Question, Do any other manifactures make coils for Tesoro Metal Detectors ?

[hardrockminer]

I have seen after market coils for other machines (whites - minelab) but haven't seen any for Tesoro metal detectors. Anybody know of any ?

HaRM

 

[Ism]

I think those are mostly for the PI market and are quite a bit more expensive than coils for the Tesoro by Tesoro. The only aftermarket coils I've seen made for VLF detectors are the SEF style. $110 for a coil is cheap, I know because I make my own for the Whites TDI (PI machine). Most needed sizes are covered by the company and its doubtful that an aftermarket firm could make much of a profit competing with Tesoro.

 

[hardrockminer]

Thanks for the reply Ism,

I had seen some 1/2 size (bigfoot style) coils ( say 9 x 1 3/4 wide, because bigfoots were to big (long) to legaly use ) for metal detectors at some of the coinshoots.

Don't remember which brand of detector had them though. But I thought for coinshooting & canned hunts they were pratical & lightweight, because you weren't digging deep holes only detecting near surface targets.

Tesoro, does'nt have any of that size or design.

wonderer

 

[Ism]

There seems to be huge aftermarket support in coils for PI machines. The Tesoro has a 10x5DD coil that might fit your needs. It has coverage almost from tip to toe and is light. I have one and love it.

 

[Canewrap]

How does it compare to the stock coil on depth in moderate to good ground?

 

[Ism]

It fails compared to the stock coil, however it gets adequate depth for most coin and jewelry hunting. I did a quick air-test on a merc dime (I haven't air-tested in a while), It was a solid 6" with sens@10 and disc just above iron. With disc at max, I got a respectable 5-1/2" but 6" was still breaking the silence. With my stock concentric I can get an additional 2" or more.