Explorer hip mount conversion.........

[Steve in Indianapolis]

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Shoulder and elbow cant take it any more. I know there are plans & parts lists out there.

Could anyone post them?

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[doindadiggin]

Hi steve here are some shots of my cheap hip mount ,all you will need is an extension lead 2 large cable ties an s rod and army belt

 

[larzam]

where or how to get extension cable? thanks,sam in ms.

 

[doindadiggin]

Hi larzam mate i have two of them just sitting here but thats no good as i am in australia, you will have to get in touch with minelab or coiltek they will be able to help good luck. terry

 

[bfodnes]

I had the same problem a few years back and was thinking about a hipmount type kit. Then again a extention cord may or may not change the performance and did i really want the rather huge hipmount unit on my side.

I decided to rearrange the whole machine and make it better balanced instead, after all whites make juat as heavy detectors but all weight are balanced out so very very nicely that its a breece to detect with them. A whites, if you rest it on your finger right under the grip it actually balance in the position you detect with it in.

So what i did was i bought a complete whites stem and made a bracket to hold the housing and made a new battery pack at the rear end. my effort was to get the balance point as far back as possible and i made it. My explorer now balances out like a whites and it isnt any heavier.

I changed the location of the headphone connector to the back of the housing.

Ill attach a pic of the finished detector.