Coil mouse ears repairs.

Chipk said:

Recently I saw one of the most brilliant ideas for repairing mouse ears on a coil.

Ugly. But brilliant.

Now I need to see it again but can’t seem to locate it. Can anybody direct me back to it?

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I too would like to see what you're referring to.

I repaired my broke-off mouse-ears with copious amounts of JB weld. But ... I'm a little fearful that it's not going to be able to take stress, and could re-break.

https://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=270263

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Well after reviewing this I went to Home Depot and found some PVC connectors in the plumbing area that I thought might work as well or even better. I found the sizes I needed and drilled a hole through it at the right height and then with a Dremel, cut a slot so the detector can lay flat if needed.

Next I took a sander and sanded the old “mouse ears” down until they were flat and to rough up the surface to help the adhesives hold. Likewise I sanded the bottom of the PVC connector. First I applied the PVC primer to both pieces and then the pvc glue and set the pieces in the proper position.

I let it set overnight.

I got some nylon washers and filled in the gaps when the shaft and bolt were applied. I also used some gasket making materials if needed to get it nice and tight. I also found a gasket compound and again filled any gaps. A little paint and I’m back in business. I’ve done 3 so far. Total cost per coil was $5/$6 each.

ChrisMD was nice enough to make some ears stiffeners for the NOX detectors.

Chipk said:

Recently I saw one of the most brilliant ideas for repairing mouse ears on a coil.

Ugly. But brilliant.

Now I need to see it again but can’t seem to locate it. Can anybody direct me back to it?

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Chipk said:

A little paint and I’m back in business. I’ve done 3 so far. Total cost per coil was $5/$6 each.

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Very nice repair and cheap too. I'm glad you are able to put it back to use, and hopeful will have no further problems with the coil. No worries on ugly if it works again who cares besides maybe reselling.

Amazing you had to do 3 repairs so far too. I wonder if that is simply a problem from manufacturers saving a few cents in material or made thin as part of weight reduction? It really seems to be a common problem regardless of detector care and use.

So far (knock on wood) I've only had a plastic coil bolt break. However, seeing the coil dangling at the end of my detector rod I assumed it was the coil ears or worse before I inspected.