Re: Excalibur 800 vs 1000 advice needed
Posted by: Gulf Hunter [ Send a PM ]
Date: August 13, 2008 12:42AM Registered: 3 years ago
Posts: 4,319
I own and use a 1000 and 2) 800s. There is a time and place for each. Buy the 1000 initially, and when you can save up enough, then get the 800. They BOTH find loot, NO QUESTION!
They both have strong advantages and disadvantages over the other, I own both, let me explain. I love each of them too, but Huntress uses the 800 when she hunts, as it is lighter for her.
1000
Strengths
1. Covers better and does not require as much overlapping of the swing
2. May be a hair deeper seeking, but hard to tell.
Weaknesses
1. Must be swept slower to allow good signal penetration, without overrunning targets or causing the sensitivity to need to be backed off due to too fast of a sweep.
2. Harder to control in deeper water and wave action, current.
3. Since the coil is larger, a good target could be masked, while in close proximity to iron, especially if sweeping too fast.
800
Strengths
1. Easily controlled in deeper water, current and wave action.
2. Target separation is ABSOLUTELY superior. It will pick a 1000 apart in a trashy area. It can sniff gold out of a nail infested area better than any I've seen.
3. It can be swung faster than the 1000, without losing good penetration.
4. It can be run hotter on sensitivity than the 1000, without pushing the unit into a strained mode of operation, because it is not reading as much ground.
Weakness
1. It does not cover as well and needs to have more overlapping of coil swings, to ensure good coverage of the area.
As you can see, I like the 800 better in many ways, but I sweep very slow, so the 1000 works better for me, as I like the ability to cover more ground. In trashy areas though, the 800 will rule the conditions there, from my experience.
