Relichunter2016 640 Posted October 27, 2017 I've been detecting daily for some time now...and I have observed a few things I would like to share regarding older coils made by Coiltek and Minelab commander .I am beginning to realize that those so called older coils work very well indeed. Today I used the 15" Coiltek orange mono coil in a pounded patch that i hit probably 40 times with a variety of coils including the 12" round and the elliptical 17 Evo coils. I noticed a slight threshold drop as I passed, now you have to realize when a patch is what i call dead...you need to listen and listen carefully to the slightest change in threshold. So digging down about 14" thinking a nugget for sure, I even took out the cell to video it...but alas a boot tack! This was deep...another hole I dug produced a lead old flattened lead ball, third hole was a nugget and real deep!! All these areas I hit with Evos...so the point of all this is , if you have some old coils you wanna get rid of, give me a buzz, I like them. I have found regardless of the coil you're using, the key is..to swing slow, very slow and listen like you never listened before, get in the habit of doing that. Another thing I've changed is my gain...I max it out ...if the ground can handle it...I think sometimes we get in the habit of running the same gain settings. If anyone has a 16" Round Mono coil they want to get rid of....let me know. Remember don't walk over gold, go slow..slow..low,low and listen very carefully for the slightest change in threshold and dig it all. For what it's worth... 10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry Soloman 774 Posted October 27, 2017 Amen! 3 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LowPoint 1,073 Posted October 28, 2017 I agree completely, I still swing my GPX-3000, and although I do have and use a 14" Evo coil occasionally, my Hottest and Best coil that I have been using over the years is a Coiltek Joey. Sorry, I wouldn't sell it for a million bucks. I swung it over a spot today and got a very slight signal above threshold. It took me about (what seemed to be) thirty minutes to dig down in very hard-packed dried mud, combined with 5"-sized rocks and heavily-mineralized sand and dirt that had all collected behind some exposed bedrock. By the time I finally got to bedrock I was down right at a "foot". When I finally dug and scraped and clawed to get the target out it tuned out to be one of those old white-tarnished lead slugs about the size of a 22-slug. Although it wasn't gold, if gold ( of that approx. same-size) would have been there, instead of the lead I know that my Joey would have picked it up as well. Gary 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Relichunter2016 640 Posted October 28, 2017 Great depth for the Joey on a 22 slug 12" down....yup, I also like the underestimated coil 11" commander mono, now this coil can get the fly specks and go down for depth, great all arounder too... 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nugget Shooter 4,464 Posted May 24, 2018 Indeed true and having picked up a modded 3500 a while back I was glad to still have a selection of coils laying around for it. Before you ask "YES" I like the Woody mods on this 3500 and it kicks butt.... Have an old 14 x 7 nugget finder mono that is a great match for this detector. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rod 595 Posted May 25, 2018 Totally agree. My favorite was the good old Coiltek 14 round mono. That coil was crazy sensitive and deep. The Minelab 8 inch mono Super Gold Search mono was another favorite. And with DD's the Coiltek 17 Wallaby DD Pro was the standout. That's the one thing that drove me crazy on the SDC 2300, the lack of coils but I cannot fault the machine itself, great unit. I don't see any need to buy a 19 for the ZED but would like to see a smaller coil for it like an 11 inch. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Relichunter2016 640 Posted May 25, 2018 Coiltek 14 mono KILLER COIL ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nugget Shooter 4,464 Posted May 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Rod said: Totally agree. My favorite was the good old Coiltek 14 round mono. That coil was crazy sensitive and deep. The Minelab 8 inch mono Super Gold Search mono was another favorite. And with DD's the Coiltek 17 Wallaby DD Pro was the standout. That's the one thing that drove me crazy on the SDC 2300, the lack of coils but I cannot fault the machine itself, great unit. I don't see any need to buy a 19 for the ZED but would like to see a smaller coil for it like an 11 inch. Not going to happen Rod due to the nature of ZVT..... Was one of the main things we have asked about at conferences. At least not with the current GPZ 7000, but Minelab is always busy...... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rod 595 Posted May 25, 2018 Good to know Bill, thanks. Thought I read about someone in OZ experimenting with the idea but the details escape me. Frankly, my wish is not performance based, the ZED is a great machine, just enjoy variety. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike C... 661 Posted May 26, 2018 On 10/27/2017 at 3:16 PM, Relichunter2016 said: elliptical 17 Evo I'll trade my coil for your 17 evo or since you like older coils so much you could always buy it-as you can see its still in great shape Mike C... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Relichunter2016 640 Posted May 28, 2018 On 5/25/2018 at 9:21 PM, Mike C... said: I'll trade my coil for your 17 evo or since you like older coils so much you could always buy it-as you can see its still in great shape Mike C... I'll give you 50 .00 for it.....and shipping! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
