- Jan 11, 2011
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- Minelab Manticore, Minelab Equinox 800, Minelab Equinox 600, Minelab CTX 3030
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- Metal Detecting
Hi all!
Recently, washer "spacers" have become somewhat popular amongst Equinox users, especially beach hunters. The idea is that as your rubber washers wear down, due to sand, etc., the fit between the lower rod and the coil loosens; this results in the need to tighten your coil bolt tighter to keep your coil from flopping. However, the tighter the bolt, the more your coil ears bend inward -- which could eventually lead to coil ear failure.
As rubber washers wear down due to sand, etc., one solution of course is replacement of the washers. However, some folks have begun using thin plastic "spacers," behind the washers, so as to effectively extend the life of their washers. Once the washers have worn down a bit, the idea is to remove the washer, insert a thin "spacer" into the lower rod, and then reinstall the rubber washer on top of the spacer. With the spacer installed, the washer cannot fit as deeply into the "washer cavity" in the lower rod, and thus you restore the original, tight fit between the lower rod/washers, and the coil ears. With that original, tight fit achieved once again, you no longer need to over-tighten your coil bolt to keep the coil from "flopping." So -- the bottom line is the spacers allow you to extend the life of your rubber washers, without risking the chance for coil-ear failure that could result from tightening and re-tightening your coil bolt over time, trying to compensate for washer wear.
I now have such spacers available. They are 0.2mm thick plastic spacers, and I sell them in packs of 10. This way, as your rubber washers wear, you can insert a spacer behind each washer and thus restoring the proper "width" of the lower rod, so as to fit tightly between the coil ears. Later, as the washers experience additional wear, a second spacer can be installed (.4mm total width), and so on. With 10 washers per package (five washers per "side"), you can effectively restore up to 1mm of "washer wear" on each side, before you would need to replace the rubber washers themselves. And since these spacers fit BEHIND the washers, and thus not subject to any wear themselves, they can be used over and over again.
The 10-packs of spacers are available at an introductory price of $6.50, plus $3.50 shipping. Meanwhile, 10-packs of rubber washers are also available for $5.00, plus $3.50 shipping. If you are interested, please contact me here, or at [email protected], and I'll be happy to get you taken care of.
THANKS!
Steve
Recently, washer "spacers" have become somewhat popular amongst Equinox users, especially beach hunters. The idea is that as your rubber washers wear down, due to sand, etc., the fit between the lower rod and the coil loosens; this results in the need to tighten your coil bolt tighter to keep your coil from flopping. However, the tighter the bolt, the more your coil ears bend inward -- which could eventually lead to coil ear failure.
As rubber washers wear down due to sand, etc., one solution of course is replacement of the washers. However, some folks have begun using thin plastic "spacers," behind the washers, so as to effectively extend the life of their washers. Once the washers have worn down a bit, the idea is to remove the washer, insert a thin "spacer" into the lower rod, and then reinstall the rubber washer on top of the spacer. With the spacer installed, the washer cannot fit as deeply into the "washer cavity" in the lower rod, and thus you restore the original, tight fit between the lower rod/washers, and the coil ears. With that original, tight fit achieved once again, you no longer need to over-tighten your coil bolt to keep the coil from "flopping." So -- the bottom line is the spacers allow you to extend the life of your rubber washers, without risking the chance for coil-ear failure that could result from tightening and re-tightening your coil bolt over time, trying to compensate for washer wear.
I now have such spacers available. They are 0.2mm thick plastic spacers, and I sell them in packs of 10. This way, as your rubber washers wear, you can insert a spacer behind each washer and thus restoring the proper "width" of the lower rod, so as to fit tightly between the coil ears. Later, as the washers experience additional wear, a second spacer can be installed (.4mm total width), and so on. With 10 washers per package (five washers per "side"), you can effectively restore up to 1mm of "washer wear" on each side, before you would need to replace the rubber washers themselves. And since these spacers fit BEHIND the washers, and thus not subject to any wear themselves, they can be used over and over again.
The 10-packs of spacers are available at an introductory price of $6.50, plus $3.50 shipping. Meanwhile, 10-packs of rubber washers are also available for $5.00, plus $3.50 shipping. If you are interested, please contact me here, or at [email protected], and I'll be happy to get you taken care of.
THANKS!
Steve
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