Putting the coil wire into the shaft......

[Bud-sc]

I have been thinking about putting the coil wire into the shaft. The only thing I see might cause a problem is the lower shaft might be to small in diameter and after drilling the hole it may make the lower shaft weak probably break. Anybody done this yet???

 

[Jason in Enid]

no, and for exactly the reason you stated. The shafts werent meant for an internal cable and you are more likely to do permanent damage.

 

[Architex]

a shaft that collapses into a shorter size, like the Quest or Deus.

 

[Nuke em]

Why bother with that on the Nox when its a replacement for the Terra's and people didn't do that with them ! Waste of time and a way of having to buy a new stem .

 

[Bud-sc]

Yeah. It was a thought. I wish they made the coil wire about a extra 8 inches longer for extra room for the coil to "breathe".

 

[jas415]

It is a good thought. I too would like to have the coil wire enclosed like the CTX. If the Nox is sensing the coil on some machines with loose coil cables, then it is a good reason to enclose it so it doesnt get detected by moving around. If it was a waste of time and/or not a good idea then the CTX would have had the cable wrapped around the shaft. I think most CTX users would agree that it makes a coil change a lot quicker if you have another shaft already mounted. I hope Anderson and other aftermarket folks discover how to get the coil up the shaft to a point and out to the head unit. Of course, my main thought was ease of coil changes, as the CTX needed a different coil wires threaded through the shaft. I have all the CTX coils an on Anderson shafts. Makes a coil change quick, less than a minute usually. If, on the 800, I want to change the coil (if Minelab EVER starts to build them), I will have to unscrew and rescrew the coil brackets off an on, unwrap and rewrap the coil. Get it nice and snug, and that will take maybe 2 to 3 minutes. So. to me the cable through the shaft is a great idea as it would save wear and tear on the coil brackets, the cables wires, and ME!

 

[Jason in Enid]

Yes, but the ctx requires you to purchase hundreds of $$$ worth of shafts if you have multiple coil. There was also a problem with shaft rubbing and cutting cable shielding. It also required much larger rods.

Honestly here, how many have had a problem of their coil cable being detected, that couldn't be fixed by properly securing it to the shaft? I have never had a cable so loose and floppy that it created signals. I have also never had a problem with an external cable. The CTX was certainly a slow an painful process to change coils on if you didnt want to spend a lot more money. The internal routing of the explorer and e-tracs was even worse.

 

[dbado1]

Yes, but the ctx requires you to purchase hundreds of $$$ worth of shafts if you have multiple coil. There was also a problem with shaft rubbing and cutting cable shielding. It also required much larger rods.

Honestly here, how many have had a problem of their coil cable being detected, that couldn't be fixed by properly securing it to the shaft? I have never had a cable so loose and floppy that it created signals. I have also never had a problem with an external cable. The CTX was certainly a slow an painful process to change coils on if you didnt want to spend a lot more money. The internal routing of the explorer and e-tracs was even worse.

Agreed. The internal cable is a PITA, in my opinion. Takes just seconds to properly wrap the cable externally. If a guy can't wrap the cable without the cable causing signals he should get in to another hobby. Pretty basic stuff.

Dean

 

[Ytcoinshooter]

I have not had a problem with the cable being detected. With it properly screwed in and wrapped around the shaft I have enough play to avoid strain due to the coil moving and I cannot get it to sound off on the cable. So I guess it's a non issue

 

[scubadetector]

My machine doesn't hit on the wire or the control head and I have them all pretty close to each other.