Whites XLT bigfoot coil?

[clad king]

can this coil be used on other whites detectors? Thanks, The CladKing

 

[UK Brian]

Yes and no. You can buy a Bigfoot for the Prizm, DFX, XLT or MXT but they are not interchangeable.
In fact if buying second hand for the Spectrum range there's three different versions to take you through from the original Eagles to the present day XLT.
If used on anything but the Spectrums/XLT you lose the 'absolute value' option. This is not vital but does give the option of having the whole length of the loop live when used in all metal.
I think, don't take this as gospel, that it can be used on other Whites as long as you frequency match ie the 6.59 kHz XLT one on the original two versions of the Classic (not the KellyCo version). But there could be an audio difference between front end and rear end target response.

 

[nc-joe]

Huh?
In plain english, If the coil worked on an XLT it will work on any 6.59 mahcine. However, if it is used on digital machine "before" the Eagle Spectrum or an analog machine, you will only have the front 9" working. If you use it on the Eagle Spectrum through the current 6.59 machines, you can either use the front 9" or all 18". The "Spectrum series" machines have an adjustment in the Spectrum Option menu called "absolute value" This allows the use of a Big Foot or Gold Foot coil at its full length.

There is a different version of the Bigfoot designed for the Prizm series machines and another one for the DFX/MXT/M6.

What do you want to use it one? What was it being used on?

 

[UK Brian]

I think my answer is clearer and covers all the bases not just one or two.
The 'absolute value' option has nothing to do with with the difference of audio response that occurs if the coil is used on a same frequency machine that it wasn't designed for.