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Hi,
One thing that really aids in the overall usefullness of a detector is the accessory searchcoils available for it. Small coils enhance sensitivity to small items and separate targets better in trashy ground. Large coils cover more ground and get a bit more depth on some targets. Concentric coils tend to have better depth and better discrimination in low mineral ground. DD coils handle mineralized ground better and have a wider. And so on.
A lot of accessory coils indicates the popularity of a detector to some degree, especially when third parties are making them. Nobody wants to make coils for less popular detectors. And some pretty good detectors suffer from lack of a good accessory coil selection. Personally, all things being about equal I will choose a detector with a good range of coils over one that gives me few options.
The MXT is a real winner in this department, with one of the best coils selections available today. This is because it has proven to be a very popular detector, and because the coils used on it also work on the White's DFX, another very popular detector.
Here is the list as of today as best I know. Please add to it if I've missed any!
White's -
6" x 4" elliptical DD
6" round concentric
9.5" round concentric (stock coil)
10" x 6" elliptical DD
14" x 8" elliptical DD
Sierra -
9" x 2" rectangular specialty
12" round concentric
18" x 3" rectangular specialty
25" concentric
EXcelerator -
12.5" round DD
14" round DD
18" round DD
My MXT currently sports the stock coil plus 6" elliptical DD, 10" elliptical DD, 12" round concentric, 14" elliptical DD, and 18" round DD. That pretty much covers the bases for my own particular uses. But that 18" x 3" Bigfoot has my eye now...
Steve Herschbach
One thing that really aids in the overall usefullness of a detector is the accessory searchcoils available for it. Small coils enhance sensitivity to small items and separate targets better in trashy ground. Large coils cover more ground and get a bit more depth on some targets. Concentric coils tend to have better depth and better discrimination in low mineral ground. DD coils handle mineralized ground better and have a wider. And so on.
A lot of accessory coils indicates the popularity of a detector to some degree, especially when third parties are making them. Nobody wants to make coils for less popular detectors. And some pretty good detectors suffer from lack of a good accessory coil selection. Personally, all things being about equal I will choose a detector with a good range of coils over one that gives me few options.
The MXT is a real winner in this department, with one of the best coils selections available today. This is because it has proven to be a very popular detector, and because the coils used on it also work on the White's DFX, another very popular detector.
Here is the list as of today as best I know. Please add to it if I've missed any!
White's -
6" x 4" elliptical DD
6" round concentric
9.5" round concentric (stock coil)
10" x 6" elliptical DD
14" x 8" elliptical DD
Sierra -
9" x 2" rectangular specialty
12" round concentric
18" x 3" rectangular specialty
25" concentric
EXcelerator -
12.5" round DD
14" round DD
18" round DD
My MXT currently sports the stock coil plus 6" elliptical DD, 10" elliptical DD, 12" round concentric, 14" elliptical DD, and 18" round DD. That pretty much covers the bases for my own particular uses. But that 18" x 3" Bigfoot has my eye now...
Steve Herschbach