Wing nut and bolt for 5x10 18kHz DD eliptical gold pack coil.

[techdetect]

I have been wondering this since I purchased my detector that the wing nut for this coil is not a good fit. The place where i purchased my detector put it together and I think they did it well. I have a problem though. On the gold pack configuration, the wing nut is not what should be used. I would expect that there should be some kind of washer to fill the gap between the wingnut and the coil flanges/grooves on the coil. When you tighten the wing nut it sort of starts to become crooked. This applies pressure on the coil flanges and i don't want to break off one of the coil flanges. Did i receive the wrong type of bolt to attach the coil or what.

 

[BarnacleBill]

Take the coil off of the rod. Look at the rod end where the bolt traverses on both sides. There should be rubber/vinyl washers pressed into the rod. These washers are keyed so they push into the rod. They are not simply flat washers like other manufacturers use.

HH
BarnacleBill

 

[techdetect]

The washers are there, its the wing nut that is supose to be tightened. When you tighten the wing nut the wings on the wing nut get in the way and you are only appling pressure on the two flanges that extend out from where the coil and rod meet. I might have to post a pic for this one. Or you can take a look at a picture online. The wings appear to be too large to completely tighten. Hope ya'll can help with this one, maybe an oversight or something on my part.

 

[BarnacleBill]

OK, gotcha now. There needs to be a spacer there so that the wings of the wing nut do not hit the reinforcement lands. Here's what I've done when faced with a similar dilemma of a lost piece or not enough spacers. I take a round ball point pen, not the kind you push to click, pull out the ink assembly and make sure the screw will fit down the inner diameter. I them measure and cut the ball point pen barrel so that the face of the wing nut will hit the spacer before hitting the support lands. A hack saw will do the job once you find the right sized pen from the junk drawer, and I always cut extras cuzz I've dropped them before and they will roll under the nearest refrigerator never to be seen again.

HH
BarnacleBill

 

[Shenandoah Digger]

Or you can go to Home Depot, look in the hardware section where they have the individual boxes of screws, spacers, nuts, etc., and buy a spacer that's an exact duplicate in size and color to the original.

 

[MT_VertCaver]

I had the same problem. Go to the hardware store and get some nylon washers to space the wingnut out.(Shouldn't have to say this but, don't use metal washers......)

 

[Delaware Bill]

Mine came with a spacer that allows the wing nut to stand off about 3/16 of an inch, but probably a couple of nylon washers should work just the same.

 

[botlmole]

Yeah mine came with a little black 1/4" wide plastic spacer. Without it the wing nut won't fit well for sure.

 

[DFXDon]

I bought mine off the net this site in fact and it came with the 1/4 inch plastic spacer I can see where you would have problems with out it.

 

[TURNMASTER]

Why didn't I think of that I made a new custom nut from scratch, with an integrated spacer.

Jeff