Tornado Coil for the X-Terra

[Gaz]

......those pictures are like metal detecting porn mate!!!!!!

Gaz.

 

[Gaz]

......UPDATE!!!!!

Just had an email back NEL..........apparently, the NEL Tornado XTerra coils will be available in 2 weeks time. They said no more than that.
No mention of frequencies, coil sizes or patents.........but the coils will be $220.00.


What d'ya think??................


EDIT: ...............this is the video they attached to the email they sent. Looks impressive!!!!..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYZnl2ig5qs

 

[Finder82]

I think those airtest looks very promising indeed and the coil looks very nice.

 

[Gaz]

.....does look at bit tasty doesn't it...!!!!!

Gaz.

 

[Gaz]

.....okay....latest update!!!
Had another email from NEL which I've copied and pasted for you.....


Dear Mr.
The Size 12

 

[David]

Thank you very much for the information and also for passing it on but like I said before I do not want a 12 x 13 inch size(that is only 2.5 inches more coverage than my 10.5 inch DD that I have now) for my X-Terra 70. I want a 10 or 12 x 18 inch size instead.!! They could have at least made a 15 inch DD minimum coverage would be acceptable and no less.

A lightweight 10 x 18 inch DD is actually what I do want for more coverage for prospecting, large homestead yards, and larger farmers fields.

 

[Gaz]

.......hmmmm?.......don't get one then Dave......simple as that!!!
I posted it for everyone.

To be honest, coils the size you are wanting would really be too heavy and difficult to manage for a whole detecting session. Many people went straight out and bought the larger SEF coils and sold them because they were just too heavy.

The coil in the video is 12" x 13" which I think is a great comprimise. What blew me away was the depth it was getting.

Gaz.

 

[digmeahole]

.......hmmmm?.......don't get one then Dave......simple as that!!!
I posted it for everyone.

To be honest, coils the size you are wanting would really be too heavy and difficult to manage for a whole detecting session. Many people went straight out and bought the larger SEF coils and sold them because they were just too heavy.

The coil in the video is 12" x 13" which I think is a great comprimise. What blew me away was the depth it was getting.

Gaz.

 

[David]

.......hmmmm?.......don't get one then Dave......simple as that!!!
I posted it for everyone.

To be honest, coils the size you are wanting would really be too heavy and difficult to manage for a whole detecting session. Many people went straight out and bought the larger SEF coils and sold them because they were just too heavy.

The coil in the video is 12" x 13" which I think is a great comprimise. What blew me away was the depth it was getting. Gaz.

Yes then don't get one is simple as that your right but you do not understand the reason I wrote that, it is because I am not directing that statement at you but instead at NEL coil company if they can read english and happen to read this thread I am making that request to them to build a bigger coil than a 13" swath because I might as well stick with my 10.5" swath in that case. If they come out with a least a 15" to 18" swath coverage then that is a much better idea and a much better size IMO.

I have a Doc's Swingy Thingy bungee configuration if need be. I have spent a lot of time on the end of bungee cords with my Minelab SD-2100, 2200, and now my GP-3000 since 1997 swinging for weeks and months on end with the older heavier solid coils. And no the modern big newer lighter open web coils do not have to be made heavy by a manufacturer. I have a round CoilTek WOT 15" DD for my Musketeer Advantage, it is light and I can use it without a bungee. I also now have a 12 x 24", round SuperLite 20", round SL 25", and 20 x 40" coils for my GP-3000. My Nugget Finder Advantage 12 x 24" which is so light that I could use it without a bungee if need be. I have never used a SEF coil. But I do think a 10 x 18" coil can be made lightweight for the X-Terra's.

A 12 x 13" has 122.46 square inches of area.
A 10 x 18" has 141.30 square inches of area, only 18.84 square inches(1 / 6.5) more area for the size I want. So it would not be that much more weight.

