To Cover or Not to Cover???

[Wily Dunk]

Does a coil cover interfere with the readings of your MD like weaker signals and depth readings or what type of metal is detected, and would you have to make adjustments for when you're using a cover and not using a cover? Thanks..

 

[Terry Soloman]

Coil covers DO NOT, in ANY WAY, affect your depth or sensitivity. All they do is PROTECT your coil and investment!

 

[Jason in Enid]

Use the cover, it's like Terry said above.

 

[Wily Dunk]

Thanks Terry and Jason.. I'm new at this MD hobby and rest assured I'll ask a lot of "dumb questions" in the future.. As I heard once before, the only dumb question is the one you don't ask..again, thanks for your reply and knowledge.. Happy Hunting!!

 

[kayden]

no it does not...unless its made out of metal......lol!

 

[Jason in Enid]

Don't be afraid to ask any questions here, unless it involves hunting anywhere close to cemetaries. Trust me, you don't want to open that can for thousandth time.

 

[Wily Dunk]

Dang it kayden, and I was all set to make me a coil cover out of old spam cans....lol

 

[Wily Dunk]

Thanks Jason, nope, I'm not a grave robber but I have went and sit in a few cemetaries to think and clear my mind. It's very quite and no one bothers you..... lol

 

[New Orleans Relic]

Don't be afraid to ask any questions here, unless it involves hunting anywhere close to cemetaries. Trust me, you don't want to open that can for thousandth time.

Two months a member, I breifly got a kick out of the cemetary posts. Until someone mentioned hunting battlefields. being simular. I think it needs its own forum.
I don't care for the unemployed bbq eaters, in front of the tv, alergic to capricons !
Lighten up all. Jason Just joking.
Who eats broccoli and exfoliates? lol
Welcome Willy. Good people here. All republicans! lol
Ray

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Hunting cemeteries is a very touchy subject. I have closed multiple threads because of the debate getting way out of hand...There are plenty of posts to read on subject already and there will not be a forum started for hunting cemetaries....

 

[flyadive]

It absolutely positively without a shadow of a doubt interferes with the way it works.Will never ever use one in a million years, I've been using mine for ten plus years and never wore a hole in the coil. But I guess you'll have to learn the hard way! Saying from experience , tried it two times and both times filled up with very very fine sand. If you use it make sure it is silicon on and redo two times a year depending on use!

 

[Jason in Enid]

Yeah, I disagree with that line of thinking. So what if sand get in the coil? Unless it's magnetite type sand it's not going to hurt anything. Take your cover off a few times a year and clean it. And it is ABSOLUTELY FALSE to say they interfere with the detector.

Some people really don't need a cover. If you are gliding above the ground, or just hunting grassy parks you will never wear out a coil, much less a coil cover. On the other hand, dirt, sand, rocks, gravel, coral can scrub a hole in a cover within a year if you hunt very much.

 

[flyadive]

Don't know what's in the sand in NJ but there is something in it that interferes with my whites.
I work the harshest environments here. They get beat up to death and never made a hole in it yet.
If it does just get a new one, better safe than sorry. Just may miss the find of your life. So go ahead... use it!

 

[liftloop]

don't be a fool rap your tool. get a cover or some glue, if you scrub the ground and bounce it off of rocks you will need one or the other....

 

[Wily Dunk]

There is an old CW and RW cemetary a few miles from where I live but would never go there with a MD to dig... Just not my thing..

 

[Wily Dunk]

I would like to say thanks to everyone for the replys to my question and all the input I've gotten. I'm old to the world but just a newbie at MDing (waiting on mine to arrive) and all you guys are great to put up with some of the things I ask or may ask in the future.. Happy Hunting To All...

 

[Terry Soloman]

It absolutely positively without a shadow of a doubt interferes with the way it works.Will never ever use one in a million years, I've been using mine for ten plus years and never wore a hole in the coil. But I guess you'll have to learn the hard way! Saying from experience , tried it two times and both times filled up with very very fine sand. If you use it make sure it is silicon on and redo two times a year depending on use!

I just want to disagree with you. A coil cover is made from non-metal plastic. Radio waves (VLF) and electronic pulses (PI) pass right through it as if it wasn't there. If you had an ill-fitting scuff cover that filled with sand each time you used it, you should have sent it back and gotten yourself one that fit. I use a coil cover on all my beach and dirt machines. It protects my investment, and keeps the resale value of my machines high. Never, ever, silicone your coil or spray it with truck bed liner. The new owner may not like that tattoo..

 

[flyadive]

I just want to disagree with you. A coil cover is made from non-metal plastic. Radio waves (VLF) and electronic pulses (PI) pass right through it as if it wasn't there. If you had an ill-fitting scuff cover that filled with sand each time you used it, you should have sent it back and gotten yourself one that fit. I use a coil cover on all my beach and dirt machines. It protects my investment, and keeps the resale value of my machines high. Never, ever, silicone your coil or spray it with truck bed liner. The new owner may not like that tattoo..

So does supermans X-ray vision. Still doesn't make it true ....just believable!
Well my machine paid for itself a few times and if I wear it out then so be it .
Oh I get it, you are the manufacturer of these coil rubbers.

 

[ticm]

Don't use them. Never will. Waste of money and time. Good luck taking them off. That's when you can damage something.

 

[Terry Soloman]

So does supermans X-ray vision. Still doesn't make it true ....just believable!
Well my machine paid for itself a few times and if I wear it out then so be it .
Oh I get it, you are the manufacturer of these coil rubbers.

you are mistaken or misinformed, I don't make or sell any equipment. I just know what I'm talking about.