If you buy the Anderson Shaft something to pay attention to

[Truth]

I bought the Anderson graphite shaft and apparently it’s made more narrow than the stock shaft which therefore will snap my ears off when tightened on my 11 inch and 15 inch coil. Minelab is so wonderful they just sent me back to brand new coils in less than six days and I just went and bought some rubber washers that make up floor of that space. Just wanted my equinox brothers to know.

 

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[sgoss66]

Truth,

Sorry to hear about that! I am not sure if my lower rods will work with the Anderson shaft, or not -- if the stock lower rod will work with it, then mine will also. I'd be happy to sell you one; I spent alot of time tweaking that width of the "head" or "clevis" portion of the rod that has to fit between the coil ears -- for that very reason (to be sure there is no stress on the coil ears). You won't have that issue with my lowers, so if you need one, or two, let me know. If you have any questions (or would like to confirm the dimensions on my lower rods, or whatever), send me an email (steve@stevesdetectorrods.com) or a PM.

One other thing I will say, is some folks (especially water hunters) have been reporting that their coil ears have broken on them, using the STOCK lower rods. The REAL issue here, is that the coil ears on the Equinox coils are not very "beefy," but instead rather thin and "flimsy."

Thanks!

Steve

 

[Truth]

Truth,

Sorry to hear about that! I am not sure if my lower rods will work with the Anderson shaft, or not -- if the stock lower rod will work with it, then mine will also. I'd be happy to sell you one; I spent alot of time tweaking that width of the "head" or "clevis" portion of the rod that has to fit between the coil ears -- for that very reason (to be sure there is no stress on the coil ears). You won't have that issue with my lowers, so if you need one, or two, let me know. If you have any questions (or would like to confirm the dimensions on my lower rods, or whatever), send me an email (steve@stevesdetectorrods.com) or a PM.

One other thing I will say, is some folks (especially water hunters) have been reporting that their coil ears have broken on them, using the STOCK lower rods. The REAL issue here, is that the coil ears on the Equinox coils are not very "beefy," but instead rather thin and "flimsy."

Thanks!

Steve

You raise a good point but with the Anderson shaft you can see the gap (2 nickels on each side) and when tightening you can see the flex it’s only a matter of time. When I bought the Anderson my swinging partner Possum (Possumcop, Darrell) told me I should’ve bought from you. He’s a big fan of yours. You got my all my future business.

 

[sgoss66]

Truth -- Wow. Yes, if you can see a gap on each side, between the coil ears, then it's definitely not sized correctly. That -- like you say -- would contribute to coil ear failure.

Please thank Darrell for the kind words! I'm happy to help you in any way I can, in the future.

Steve