FLOPPY COIL CURE

Mike70

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When I had a problem with the coil moving on my Stingray, I was sent this from the Tesoro distributor here. it was made by the dealer here and I don't think Tesoro ever took up the idea, That dealership has closed, so I guess no more available. Maybe if I could find someone with a 3D printer I could get some made up.
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Detector Wars

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Nov 26, 2008
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Bad idea. Your coil will be stiff, if you ever lean on it you might do damage to the coil. If you have a floppy coil, use a thin plastic washer on the inside of the coil fin.
 

Treasure_Hunter

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The coil stabilizer worked well on my BH ID..
 

justjohnny

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Nov 26, 2014
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I used this on my Surfmaster PI and over a year I did break he coil mounting holes from leaning on it. Working on a bent piece of plexiglass to replace this type of bracket. Will have to wait and see how it works this year[emoji3]
 

Miah

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Oct 4, 2011
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Whites sells a coil stabilizer for the Surfmaster I ordered one years ago but haven't tried it yet. the thing that worries me is the added resistance when underwater.
 

Treasure_Hunter

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I had one for my Whites BHID, it never damaged my detector, but I never lean on my detectors either.
 

dewcon4414

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good point TH...... one of the worst things we do in the water is using our machines as a crutch. Ruins cam locks and can split, warp, or break the ears on a coil. If they are homemade you need to be careful because over time the wear thru the top of the coil too. I tried one....... but in the water it just seemed to really increase the drag. Ive learned to keep my coil looser and right on the bottom. I use a lot more marine epoxy......... but the coil wear has pretty much stopped as well as the coil flip and the falsing it causes.
 

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