Steve Herschbach Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 The 10" x 5.5" DD coil has been redesigned and is identical to what recently started shipping with the FORS Gold+ The coil ears have been beefed up tremendously compared to the original Racer, with more material on the inner and outer surfaces visible in the closeup below. Reinforcement has been added around the cable entry point also. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 The small coil is also identical to what is shipping with the FORS Gold+, a 5" round DD, also with beefy ears. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LipCa Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 In the specifications, I noticed several features such as "pinpoint" are "available". What does that mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanursepaul Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Wow those ears look like the mods I did on the Minelab 7005 this year..they kept snapping off when I used my detector for a cane crawling out of canyons in NorCal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 Pinpoint mode is like on most any coin type detector and is most useful in the disc modes - squeeze the trigger and the machine goes into a non-motion mode. Most experienced detectorists get so good at eyeballing targets they do not need a pinpoint mode but it can be an aid to beginners especially. In disc modes going to pinpoint also allows for easy "sizing" of the target. Available is just their way of saying the machine has the feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 Many people commented on the original Racer that they thought the angle of the handle was too severe, leading to hand/arm strain. I did not really notice it so much on the Racer because I did not really put that many hours on it but using the prototype Gold Racers it was more obvious. The angle has been softened considerably and the grip has also been changed. It feels a lot better to my hand now but I have smaller hands. S rods people like or dislike and nothing fits all hands perfectly, but this is an improvement in my opinion. Others will no doubt say a step backwards! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 .... but using the prototype Gold Racers it was more obvious. The angle has been softened considerably and the grip has also been changed. It feels a lot better to my hand now but I have smaller hands. S rods people like or dislike and nothing fits all hands perfectly, but this is a definite improvement in my opinion. I am one of those who didn't like the original Racer grip angle, but it was more noticeable when using the 5½X10 DD or 7X11 DD coils. I favored the 4.7X5.2 'OOR' coil most of the time on the Racer, using the Nokta FORS CoRe w/stock 7X11 DD for more open territory searches, and with the smaller coil it's not as uncomfortable.. I agree with the new Makro Gold Racer grip angle as being an improvement, and I think the majority of users will prefer it. Monte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 Back light for screen low light conditions and back lit buttons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanursepaul Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Ooooooh....pretty.... Were the big coils ears modified also? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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