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New NEL FBS coil out!
- Thread starter duggr
- Start date
Are you gonna get one?
NEL named this coil the SNAKE.
According to NEL its:
-DD
-Waterproof
-Can be used with or without coil cover(included)
-Robust mounting brackets
-Even comes with rubber washers and bolt
-Filled with epoxy resin
From NEL's website:
The Snake Coil is designed to search on land heavily littered with iron and other debris. The shape of the coil helps to separate non-ferrous metal from iron. The coil is light and has excellent maneuverability, it is recommended for use on the beach, foundations of destroyed buildings, settlements littered with debris. The coil has good sensitivity to large, medium and especially small targets and combines good separation and capture area.....
...The coil copes excellently with high and medium soil salinity. The best coil for metalldetecting on the beaches...
NEL named this coil the SNAKE.
According to NEL its:
-DD
-Waterproof
-Can be used with or without coil cover(included)
-Robust mounting brackets
-Even comes with rubber washers and bolt
-Filled with epoxy resin
From NEL's website:
The Snake Coil is designed to search on land heavily littered with iron and other debris. The shape of the coil helps to separate non-ferrous metal from iron. The coil is light and has excellent maneuverability, it is recommended for use on the beach, foundations of destroyed buildings, settlements littered with debris. The coil has good sensitivity to large, medium and especially small targets and combines good separation and capture area.....
...The coil copes excellently with high and medium soil salinity. The best coil for metalldetecting on the beaches...
I have one. Not so sure about it though. On my etrac the TID numbers on the snake are not the same as the stock coil. The NEL hits zinc's at 38-39, dimes at 45-46 and quarters at 48. Seems like the numbers are off by a few. Will have to test it at one of the local parks.
Bill------I'll bet it's like the EQ2 (7 X 4.5") in that regard.----It pushed the #'s higher on the Explorer/Etrac.----The only coil I ever had for these detectors that did that.-----I was wondering if this coil would do the same thing.-----Let us know how your tests come out.----------Del
Bill_S said:
while i wait! 
Bill_S said:
Who cares if they're not 'exactly' the same. Its an aftermarket coil that you would pitch just because its off a little?
Based on the ID numbers posted they are basically more or less the same as my stock coil's IDs.
Those ID numbers posted are definite digs in my book. Far as i'm concerned they're all in the ballpark.
Most oldies i dug up around here are deep or around junk with usually iffy IDs all over the map. So much for ID accuracy!
sprchng
Well-known member
Bill_S said:
My guess is it's something about that tight narrow elliptical footprint.
I'm surprised NEL would make one so close to the 4.5 x 7 which I love as I can't see much difference in performance. I haven't looked at the price.
What is the cord like as far as coiling? The cord on the sharpshooter is a real pain.
Bill_S said:
Yeah, those NEL coiled-cables are thick.
What works for me is first push the cable up the shaft until it won't go any further-important. Then grip the cable tight with one hand a few inches from bottom end of the shaft and with the other hand twist the shaft around the cable in a direction that will wind the coiled-cable tighter which will reduce its overall diameter. All the while pushing the shaft into the cable with light to moderate pressure. Don't force it.
Keep repeating the process little by little easing the cable up the shaft. It takes me less than a minute to get NEL cables up the shaft.
Offhand don't remember which direction to twist the shaft. The wrong twist direction will increase the overall coiled-cable diameter making it near impossible to get it through the shaft.