Minelab Eureka Gold Or Minelab Xterra 705 - With Notes On Prior Minelab VLF Detectors

[Roughwater]

Thanks Steve for re-posting.

 

I went through Argyle's post again since I have the Eureka Gold. I'm sure he knew what he was talking about. I thought my coil buying was over for now but I do like the coiltek coils.  I was really impressed with how well made the Wot coil appeared to be so I guess just one more won't hurt anything.

I do miss Argyle being on this Forum.  

[nvchris]

I'm lucky enough to have a few of the original ML 6" rounds.

Steve is correct, they're suited to the 60 kHz and will outshine all other VLF's as the ground gets hotter.

[Roughwater]

19 minutes ago, nvchris said:

I'm lucky enough to have a few of the original ML 6" rounds.

Chris,

I'm just curious why someone would want a few of any one coil?

[nvchris]

Leftover stock from a retired distributer.....

On 6/4/2016 at 6:12 PM, Roughwater said:

Chris,

I'm just curious why someone would want a few of any one coil?

 

[Roughwater]

On 6/4/2016 at 8:51 PM, nvchris said:

Steve is correct, they're suited to the 60 kHz and will outshine all other VLF's as the ground gets hotter.

What about the 6" coil it's self.  Have you ever used the 6" coil your self and or compared it with the stock coil?  

 

[nvchris]

Yep.

On 6/6/2016 at 11:15 AM, Roughwater said:

What about the 6" coil itself.  Have you ever used the 6" coil yourself and or compared it with the stock coil?  

 

 

[Roughwater]

1 hour ago, nvchris said:

 

Yep

 

You are a man of few words Chris. I guess it don't matter much anyway as I ordered one so I'll do a comparison between it and the stock coil.  I have some small nuggets I can test them with.

Terry

[PhaseTech]

The minelab 6" coils were dynamite. I tried one on a GT16000 once and was blown away how much of a difference it made. 

I then briefly tried a 6" round on my 18000 (it was a customers coil that had come in to be reterminated, and I had the job of checking to see if was working properly), and was equally impressed, and always wanted one myself, but they were discontinued. Jim Straight also spoke highly of the 6" coils, so I was keen to see it reintroduced but no amount of pleading by myself to management worked, so after a while I started bugging Trevor at Coiltek that there was a market opportunity for a 6" round tuned to 60 kHz. He eventually became interested in the idea, and the 6" Goldseeker was born. The other coil I wanted to be reintroduced was the 9x6" concentric, as that had a more modern and sleeker appearance than the still current 10x5", but no joy there either. 

[Roughwater]

1 hour ago, PhaseTech said:

I was keen to see it reintroduced but no amount of pleading by myself to management worked, so after a while I started bugging Trevor at Coiltek that there was a market opportunity for a 6" round tuned to 60 kHz. He eventually became interested in the idea, and the 6" Goldseeker was born.

I guess I should be thanking you then phase Tech.  I'll be trying it out here soon.

Terry