Whites Classic ID ??

[Flintstone]

Can anyone tell me what the Classic ID weight is. I down loaded the manual,but it don,t say. I have one on the way, and was thinking my wife could use it if not to heavy. She just coin hunts and i think it will be good for that. Thanks flintstone

 

[Monte]

because I referred to the current M6 which uses the same housing and rod configuration. The M6 has a slightly wider display pod, and the M6 comes with a 950 coil while the Classic ID came with an 8" coil, so the Classic ID might be a bit under that.

Weight isn't the only thing to consider, because 'balance' is the important factor. I've used the Classic series for over twenty years now, and keep a Classic ID in my personal arsenal, but I don't use either an 8" or 950 coil on it. I prefer the 6½" coil [size=small](the 5.3 Bullseye for example)[/size] for the bulk of my coin hunting, and swap to the smaller 4½" Snooper coil [size=small](the Blue Max 350)[/size] when in the densest iron littered sites.

Some folks extend the rods out too long and that can have a negative impact on 'feel' and 'balance,' so just adjust it short enough for a 'proper' extension to about 12" to 18" in front of the foot. To me, all of these models in the smaller SL control housing have a very comfortable balance and feel. If not, I wouldn't be using them.

If you can find any of the 6½" coils [size=small](the Blue Max 600, 5.3 Black Max or 5.3 BullsEye)[/size], you will have a wonderfully balanced and very efficient detector in-hand.

Monte

 

[Lee66]

I have one. Don't know the exact weight but it feels lighter than my XLT. You will love it. In fact, your wife may have to take it from you to get to use it. With the 6 inch coil it is deadly in trashy areas.

 

[Flintstone]

Thanks Guys, Monte i have the 6" Blue Max on my 6000 Di pro. Will that work on the Classic ID? I don,t have the 41/2" i will pick one up sometime. Will all the 6.59 coils work on it? Thanks Dean

 

[Monte]

almost all of the Blue Max series of coils. They include:

Blue Max 350 also referred to as the 4½" Snooper coil.

Blue Max 'Shooter' elliptical 4X6 Double-D, but that was a poor performing coil so forget looking for one of those.

Blue Max 600 which is a 6½" diameter concentric coil, and the replacements for it, the black-colored plastic 5.3 Black Max and 5.3 Bullseye.

Blue Max 800, Pro Scan 800 and Royal 800 8" coils, and a few of the same coil with a different decal, such as the 7.8 that was the stock 8" labeled for the original Quantum II.

The various labeled Blue Max group of 950 coils.

Just remember, the Classic is a 2-filter, slow-motion sweep speed detector, especially if you're in pea gravel, rocks, black sand or other intense mineralized conditions.

Use that Blue Max 600, which is my favorite 6½" coil because I like the white color coil when I am hunting in dense brush as I can view it better.

The coils have to be the Blue Max series of coils and not the older style like they used on the older blue-box 5000D, 6000 D series II, 6000 Di Pro series 3, etc., even though those models also operated at 6.59 kHz, they were not compatible with the Blue Max series of coils that you wouild use on an XLT, 5900 Di Pro SL, Classic ID, etc.

Monte

 

[Flintstone]

Thanks Monte,