I've been out of detecting for a few years due to medical problems. I finally can get out and detect and am interested in getting a different search coil for my Spectra. Never cared for the D2 coil and mainly use the 6x10 and 5.3. I need a coil to replace the D2 and don't want a concentric. Anyone have suggestions on a good coil? Before I had medical problems I had thought about one of the SEF coils like a 10x12 but thought I'd check and see if there wasn't another option. Thanks for any help.
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New coil for my Spectra....
- Thread starter Phil
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Rob (IL) said:
Rob, I'm hoping the SEF will be quieter and not false as much as the D2 does. My non-V rated 6x10 coil off my early MXT runs much better on my Spectra than the D2. I'm getting ready to send my V3 in for the V3i upgrade and they are supposed to check my coil and re-chargable battery pack also. Right now I have to use my Etrac to hunt deeper old coins because I don't have a good coil for deep targets. It kills me that I cannot take advantage of all the ID features of the V3 for my old coin hunting. My D2 doesn't test bad for me but it seems very prone to EMI and falsing. I'm not expecting miracles from the SEF, I just want my Spectra to be competitive with my Etrac instead of being a high dollar clad machine. I feel kind of like I bought a Ferrari and it won't shift higher than 2nd gear.
I was going to do the upgrade and have the coil checked several years ago but kind of forgot about it when I had medical problems. My machine is long out of warranty, the sticker in the control box says 2009.The more sensitive the coil the more prone it is to EMI. The 6x10 is not a deep coil and not as sensitive to EMI. I think you will find the SEF is also sensitive to EMI. I'm not where you are so I can't know why your V is not deep or is too sensitive. I know Neil has come back from his Minelab and there are others. You have to use what works for you.
Several guys have done good comparisons between the V3i and Minelab on this site.
Several guys have done good comparisons between the V3i and Minelab on this site.