Coil Cover?

[Cody]

Coil covers are not just to protect the coil from wear believe it or not. I am no that sure on the EX2 with and without a cover but have assumed it to be so. The coil covers are sometime designed to keep the coil from being close to the target than a specific distance because of dead and hot spots on the bottom of the coil. If we rub bits of metal right on the coil things don

 

[GraveDiggerMax-VaBch-Va]

i have heard many thoeries on coils being swung above the ground at some distance.

some hunters swear by distance above the ground.........2, 3 or 4 plus inches.

i just read over on the X-Terra forum about someone said it is designed to be used above the ground.

i am water and damp sand only hunter and a rubber, maybe sunday i will experiment some.

 

[Cody]

I don't know if there was much real technical basics for what I posted about coil covers. I know some of the information was true of the old TR detectors about hot spots and discrimination. I recall a couple of manufactures that actually had about a half inch air gap between the coil and coil cover bottom thinking if we scrubbed the coil then there would always be that constant height.

My personal opinion was my last statement in that I just figure it is better to wear a coil cover instead of the coil. For the most part I see a coil cover as just another way to tack on a few bucks like how many coils can we figure out how to use. It just goes with the hobby to have a detector, then more coils, then headphones, probes, etc. You would think with a $1,500 detector we could take it to the park and drop it off then go get it in the evening with all the coins it found for us. Ha

 

[GraveDiggerMax-VaBch-Va]

sand old down smooth and re-apply

i have tried rtv, etc, but it always leaks after some use in the surf. i think for relic and parks, etc hunting it would be great (cover)

N O W

what is your take on the coil height over the ground while hunting?

 

[Cody]

I don't think height is going to cause a problem as long as the detector sees soil. We may drop some depth simply due to the fact that the coil is further from the target. It makes sense to me to keep the coil as close to the ground as we can for maximum depth. There are automatic shrinking circuits in pinpoint but not in discrimination as far as I know. I try to keep the coil as close to the soil as I can and in parks and grassy area the grass itself will keep the coil sliding along just fine. I don't slide the coil on bare soil or soil with rocks and gravel. I do try to keep it at a constant height just above the soil. I think the bigger problem would be at the ends of the sweep if we swing the coil in a pendulum fashion.