Whites 5.3 Concentric Coil

[Canewrap]

How well does this coil pinpoint compared to the 9.5" stock coil? Also, in moderately mineralized soil (57, 58 in prospecting mode) what kind of depth can you get compared to the stock coil?

 

[Gunnar of bradford MN]

can wrap i just traded my 5.3 for a 4x6 DD i use an M-6 and i used the 5.3 for at least a month solid it is deeper than the stock coil can find dimes and quarters at 7" 8" signal is not as strong but 6" strong it pinpoints to a nedle point very dead on you will use no pinpointer its that good great at trash seperation light to my only grip is it will not cover ground to fast but its main use would be trash spots or wooded areas i liked that coil but im in the trying out coils faze, i have also tryed the stock coil i hate it i want to smash it i have the 6x10 DD thats great for covering lots of ground fast its depth is moderate strong signals to 6" faint after that i like it for recent drops and covering ground fast pinpoints off the tip but on deeper coins its further in because the detection feild is like a rainbow going down in the ground deeperpint in the center but up the 4" or so its centering right at the nose easy to swing as well for long periods of time ,,and i have just tried the 4x6 shooter DD i really like the shooter its so light and covers an amazing amount of ground for its size pinpoits great i dont know what it is but i like it alot its great for recent drops makes good stong signls to 4" after that it fades so if you are looking for depth its not the one im curently investigating the exelorator 5" DD i heard its deeper than the stock coil and it would be great for geting deep in brushy eareas and rocks so thats my next coil to try i think it may bee better than the 5.3 on depth and pinpointing cant say for shure until i get it

 

[Rob (IL)]

Hi Canewrap, first let me say that I have the 5" excelerator and it is a super coil in the trashiest areas. It is not as deep as the 9.5 coil and who would expect that from the the little hockey puck.

Here's what Jeff Foster said about the 9.5 coil.
"The 9.5 inch coil appears to outperform the 6x10DD in ferrous mineralization up to about a 4 to 3 MXT coin-inch mineralization strength. For stronger soil, the 6x10DD outperforms the 9.5 for coin-sized targets. (But, the 1400DD easily out does both in mineralization this bad, for coin-sized targets.)" Maybe one of the guys with the book would tell you how the 5.3 "was rated by Jefff or depth. The 9.5 pinpointes great for me in my soil and seems to be my deepest coil..

I don't have Jeff's book and so I can't run the test to tell how mineralized my ground is. According to Jeff and several other Guru's the GND numbers don't tell how mineralized your ground is. So your 57, 58 reading doesn't tell me how mineralized your soil is. I can't get Jeff's book right now, but I wish I knew when to switch between the concentric and DD.

We all have opinions on which coil is best, but they are opinions. Jeff seems to have run actual tests and I have only heard good things about the book.

 

[Canewrap]

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