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Xterra 705 coils
- Thread starter tincan302
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7centsworth
Well-known member
705 is great I. Dry sand but bad in wet sand on salt beaches.
bob.oz
Active member
I'm 58 and dry sand beach hunt with the 705/ HF DD Elliptical coil 3 or 4 times a week. I usually MD 3 to 4 hours in the mornings and still can make a good days work afterwards. The Elliptical is the lightest coil and for me is effortless to swing for hours. Not sure what HF coil you have, but either one of the coils you listed would be fine on the beach, but the HF is better for small gold.
I do not use the 705 in the wet sand...tried it, don't like it! Might just be my area, but I have never seen another MDer using a 705 in the wet or for that matter on the dry either. For the wet and water I use a Xcal or Duel Field. You also need to carry a scoop if your going to hunt the wet which can add to less time MDing and ground covered. This is why I like a MD just for dry sand, no scoop is needed.
Your Sov would have been a better all round machine, dry & wet, if you chest or hip mount and used a straight shaft. That would of greatly lightened up your back and arm fatigue.
I do not use the 705 in the wet sand...tried it, don't like it! Might just be my area, but I have never seen another MDer using a 705 in the wet or for that matter on the dry either. For the wet and water I use a Xcal or Duel Field. You also need to carry a scoop if your going to hunt the wet which can add to less time MDing and ground covered. This is why I like a MD just for dry sand, no scoop is needed.
Your Sov would have been a better all round machine, dry & wet, if you chest or hip mount and used a straight shaft. That would of greatly lightened up your back and arm fatigue.
Patchfinder
New member
The best DD coil for prospecting for gold nuggets, 10"x5" or 6" 18.5kHz?
Any suggestion will be appreciated.
Cheers
Any suggestion will be appreciated.
Cheers
Think of it like coin hunting in trash--I think the smaller coil would be better in trashy areas and for depth---it will isolate targets better in between trash
The eliptical will have more target hits because of its longer shape and that can be confusing...
I am going from gold hunting with PI machines Minelabs---but the same should hold true of basic coil funtion-----
You dont always want to use a DD either, if the ground will let you , you a concentric
IMO
paul
The eliptical will have more target hits because of its longer shape and that can be confusing...
I am going from gold hunting with PI machines Minelabs---but the same should hold true of basic coil funtion-----
You dont always want to use a DD either, if the ground will let you , you a concentric
IMO
paul
I would also add that a smaller coil will be more sensitive to smaller gold. The 6" HF DD will hit on sirface pickers as small as .02g in Prospector Mode.