I recently read an article in wired as well as seeing 'best places to find treasure....' or something like that where this guy towed a huge search coil for a metal detector behind him on a quad. Anyone have an idea on how I could make a large search coil, maybe 5x5 or so to tow behind my quad to look for stuff? Thanks!
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Do you already have a metal detector to connect it to?sandiegoman wrote:I recently read an article in wired as well as seeing 'best places to find treasure....' or something like that where this guy towed a huge search coil for a metal detector behind him on a quad. Anyone have an idea on how I could make a large search coil, maybe 5x5 or so to tow behind my quad to look for stuff? Thanks!
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Hmmm, looking for buried cars or what ?
seems over kill to be searching for coins etc..
we use a sort of metal detector for detecting vehicles in traffic..
theres a coil of wire installed into the asphalt and then connected to the vehicle detector.. but once a car goes over it, the detector only closes a relay. most coils we lay are usually a 6' X 60' in a figure 8
and some are in a 6' X 6' layout.usually 4-6 turns of 14Ga stranded thnn wire.
seems over kill to be searching for coins etc..
we use a sort of metal detector for detecting vehicles in traffic..
theres a coil of wire installed into the asphalt and then connected to the vehicle detector.. but once a car goes over it, the detector only closes a relay. most coils we lay are usually a 6' X 60' in a figure 8
and some are in a 6' X 6' layout.usually 4-6 turns of 14Ga stranded thnn wire.
I saw that show, Bryan! There's a guy that travels the country with his rig, and gets permission from land-owners to scan their field for meteorites. He uses a large coil contained in PVC pipe, shaped in a square, maybe 5' on a side. It rolls on some bicycle tires towed behind his quad.
Some of his finds are huge! 93 pounds huge! That was about 5 feet deep in a Wyoming field.
Investigate meteorite hunting.
Some of his finds are huge! 93 pounds huge! That was about 5 feet deep in a Wyoming field.
Investigate meteorite hunting.
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Yeah, I have a few detectors, but do not really know all the details when it comes to good coil design. I am sure there are numerous factors that will help with depth issues. I was just wondering if anyone had any ideas. I have a house out in the desert and thought it would be fun to just run around with it behind my quad when I was exploring. You never know what you might find!
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