F350Platinum Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Ok y'all, and my hat is off to @parkgt. Low tide at the river, got up to almost 60 today. Went down to the river with the WS6 and the 9" to see if the cheap coax I got on Amazon would work without stripping it, but it didn't. Went back and stripped 31mm of insulation off each end, and cut the copper sheilding back. I stuffed one stripped end with the insulator still on under the puck using the handy slot in front. The rest goes through a hole I drilled in the Detecting Doodads adapter, and then down through the shaft, exiting at the coil. The CF lower for the 13" has an exit hole. The other end I shrink wrapped and zip tied over the transmitter bump. This is what it looked like before shrinkwrap: and after: It works great. You can see here the coil is about 2 feet underwater, and it's still transmitting. 👍I can't imagine it would fail no matter how deep the coil went. Wire length does not matter AFAIK, I ran just enough to reach the coil at a comfortable length, with slack for folding the coil. The wire slides out of the lower when it's shortened for charging. 🙂 Thanks also to @PimentoUK for the specifics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolina Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 On 1/26/2023 at 5:23 PM, F350Platinum said: My question is does the coax need to be stripped at all? The shield needs to be removed. Also I see 3 different lengths of antenna offered by XP for sale. I think length is NOT a factor. Nice job. On another note, has anyone seen a clear cover for the WS6 master ? It’s my dirt diggin machine and I’m trying to keep the dirt and mud off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkgt Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 13 minutes ago, Carolina said: On another note, has anyone seen a clear cover for the WS6 master ? I had an old unused piece of IPad/iPhone screen protector laying around. I just cut it the size of the screen area of the puck and stuck it on. It has stayed well and protected the screen area; I know because there is one faint scratch in. I can make many more out of a single cheap iPad screen protector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Carolina said: On another note, has anyone seen a clear cover for the WS6 master ? https://www.ebay.com/itm/185643161995 Here's one, others are made in Ukraine. It'll probably take a while for someone in the USA to get on the bandwagon. 😡 I looked for one of those plastic bonnets they used to make for cat food cans, a clear one. I think they're passé. 😵 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPT_GhostLight Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 11 hours ago, F350Platinum said: Ok y'all, and my hat is off to @parkgt. Low tide at the river, got up to almost 60 today. Went down to the river with the WS6 and the 9" to see if the cheap coax I got on Amazon would work without stripping it, but it didn't. Went back and stripped 31mm of insulation off each end, and cut the copper sheilding back. I stuffed one stripped end with the insulator still on under the puck using the handy slot in front. The rest goes through a hole I drilled in the Detecting Doodads adapter, and then down through the shaft, exiting at the coil. The CF lower for the 13" has an exit hole. The other end I shrink wrapped and zip tied over the transmitter bump. This is what it looked like before shrinkwrap: and after: It works great. You can see here the coil is about 2 feet underwater, and it's still transmitting. 👍I can't imagine it would fail no matter how deep the coil went. Wire length does not matter AFAIK, I ran just enough to reach the coil at a comfortable length, with slack for folding the coil. The wire slides out of the lower when it's shortened for charging. 🙂 Thanks also to @PimentoUK for the specifics. Well done, F350, that looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPT_GhostLight Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 8 hours ago, Carolina said: On another note, has anyone seen a clear cover for the WS6 master ? It’s my dirt diggin machine and I’m trying to keep the dirt and mud off. They are available from some UK dealers. Here's one: https://spinadiscmetaldetectors.com/products/searcher-xp-deus-ws4-ws6-headphone-covers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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