yes or no

[yelnif]

Has anyone tried dipping their coil into a coating of some sort? I'm wondering if you could "apply" the coil cover where there would be no risk of dirt entrapment, a permanent solution. I know there are materials which would adhere but would it affect the performance? Not sure....

Junkless, I have often thought the same thing- I know that the spray in bedliner stuff for pickups is tough stuff ( a friend ,in construction, has it in his trucks- loves it). I think you can get it in spray can form Just don't know if 1; would it affect the coil/ 2; would it void the coil warranty? I think it would hold up well. yelnif...

 

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[echodog]

The epoxy for bed liners has to be primed with sanding and acetone, to stick. No way I would put acetone on plastic. The liquid electrical tape may be a option there is no priming involved...
Just buy the cover it weighs nothing, and saves your investment. I take mine off about every 6 months to clean.

 

[junkless]

Spray in bed liner is generally a polyurea. Its a plural component system which can be purchased but not in spray cans. The only difficultly would be finding one with a long enough working time which would allow you to mix and apply by hand. You would have to clean and prime the surface. Don't think you'd have to scuff it as the polyurea sticks well.

A castable urethane is much easier to work with and would provide great protection. Getting them to stick would also require a clean and prime, no big deal.

An epoxy could also be used and would give good protection. Depending on what the coil is actually "potted" with currently it may be a better choice.

Anyone know if the coil is urethane or epoxy? Below are links to the materials that are similar to what I'd think of using


http://www.ptm-w.com/index.asp?pgid=26

http://www.toolchemical.com/pc-1415-588-tcc-702asjtcc-102.aspx

 

[Frankn]

Remove it and clean out the accumulated dust occasionally.

I hunt where there are rocks, and a fast sweep meeting a sharp rock can be a bad thing. A detectorist trying to keep 1" above the soil in a plowed field isn't going to cover much ground very speedily. ;-)

Unless he has a good detector that works well with a fast swing like my XLT does. Frank...

 

[gleaner1]

Coils outlast the brainbox a hundred fold. Even without the headaches of the rather silly coil cover. Happy St. Pats to all you Irish hoodlums out there!

 

[7creeks]

yes

 

[gleaner1]

Coil wire fatigue spells the end of 92.7685% of coils. Be careful how you wrap your coils, leave plenty of slack for adjusting the coil angle, and keep plenty of slack at the brain box too. Tight cord at the connectors is just not good.

 

[ret-detector]

Because of this thread, I just bought one.

 

[gleaner1]

Have fun taking it off!!

 

[Rawhide]

NO! Covers are for sissys. You don't bang nails with it Terry? Im in bad environment and fairly rough with my detector getting into some of the places I get into. I didn't buy it to look pretty, and I wont sell it when I up grade. I will swing it till it dies, then get a new one lol. You would really have to swing the coil against something to break it. Unless you use a technique called brushing where you literately run the ground with the coil, no cover is needed. I understand you want to keep the coil pretty. I cant say a cover will effect performance much. The coil is already in a pretty good case. I climbed into a hole the other day and had to throw my detector ahead of me as I climbed, and would catch it coming back down at me at times. I will have to post a picture of it some day, it doesn't really show much wear. Only problem I have had is the speaker come loose in the heat one day. You know how hot it has to be for a detector to shut off? I do. I am very impressed with my last 2 detectors as far as build quality and performance. Put a pink sticker on it if you think it will help. But no, from the factory, you don't need anything else unless your showing off.