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I was sent this video, the x-coil runs very nicely in the wet ground, just remember these coils are not water proof so don't submerge them.

I'm not sure if the nugget was stuck down deep or kept sliding back into the hole from the water, but anyway what impressed me was how well the 10" x-coil was handling the wet ground.

Anyway I just though I would share the guys video with you all.

 

cheers dave

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Yeah see what you mean Dave, in water like that tis hard to tell if it kept falling down in the dig but likely it was on/in the clay so a good depth regardless, top going for the prospector and another Xcellent coil.😉

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Thanks for sharing.  It sounded like it was going to be bigger.

His problem is such a short handle on his pick.  I don't work that hard on bending over any more.  I have a proper handle the size of a push broom stick!  Try it, you'll like it.  It makes for an excellent walking stick too on those steep slopes.

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Nenad needs to do some GPX coil comparisons X-Coil vs Evo vs Coiltek Elite. These x-coils interest me but not so much info on GPX x-coils. Most of the videos and comments are GPZ and X-Coil combo. Nice video , seems they run very well and run stable on the gpx Minelabs. 

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57 minutes ago, HotSauce said:

Nenad needs to do some GPX coil comparisons X-Coil vs Evo vs Coiltek Elite. These x-coils interest me but not so much info on GPX x-coils. Most of the videos and comments are GPZ and X-Coil combo. Nice video , seems they run very well and run stable on the gpx Minelabs. 

Your right, and mainly because most of the interest was in the x-coils for the Zed for quite awhile at first and then later on people were asking about gpx/QED x-coils.

Reg Wilson has done quite a bit of using and comparing the x-coils on QED and gpx and occasionally he will post his thoughts, I don't think Nenad has tried an x-coil on the gpx 4500/5000 detectors yet.  Most other people just keep using them and are getting results.

You also have to remember that a lot of people just detect in there spare time and don't really have the time to do endless comparisons, they like the results and just keep using them. :nugget:

cheers dave  

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