A Question About The Equinox Coil Wire

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Just curious why Minelab did the "old style coil wire wrapping" on the Equinox ?
Couldn't they have run the coil wire up through the inside of the lower and upper legs, like they did on some of their other machines ?

 

[Jason in Enid]

Just curious why Minelab did the "old style coil wire wrapping" on the Equinox ?
Couldn't they have run the coil wire up through the inside of the lower and upper legs, like they did on some of their other machines ?

For what purpose?
1- that requires a larger shaft (and more weight - weight on the lower end)
2- that requires cutting a hole in the lower shaft (a place for a cable to get rubbed/worn/cut)
3- that requires cutting a hole in the upper shaft (a place for a cable to get rubbed/worn/cut)
4- that requires fishing a coil cable up and out the upper shaft when you want to change coils (I know, its an academic argument at this point since other coils arent available yet)

You would only make it harder to change with zero benefits for 99% of hunters. I can see where people who hunt in deep brush would want an internal cable for protection but that isn't something affecting the vast majority of people who use it.

 

[JBM1]

True wireless like the XP Deus is the way forward in the 21st century.

Still I guess its price cutting by using the old fashioned coiled around a shaft wiring.

Nevertheless its functional and affordable, thats what is most important to many detectorists.

Happy Hunting.

Jerry.

 

[dewcon4414]

True wirelees dont work in very deep water. Im with Jason....have u ever swung the CTX in the water.... its like you are swinging a dead horse... way to much drag. As a water guy I do howeve drill a hole at the bottom on my lower shaft... lets water and sand out easily. This works best in my case having the cable outside. Jason didnt mention it but CF is pretty sharp to so u would have to add protectors