Eight Inch Coil For The Gold Bug 2?

[brogansown]

The six inch coil for the Gold Bug 2 is working  great and we find a few with the 10 inch, but we wonder if there is an 8 inch coil available somewhere for the Gold Bug.  In several locations in our hunt area, an additional inch of depth would open up a whole new world of small nuggets.  Just asking and hoping competing vendors' coils might work on the Fisher.  

[Steve Herschbach]

There are just three Gold Bug 2 Coils to choose from... 6", 10, and 14" elliptical.

 

[brogansown]

Thanks Steve.  I'm aware of the three coil sizes you mentioned, but was hoping that other sizes were out there somewhere.  In a former life, I would have wound my own, but not having the schematic rules that out.  We are having good success with the 6.5 inch and thought an eight inch would bridge the gap by going a little deeper.

Gary

[Steve Herschbach]

No, there are only the three ever produced, all concentrics. I saw a DD prototype but none ever went into production. Coils from other detectors will not work.

I wish I could get a plug in probe, like the Falcon Gold Probe, for my Gold Bug 2.