Need help with coil question........

[Ivan]

For the Fisher GB PRO or the G2 .......what is the weight diff between the eliptical 10" and the 11" DD. I'm told the the smaller soild white coil makes the detector feel much lighter. How much do these coils weigh?Any body use both? Anything you can add to the conversation? Thanks for your replies.

 

[Monte]

Ivan, I don't have the weights of the coils, but that's only a small part of what we should figure. Note the rod-mount locations of the two coils. The 11" (actually closer to 11

 

[tabman]

The 5 x 10 DD coil feels a little lighter than the 11 inch DD and it glides over the grass a lot easier. Neither coil would be considered heavy by most. Both coils are hot on nickels, but the 5 x 10 does a much better job at detecting micro-jewelry.

tabman

 

[Smudge]

The difference is so small you probably will not notice.

But I can tell you that those who have had the opportunity to use the 10" elliptical tend to prefer it over the 11" DD.

 

[Scully]

The 10" DD weighs 14.2 oz and the 11" DD weighs 14 oz. The longer cable on the 10" is what makes up the extra weight so they are nearly identical. With the 11"DD you have most of the weight on the end of your pole, but with the 10" more weight is distributed up the pole with the cable, so it actually feels like a lighter coil.

I use them both and like them both, but there is an advantage to the solid 10" coil when hunting stuble, both in snagging and in getting between things easier. You have nearly the same sweep path and nearly the same depth, but a narrow width giving you really good separation. For most sites I hunt, there is a lot of iron, but if its not too bad I will use the 11". If I get into really heavy iron trash, I like the 10" for better separation. I really like them both.

Scully