Two of my grandparents came from the Romanian-Ukraine border and there are many Ukrainian people living close around this farming community in Alberta that are fluent in Ukrainian. There is a lady I have known all my life that both speaks and reads Ukrainian that lives about 3 miles from me. She reads the letters from the Ukraine for others around here. So I could drive to her place and get her to interpret NEL's website if I needed to because with my laptop I operate my internet off of a high speed Mobile Internet Key(3G air card).
Of interest this place is fairly near me:
http://culture.alberta.ca/museums/historicsiteslisting/ukrainianvillage/default.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Cultural_Heritage_Village

Anyway that 12 x 13" coil for the X-Terra's from NEL might be just the ticket for a lot of you. If that is all that is available, it works good, and in-ground tests prove it beats the 10.5" on coin sized objects then yes I would buy one.

 

[Gaz]

Dave......fair comment and I apologise dude. I didnt mean to cause any offence.
I understand what your saying. I had a look on the website and they do have various sized coils so I wouldnt be surprised if a bigger coil was coming.
It would be great if you could do some translation for us!
When paying through Western Union, do you get insurance if it doesnt arrive?
Gaz.

 

[Gaz]

.......not sure if it's coincidence...?........the NEL site looks like it's offline.......

 

[digmeahole]

My email to Bruce Candy shut them down

 

[Gaz]

..........maybe some cheap coils going then!!!

 

[Gaz]

......on a serious note.....looks like the "Capt" on the Teknetics forum has successfully purchased one of the 12 x 13 Tornado coils for his Gamma detector.
He has it and is using it to great success!!!


Looks like they do exist and do deliver!!!......it took 4 weeks to get it to the US.....not sure for the UK yet.

Gaz.

 

[David]

Thank you for the update Gaz. I just checked again and the NEL site is still offline. Might be just temporary, some websites go offline at night and they are on a different time zone.

I am glad someone got a NEL coil for their Technetics machine and is very happy with it. Here is some more information it:

Watch http://www.youtube.com/user/zdzichu229#p/f

new coil to Omega test New
http://www.findmall.com/read.php?58,1423807

Re: new coil to Omega test New
Posted by: capt. [ Send a Message ]
Date: April 10, 2011 03:43PM
Registered: 1 year ago
Posts: 300
NEL coil from the Ukraine. And it IS awesome... On my Gamma anyway.

Posted by: capt. [ Send a Message ]
Date: April 15, 2011 05:10PM
Registered: 1 year ago
Posts: 300
NEL coil. Search the web for the dealer in the Ukraine. If you use the google chrome browzer you can use the translate function to translate into english. Communication is not an easy process but if you stick with it the coil will come. Mine was 168.00 plus 20 bucks to send the 168.00 western union. Took a month for the coil to get to Arkansas. Hope this helps.

Capt.
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Teknetics Gamma 6000 with 8" concentric coil, NEL Tornado 12" by 13"DD coil, 11"DD and 5" DD coils, DetectorPro PiratePro, BountyHunter Pioneer 505 with 4" sharpshooter coil, 8" and 10" concentric coils, Garrett Propointer. $52.52 in clad and 14 rings (2 gold, 7 silver, 5 junk) 1 gold tie tack since Jan. 1st 2011.

 

[Gaz]

.....NEL site back online now guys.....must of been routine maintenance or an update.....


http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://nel-coils.com/product_73.html&ei=cGe-Ta6RFdS28QO_uICZDg&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CB8Q7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dnel%2Btornado%2Bcoil%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1259%26bih%3D557%26rlz%3D1R2GGLL_en%26prmd%3Divns


Gaz.

 

[Gaz]

......I'm gonna go for it guys!!!!
I just need them to confirm what frequencies the coils come in......they aren't saying????

Gaz.

 

[Gaz]

...this is still impressing me!!!......

Gaz.

 

[xlogit3k]

Here is one for sale bros

http://cgi.ebay.com/Coil-NEL-Tornado12-x13-Minelab-Xterra-50-70-/170646308056?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27bb5004d8

 

[Crusty]

Estimated delivery is over 2 months???

Dave