Another great informative video, thanks. Just one point - at 9 minutes - it isn't the width of the coil that determines how much ground you cover, it is the length. The DD windings go fore and after, front to back ... the SP24 is 9.5 inches long and the stock is 11 inches so the SP24 covers 86.36% of the ground that the stock does - length, not width. Soo ... 86 swings of the stock would need 100 of the 24 to cover the same ground, which is quite a difference. However, being half the width the SP24 is much better at winkling in between rubbish.
Very good video Lori. For me, one of the biggest mistakes that people swinging bigger coils make is to run their gain too far too high...There's not the need... Big (11" plus DD's), do NOT require big gain. A big DD running on ' half impulse' reaches down to basically the same depth as it does on 'trans-warp drive', and if the MD's recovery speed is reasonable, a bigger DD will hit tiny targets next to iron at depth, because there is less 'Fog' caused by 'over application of resources'. 'Fog' is caused by too much gain being applied. The coil is pulling in a maelstrom of electrically charged mineral particles etc, that over-ride the MD's 'brain'. It cannot 'see the wood for the trees'. It 'blinds' the machine...For years I ran my Tejon with a 10"x!2" DD. I NEVER ran it above 3 on gain. It 'saw' through mineralised dirt down to 11"'s and hit cut halves/tiny denarii. Above 3 it went ####in' mental, and it had another 7 increments of mental-ness to fry my brains (ears) on!... That's why it was called 'Animal'; t'was not for the 'if in doubt, flat out' breed or the 'new to detecting, I ####in' HATE this machine' fraternity,.. However, in saying all this drivvle, my favourite coil next to the 11x12 was the 5"x10" which could be 'wound up'. to 8 Max...5"x10" DD's were MADE for 18 plus kHz MD's; end of...I totally agree with your assessments Lori, if the MD is run flat out on a 11" DD, but 'Who would do that?', especially on vlf 12kHz. Take care, and keep up your great work please Lori, your tutorials ought to help a lot of people, if they heed you.
Awww, thank you Tim. I am always very pleased when I read your comments and there isn't anything you've needed to add to my assessments. The comments you've made about gain (sensitivity for new detectorists unfamiliar with the term 'gain') are a great supporting argument to my beliefs about the purpose of 2.77 and the smaller coils- thank you my friend!
You have cost me a lot of money ! Ordered simplex,coming tomorrow ….🎉 now am about to order your weeee coil to ! Damn your so worth listening to ❤ Thank you…. Ian on the Wirral x
Lori, many thanks for the video. I’ve fitted the coil, currently run on 2.78 and will hopefully get out tomorrow for a few hours on stubble. Maybe I’ll have to install 2.77 to get the most out of it. I’ll let you know. Cheers
Just bought an SP24. Took it to the beach this week and dug up 36 targets in 90 minutes. Half of them were aluminum (why do Brits pronounce it al-U-minium?). And 2 days later pullec up my first ever silver quarter, a 1943. I like this coil a lot. Really pinpoints well too.
Hi Gene, it’s a technique for determining junk signals- before you dig. More details in my video link. Thanks for your comment. th-cam.com/video/2WRTuVsxGNE/w-d-xo.html
Another great informative video, thanks. Just one point - at 9 minutes - it isn't the width of the coil that determines how much ground you cover, it is the length. The DD windings go fore and after, front to back ... the SP24 is 9.5 inches long and the stock is 11 inches so the SP24 covers 86.36% of the ground that the stock does - length, not width. Soo ... 86 swings of the stock would need 100 of the 24 to cover the same ground, which is quite a difference. However, being half the width the SP24 is much better at winkling in between rubbish.
Very good video Lori. For me, one of the biggest mistakes that people swinging bigger coils make is to run their gain too far too high...There's not the need... Big (11" plus DD's), do NOT require big gain. A big DD running on ' half impulse' reaches down to basically the same depth as it does on 'trans-warp drive', and if the MD's recovery speed is reasonable, a bigger DD will hit tiny targets next to iron at depth, because there is less 'Fog' caused by 'over application of resources'. 'Fog' is caused by too much gain being applied. The coil is pulling in a maelstrom of electrically charged mineral particles etc, that over-ride the MD's 'brain'. It cannot 'see the wood for the trees'. It 'blinds' the machine...For years I ran my Tejon with a 10"x!2" DD. I NEVER ran it above 3 on gain. It 'saw' through mineralised dirt down to 11"'s and hit cut halves/tiny denarii. Above 3 it went ####in' mental, and it had another 7 increments of mental-ness to fry my brains (ears) on!... That's why it was called 'Animal'; t'was not for the 'if in doubt, flat out' breed or the 'new to detecting, I ####in' HATE this machine' fraternity,.. However, in saying all this drivvle, my favourite coil next to the 11x12 was the 5"x10" which could be 'wound up'. to 8 Max...5"x10" DD's were MADE for 18 plus kHz MD's; end of...I totally agree with your assessments Lori, if the MD is run flat out on a 11" DD, but 'Who would do that?', especially on vlf 12kHz. Take care, and keep up your great work please Lori, your tutorials ought to help a lot of people, if they heed you.
Awww, thank you Tim. I am always very pleased when I read your comments and there isn't anything you've needed to add to my assessments. The comments you've made about gain (sensitivity for new detectorists unfamiliar with the term 'gain') are a great supporting argument to my beliefs about the purpose of 2.77 and the smaller coils- thank you my friend!
You have cost me a lot of money ! Ordered simplex,coming tomorrow ….🎉 now am about to order your weeee coil to ! Damn your so worth listening to ❤ Thank you…. Ian on the Wirral x
Thank you very much for this information can't wait now for my SP 24 to arrive and to use it.
Lori, many thanks for the video. I’ve fitted the coil, currently run on 2.78 and will hopefully get out tomorrow for a few hours on stubble. Maybe I’ll have to install 2.77 to get the most out of it. I’ll let you know. Cheers
Let me know how you get on, John :D
Hi , I run 2.78 Is there another small coil that will work as good as the sp24 but on a 2.78 ? I'm a newbie ☺
Can you tell me if the SP 24 on version 2.78 in your opinion worthwhile. Thanks.
Just bought an SP24. Took it to the beach this week and dug up 36 targets in 90 minutes. Half of them were aluminum (why do Brits pronounce it al-U-minium?).
And 2 days later pullec up my first ever silver quarter, a 1943. I like this coil a lot. Really pinpoints well too.
Excellent!
My simplex came with 2.78(1 month old) .... can I drop to 2.77 or any more pointers for running 2.78 TIA
My simplex has version 2.78 should or do I need to download the 2.77 with the 9.5x5 coil
Good advice 😊👍
Superb!!!
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Lori, I just got my Simplex+ and it came with 2.78. Is it safe to cahnge to 2.77 that you reccomend?
Hi what is the Nip shield technique you mention with the simplex?
Hi Gene, it’s a technique for determining junk signals- before you dig. More details in my video link. Thanks for your comment. th-cam.com/video/2WRTuVsxGNE/w-d-xo.html
Lori can I run the sp24 in 2.78
How does the SP24 perform on 2.78 as that is what I have on my machine?
Can you download a2.78 to a 2.77 if so how
are those tomatoes growing behind you?
Try this,groundbalance in beach than go back to field. In field not groundbalance more. In 2.78 5 sensitivity.
I've not got 2.78, but I do use the method of ground balancing in beach, then changing mode, when I'm at the beach :) Thanks for watching!