Using the 101/2" coil from the exp.2 on the exp.SE

[DIRT2]

would their be any negatives if you do this other than the pin point would be a little wide with the wide base 101/2" coil.
Would any readings change, depth meter, etc. ?
Thanks,e.h. in Texas

 

[Mike (Virginia Beach)]

Any of the coils for the Explorer, the Explorer II, and the Quattro can all be used on the SE and vice versa. I don't think there would be any negative...if you like that coil better, than try it and see. I would only say that to me, it seems like the new slimline coil may be a little more sensitive, pinpoints very nicely, and is a little lighter than the 1050 coil. It would seem to be a no-brainer that you would rather have the SE coil.

I'm thinking the readings would remain the same. It does seem to me that the readings on the SE may be a little more granular than the II. For example, with the Explorer II it often seemed like a wheatie with a nice green patina or maybe an Indian would often come in with numbers very similar to a silver dime or quarter, like 00-28/29 and with the SE they come in more like in between a zinc and a silver. I expect this is the detector electronics doing this and not the coil, though I have not used a coil from the Quattro or the Explorer II on my SE.