hi guys.
i know of 2 people who have bought the coil and are testing them out. 1 guy was testing it out on the explorer 2 and the other guy was testing it out on the e-trac. both machines were being tested on the same day in the same field. this is their first report back on that days detecting and im sure their will be more.
when tested on the explorer 2
well we tried out the new NEL coils today on a random field that we managed to find which was detectable. I had my coil on the Explorer II and ***** on his E-trac.
I was most impressed.
The depth, coverage and weight were all very positive factors.
I had about 100 positive signals, some at good depths.
It was very easy to swing all day.
We had to mess with the frequencies a bit, but we were detecting under some power lines. I stuck it on noise number 3 and it was fine.
I would prefer to use it for longer before I confirm the sensitivity is as good as the pro coil but all the signs says it is.
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when tested on the E-trac
It was a good day given the land that was available. Must have had a good 200 signals between us, a lot of the usual dross.
I had about 4-5 Roman grots & a nice complete Crotal Bell that the NEL pulled up from about 14-15 inches.
Its a very light coil which makes the Etrac well balanced compared to the SEF.
The coil is more active like the Pro coil (the SEF's are more passive) and is definitely deeper on reasonable ground that the Pro.
My only concern so far is that the Shielding from power-lines/ EMI doesn't seem to be as good (or at least this particular line)- I had to move some 100 yards away before it stabilised - Going to try a line filter next outing to see if this can be improved upon.
Interestingly the Explorer 2 seemed to tolerate it better that the Etrac.
I'm not sure that I found anything with the coil that I wouldn't have found with the SEF.
Its a very sensitive coil that fully deserves more testing before a fuller statement can be made.
Its early days yet but I'm quite impressed for a first outing.
Coil covers, as far as I am aware, are non existent at the moment.