Nexus Dual 4' Coil 10 KHZ

To those who watch my videos and read my blogs it doesn't take long to work out that I love my Nexus coils and over the years I've amassed rather a large collection. I suspect it would make me physically sick if I was to add up exactly how much I've spent but for me they're worth every penny. I first used a dual 4' coil on my Credo DDM, it was originally made for the Nexus standard SE. It looks like a dodgy school project because it was produced for fun, it's what I call a "F**K YOU" coil solely designed to change peoples perceptions on what 'Deep" actually is and that you don't need a large coil to achieve it when swinging Nexus. Nexus produced it for their own private use and never started to manufacture them. I enquired about it and was notified that it could be modified for my Credo DDM so I purchased it. I wanted to see exactly what I could pull off 'depth wise' with such a small coil. 

Avaliable in 10KHZ 18KHZ & 24 KHZ

I've explained countless times how you can never underestimate the depths that can be achieved with any Nexus detector and coil but it needs to be understood that you need to setup and operate the machine correctly to get the most out of it. First rule of thumb is operating it in standard audio, this means holding off the VCO or dual tone. To get the deep targets you want to be working off the threshold and meter, due to the size of the dual 4' coil you can push the threshold up to audible and it runs seamlessly. When I run the dual 4' on my Credo I bump both the sensitivity and threshold up, I am hitting targets way over pin pointer depth easy, this includes pull tabs and smaller targets, the video of me running the coil can be seen here Nexus Credo DDM & Dual 4' Coil  

The dual 4' coil designed for the MP series comes in three different frequencies 10, 18 and 24, the higher frequencies are fantastic for unmasking and they still punch deep. I went for the 10 KHZ because I wanted a small deep seeking coil. The build quality is fantastic and it's a real joy to swing because it weighs next to nothing. I've clocked up quite a few hours with it out in the fields and so far its performance is exactly what I'd thought it would be, which is outstanding. It hits hard on nonferrous targets of all shapes and sizes beyond pin pointer depth, on one of my sites where I dig the iron, it's easily hitting on small to medium sized iron between 13 and 14' inches all with the correct discrimination. 

Lovely & Balanced 

Regarding unmasking capabilities, with a coil operating at 10 KHZ it still does a really good job, I made a video demonstrating how well it unmasks with a few different scenarios using the Nexus cube. Obviously tests like these can't be taken as gospel but I do find them genuinely interesting. Let me make the point once again that Nexus performs better in the ground than it does in air and a lot of unmasking examples I've dug in the fields can't be reproduced above the ground. If I was to use this coil in heavy iron then I'd turn the meter off and hunt in VCO tones with a slightly lower threshold level. Obviously it won't perform as well as the higher frequency options but I look upon 10 KHZ as more of a general hunting coil, deep, accurate and stable with good unmasking. 

There's not a great deal more to say, the dual 4' is an animal and must never be underestimated, I'd like to close with a very important point. It needs to be understood that the really deep signals aren't going to knock your nuts off. To recover these targets you will have to set the machine up correctly, go slow and apply your mind. When hunting with a raised threshold you're listening for the nudges, there's always a minor lift and indentation in the tone that needs to be recognised, learning what I'm explaining comes with a lot of repeated use. Once you understand exactly what you're hearing then you'll start to unlock those targets sitting in the deepest layers of the dirt.