Minelab Explorer Classroom Forum

OK. I had a explorer II a while ago and sold it. Recently acquired a used one. All I ever had on my original and my new one was the 1050 stock coil. I hear so much about the pro coil, usually positive. Is that coil worth my looking in to? Is it a weight balance thing vs perfformance that would want me to have one? For what its worth I have mild to neutral soil conditions. Would like your opinons.

Have had a few coils and although the stock coil is good I've always opted for another makers item - usually Coiltek or SEF - but I bought a Sun Ray Stealth X-12 just lately and it's an excellent bit of kit, after a few initial setbacks that may or may not have been my fault it out-does anything I've had on in the last 10 years - VERY VERY Sensitive - Gaz.

This is a selection of 1 session - plenty of small bits with the very sensitive X-12 - and to any Relic Hunters searching with ANY amount of iron mask - some of the smaller items including buttons hit BOTTOM LEFT on the screen

I upgraded to the SEF 10x12 coil and it was like getting a new detector. I ran the stock coil for one season and wasn't really happy with the results I was getting. Compared my coil with my brother's stock EXII coil and his ran better than mine. Since my EXII was purchased used, I chose to get the SEF and then went over some of the areas we hunted before and what a difference it made. I found targets that I know i walked over before and never heard them. Haven't used the Pro Coil but either way replacing the stock coil will make a difference.

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robo
OK. I had a explorer II a while ago and sold it. Recently acquired a used one. All I ever had on my original and my new one was the 1050 stock coil. I hear so much about the pro coil, usually positive. Is that coil worth my looking in to? Is it a weight balance thing vs perfformance that would want me to have one? For what its worth I have mild to neutral soil conditions. Would like your opinons.

You have already best coil for explorer if its right one, but you can always buy another and test side by side. I use 1050 but have Pro too and dont see any advantage. But I am sure others will disagree with me.

I have an Explorer XS with the stock coil. Would these be the same suggetions for that early model too?

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Johan
I have an Explorer XS with the stock coil. Would these be the same suggetions for that early model too?

yes if its works Ok, have Xs too and the rest explorers. learn your detector and after maybe you will need another coil, read, read and ask allot questions, hear is tones of info. good luck

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Johan
I have an Explorer XS with the stock coil. Would these be the same suggetions for that early model too?

Running the X-12 on my XS - no problem