks for the quick replies. I'll take a picture of the tag soon as I get a chance.

Bob

 

[bstout]

 

[bstout]

The coil ID's as cS when I push the accept/reject. My other coil ID's as a dH.

Thank you for the help. It must have gotten mislabeled by someone at some point.

Bob

 

[Old Longhair]

Yeah....that's not a Minelab tag.
Glad that you have it sorted out now.

 

[HighPlainsHunter]

Is that a genuine Minelab coil? None of my X-Terra concentric coils look like that. None have that Minelab logo on them, or the ID tag in the center of the mounting tabs...

 

[Old Longhair]

Those are both Minelab factory coils. They've made changes to stickers and locations a couple of times.

 

[HighPlainsHunter]

Interesting. I've been involved with the X-Terra's since they were introduced and have never seen one of the coils look like that. When did they produce them with the red Minelab logo at the rear of the mounting tabs?

 

[Old Longhair]

I don't know the timeline on sticker changes Terry, but I found some pics of a couple other variations.

 

[HighPlainsHunter]

Thanks for the images. I'll keep an eye out for those variations. By the way, I don't know who Terry is...

 

[Old Longhair]

Sorry Otto. Momentary brain fart....I confused you with someone else.

 

[HighPlainsHunter]

n/t

 

[bstout]

Ain't it great!