Equinox 900 coil stiffeners ?? Was i 1st

[Linesider]

hey gang fairly new to detecting. Have an equinox 900 about 8 months old maybe 1-2 months heavy use. Mostly beaches and in water. Currents pull/push coil, wet sand is heavy etc etc. Well seems im 1 of the first to break the coil ears/supports off the 900. Known 600/800 issues. Yes the base is wider and sturdier. But the gauge thickness is about the same. Minelab is great. The are sending me a new coil , but id like to prevent this again.. anyone making the 900 stiffeners yet ??

 

[Jose159]

It should take the same stiffeners that the 600/800 use because the coils are interchangeable. A minelab tech told me that almost all the broken ear issues were from detecting in sand

 

[stetam]

It should take the same stiffeners that the 600/800 use because the coils are interchangeable. A minelab tech told me that almost all the broken ear issues were from detecting in sand

I agree. It seem that only the water hunters break coil ears.

Steve

 

[Diga]

A minelab tech told me that almost all the broken ear issues were from detecting in sand

A Minelab rep told me the only reason the coil ears break, is because the nut was overtightened.

I then asked the rep, "If the user is overtightening, then why aren't the coil ears breaking on all their other detectors"? The rep did not reply.

 

[HungryGhost]

It should take the same stiffeners that the 600/800 use because the coils are interchangeable. A minelab tech told me that almost all the broken ear issues were from detecting in sand

Not the same as 600/800, I made that mistake. Last time I checked the 700/900 could be bought on eBay from Europe.

 

[Jose159]

Not the same as 600/800, I made that mistake. Last time I checked the 700/900 could be bought on eBay from Europe.

Are you saying the 600/800 coils won't work on the 700/900 detectors?

 

[Linesider]

Unfortunately 600/800 are not the same the shape and width of base or wider …Over tighten will create negative pressure on the ears as u bending them in when over tighten. Plus i keep mine fairly loose so i can follow shape of sand edges.bars.

 

[HungryGhost]

It should take the same stiffeners that the 600/800 use because the coils are interchangeable. A minelab tech told me that almost all the broken ear issues were from detecting in sand

Not the same as 600/800, I made that mistake. Last time I checked the 700/900 could be bought on eBay from Europe

Are you saying the 600/800 coils won't work on the 700/900 detectors?

They will not work.

 

[TedinVT]

I agree. It seem that only the water hunters break coil ears.

Steve

Not true. My 800 ears both broke on a soccer field and I had an ear stiffener on at the time. Service guys said over-tightening is the main cause. The ear thickness is too thin to begin with. Solution - make the ears thicker.

I agree. It seem that only the water hunters break coil ears.

Steve

Not true. My 800 coil ears broke on a soccer field and I had an ear stiffener on at the time (waste of money). The ML service guy said over-tightening is the cause of the breakage. The ears are way to thin. Solution - make the ears thicker. I ditched the ear stiffener and did Gigmaster's fix and the ears on the replacement coil are now much stronger and have held up for years.