Sven1 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Search coil shells https://sites.google.com/site/dbcoilshells/home 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 On 6/6/2020 at 7:14 AM, Skullgolddiver said: Platypus Coiltek is another option but seems to be rare and discontinued I found quite a few with a simple Google search. Seven available here. If I was doing this project I think I would get one of these. Epoxy filled 8” x 12” center mount, what’s not to like? Being a Minelab coil the coil ears might need to be shimmed and drilled for the White’s bolt, or just switch to a Minelab lower rod. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull diver Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, Steve Herschbach said: I found quite a few with a simple Google search. Seven available here. If I was doing this project I think I would get one of these. Epoxy filled 8” x 12” center mount, what’s not to like? Being a Minelab coil the coil ears might need to be shimmed and drilled for the White’s bolt, or just switch to a Minelab lower rod. I'll try to obtain one at a good price here in Italy...And hopefully this will be less noisy than the dual field... I just hope the connector work will not affect too much the right coil operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 I have used Minelab coils on the TDI and I found using a Minelab lower rod to be the easiest solution. I do like that the whites bolt is larger, as the Minelab bolts are marginal and tend to deform with use. I never actually broke one though. Still, I would have extra bolts in hand in the field if you go that route. The Whites rod where it meets the coil is too narrow by quite a bit and the bolt itself is over twice as thick. I drilled and shimmed on Minelab coil to work once, and it did, but went to using Minelab lower rods after that. The lock pin on the Minelab rod is single pin on bottom of rod. You have to rely on the twist lock mechanism alone to position the rod. Or install your own pair of side pins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 I have a practically new platypus used only once, but it's double d. if you are interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull diver Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 4 hours ago, Steve Herschbach said: I have used Minelab coils on the TDI and I found using a Minelab lower rod to be the easiest solution. I do like that the whites bolt is larger, as the Minelab bolts are marginal and tend to deform with use. I never actually broke one though. Still, I would have extra bolts in hand in the field if you go that route. The Whites rod where it meets the coil is too narrow by quite a bit and the bolt itself is over twice as thick. I drilled and shimmed on Minelab coil to work once, and it did, but went to using Minelab lower rods after that. The lock pin on the Minelab rod is single pin on bottom of rod. You have to rely on the twist lock mechanism alone to position the rod. Or install your own pair of side pins. I'll do the same thing to suit a Minelab coil on the TDI rod.. Usually I prefer to have a lower shaft for each coil I use, rather than change coils on the same shaft...On the Ctx, little modification to use Coiltek stuff costed me a lot, destroyed the carbon original one?. Now I have another new one and don't cut it to let the cable naturally positioned, but I use it in the opposite sense both rod and coil? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull diver Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Luis said: I have a practically new platypus used only once, but it's double d. if you are interested Thanks....immensely...But I need it Mono? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 If you really want to do this, Serious Detecting has one for 10% off... https://www.seriousdetecting.com/product/coiltek-12-x-8-platypus-mono-300x220mm-for-minelab-sd-gp-gpx-series-detectors/ Ewout Kozel, the owner, used to work for Minelab. Really nice guy, met him years ago at a convention. Contact him and ask if he will ship to you in Italy, tell him I sent you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull diver Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 4 minutes ago, Steve Herschbach said: If you really want to do this, Serious Detecting has one for 10% off... https://www.seriousdetecting.com/product/coiltek-12-x-8-platypus-mono-300x220mm-for-minelab-sd-gp-gpx-series-detectors/ Ewout Kozel, the owner, used to work for Minelab. Really nice guy, met him years ago at a convention. Contact him and ask if he will ship to you in Italy, tell him I sent you. I can't add more reactions for today??? Thanks Steve! I'll contact Immediately to arrange the deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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