dirt doctor
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Is the depth 5" or more in heavy mineralized ground ?
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Thoughts on the 5" Excellerator ?
- Thread starter dirt doctor
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Larry--IndianaHVAC
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I would go with the Excelerator EQ2 6 inch better depth and handles the minerals very well.
Larry--IndianaHVAC
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Ha, I guess I'm promoting for another dealer 
only Kellyco sells them unless you find used of course. They are sponsors here also. I do carry the X-5 sunray which is a heck of a coil!
only Kellyco sells them unless you find used of course. They are sponsors here also. I do carry the X-5 sunray which is a heck of a coil!Andy Sabisch
Active member
The big advantage of the smaller coils is their ability to work between trash to find targets larger coils miss due to masking.
The 5" coil is the older version . . . . . as Larry said, the new one is the 6" DD coil which is shown as being on-sale for $110. The one that many find to be a killer coil (it is on my Explorer and E-Trac whenever I hit high trash sites) is the 6x8 SEF coil . . . . a bit more money at $150 but you do cover a bit more than the 6 inch coil and it really works well separating targets.
You will not see a big difference between DD coils in terms of handling mineralization - they all will work well for you.
One other tip - get a spare lower shaft to make it easier to switch coils back and forth
Andy Sabisch
The 5" coil is the older version . . . . . as Larry said, the new one is the 6" DD coil which is shown as being on-sale for $110. The one that many find to be a killer coil (it is on my Explorer and E-Trac whenever I hit high trash sites) is the 6x8 SEF coil . . . . a bit more money at $150 but you do cover a bit more than the 6 inch coil and it really works well separating targets.
You will not see a big difference between DD coils in terms of handling mineralization - they all will work well for you.
One other tip - get a spare lower shaft to make it easier to switch coils back and forth
Andy Sabisch
dirt doctor
Well-known member
n/t
I just purchased the 4.5 x 7" DD EXcelerator coil. I have not had time to take it out but did test in my coin garden. Seems to have almost equal depth as the stock coil. I have a clad quarter buried at 6 to 7 inches, also have two very rusty nails in the same hole. because the coil is only 4 1/2" wide I can pick the coin out with a strong signal one way but due to the location of the nails I only get a quick churp on the 90 deg sweep. It is enough to stop me to investigate. I plan to take it out this weekend and will post my thoughts then if anyone is interested.
Tom in SC
Tom in SC
The test is in the field test post at the top of the pagegreedykind
Member
i luv my eq2 its darn easy to pinpoint but i am trying to trade it now i need to get a super large sef coil to complete the package.I also have an extra sunray probe.But the eq2 really goes through those trashy parks well.