Really Dumb Question - Sorry in advance - How the heck do you get the Coil covers off?

[fllawboy]

I have coil covers on my 6x9DD and Super12, for the life of me I cannot get them to come off the coil. I am very worried that I will damage the coil in attempting to pry them off. Any suggestions on how to get them off would be greatly appreciated. I did not seal them when I originally put them on and realize now that I have sand trapped between the coil and the coil cover, which I believe may be causing falsing issues. I want to take the covers off, clean the coil and covers and put them back on and seal them.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions and assistance.

 

[nw1886]

Sound like a very smart question to me! Warm water soak and pry off with a putty knife. Once they start popping off, they come of easy. If it's really bad, you'll have to stay close to the sink and do multiple dunkings.

 

[fllawboy]

Thanks!

 

[BarberBill]

I cut several small slits around the circuference. Not too many and not too deep, just enough to make it easier to work them off, but leave a fairly snug fit. Some seal them with silicon, but I personally prefer to be able to take them off to clean once in a while.
BB

 

[fllawboy]

nw1886, thanks again! I just got both covers off and am now working on the DD14! Worked like a charm, soaked them for about 10 minutes, and they popped right off. Now I am cleaning out covers and bottom of coil and am going to seal.
Best regards!

 

[nw1886]

Glad it worked well for ya! If you are going to run a caulk bead, black silicone ages a lot better than clear. A paint thinner wipe details it out to where you don't have a smear down in the texture.(I do restoration work and doing that...forces you to deal with all kinds of products,chems,surfaces and situations.)

 

[Monte]

a coil cover and any sealant out on the end of the rod, I eliminate the extra weight and maintain a better balance and 'feel.'

Naturally, just my opinions and preference.

Monte

 

[PaulMBurgess]

Hey guys are these the protective coil covers that you can get to protect bottom of your coil? and your ceiling them on to your coil ? why would you want to do that?

 

[nw1886]

For many it is just protecting their investment. It does make the most sense on smaller coils. I've put in a full day prospecting with the small DD. Looked at it towards days end...bottom was totally thrashed! I have a 5.3 that I purchased used for dirt cheap because of the bottom being thin.(Coil cover on it now and it does still work perfectly.) If you are just doing grass and normal sand etc...no need for them past cosmetics. If you work brittle shale,volcanic sand/rock etc...get 'em. For me now (that I no longer live in Alaska) I guess it's just habit. Weight is nominal and insignificant.

 

[Pookybear]

The best way to get a coil cover off that I have found Is, after setting the loop in the center of a bedroom pillow to get a small wooden dowel and a hammer and gently tap around the outside edges of the loop until the cover starts to come off then you can finish by hand with no damage to the loop or cover.Prying with anything could well result in a cracked loop or coil cover.

 

[gregl01]

gunpowder........... then once you get it off- leave it off!!!!!!


Greg

 

[arizonaames]

Coil covers are not good and I would not recommend them. If you are detecting in any sand condition, you will get black sand in the cover that will mess up your signal to your coil. The only way that you will know about it is to conatantly take the cover odd and check. If you seal them on, then magnetite can get in and now you will have to break the seal to check. I personally prefer to keep my coil abover the ground whild hunting and if I need a new coil 20 years down the road because of scratches.....so be it.