I've been curious about the depth increase. From the tests I've seen online looks like 1-3" depending on the object though I've only watched a few. Just hate that its so much money.
Remember the Minelab 6”11”15” coils are DD.
And from front to back you actually have less than the total coil size.
So maximum depth is gonna be dead center. And at that point the detector puts the same signal to all three coils so the depth will be the same. But the smaller the coil is the more you have to be over the target and being off just a little the depth will decrease fast over a target.
All three coils are the same as far as depth.
Their are many factors that come into play with every target ie. angle, depth, corrosion, minerals in the soil. Every found target will be different.
No detector is perfect. The processor has to take in a lot of information to process. And at times they can be fooled with the information it is receiving.
Doug
I'd beg to differ on depth, the 15" definitely has the edge over the 11" coil, and most likely the 6".
Where the stock coil is at its edge of detection and a bit hit/miss on a target, the 15" will still be hitting hard.
Remember the Minelab 6”11”15” coils are DD.
And from front to back you actually have less than the total coil size.
So maximum depth is gonna be dead center. And at that point the detector puts the same signal to all three coils so the depth will be the same. But the smaller the coil is the more you have to be over the target and being off just a little the depth will decrease fast over a target.
All three coils are the same as far as depth.
Their are many factors that come into play with every target ie. angle, depth, corrosion, minerals in the soil. Every found target will be different.
No detector is perfect. The processor has to take in a lot of information to process. And at times they can be fooled with the information it is receiving.
Doug
Haven't heard any of you talking about how your arm feels after swinging the 15" for 6,7, or 8 hours. Be sure to mention that....Lol... good luck with that....Lol....
I use DetectorPro Detecting Pal The Best Swing Support for my 15" on my 800. It will tire me out much quicker than the 11" coil without a swing support.
I tried the detecting pal for awile and didn't really care for it. A certain amount of tension around my neck moving around. And I've had neck surgery. I like Doc's swingy thingy bungee better. I wound attach it to a D ring on the front chest strap of my backpack. Or even better to my belt. But it is still a fine line adjusting the tension on any of these. If not done right , it creates more strain on your arm , shoulder. I loved the 15" when I had it. 2-3 hours , no problem. But 6-8 hours , it just wiped me out. I wouldn't be able to hunt the following day. And at the beach , on a hot , target rich beach , was no good.
Remember the Minelab 6”11”15” coils are DD.
And from front to back you actually have less than the total coil size.
So maximum depth is gonna be dead center. And at that point the detector puts the same signal to all three coils so the depth will be the same. But the smaller the coil is the more you have to be over the target and being off just a little the depth will decrease fast over a target.
All three coils are the same as far as depth.
Their are many factors that come into play with every target ie. angle, depth, corrosion, minerals in the soil. Every found target will be different.
No detector is perfect. The processor has to take in a lot of information to process. And at times they can be fooled with the information it is receiving.
Doug
I think doug is partly right when comparing the 15" to the stock Equinox coil.
The 15 inch coil is 15” long x 12” wide.
The stock coils is 10.5” long x 11” wide
The six inch coil is 6” long x 6” wide.
My understanding is that the length of the coil determines amount of ground you can cover in each swing.
The width is more related to depth. So the 15” coil give you only one inch improvement over the stock coil. But the 15” coil has double the depth of the 6” coil and the stock coil has 5” inch advantage over the 6” coil.
But not so right when comparing the six inch coil to the 15" and stock coil.
anyone correct me if I am wrong, don't want bad info being published.