Best Method For Deus Coil Ear Repair?

[CoilToTheSoil]

Coil arrived like this to me, damaged in transit, usps insurance covered the coil, now I have a spare 11 to mess around with. The plan was to repair or reinforce the ear or cut the other, grind flat and mount a new single piece ear on it and use it as a backup or water coil.
Any suggestions? The break was clean and it will actually sit back on there and fit near perfectly like a puzzle piece..
Epoxy? Glass and resin? Glue? Cut the other out and use an aftermarket earset?

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[Joe hunter]

I don't know the best fix but that must have been a major bummer and then pretty cool a free coil awesome.you could sell it at an extreme discount to a fellow deus user that has only a 9 in coil.like me for instance.i bought mine before they offered the option of the 11in coil.

 

[vferrari]

I would try Epoxy but obviously a high stress point and little surface area to work with so chances of success or of it lasting long are not very good. But worth a shot since you have nothing to lose with the freebie.

 

[jadocs]

Yeah I would try and reattach it.

 

[Indiana Mark]

This is what I would use-
PLASTEX, PLASTIC REPAIR KITS, FIX CRACKS, REPAIR PLASTIC

I would attach a lower shaft to get the piece EXACTLY where it should be (no matter how clean the break). Then apply a small amount of the above material in a couple of places (think tack weld), allow to cure for a day or 2. Remove lower shaft. Using a dremel, v-out the crack opposite the side you 'tack welded' and apply repair material. Again, allow to cure a couple of days then repeat the v-out and apply repair material to the side you originally 'tack welded'. Allow to cure.
If you like overkill as I do, you could even apply more repair material to build up over repair for more surface area reinforcement.
As tempting as hardware store epoxies/jb weld/etc. most of the time they simply do not work. Plastex is the real deal.
Your results may vary, as I have no idea what material the coils are made of.

Hope this helps!

 

[Tedyoh]

If it were mine I'd buy a lower shaft, set the most ideal angle as possible and epoxy the hell out of it. Obviously you can never change the angle again but it would probably hold.

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[vferrari]

If it were mine I'd buy a lower shaft, set the most ideal angle as possible and epoxy the hell out of it. Obviously you can never change the angle again but it would probably hold.

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I was kind of thinking the same thing as an alternative. Or try epoxying the ear and duct tape for support between the coil and the lower shaft. Not pretty, but functional.

 

[CoilToTheSoil]

Good ideas all! I'll have to check out plastex and decide whether or not I'm up for tackling the project lol

It was a definite bummer to receive the coil, see the box damage and hear the rattling. But after a few weeks it was nice to get the refund and even have the post office tell me that they didn't want it back!

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[RustyGold]

Like a broken guitar head, I'd put some CF pins between the breaks. Then do the plastic weld.

 

[USERNAME IS VALID]

See how much XP would charge to fix it. JB weld works very well, it has a small amount of metal in it so they say but it had no effect on my pinpointer. The stuff is strong!

 

[vferrari]

See how much XP would charge to fix it. JB weld works very well, it has a small amount of metal in it so they say but it had no effect on my pinpointer. The stuff is strong!

No harm in asking, but I am pretty sure XP would just scrap it since no repair would bring it back to factory specs in terms of strength and durability. I could be wrong though.

 

[USERNAME IS VALID]

Is there any salvageable electronics in there? Seems like there would be because they're so expensive. I have no idea.

 

[vferrari]

Is there any salvageable electronics in there? Seems like there would be because they're so expensive. I have no idea.

There might be, certainly the battery on a new coil and the circuit card/components may be salvageable if it is not potted in place. But the coil windings are probably the most labor intensive aspect of the coil (though they are wound by machine).

 

[USERNAME IS VALID]

Oh, okay.

 

[jhittle]

another option is to use this https://www.metaldetectingauction.com/listing/xp-deus-13by-11-coil-balance-adapter/104255 as a base to glue the broken tab back on it would change the balance slightly but might provide a stronger base for fixing the broken tab...