excellerator coils?

[Tekman]

I'm new to this forum but I've been T-hunt'n off and on for 33 years. My Dad which some on this forum may know passed away almost exactly two years ago and I havn't been out until a coulpe weeks ago when a new friend said he was interested. I have a Minelab Musketeer Colt and We just went to his sisters yard and ended up digging two Indian heads and a wheatie.
Last weekend I went out for about an hour and a half and found an Indian head, 1914 Barber Dime and an old Volunteer fire dept badge. Some clad too.
My question is; I have a chance to update my Colt with a 12.5" ecellerator or the TS1000 10" coil and I'm not sure if I'm making a wise investment here. I'm somewhat content with the 8" coil I'm using now but of course if I can get a couple more inches in depth that would suit me fine.
Appreciate any suggestions here.
Thanks

 

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[Sandman]

Warrior is right about the excellerator coil. Kellyco sometimes does more harm to our hobby with it's advertising claims. If the manufacture knew a different coil would improve your detector, they would offer it. The best improvement you can do is to pay attention to the way you move the coil. Don't swing it like a pendulum. Sweep evenly with the ground and over lap at least by half when you believe targets might be deep where your detecting. At it's max depth, the coil is only looking at about 2" of ground. Move the coil ahead eight inches and you missed a whole bunch of dirt.

 

[Farmercal]

The only excellerator coil I can vouch for is the 5 inch I use with my Explorer II and it helped me isolate an extremely fine looking 1942 Mercury dime at about 5-6 inches down. I like the coil but I am not looking at getting depth with it just separation and the coil you are looking at is for depth. People seem to swear by the Sunray coils but I can't afford to get one of them for another month or two.

 

[rvbvetter]

I've heard some people that were really dissapointed in the excellerator coils. If it was me I wouldn't get one. The other coil you mentioned I have no knowledge of, so I can't say.
But I have a ML Musketeer Advantage that I bought with ML's standard coil, and payed a little more and got Mine Labs own 10" coil for the musketeer also.
I don't know if it will interchange from an advantage to a colt. But if it will. That's the coil I would recommend.
If your looking for a couple more inches. Mine labs own 10" coil is the one that'll deliver. I put mine on over a year ago and haven't taken it off since. Don't know how much the 10" costs by itself. But it's well worth it, whatever it is.
If you go with another brand of coil. I wouldn't go over 12" if your intent is to use it for just coin hunting. Anything bigger and unless your site is free of trash, it's difficult at best, to seperate a coin from trash. Because of the size it will tend to blend or mask good targets with trash. Very poor separation.
In my opinion, for more depth and still good separation of good targets and trash.
The 10" coil is ideal. HH

 

[Tekman]

Thanks,

You have been a help.