Equinox Golden Mask Shaft Conversion

[EL NINO77]

Swegin ... I saw her on minelab.forum - .. looks good ..

[Swegin]

I came across it on one of the Facebook groups.

 

 

[gdzag]

On 3/14/2019 at 6:28 PM, Cal_Cobra said:

Hi Gerry,

Would you happen to know the weight assembled with the factory 11" coil?  Then we could compare it to the advertised weight from Minelab.

Thanks,
Cal

Cal,

The weight of my Minelab Equinox 800 on the "Golden Mask collapsible carbon fiber Equinox shaft" with the 11" coil attached is 3 lb 1.8 oz.

I weighed it 3 times same weight each time.

Best of luck,

            Gerry

[gdzag]

 

 

I looked it up.

The Equinox weighs 2.9 lbs as originally equipped.

The Minelab Equinox 800 on the "Golden Mask collapsible carbon fiber Equinox shaft" doing the conversion weighs 3.1125 lbs or rounding it to one decimal place... 3.1 lbs compared to an original/OEM shaft weight of 2.9 lbs. 

Gerry

[Cal_Cobra]

4 hours ago, gdzag said:

Cal,

The weight of my Minelab Equinox 800 on the "Golden Mask collapsible carbon fiber Equinox shaft" with the 11" coil attached is 3 lb 1.8 oz.

I weighed it 3 times same weight each time.

Best of luck,

            Gerry

That's only a couple of ounces more then the stock setup, probably not even noticeable.   

Thanks for weighing it, appreciate it.  I may have to get one of these, I like the ability to put it in a backpack. 

[Sky355]

On 3/14/2019 at 1:58 PM, gdzag said:

Cal,

i'd have to disassemble everything to do a comparison weight between the two... I should have maybe thought of doing that first off but I didn't. I can tell you, I, myself, didn't notice a discernible difference in weight between the two shafts. 

Gerry

Gerry I can weigh my EQ600 with the standard rod setup and you can weigh yours with the Golden mask. Do you have just the 11 inch coil or the 6inch on yours? I just got my 6 inch today so I can weigh both or even without. Let me know.

[gdzag]

Sky355,

Above I did the weight comparison between the standard shaft and the Golden Mask shaft.... the difference in weight was negligible... and it felt that way to me too before I weighed it. Check it out above... OOOPS maybe the previous page.

Hope this helps,

                       Gerry

[Sky355]

My Golden Mask Telescopic rod and conversion kit came in today. I got to work on it to move everything over. While I waited for this I also had picked up the 6 inch coil for this setup. I didn't like the Golden Mask Arm sleeve. So I took off the Minelab and did some dremeling to the inside assembly to make it work on the Golden Mask. I also had to drill out a larger hole for the Arm Assembly to fit tight so it wouldn't move around. This turned out perfect. I had to use a longer screw to get it all put on the Golden Mask Telescopic Rod but it works and is solid.

I got mine with the conversion so it was easy to put the body onto the Golden Mask rod. Pictures below. Im glad I did this and really enjoy how versatile this is now.

[gdzag]

Good deal. I’m glad you made it best for you. I did consider making an adapter for it (the original arm cuff) but after using it as it was, I skipped it. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.