BH_Landstar_
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Please note - Not all coils will work, The G2 and the Gold Bug Pro / SE was designed to work with the 5" DD and 11" DD coils. The following is no way an endorsement for you to go and buy coils for other metal detectors to use on the G2 or Gold Bug Pro, [size=x-large]if you do, it's at your own risk[/size].
Not sure if some of you know, but some coils for some metal detectors can be used on other metal detectors. An example here is the 'Greek Series' from Teknetics (Alpha 2000, Delta 4000, Gamma 6000, Omega 8000). After extensive research I have found that these coils will also work on the Fisher F5. These same coils also work on the Teknetics G2.
The G2 and the Gold Bug SE / Pro use the same coils (the same metal detector), these being the 5" DD and the 11" DD. After doing some tests with my F5's 10" coil (which is also the stock coil for the Omega 8000) on my Gold Bug Pro I needed a way to use the coil on my F5 again without having to unsolder / resolder the plugs.
The 10" coil that came with the F5 was the push in type using a 6 pin DIN plug. To use this coil on the Gold Bug Pro I had to replace the plug with a 5 pin screw connect plug. Now, with the F5 only 5 pins are used out of the 6 pins in the plug, so this was not a problem when I changed the plug to the 5 pin screw connect type after working out how both coils are wired to the plugs.
So, anyway, one of my projects was to build a patch lead to allow me to use the 10" coil on the F5 as well as the Gold Bug Pro.
I had a problem, I could not find a cable connect fitting to make the lead, so I was left with having to use a chassis mount screw connector fitting along with the original plug from the F5's coil and a small length of 5 core cable.
Total cost to make this patch lead was less that $6.00 ! Yes, less than SIX BUCKS !!
This has just saved me some bucks ($169.15 saved) as I now don't need to buy two 11" DD coils for both metal detectors, all I need to do is buy the 11" DD for the Gold Bug Pro and it will also work on the F5 with the patch lead.
Not sure if some of you know, but some coils for some metal detectors can be used on other metal detectors. An example here is the 'Greek Series' from Teknetics (Alpha 2000, Delta 4000, Gamma 6000, Omega 8000). After extensive research I have found that these coils will also work on the Fisher F5. These same coils also work on the Teknetics G2.
The G2 and the Gold Bug SE / Pro use the same coils (the same metal detector), these being the 5" DD and the 11" DD. After doing some tests with my F5's 10" coil (which is also the stock coil for the Omega 8000) on my Gold Bug Pro I needed a way to use the coil on my F5 again without having to unsolder / resolder the plugs.
The 10" coil that came with the F5 was the push in type using a 6 pin DIN plug. To use this coil on the Gold Bug Pro I had to replace the plug with a 5 pin screw connect plug. Now, with the F5 only 5 pins are used out of the 6 pins in the plug, so this was not a problem when I changed the plug to the 5 pin screw connect type after working out how both coils are wired to the plugs.
So, anyway, one of my projects was to build a patch lead to allow me to use the 10" coil on the F5 as well as the Gold Bug Pro.
I had a problem, I could not find a cable connect fitting to make the lead, so I was left with having to use a chassis mount screw connector fitting along with the original plug from the F5's coil and a small length of 5 core cable.
Total cost to make this patch lead was less that $6.00 ! Yes, less than SIX BUCKS !!
This has just saved me some bucks ($169.15 saved) as I now don't need to buy two 11" DD coils for both metal detectors, all I need to do is buy the 11" DD for the Gold Bug Pro and it will also work on the F5 with the patch lead.