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Yes Minelab waterproof connector direct to detector no sound to either Sun ray or Black Widows.

I have since tried my Sun Ray Pro Golds and there is no sound either. and toggled both phones. This sucks I leave tomorrow. Leave it up to minelab to make a cord that will not work.

It is not the fact of the internal speaker turning on or off...but no sound at all to the phones.

I have been testing with the WM 08 and my Black Widows everything works fine. Shut the wifi down and went to plug my Black Widows in direct and there is no sound coming to the phones? What am I doing wrong? Dave

No I have not seen this "plug". However would not sand and water then accumulate on top? I have been successful taping off openings and having no issues with sand and water infiltration and have been doing it for years. I do not truly wade as my beach it too rough to do so. Water can be 20' away and waist deep within seconds. How do you keep the twist-lock clean? My old shaft had a screw-lock. So I am concerned about the twist-lock freezing up? Dave

Well I learned my lock-up lesson many moons ago. I would like to share a tip on what I do. I coat the shaft with a light coat of white grease. I seal all other height adjustment holes with black electric tape. About once every month I slip the lower out, clean, re-grease and good for another month. Dave

Yep the same "Doc" in Vegas. The rods work well being 6'4. Also a good amount of overlap makes the set-up solid as a rock. Dave

Well no doubt different options. I had the cuff from other acquisitions. Also don't forget for the $115 TWO lowers and the carbon upper. No holes to drill for the cuff I had, it was set. When I get a second coil I will have the other lower rod ready to go. The rods are complete with adjustment hole drilled and twist lock. I did have to drill a hole for the Nox. As for the pistol grip, it does not seem weight forward. With the stress of water/beach hunting I want to stay off the case with my big paw. The link below is what we purchased and just added another carbon upper to that order. https://www.robsdetectors.com/carbon-fiber-bundle-set/ Free shipping and I had a 5% coupon off. Dave

Yes of course. I hunt the beach and I stopped using a coil cover because: 1. Sand migration underneath can and WILL effect detector performance. 2. Do not want to be bothered checking and cleaning for sand issues under the coil. Dave

As the poster Rick stated maybe like a synthetic rubber. It acts like a 100% silicone product but tougher. I would of used 100% silicone as well but did not have any here. Shoe goo does not have a harsh smell. Dave

Just for you. I just tried to put my coil cover on and it snapped on like a boss. So if one is careful and does not slop a lot of product over the sides one can still use the cover if deemed necessary. ?

Hi Dew Well we know the Nox coil is no Sov. coil. One would be pressed to break the Sov. ears with a ball peen hammer. I do not use it as a crutch, however I do pin it under neath my arm to the bottom while digging. On this new set-up I got from doc's the rubber washers are much bigger and will put more contact to the ears.Larger washers, more contact = harder to wear out. Any of us who hunt the sand know how the sand just eats those inside rubber coil washers. Yes water torque and 4-5 ft waves worry me. Dave

I hunt the beach exclusively now, but for years I hunted land and water with epoxied coils in fact I hunted land way before water. Holding the coil cover in my hand I doubt the dried product on the coil added much extra weight. In holding my 10" sovereign coil and the Nox coil I can tell you the Nox coil is lighter hands down. Other comments: 99% sure the work did not change the buoyancy of the coil. The bottom most definitely needs protection in the form of cover or epoxy. Minelab left the bottom open to cheap out. Dave

The open spaces under the coil have been filled with Shoe Goo. The solid parts have been coated with marine epoxy. Giddy-up.

The carbon fiber upper is 34" long and it fits in my check bag on an angle. The twist-lock is included, Dave

I was looking for an option to do away with the 3 piece Minelab system. I came across the rods Doc makes for the gold hunters. I might be the first one shipped to use on the Nox. I like the stuff gold guys have, they swing big coils and are in tough conditions. This is a good price point on this 2 piece system. Also great for tall persons. I am splitting with someone but for $230 we received two fiberglass lowers and a carbon fiber upper each for a unit cost of $115. Be aware this is for the rods only. I have added pictures and in the pictures you can see I have added my own Minelab two piece alum. cuff with neoprene covering [i think one of the best cuffs made]. I have also added a separate hand hold and will not use the detector itself to swing the rod. There are no holes for the Nox arm cuff or control unit you will need to drill for these. Dave

Out of all the coils I have owned since about 10 years old the only failure has been of the outer sheath covering the coil wires. Well this Equinox coils seems to have the flimsiest ears on a coil I have ever owned.....time will tell.

Well just no time. If the coil goes down in the allotted warranty period they will get it back. Putting epoxy on the coil will make no difference. In fact it is an upgrade.

I know how fast it took for sand migration to effect performance on the Sovereign. My guess the cover on the Nox coil and the open web arms underneath the coils will only allow for a faster sand migration underneath. I fear many people will have issues within a 3-4 hr hunt with how sensitive the equinox is. I will never have any of these issues. In my opinion minelab made a mistake by leaving open dirt/sand catch places on the bottom of their coils. They absolutely should have been filled. Dave

I did not call minelab, I have zero time before I head to Mexico with it . I did test the coil ahead of time and it seemed to test well. I did take the dremel to it and it easily sanded down. I think it is some sort of spacer that migrated to the surface when the factory put the bedding compound into the coil over the wires. My only concern is water migration at that point. However I will make sure there is an extra level of epoxy protection when I do it. My throwing the coil cover in the garbage phrase is a bit facetious....... Dave

Thanks for the tip on the coil. I just might use large plastic washers on the outside. There is no doubt this is the flimsiest coil I have ever owned. On further inspection of the bottom, it appears to be some sort of small round graphite or carbon type material? Defiantly not a bubble and has hard lines to it. This is why I asked. I thought it was part of the mfg process? It sticks up about 1/32 to 1/16 above the very edge of the coil. It is an issue because I am going to throw the coil cover in garbage and epoxy the bottom. Well I am going to dremel it even with the coil so it does not act as a catch. Stay tuned.............Dave

I have hunted with both Sun Ray and Black Widows. For me on the beach hands down Black Widows. With waves and boats/jet skis these keep sounds out and whisper targets heard. Dave

The coil ears seem very flimsy. Has anyone reported them breaking? Also [see pic] on the bottom of the coil where the coil wire comes into the coil I have a small round something? sticking out. Does anyone else have this on their coil? I have a picture but it will be grainy due to the close up. it sticks up on the outer rim. Thanks Dave

Wow.....had to put sunglasses on. Great job! Dave

A couple of observations? Why do you not have a magnet in your scoop? All of your recoveries seem very shallow? Dave