Rick K - First Member Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 I just got word today that the new lightweight 15” coils are in production. I have a prototype for the T2 - it weighs 750 grams (26 oz.). MSRP is $149. If anyone wants one, I can get it shipped direct from FTP to you. It looks identical to the previous 15” coil - just made with different epoxy and much lighter. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALEXANDRE TARTAR Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Yes it's the same resin inside the IMPULSE AQ search coil. Industrial manufacture and home-made know-how, tailor-made process for the searchcoils. Searchcoil density close to 0.4 !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 For reference & comparison, I have a NEL Attack (15" DD) coil for my Fisher Gold Bug Pro and (with cover) it comes in at 819 g. (The breakdown is 692 g for the coil alone and 127 g for the cover.) Simon measured his Teknetics T2 15" coil (pretty sure also included cover) at 848 g. Does the 750 g. you quote include the cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 And for more reference, the original 15” coil weighed 908 grams and sold for $249 (MSRP $299) when it was introduced. Ironically this coil was billed as lightweight when it was released at "only two pounds!" Fisher 15” search coil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K - First Member Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 Lots of folks are very happy with their T2 and F75 and I suspect that first Texas will sell a fair number of these coils. I already have an order for one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Beechnut OBN Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Since they are in the coil making mood,....... I hope we see the 8 inch AQ coil before christmas.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hillis Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 I need it. Let me go count my pennies. HH Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Ah, found the old sell sheet. Remember, this is the old, higher price. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuniagau Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 I used mine one time and that wasn't for very long. It was so heavy at the end of the rod that it almost caused me to hyperextend my arm. I had to swing it so slow to keep it from whipping that it took away any "coverage" advantage that the size might have given. When I sold my F75 a few years later, that coil was in "pristine" condition. The coil connector still had the cardboard protector on it. LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickUK Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 The original 15'' was possibly the worst coil that i have ever used,only used it for maybe a few hours and still in pristine condition,once again could not see any advantage depth wise but ground coverage was of course its biggest advantage in theory. But the killer and massive design flaw for this coil was its humongous weight and for no real advantage,cannot see the logic really about spending time and money redesigning this coil,i found that my NEL Storm and SEF 15x12 coil do exactly what i wanted originally both depth and ground coverage but in a much lighter package. I highly doubt that i will get the 'newer version boat anchor' for my T2,of course if folks start offloading them again at a cheap price because they are not much better then i may be interested in buying a almost new one for peanuts. We wait and see and hope this coil does not turn out as bad as the original one,best time to launch this coil would be just after christmas buying a one off price heavy coil is cheaper than a years Gym membership if you are looking for keeping fit 🤣 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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