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bowser

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Feb 27, 2007
433
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SOUTH WEYMOUTH MA.
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PRISM11 MXT IDX PRO TESORO COMPARDRE T2 se
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Toecutter

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I smack mine on rocks all the time, Minelab Equinox is a proven great machine, but you broke yours just "tapping" a rock and its not your fault at all so lets blame the manufacture...
 

vferrari

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Jul 19, 2015
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XP Deus with HF/x35 Coils and Mi6 Pinpointer/ML Equinox 600/800/ML Tarsacci MDT 8000 GPX 4800/Garrett ATX/Fisher F75 DST/Tek G2+/Delta/Whites MXT/Nokta Simplex/Garrett Carrot
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First, you need to lay down the law and exert some discipline on your detector. Give it a stern talking to and tell it to stop tapping rocks or you will banish it to the closet. Some detectors just don't behave, sheesh.

If it was a weakened coil ear (known issue) ask for a warranty replacement. Equinox has a pretty good 3-year warranty and ML service has been good about honoring it. Get educated on your consumer rights (i.e., know your warranty - ALL Equinoxes are still under warranty BTW), run all avenues to ground and if you still get no joy, then come back and whine about it.
 

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Donut

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Jan 25, 2010
392
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Xterra 70 6" 7.5khz concentric 9" 7.5Khz concentric, 5x10 18.75Khz DD, 10.5 18.75Khz DD.
If you play golf with it , well Yea.! Just kidding.
your coil is under warranty!.
When you tighten the coil too tight the ears are bent to the breaking point. I’ll bet if anyone of you look at it right now they are bending, look close.
ill re post this.
This will get them straight.
Ears
If some tightens the bolt to tight (snap! If someone used the coil to move debris (snap! . If someone used the Nox as a cane to get up (snap!.
If you look at the ears and they are bending inward then it’s too tight.
If you have the bolt really loose and wiggle the coil and it wiggles do this.
Take a one gallon plastic milk jug and make spacers the same a size the rubber tier drop washers and place them behind the washers. But when you do do that you will have to put some silicon lubercsnt on the shaft to get it back in between then ears..
It will slip in easily but no lubricant good luck.
Doing that they are not seen and the wobble is gone and you do not have to tighten the bolt so tight.
Doug


 

Bayoutalker

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Sep 30, 2012
360
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Garrett AT Pro
Minelab Equinox 800
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If you play golf with it , well Yea.! Just kidding.
your coil is under warranty!.
When you tighten the coil too tight the ears are bent to the breaking point. I’ll bet if anyone of you look at it right now they are bending, look close.
ill re post this.
This will get them straight.
Ears
If some tightens the bolt to tight (snap! If someone used the coil to move debris (snap! . If someone used the Nox as a cane to get up (snap!.
If you look at the ears and they are bending inward then it’s too tight.
If you have the bolt really loose and wiggle the coil and it wiggles do this.
Take a one gallon plastic milk jug and make spacers the same a size the rubber tier drop washers and place them behind the washers. But when you do do that you will have to put some silicon lubercsnt on the shaft to get it back in between then ears..
It will slip in easily but no lubricant good luck.
Doing that they are not seen and the wobble is gone and you do not have to tighten the bolt so tight.
Doug


I did the same thing with the milk jug. It just takes a few minutes.


I do agree with calling ML but be nice. You won't get very far by bad mouthing them.
 

smokeythecat

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Nov 22, 2012
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XP Deus II
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I'd call Minelab and see what you can do. After the warranty expires, I'd try another machine if or after it breaks out of warranty.
 

relicmeister

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Jul 26, 2012
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XP Orx Deus II, 9” coil
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Relic Hunting
I’ve seen coil ear reinforcing thingys sold on eBay if interested. I just try to avoid banging or putting pressure on or over tightening and haven’t broken any since I broke the coil ears off my Omega 8000. Don’t know why they make thin ears on any coil.
 

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bowser

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Feb 27, 2007
433
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PRISM11 MXT IDX PRO TESORO COMPARDRE T2 se
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Both ears are still attached to the bolt i did not abuse this machine in any way
 

vferrari

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Jul 19, 2015
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XP Deus with HF/x35 Coils and Mi6 Pinpointer/ML Equinox 600/800/ML Tarsacci MDT 8000 GPX 4800/Garrett ATX/Fisher F75 DST/Tek G2+/Delta/Whites MXT/Nokta Simplex/Garrett Carrot
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Pursue it with minelab then. What are you waiting for? Nothing to lose unless you are looking for an excuse just to complain by doing nothing about it.
 

smokeythecat

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Nov 22, 2012
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Yes, call Minelab. I'd bet its covered under warranty. I have never been able to break any of my other brand machines. I have tried. And I week whack with them a lot.
 

Bayoutalker

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Sep 30, 2012
360
326
Highlands, TX
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Garrett AT Pro
Minelab Equinox 800
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Both ears are still attached to the bolt i did not abuse this machine in any way
Yes, the ears break off of the coil. They are being flexed with the bolt pulling them together. The part on the shaft is just a bit too narrow causing them to be in a bind. The extra thick washers make up the difference. Now, call ML.
 

Normsel

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Sep 10, 2012
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D'Iberville MS
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E-Trac
Equinox 800
Equinox 600
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Heck I had to send my 800 and 600 back to Minelab and they replaced both of them no questions asked. They even sent me a T-shirt because I had problems.
 

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