fisher 1265 and 1266x

[ken ward]

Is there a big difference between the two. I have an old 66x. Got a chance to pick up a 65 for $50.00. I know the 65 is older, but the controls are the same. Thanks... KEN

 

[WV62]

I had both and couldn't tell a lot of difference in the 2. The one thing I like the 65 for was hunting nickels with the little 3.75" coil and it seemed to hit real good on them. The 66 may have been just as good but at that time I didn't give it much of a chance.

You may find you will have a battery cover latch problem on the 65, they were all plastic and didn't hold up well.

Ron in WV

 

[ken ward]

Thanks Ron. I thought they were about the same. KEN

 

[MarkCZ]

Thanks Ron. I thought they were about the same. KEN

The 1265 used boxed search coils while the 1266 uses the open spider framed.
The 1265 sensitivity control is backwards from the 1266. (the push in, pull out is reversed)
The 1265 had problems with battery compartment cover, in that the little button latch messes up. (the 1266 has a screw for the battery cover)

Now there is some internal difference's but that gets hard to specify. The 1266 replaced the 1265, but at the time with the improvements they couldn't fit it all on one circuit board, so for the first year (or so) of production the 1266 used two circuit boards, then latter on and some more micro circuitry the company was able to incorporate all the circuitry into one board. A good number of the old times claimed that the dual boards was the better of the 1266 designs.

Mark

 

[ken ward]

Thanks Mark. I have one of the early 66. Still a good detector to use. It will find the deep coins... KEN

 

[shooter]

They changed it to a bolt instead of the push pull knob.