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« on: April 05, 2017, 07:12:01 PM »

Do I need to do anything when I swap the coil over on my safari, IE hold any buttons in for the machine to detect a different coil like on the xterra?
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« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2017, 11:23:04 AM »

Short answer,,,,,,,,NO
Good luck with it, whatever you bought.

P.s. I assume you bought a Safari compatible coil !
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« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2017, 05:27:57 PM »

Hi there Rainyday,...Go 100% with what Val said...As long as the coil you are changing too is compatible to the SAFARI....Good hunting..👍
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« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2017, 04:36:11 AM »

Hi both,
Thanks for the info. The good lady wife has treated me for my birthday coming up.
I got a Detech Ultimate coil 13", we are off to the beach for the weekend in the camper van so can't wait to try it  Smiley
Thanks
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« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2017, 03:43:30 PM »

Good hunting.. Rainyday....Have a great weekend Detecting with your new coil..👍
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« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2017, 07:17:48 PM »

Thanks dingdong,
Just managed to get an hour in, great coil, no falsing, managed to dig £1.21  in the wet sand with the tide in, looking forward to tomorrow to give it a proper go
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« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2017, 05:28:38 PM »

Just been out in the aforementioned trashy field wIth the new coil, amazing difference, much more stable I thought. Unless it is because the ground Is dryer?
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« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2017, 07:15:05 PM »

I remember that my Safari chattered more than me if I took it out in showery weather or used it in longish wet grass.
It was an annoying problem I never solved but it was great on wet sand. Minelabs arnt fantastic on fresh plough either. Something to do with air pockets I was told.
Still miss it though.
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« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2017, 05:47:13 AM »

It was great on the beach, very stable, just need to get more practical in now to learn those tones Smiley
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« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2017, 02:38:22 PM »

                  As you have discovered, the dauntless Val was spot on with her information. I also use the Detech Ultimate on my Safari and occasionally switch to a Nel Big coil, or a Nel Snake; depending on the terrain to be covered. I do have to use a bungee harness for the Safari when fitted with the Nel Big coil and I am unable to swing the thing all day.

                 I don't yet know why it is that we all seem to experience that period of machine chattering when we first start using the Safari but I liken it to trying to understand the strange language of R2D2. I almost gave up with my Safari and felt like chucking it in a pond but am now getting more used to using it and it is a vast improvement on my C-Scope CS4PI and my EuroAce for beach work. 
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« Reply #10 on: April 14, 2017, 11:39:43 AM »

I find it is very stable on the beach, much more than the xterra.  I'm still learning the machine at the moment though,  I too could chuck it in a pond sometimes Smiley
I have to use a harness at the moment as I'm having a bit of trouble with my shoulder.
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