Coil Cord Wrapping???

[BH-LandStar]

Can someone take a pic of your detector and how you wrap your coil cords...I wrap mine uniform all the way up the shaft in a CCW fashion (So the first wrap is behind the lower rod), but I am starting to wonder if this is right...does it really matter the way you do it since the cable is shielded???

HH,

BH-LandStar

 

[Cosmo]

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This is how my cable is wrapped, keep in mind I did not wrap mine, I got it already put together. It is wrapped the same way as the picture shows in the manual with the first wrap going above the lower rod. However, the manual doesn

 

[possum]

I wrap mine with the first wrap going over the shaft. My thinking was that would make it less likely to hang the wire on brush or low limbs.

 

[dobbie]

both mine are going over the lower rod as well. did this for no reason. just took it from the box and wrapped it up........i wouldnt think there was a huge difference.

 

[lovepulltabs]

Here's how I do mine. First adjust the coil on the stick at the angle you will be detecting and then tighten it down. Then I take the wire up about 10-12" and I leave a little slack just in case the coil moves from the original angle, then I take a nylon zip tie and fasten the wire to the pole just tight enough to hold it in place. Then I wrap the wire up to the box, plug in the connection, and zip tie the cord again about 6" from the connection leaving a little slack as not to stress out the cable at the connection. This has always worked well for me. Main thing is that you want to take the cable up on the pole to keep it away from the coil and don't stress the cable at the control box connection. I don't know how well I explained this so I just took some pics. Hope this helps.

 

[GRAY GHOST]

that's a good question, bh landstar. once attention has been called to it, it doesn't seem trivial anymore! i guess i have a strange way of wrapping...i go ccw like you do, but my first 2 or 3 rounds are together, allowing a small amount of slack. it makes the base wire very strong that way, while helping to keep the coil in it's position. i wrap the first three with black tape, continuing up the mast, then do the same near the coil port. every six inches or so is wrapped with black tape. i don't like using zip ties; they catch too much, theyr'e not easy to remove in the field, and have to be snipped off, increasing the chances of cutting the coil wire. i hunt in the woods a lot, so the strong wraps are important to me. zip ties are ok to use if you don't hunt around brambles, trees, high weeds, and in the thick woods. i do a similar wrap with my headphone wire; that way, i never leave home without 'em. it's a good idea to also tape the coil wire and port together, it seems to help. hh,

 

[JJ]

DO NOT WRAP TIGHTLY!!! I learned to leave slack, especially at the coil end. I ruined the stock coil by overtightening. The bare wires pulled out of the coil itself. They are still attached, and the coil still works, but I don't trust it and replaced it.

 

[BH-LandStar]

Thanks all for your feedback...Seems there is no one correct way to wrap...I like your advice about the electrical tape Ghost, and think I will start doing that...the LandStar is going back to First Texas about the 5th of next month to be retuned/repaired/replaced...Their option...As long as I get it back and it works better than it does now...I no longer look at the display (it is one notch off to the left on most hits)...Depth is about 2 inches too deep (even taking into account that I keep the coil about 1" off the dirt)...and I can never turn the SENS above noon without endless chatter...

HH,

BH-LandStar