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Minelab X-Terra 305 TID's, tips, settings, questions
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<blockquote data-quote="Goldpick" data-source="post: 40704" data-attributes="member: 1695"><p>I purchased the eliptical 18.75khz minelab coil and wasn't too impressed with its sensitivity on small targets, but coins are ok - I thought the standard concentric coil did better with regards to sensitivity despite being lower khz, also better depth.. The small 6" coils are good for trashy areas and target seperation, and have a smaller footprint to get into tighter spaces, I guess it just wasn't made for small gold on the 305, it's really meant for coin/relic hunting. If you want greater depth, the large Coiltek 15" WOT coil seems be the go. Nel coils also sell various sized DD coils for the 305.</p><p></p><p>I suggest learning about how the stock coil performs maybe on various coin targets buried at different depth, to get used to the target iD's, depth indicator and target tones before moving on to more specialised aftermarket coils. The ID's can vary depending on how deep the target is, and say if a coin is sitting on its side vs sitting flat under the surface. Gold jewelry ID's can also vary dependant on depth and the size/type/shape of the target. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goldpick, post: 40704, member: 1695"] I purchased the eliptical 18.75khz minelab coil and wasn't too impressed with its sensitivity on small targets, but coins are ok - I thought the standard concentric coil did better with regards to sensitivity despite being lower khz, also better depth.. The small 6" coils are good for trashy areas and target seperation, and have a smaller footprint to get into tighter spaces, I guess it just wasn't made for small gold on the 305, it's really meant for coin/relic hunting. If you want greater depth, the large Coiltek 15" WOT coil seems be the go. Nel coils also sell various sized DD coils for the 305. I suggest learning about how the stock coil performs maybe on various coin targets buried at different depth, to get used to the target iD's, depth indicator and target tones before moving on to more specialised aftermarket coils. The ID's can vary depending on how deep the target is, and say if a coin is sitting on its side vs sitting flat under the surface. Gold jewelry ID's can also vary dependant on depth and the size/type/shape of the target. :) [/QUOTE]
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