Has anybody ever used the 8in concentric coil on an Explorer?

[Mick in Dubbo]

I ordered the 5in DD today and when the 8in was mentioned, it got me curious. I imagine that It may give better audio feedback than a DD but I've never heard of anyone using a concentric coil on an Explorer before.
Thanks for any input you can give.
Mick Evans.

 

[dewcon4414]

The foot print is totally different on those concentric coils. Its kind of cone shapped and there is a LOT more soil it has to process ... which affects the TID. I think the DDs are hard to beat. A good many of the other companies are starting to follow suit with larger DD coils. I like the concentric to pick thru trash.... but most places like parks are more open and you tend to want to switch coils. So... call me lazy, i think the DD does well so i just leave mine on and move slower. Plus you really have to over lap a lot more.

Dew

 

[Chris(SoCenWI)]

I tried it for awhile, but was kind of hard to use after so much time with DD coils. I can't honestly say I gave it nearly enough swing time to know whether it has a place where is shines.

Chris

 

[Mick in Dubbo]

Thanks Dew and Chris. I thought you might be able to feel around a target more with the concentric, listening at the audio drop off for clues that might not be heard on the DD's. Mind you; the Explorer already has a pretty good audio system.
Mick Evans.

 

[dewcon4414]

I think with the concentric you can SIZE a target better, pinpoint more accruate, and it may go a little deeper... BUT the down side is you may have a foot print the size of a silver dollar at 8 inches. The whites audio set up is different than the ML. You got a pretty good burst from a large target and you could almost tell by the audio what you were hearing. The ML to me.... when i go over a target that loud burst is LIMITED so those shallow targets all have the same volume. Its a little more difficult to know without raising your coil that its a BIG can. So id dont know that you would notice a difference passing over a target. The DD works like that little light on a scanner as you draw the coil across a target... it may not hit as hard as a concentric, but then it may be the DETECTOR not the coil.

Dew

 

[Mike Bearden]

I've used them for cherry picking with a lot of success but don't recommend them for anything other than neutral soil and you won't get the depth of a DD of equal size.

 

[Mick in Dubbo]

Thanks for the further imput Dew and Mike. I'll enjoy the 5 in coil tomorrow when it arrives, and I'll consider the concentric again in a bit. It would be an interesting coil to play around with I'd imagine.
Mick Evans.