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Bryce-IL I just got my July Western & Eastern Treasures Mag. CONGRATS on being in it!!
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Critterhunter
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Hmmm...You sure it's only rated water resistant? I must have missed it because I never heard that. In fact, a few guys in the Sovereign forum are using it on Excals and such for water hunting. If it ain't rated waterproof that's a shocker, as most coils these days are waterproof. That's thanks to modern advances using micro balloons mixed in the epoxy to drop a bunch of weight, so they can still fill the coil with epoxy and not have it be a boat anchor. Filling a coil completely with epoxy is the only way to insure no leaks.
Many solid coils were often not filled with epoxy before micro balloon technology for that very reason (so they wouldn't weigh a ton), and that's why many of the old solid (pancake) coils weren't rated as waterproof but only water resistant. Beyond all that, water resistant coils are still fine to use in the water provided you put rubber cement on the threads and under the rubber coil cable sleeve that slides down with the coil nut. Tighten the coil nut by hand, then just a hair more with a wrench to avoid cracking it. Only problem with water resistant coils is one pin hole leak anywhere on the coil casing and it's all over, and the fact that they tend to try to float in water.
Either way, anybody confirm it's only rated water resistant?
Many solid coils were often not filled with epoxy before micro balloon technology for that very reason (so they wouldn't weigh a ton), and that's why many of the old solid (pancake) coils weren't rated as waterproof but only water resistant. Beyond all that, water resistant coils are still fine to use in the water provided you put rubber cement on the threads and under the rubber coil cable sleeve that slides down with the coil nut. Tighten the coil nut by hand, then just a hair more with a wrench to avoid cracking it. Only problem with water resistant coils is one pin hole leak anywhere on the coil casing and it's all over, and the fact that they tend to try to float in water.
Either way, anybody confirm it's only rated water resistant?
before testing the coil.
He stated it to me and also gave me the reasons why is wasn't waterproof and in fact was only water resistant.
That's why I made a point to also state it in my fieldtest report in the magazine so people would know.
I did hunt in some drizzle/rain during testing and wanted to make sure anyone reading the article didn't confuse that with the coil being waterproof.
He stated it to me and also gave me the reasons why is wasn't waterproof and in fact was only water resistant.
That's why I made a point to also state it in my fieldtest report in the magazine so people would know.
I did hunt in some drizzle/rain during testing and wanted to make sure anyone reading the article didn't confuse that with the coil being waterproof.
Critterhunter
New member
Wow, I missed that being mentioned. I even just went to Detech's official site and read the specs on the coil and saw no mention of it being filled with epoxy or being waterproof, so you for sure got it right by the looks of it. No wonder such a big coil is so super light. Even using micro balloons in the epoxy it would be hard to build one that light. Thanks for tipping us off on that.
Critterhunter
New member
Bryce, since all the forums are slow due to the weather right now I hope nobody will mind if I post this link for you of a video I just saw on the news of a dog greeting it's master- a soldier coming home from war.
I think they said he hadn't seen his dog in 8 months and he was very worried his dog wouldn't recognize him. I think this video shows that people don't give dogs the credit they are due. They know more than we could ever realize. When I saw this video I thought of my late Husky, and also of course of the very special relationship you too have with your dog.
This is what life's all about as far as I'm concerned, so even if it's off the subject of metal detecting I think it's worth posting just so we all get reminded about priorities in life. Sometimes we forget and that's when something like this is needed to remind us...
http://www.therightscoop.com/dog-welcomes-home-soldier-from-deployment/
By the way, really looking forward to that field report I just caught wind of. That one I'll be reading like a fine book, like I do all your field reports...
I think they said he hadn't seen his dog in 8 months and he was very worried his dog wouldn't recognize him. I think this video shows that people don't give dogs the credit they are due. They know more than we could ever realize. When I saw this video I thought of my late Husky, and also of course of the very special relationship you too have with your dog.
This is what life's all about as far as I'm concerned, so even if it's off the subject of metal detecting I think it's worth posting just so we all get reminded about priorities in life. Sometimes we forget and that's when something like this is needed to remind us...
http://www.therightscoop.com/dog-welcomes-home-soldier-from-deployment/
By the way, really looking forward to that field report I just caught wind of. That one I'll be reading like a fine book, like I do all your field reports...