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Fisher 1265/1266
- Thread starter Mainer
- Start date
amcjavelin
Active member
yes i'm quite sure that they are but i'm not sure of the simarlaritys but i use to own the 1270 and loved it deep for sure and great audio, you could really here the depth of the targets! what part of maine are from? i'm from the oxford hills area
amcjavelin
Active member
thats cool how about that, would love to hit some places down there!
Mainer said:
Yes, The coils will interchange, the 5" 8" 10" & the 5x10 1200 series coils work on both. As to the other, some folks swear that the 1265 is the better of the 2 as far as depth. Alot of people still relic hunt with them, even if they own one of the new Fishers........MO
steve in so la
Well-known member
I have used the 65 for many years and now am on my 2nd 66. Don't use anything else - old fashioned I guess 
The sensitivity knob pushes in for max on the 66 - opposite for the 65. I really like that as when I was using the 65 I would inadvertantly hit the knob and go along in lesser mode.
I can afford another, newer machine but cannot imagine digging more than I do.
Good luck, Steve in so az
The sensitivity knob pushes in for max on the 66 - opposite for the 65. I really like that as when I was using the 65 I would inadvertantly hit the knob and go along in lesser mode. I can afford another, newer machine but cannot imagine digging more than I do.
Good luck, Steve in so az
MarkCZ
Well-known member
The 1266 is really an upgraded (revised) version of the 1265.
The controls are the same except for the sensitivity control's pull and push modes were switched.
The battery compartment was changed on the 1266, as was the battery box cover. The 1265 had a little push button latch that was pretty easy to break. Also the battery packs in the 1265 hooked to two 9volt wired connectors, on the 1266 the packs drop in and make contact with springed tabs in the bottom of the box (no wires). Also the battery box cover is held in place with a screw knob.
The 1265 came stock with a solid coil. (boxed design)
The 1266 came with the newer spider coil.
The first change to the NEW 1266's electronics took adding an additional circuit board to the detector, a couple of years later technologically advanced enough to be able to compress the the 1266's electronic's back to a single board. Many people believe that the change to a single board caused some MINOR loss in depth to the 1266.
And like what has already been said they can use the same coils, not mentioned above there is also a 3-3/4" coil for them (also the coils will fit the 1270 as well)
Mark
The controls are the same except for the sensitivity control's pull and push modes were switched.
The battery compartment was changed on the 1266, as was the battery box cover. The 1265 had a little push button latch that was pretty easy to break. Also the battery packs in the 1265 hooked to two 9volt wired connectors, on the 1266 the packs drop in and make contact with springed tabs in the bottom of the box (no wires). Also the battery box cover is held in place with a screw knob.
The 1265 came stock with a solid coil. (boxed design)
The 1266 came with the newer spider coil.
The first change to the NEW 1266's electronics took adding an additional circuit board to the detector, a couple of years later technologically advanced enough to be able to compress the the 1266's electronic's back to a single board. Many people believe that the change to a single board caused some MINOR loss in depth to the 1266.
And like what has already been said they can use the same coils, not mentioned above there is also a 3-3/4" coil for them (also the coils will fit the 1270 as well)
Mark