excal coil and waterproof connectors advice needed!!!!

[seeker41]

i just bought a excal 800 and that coil just aint gonna work!!(too small) if any one has a larger coil that they could get rid of cheap i will buy it!!! it could be a stock 10 inch or other aftermarket coil.
am i right in saying anything made for the sovergn or excal coil could be used?
i also would like to know if any of you use any of the waterproof connectors (instead of hardwiring a new coil into the control box) that are available and if they work well??
thanks, from a new excal guy!!!!!!!!!
chuck.

 

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[OBN]

Let me know if you sell the little 8, always looking for a backup...you may want to go with the stock or a slimline 10 inch or a sunray 12 inch, sunray sells the connectors, PM...... MTPockets, he can do them in his sleep, he's done so many, check his past post, he had pic's and wiring diagram posted..Good Choice on the Excal..Joe

 

[seeker41]

thanks joe!!!

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

thanks joe!!!

Any coil that works on the Sovereign will work on the Excal. I have 2 Excals, one has a Coiltek WOT coil, the other has the SunRay S-12. WOT has water proof connector, the other is hard spliced on.....Personally I recommend the hard splice, there is no chance of it leaking, there is always the chance of a connector leaking.

Good luck.....

 

[seeker41]

thanks treasure hunter! i think i am leaning toward a 10 or 12 inch coil!!
anyone have experience with “Detech EXcelerator" search coils ??

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

thanks treasure hunter! i think i am leaning toward a 10 or 12 inch coil!!
anyone have experience with “Detech EXcelerator" search coils ??

In my personal opinion, no where near as good as the new SEF butterfly coils they produce now.. I would go with the new SEF coils over the old EXcelerator coils.

 

[seeker41]

thanks!

 

[upstatejay]

Here is the address for a sub-sea connector co. They are hard core though. Used for oil exploration, AUV, etc. They should be able to handle 100ft scuba dives.

http://www.seaconbrantner.com/maincat_Electrical_Wet-Mate.htm

Good luck.

 

[erikk]

thanks treasure hunter! i think i am leaning toward a 10 or 12 inch coil!!
anyone have experience with “Detech EXcelerator" search coils ??

In my personal opinion, no where near as good as the new SEF butterfly coils they produce now.. I would go with the new SEF coils over the old EXcelerator coils.

Ya, and $700.00 isn't a bad price either.........

 

[COTTON]

I would go with either...

WOT... Sunray 12... SEF....

I'm debating myself wether to go with the Sunray or the SEF..when My machine Comes back from Minelab..
I have the Sunray 12.. I may buy the SEF 12 x 15.. just Hotswap between the 2 who knows.

I've been hearing some pretty good things about the SEF...

The SEF sucks in Florida waters Really around all the oil on the west cost,

 

[Willee]

Not that hard to change coils ...

If you are good at soldering and handy with tools you can change the coil yourself.
It will void the warranty and there are several different color of wires used in the coil cables since the Excalibur was first introduced.

Any coil made for the Sovereign will work on the Excalibur without any retuning needed.

Doc's place has some affordable waterproof connectors but hard wiring or hard splicing would be the best way.

Let me know if you need any help as I have done this several times and have a file folder of information about the wiring.

Willee