Rc .26 coil for makro. Racer 2 ??

[ohio fred]

Is this coil better than stock.? Are a lot of them breaking at the ears or mount? 10x5.5. .Can you recommend a coil this size for Racer 2.

 

[Kapok]

Is this coil better than stock.? Are a lot of them breaking at the ears or mount? 10x5.5. .Can you recommend a coil this size for Racer 2.

I like the 10x5.5 RC26 a lot for my Racer 2 and have very good results with it. It's the perfect compromise coil for me, as the stock coil makes the detector a bit too nose-heavy IMO. I have never had any of my Racer coils break, although I hear about it from others.

 

[Tom Slick]

I'm partial to the CORS Fortune coil. It's 5.5" X 9.5" DD.

 

[ohio fred]

Thanks

 

[Monte]

The original Racer issue, and some of the very early RC-29 DD coils .. [size=small]the solid-body 5½X10[/size] .. did have some periodic coil ear breakage, but Nokta / Makro detectors quickly remedied that issue with a more robust ear design for the Racer series as well as CoRe and Relic models.

That said, my personal preference for the Racer 2 for a "mid-sized" search coil is either the 5X9½ DD open-frame elliptical coil or the 7" Concentric round coil. The latter is what I keep mounted on my main-use Racer 2 and I have had very good success with the 7" Concentric coil. Both of these coils provide a better balance and feel than the standard 7X11 DD coil. I complement either of these mid-size coils with the smaller 5" DD or 'OOR' DD for the trashiest of sites.

Monte

 

[ohio fred]

n/t

 

[ohio fred]

n/t

 

[Dan-Pa.]

Basically R26 is buoyant while newer version R24 is open in design and non buoyant...imagine same coil different design....no more breakage as redesigned ears which are stronger...

 

[ohio fred]

n/t