GB_Amateur Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 While we're wishing upon a star, I'll add mine -- make a neutral buyont closed coil. That solves both desert cobble and water searching with one accessory. The 5 inch stock coil on the Fisher Gold Bug is brilliantly designed to be just that. Of course as you increase the size, the weight must go up. But I wonder if a 5x9 in^2 or 5x10 in^2 closed eliptical could be made neutral buoyant and still reasonable in weight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakky Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Please Minelab fill the two holes with a skitplate for the gold seekers and then the water seekers are also satisfied. Greetings Nakky from the Netherlands (Rotterdam) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesH Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Steve I noticed the other end of the coil cord plugs into the control box or the picture makes it appear that way. Seems to me they only need is to design a closed in coil. Like you said, most of the work is already done. I’d get one of these instead of the round 6 in dd since I want the 6in round for gold anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 It may fit but it does not work. I don't recommend trying this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Goldman Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Doubt anyone did try this Dennis. They were really tongue in cheek responses to a tgread that was last alive 10 months ago. Anyhoo, welcome to the forum! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 On 3/11/2019 at 5:52 PM, Dennis said: It may fit but it does not work. I don't recommend trying this. Yup, what Chase said - nobody has implied anything but an Equinox coil will work on an Equinox. The whole point of the thread is asking Minelab to make one. They actually do read the forums. And yes, welcome to the forum! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewcon4414 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Not really. Current makes coil control difficult....there would be lots more coil flip in the water. But I like the coil. Wet/dry sand if your on the sand those open areas would get filled...and a wet coil would be worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachHunter Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Welcome to the forum Dennis. Put my name on the list for an elliptical coil Minelab. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Goldman Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 56 minutes ago, dewcon4414 said: Not really. Current makes coil control difficult....there would be lots more coil flip in the water. But I like the coil. Wet/dry sand if your on the sand those open areas would get filled...and a wet coil would be worse. So you are saying you are not a fan of a solid elliptical coil for water hunting, correct (because the solid coil causes additional drag and possibly positive boyancy)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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