Beachtest of separation specials - 10x5 "coilts and 6" Minelab for Eqiunox

If separation is required, you should avoid choosing one of these two probes.
Although the separation can be affected a bit by setting the speed, but from my own experience and after a few tests I know that the separation is about 70% -80% given by the shape and size of the probe.

It is simply physics, where logically, with increasing probe dimensions, the coverage increases, but at the expense of its selectivity (separation) also decreases. This works for all detectors across brands and models.

I have been using the classic separation 6 for a long time. There were times when I didn't take it off the detector for two months, and in fact, when I average it, I had almost the same amount of time as the basic 11 ", so it certainly can't be said that it was an inferior probe.

Anyway, as soon as the prototype probes arrived, I knew right away that this was exactly the dimension that was missing. Although the small 6 is extremely sensitive to the smallest targets and it separates superbly, for example under the pier, where it is basically the same as in a landfill, there is probably nothing better. However, for the rest of the area, something with a larger range would be suitable, but while maintaining sensitivity to even the smallest targets at the same time, but it would like to add to the larger targets within reach ... a pious wish? Not quite, look at the test: D.

As it was before ....

The original tactic, when only two probes were available, the classic 11 "and 6", was as follows:
Run the place first with a small 6 "probe, weed it out of the largest brothel and collect everything, including the smallest targets from the surface.

The second round consisted of deploying an 11 "probe and picking up larger, deeper targets. Unfortunately, despite the first round with a small coil, all small and low-deposited colors disappeared, but iron remained, which unfortunately still masked the desired targets. with better separation and at the same time reach to the so-called ring targets.

Searching ...

When the first prototype probes from Coiltek arrived, I knew right away where to take her.
It's a place I call a dump: D. I already have a lot of things from there, however, further prospecting with both the 11 "and 6" probes did not bring any results. The achievable colors are gone and the iron that masks the targets is unfortunately left. In the past, it was not a problem to have 2-4 targets per collection in the sieve. It was clear that something so-called between would be needed for this, into which a narrow 10 from Coiltek actually fell into it and it started to fall again. 6 Au rings fell for 5 finders, one of them in the meadow - a total coincidence. The golden wedding boy was strung on a children's chain together with a copper ring with an elephant and a pendant with a penguin: D.
Anyway, to my positive surprise, fatter pieces fell, all at a nice depth, which the 6-point probe did not touch and the basic probe could not separate in the iron brothel.

Another interesting thing was that no small gold fell, but again, as can be seen from the test, it probably disappeared before the launch of the small probe: D

Testing:

For the tests, I chose a mixture of basically the hardest to detect targets, from an extra thin Au chain weighing less than a gram, a thicker chain of about 3.6 g, 3 pieces of Au pendants of various sizes to 2 pieces of Au earrings.
Since I wanted to get as close as possible to real conditions during testing, unfortunately it is not entirely feasible to do the test directly under water, so we tested right at the shore so that the soil was also extremely soaked with water. Basically, right after digging the hole, water also started to pour into the hole, so excuse the missing data on the depth of storage, because in this environment, any more accurate measurement was almost impossible. However, both probes still had the same conditions. The detectors were also always set the same and I would say basically with such an average setting (Park 1/2, sens 20, 2 tones, speed 4, IB: 0, disc basically allmetal - only -9 and -8 off).

Results:

The smallest targets were such as Au chains, a children's miniature earring, an open earring (circle), miniature T-pendants and a heart.

These targets went identically on both probes or the difference was extremely small and undetectable.
You have to take into account that the difference, for example, 20% (which is the difference as Brno) makes for a target that you have a range of about 6-7 cm and about 12 mm, which you can easily do by slightly lifting the probe, etc. However, we did not notice some measurable difference for one of the probes. In fact, I originally expected that at least the little chain would go a little better with a 6 "probe, but Coiltek was surprised.

But if the target was a little bigger, it was in Coiltek's favor. At home, I tried a slightly thicker earring and there was already a hair better Coiltek. A big difference can already be seen on the round pendant when the 6 "probe already reports the target weakly without evaluation and on the 10" Coiltek it is still a blow that tears its ears with the corresponding ID. Basically, it went the same way, the bigger the target, the greater the difference in range in favor of Coiltek.

In conclusion:

The original 6 "probe is a bit specific, usable mainly in water and only in places with an extreme concentration of targets and natural gold, it has enormous separation and sensitivity to extremely small targets.

I would say that the Coiltek probe has a much wider use in our country. In addition, it will retain sensitivity to even the smallest targets, and even the smallest Ag coins will noticeably reach the range compared to the 6 "probe. The bigger it will go better on Coiltek. .

PZ (jaccob)

Photo

The photos show the best findings from the entire test. The vast majority are from only two sites and all were found with a 10 "coil. The findings were also published on the Equinox group on FB during the test.

Video

In the video you will find a comparison of 6 "and 10x5" probes when used on beaches (wading and walking on wet sand)