REINFORCEMENT OF MINELAB EXPLORER'S BODY

[sergei upstate]

Hi to All! The presence of Arctic air in most parts of the country keeps many treasure hunters away from metal detecting. Now this is a great time to research and read. I'd like to offer you to check out one of my articles, Reinforcement of Minelab Explorer's Body, which can be read on my website. Here is the article's beginning:
"I bought my first Minelab Explorer XS five years ago. Back then, the Explorer had a substantial flaws in its body design: cracking of the plastic control box camlock, cracking of the armrest, and breaking of a small 1/8 of an inch) headphone socket. But being attracted to the Explorer's impressive reputation and capabilities, I purchased it anyway. At the same time, I didn't want to face any troubles mentioned above while metal detecting on daily basis and under tough detecting conditions..."
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If you'd like to get your blood circulation going, you should check out the photogallery of women of the Eastern Europe ) : http://metaldetectingworld.com/05_photo_gallery/women/index.htm
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On my website, you will also find more metal detecting stories on my trips overseas, lots of pictures and a wealth of useful information related to the hobby.
Happy Hunting!
Sergei Upstate

 

[Jeff In North Georgia]

Here is something I made to cure three of the weaknesses of the Minelab Explorer S & XS.
1 Weak, narrow plastic arm cuff.
2 Coil stand that gets hung up in the grass, weeds, undergrowth. Detector battery housing sitting on the ground.
3 1/8" headphone jack that commonly fails due to side load of headphone cable.

Made an all metal combo arm cuff, rear stand, and 1/8" to 1/4" headphone jack adapter.

Hope you like it!

HH
Jeff

 

[Steve(MS)]

Those kind are harder to keep and please! Nice mods guys, similar to mine.I also have a 1/4 adaptor on the left side of my arm rest and I modified the stand that is supposed to go on the coil. What I did is cut it down some, I cut off the piece that is used to fasten to the coil bolt and then trimmed a hole the exact size of the shaft and slipped on the end, works great,
Steve(MS)

 

[adam in cal]

n/t

 

[Jeff In North Georgia]

Mark,
I'm getting your Emails but it appears that you are not receiving mine. I would guess that they are being grabbed up by a spam blocker. Try my sending me a Email from a different Email address.
Thanks!
Jeff