minelab 600

[bxlarry]

Is it advisable to hose the inside of the shaft after use on a salt water beach?

 

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[Blak bart]

Yes

 

[bxlarry]

thanks, I thought so.

 

[Blak bart]

Just to keep sand out...sand = excessive ware....and the little detent buttons that you use to adjust shaft will corrode with salt/dirt/sand. Just good practice i think.

 

[Hddeuce03]

And remove the coil cover and clean out after every use, especially beach use.

 

[midalake]

And remove the coil cover and clean out after every use, especially beach use.

Actually, a good many of us don't run a cover on the beach.

 

[Hddeuce03]

Actually, a good many of us don't run a cover on the beach.

Why not? It won't hurt anything and can only help protect the coil...everyone I personally know uses the cover at all locations.

 

[too_pointer]

I always use coil covers as I hunt mostly the woods. The huge ferns and sticks, and huckleberry brush, give the coils a beating
too) !

 

[midalake]

Why not? It won't hurt anything and can only help protect the coil...everyone I personally know uses the cover at all locations.

Well there are several good reasons!

First, sand and minerals can easily enter the equinox coil cover when beach hunting. These trapped minerals can effect detecting performance faster than you think. I have seen issues happen in under 1/2 hour.

Second, those minerals and water can add weight to the coil and the Equinox already has coil ear problems. Keeping the cover off is a weight savings.

One can easily protect your coil if your rocky by adding a couple thin coats of Marine Epoxy. Notice my coil also has the middle supports removed for added weight savings and less coil drag. .

 

[Hddeuce03]

Well there are several good reasons!

First, sand and minerals can easily enter the equinox coil cover when beach hunting. These trapped minerals can effect detecting performance faster than you think. I have seen issues happen in under 1/2 hour.

Second, those minerals and water can add weight to the coil and the Equinox already has coil ear problems. Keeping the cover off is a weight savings.

One can easily protect your coil if your rocky by adding a couple thin coats of Marine Epoxy. Notice my coil also has the middle supports removed for added weight savings and less coil drag. .

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Interesting! To each their own I guess. I hunt a lot in the water (with my coil cover on) and have never had it interfere with my detecting and it's never heavy. I've also never had an issue with the coil ears (don't use a protector), and hopefully I didn't just jinx myself!

 

[Tommybuckets]

My shaft completely froze up after one hunt at the beach and thats the way its been for two+ years. Luckily it still barely fits in the trunk. I was aware that sand could build up in there so I hosed it after every use but one hunt It wouldn't budge and I have never bothered with it since. I do clean out under the cover after beach use. I already broke and repaired my coil ears. One of the buttons to adjust the shaft length is completely gone so I just drilled a tiny hole and used the metal spring to fasten the rods together. It was a quick field repair but I'm leaving it alone until it breaks further. Theres no right or wrong way to do mods. I used to like to armor up my detectors and the leads where they bend and flex the most at the headphone wire terminal, coil lead low by the coil etc. with wire wrap and electrical tape. I still think this is advisable since thats the first spot to break and delaminate.

 

[cudamark]

I haven't taken my coil cover off in months. Never had a problem with debris between it and the coil causing a problem, and we have some nasty black sand here in places. What I did do was to drill a series of holes in the cover so sand, dirt, and other crud will flush out when I wash the detector down after use, so, I assume that has helped in that respect. I mainly drilled the holes for ease of cleaning and weight reduction.