Light scratches affect the coil?

[heckling7]

Wondering if light scratches/scuffs on the coil affects performance in any way? I now put a cover over it. Should we never touch the ground with the bare coil?

 

[MarkCZ]

Scratches has no effect on the coil other than use.

Mark

 

[richbat]

Light scratches/scuffs on the coil will not affect your performance.Now deep gouges and scratches you should keep a close eye on because water or dirt may make it's way inside thus creating problems.As far as touching the ground with your coil,you should try and keep your coil at least as high as the grass or 1" or so above your searched area.Some folks do like scrubbing the ground with their coil but myself if I wasgoing to do that then the use of a coil cover comes in real handy for that method.

 

[BillF]

I used a Silver Sabre for 29 years without a cover and I always scrub the ground. Never been a problem. Apparently there are more issues with using a cover than not. Everybody talks about pulling the cover and checking for dirt and moisture when the machine doesn't work right. It isn't worth the hassle.

 

[kaolinwasher]

I had an old golden umax and it had a 8x9 concentric on it it was chiped and scratched like no end big cracks in the epoxy right to the windings and it still worked , I never seen a detector so beat up and it still worked tesoro builds a good strong machine , but do try not to scratch it it may efect resale ,

 

[D&P-OR]

And Mike bought that detector from you to Gunnar---right?----I'm thinking that was the same detector--some years back.------If it was, I'm betting Mike enjoyed it & had good success with it also.

I had an old golden umax and it had a 8x9 concentric on it it was chiped and scratched like no end big cracks in the epoxy right to the windings and it still worked , I never seen a detector so beat up and it still worked tesoro builds a good strong machine , but do try not to scratch it it may efect resale ,

 

[Rainyday101]

Adding a coil cover in my opinion is just adding the potential for more problems. I don't use one and scrub the grass all the time. Grass will not scratch a coil. Rocks, sand, gravel, and rough handling will.

 

[richbat]

Yes but adding a coil cover is preventing any future potential problems that you may occur,and protecting your investment in your machine.

 

[Rainyday101]

Understood, but my way of looking at is I wouldn't want to hunt a prime sight and find out later I was lacking on depth from moisture or dirt below the cover.

 

[Ism]

If you don't detect in the highly mineralized soils of the south, west, or wet ocean sand, you shouldn't be seriously concerned about a little dirt between a coil cover and its coil.
How can a motionless thin film of dirt under the coil cover seriously affect its depth when you are trying to find targets several inches beneath the same dirt.
Think about it, some people use a stainless screw and nut to fasten their coil to the rod without any adverse effects. That has more influence on a coil than a little dirt.

 

[Rainyday101]

Too each his own. I have yet to find grass hard enought to scratch my coil.