Have you shortened a coil wire?

[GPS53]

Hello all, I am new here, been reading a lot and having fun.
I used to detectec a little with an old Whites CoinMaster 4db, never had time to get serious.
Decided to get back into it and got a good deal on a Whites Eagle Spectrum Slimline, Made in 1994.
It has the rainbow coil that has about 10` of wire on it,
my local dealer, (yes I am lucky enough to have one),
told me it was a hip mount or a water coil.
I have no desire for either of those uses, it is just a pain in the a** to change coils with that long wire.
Has anyone cut down a coil wire to normal length, any problems?
Don`t want to cut the wire without asking, is a shielded cable or just normal wiring?
And, yes, I know how to cut and splice wires, just want to make sure this won`t screw anything up.
Thanks,
Greg

[Treasure_Hunter]

Have you thought about getting another lower rod, and just change rods when you want to change the coil.

[GPS53]

Yes, I have another rod but I just do not any use for that long coil wire.
Thanks,
Greg

[Sandman]

Have you thought about getting another lower rod, and just change rods when you want to change the coil.

This is the best way to go and still have the longer coil wire and coil in case you later want to hipmount it. You'd be surprised at how much wight this takes off the arm and lets you hunt longer with better coil control.

Sure you can cut and splice, but that also causes instability problems. It isn't a lamp cord.

[GPS53]

Thanks sandman for the stability issue, I will leave well enough alone. Maybe try and find another coil with shorter wire.

[bigtim1973]

If you know how to solder it is real easy to do. I have always took the plug apart to get to where it was wired up originally and generally there will be 4 colored wires soldered to the inner part of the plug. I take and leave enough colored wire on the joints when I clip the wire. Then I solder one wire at a time so that I know which one goes where and I do not get them mixed up. It is real easy.......Just make sure you do not get the wires crossed and I do that by only soldering one at a time, Tim