Beach Hunter 300....

[coin finder]

I have a -----> Question !-------> To all the one's who hunt the water -------> Do you get sand inside your coil cover ?Do you hunt without a cover ? How do you keep the sand from not geting inside ? Thanks ----> aka----Joe.... p.s. is there a ez way to remove the cover ? I all way have a hard time geting it off any help with geting it off?

 

[Smudge]

Yes, I always get sand inside my coil cover. It's inevitable.

Just clean it after each use and you'll have no problems.

I never hunt the beach without one if I can help it.

Some people spray epoxy on the bottom of the coil instead of using a cover, but if your detector is still under warranty, that's probably not a good idea. It may void your warranty.

If your cover is not fitting well, it may be warped or cracked in which case you ought to replace it.

 

[tentpegs]

Hi dont use one

 

[Buried Crap NJ]

I always use a cover. That being said Some covers fit better than others. I have Compass Metal detectors that never get sand under there cover EVER! I had it go for 15 years and took the cover off to get it fixed and it looked brand new and NO............... Sand. I use all the others brands and they fill with sand every couple of hrs of use. I have to clean out the Excalibur two three times each hunt. The older whites coils are good also.

 

[erikk]

Bedliner spray-no sand

 

[Whydah]

I always end up with sand in the cover. I also put an end to it too. I used a clear silicone around the inside edge. Works perfectly. NO MORE SAND and protected forever. Happy Hunting

 

[digum smacks]

they dont have coil covers for them do they? anyone ?i got a 300 also doesnt come with a coil cover.mabie seperate?

 

[Buried Crap NJ]

they dont have coil covers for them do they? anyone ?i got a 300 also doesnt come with a coil cover.mabie seperate?

If your saying that the 300 ID doesn't have a coil cover for it, that's not true. I just had to buy a new one it was 6.98 and 9.98 shipping. I lost the one from a borrowed machine.They don't fit very well.

 

[John (Ma)]

As mentioned above, keep the coil cover clean, but USE ONE. Otherwise it's like rubbing sand paper on your coil. It's much cheaper and easier to replace and or clean a coil cover.

 

[Sandman]

Use something to keep the coil from being damaged by the constant abrasion to the coil either with a coil cover or epoxy. I used to use silicone along the edge of my coil cover on the Excal and thought I was safe from all that black sand. However sand did get in through a gap in the silicone to mess it up. Then it was a real job getting the cover off only to find black magnetic sand inside the cover. If your detector is out of warranty you can apply marine epoxy to the coil. Heck, duct tape will save it from being abraded too for a while.

 

[miket]

they dont have coil covers for them do they? anyone ?i got a 300 also doesnt come with a coil cover.mabie seperate?

we got coil covers for our bh 300`s at kelly co..
they fit fine but are a pain to get off....i rarely use one now because they get loaded with sand and make the detector go nuts when you swing it..from the sand inside it. i think the detector is going to fall apart way before the coil gets a hole in it from wear.

where the screws bolt the control box together the plastic around the screw heads is cracking on all 3 machines..........plus where the control box snaps onto the rod the little holes are starting to crack and pretty soon the control boxes will not be able to mount to the rod.....
for the price of the beachhunter 300 these machines are crap!!!!!!!!!!!! they do find stuff - but they will never last because of poor construction materials.
i just sold my 1st detector from 1984 (whites coinmaster) and it was in great shape still.....they don`t make`em like they used to..now it`s cheap cheap cheap materials....

 

[rehless]

Hi. I have been water hunting for longer than I want to admit and use no oil covers.
Have not had a coil go bad on me, yet. And I hunt a lot.

 

[Silver Surfer]

I saw a post where the guy had drilled holes in the bottom of the cover... Said the sand washed out very well... I have wondered about doing that myself.. Seems like a good idea?
Anyone know why one SHOULDNT do that?

 

[Sandman]

I saw a post where the guy had drilled holes in the bottom of the cover... Said the sand washed out very well... I have wondered about doing that myself.. Seems like a good idea?
Anyone know why one SHOULDNT do that?

How about going to deep? I think the holes would not allow the sand to excape and could let more magnetic sand inside. I think we are better off with bed liner coating or epoxy. Something without gaps.

