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5dd coil good for the F5?

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Cibola

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Hello all,

I've had my F5 for just over a month now and its amazing to use. Recently my pinpointer died and was looking for an upgrade. Was looking on Kellyco and decided on the pro pointer.( too bad that sunray isnt going to make a probe for this model) BUT....while I was there I started looking at Fisher accessories and saw the 5dd coil for trashy areas.

Most of the areas that I do hunt are very trashy and highly mineralized. I have never used a small coil before. Would this help with target seperation enough to justify the price? Do you lose much in the way of depth? I can see that it would take longer to cover an area with this coil, obviously, LOL. Although the idea of being able to go back to some areas that I have passed over as too trashy and try to fish out some coins/jewelry is appealing to me.

Would appreciate any comment or response.

Thx all,
Cibola
 
Cibola - I don't have the 5" with my F5, just the stock and the 11".

In general you can figure on losing an inch or two in depth with a sniper coil, but in trashy areas it's the only way to go.

Any loss of depth is partially made up for by the fact that you can run hotter detector settings with a small coil.

The first few months I detected I didn't have a detector with a small coil either (actually I had a Cibola, what a coincidence:cheers:) and I was constantly getting target overload hunting trashy sites with the larger stock concentric coil. A small coil in trash is the difference between a fun hunt and a frustrating one.

The F5 DD coils are pricey IMO, but I'd suggest biting the bullet and getting the 5". I'm pretty sure you'll be happy you did, especially since you hunt in a lot of high trash areas.

Good luck!

PS - I'd also suggest putting out a few more bucks for an extra lower rod, it'll save you time and effort every time you switch the coils.
 
Lol, when I first made this forum name I didn't realize that it was the name of a detector. I will look into the lower rod, that could make things easier and faster, thank you.
 
I'm ordering this week after on selling the F2 will be reading this thread with interest, serrated bottle cap number/s if anybody knows
 
I have 5" DD and find myself using it the most. I also have the 11"dd but only use it when I am in an open field and trying to cover some ground. The tones are the best with the stock coil but I don't put it on much anymore since I got the other coils. You have have such good even coverage with the DD's from head to toe compared to the stock. When you get into trash the DD's shine with their separation. It really turns the F5 into a different machine. I got the 5" first and you will be surprised how you can pick up good signals in trashy environments. It is an expensive coil but if you plan on keeping your F5 I think you will be happy. You does loose some depth but that is totally made up for in separation.

Take care
Bob
 
Sounds great Bob, I wont miss a little depth. Most old coins I'm finding here are usually under 8" and mostly closer to 4 to 6" depth. How much does this coil affect the depth reading or your pinpointing? Seems like pinpointing would be even easier with a smaller coil. Anything else come to mind as to how the smaller coil might change the display readings or tones?
 
I don't think you would have any problem with coins in the 4 to 6" range with the 5 " DD coil. I do not do much coin hunting I usually relic hunt. Pinpointing depth seems to be as good as with the stock. What I meant about the tones are the stock coil has a much wider detection field than the 5 or 11"DD so you here the target a little longer when you are sweeping the coil. The detection field on the DD's seem to be about 1.5 inches in width and that is what gives you the great target separation in the trash. Since you here the target for a shorter time it takes some getting used to but makes the recovery speed very fast. You will have less of a problem with masking with the DD coils. Hope this helps.


Bob
 
I ordered the coil today. Can't wait to get it in and test it out.

Thank you all for the help .....seems to be hard to find information on the F5 in general. I'll let you know how it works out for me.
 
Cibola said:
Lol, when I first made this forum name I didn't realize that it was the name of a detector. I will look into the lower rod, that could make things easier and faster, thank you.
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You're welcome, and maybe unwittingly picking the name of a well regarded detector for your screen name is a good sign...:detecting:

As for not much info on the F5, here's a suggestion: Do an author search for the member "Mike Hillis" He is is referred to as the F5 guru on this forum, and has posted a wealth of valuable info on the F5 here. Go back about a year or so and he was posting pretty heavily about the F5 then.

By pulling up those threads, you'll also be able to get a lot of other people's posts on the F5 too.

You'll find a lot to read and learn about the F5.

Good luck and have fun!
 
Hi , the detection width with the dd is like is said above about 1.5 inches.... just the line up the middle of the two "d" coils.. this is why finding a target turning 90 degrees and rescanning cuts your target location down to a very small 1.5 or so inch square...its great.
 
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