 

[digum smacks]

yes i have marine epoxy that i used when i had my infinium,its the stuff

 

[Octopulse]

they dont have coil covers for them do they? anyone ?i got a 300 also doesnt come with a coil cover.mabie seperate?

we got coil covers for our bh 300`s at kelly co..
they fit fine but are a pain to get off....i rarely use one now because they get loaded with sand and make the detector go nuts when you swing it..from the sand inside it. i think the detector is going to fall apart way before the coil gets a hole in it from wear.

where the screws bolt the control box together the plastic around the screw heads is cracking on all 3 machines..........plus where the control box snaps onto the rod the little holes are starting to crack and pretty soon the control boxes will not be able to mount to the rod.....
for the price of the beachhunter 300 these machines are crap!!!!!!!!!!!! they do find stuff - but they will never last because of poor construction materials.
i just sold my 1st detector from 1984 (whites coinmaster) and it was in great shape still.....they don`t make`em like they used to..now it`s cheap cheap cheap materials....

I have to disagree with your observations on the White's BeachHunter 300.
I think these are built to a high standard. Plastic doesn't just crack unless it's from the factory like that. The screws are set to a specific torque on the control body. I hope you or someone else haven't decided to adjust them yourselves ?? The areas you mentioned aren't under any real stress. I agree that removing the unit from the stem is fiddly but you need to pop out one side before moving to the other side.
Have you spoken to White's ?? There are no "cheap, cheap materials"...it is likely to be high impact ABS and polycarbonate. It sounds like you have had a bad run for reasons unknown. Have you contributed to the problems or previous owners/users
If the answer is an honest 100% "no" then White's would love to hear from you I'm sure.

PS.....I coat my coils with a 2:1 (resin and hardener) Marine Epoxy. The good stuff is almost bullet proof. Extremely tough with a little bit of flexibility. Highly recommended.

 

[miket]

yes...we returned two of them already and 1 they gave me a totally new machine and the other they fixed. The 3 we have I can see the same thing happening again....where the little buttons hold the control box on i see cracks forming from those holes and soon to be broken in time..I rarely if ever remove the control box from the rod.
I never touched the screws holding the control box together...
all 3 of these were bought new from kellyco..but 2 have already been replaced from white`s.. but we`re the original owners..

only thing i think it is that is making these crack in those areas could be temperature changes...i keep them in the garage..and maybe thats why. ?? hot in the day and cool at night...who knows...


you`re probably a white`s stockholder ....... they suck in quality but do find stuff as long as they hold up..

 

[Sandman]

I have had the White's boxes crack while diving and it might be the changes in the cold as I doubt it was the pressure cause it was only about 15 foot deep at the time.

 

[Octopulse]

yes...we returned two of them already and 1 they gave me a totally new machine and the other they fixed. The 3 we have I can see the same thing happening again....where the little buttons hold the control box on i see cracks forming from those holes and soon to be broken in time..I rarely if ever remove the control box from the rod.
I never touched the screws holding the control box together...
all 3 of these were bought new from kellyco..but 2 have already been replaced from white`s.. but we`re the original owners..

only thing i think it is that is making these crack in those areas could be temperature changes...i keep them in the garage..and maybe thats why. ?? hot in the day and cool at night...who knows...


you`re probably a white`s stockholder ....... they suck in quality but do find stuff as long as they hold up..

Miket,

Are you sure they are cracks around the holes? I had a look at mine at what looks like cracks are not cracks but lines formed in the plastic molding process......Please double check yours. The lines are on all 4 holes, they are identical but NOT cracks. Please let me and others know...

Nope, not a White's shareholder. I'm an Aussie living in Australia where Minelab is all you see.
The Excalibur is a good unit but I discovered it's serious weakness is nulling on deep gold when in DISC. These are targets at the "fringe of detectability".....I have been walking away from deep gold because of "iron" audio hits. I learnt this one day when I got a weak null on a target....because there wasn't much signals anywhere on the beach, I decided to investigate. After removing about 3 inches of sand, the "iron" target had become a threshold rise........well down about 14" or so, there lay a 10 gram 18ct gold ring

HH,
Tony.

 

[seeker41]

no coil cover!!!!!!!!!!!!! marine epoxy then bedliner, works great!!!!!!!!!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>by the way, why doesnt whites do something about the bhid <<<<<<<<<