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Who has a carbon fiber shaft for the Equinox and are they worth it? Any lighter? Better balanced? Please name the brand you have.
Who has a carbon fiber shaft for the Equinox and are they worth it? Any lighter? Better balanced? Please name the brand you have.
Who has a carbon fiber shaft for the Equinox and are they worth it? Any lighter? Better balanced? Please name the brand you have.
Hi all.
I am one of the ones selling the carbon-fiber shafts for the Equinox. I know it's not my opinion you are searching for here, but I wanted to quickly post what I see the advantages as being -- in switching to my carbon-fiber shaft vs the stock shaft...
1. NO WOBBLE. I use a very durable, secure cam locking system that results in a wobble free, stiff shaft.
2. NO BUTTON HOLES and thus "universal" adjustment lengths of the lower rod, again due to the very strong/secure cam lock which eliminates the need for the spring button/button hole design on the stock shaft.
3. The ability to counterbalance the shaft, with my optional counter-balance system.
4. Lighter weight -- roughly 2.75 pounds with the 11" coil, vs. roughly 3.0 pounds for the unit with stock shaft.
These are the main advantages, in my opinion -- and are the improvements I was looking to achieve, when designing the shaft. There is also, of course, the side benefit of the better "aesthetic appeal" of carbon-fiber, giving the machine a higher-end look and feel.
Hopefully this helps somewhat, even though I realize this opinion will be viewed as "biased!" I have lots more information that I've typed up in a few different documents -- about the counterweighting, the button holes, and about the shaft itself. If anyone would like more info, just let me know and I'll pass it along.
Thanks!
Steve
(Thanks for the endorsement, choppadude...there are also a couple of reviews of my shaft on YouTube, from a couple of my recent customers. One is short, about 3 minutes, and touches on the high points. The other made a much longer video, from unboxing all the way through a couple of hunts "in the field;" I have these on my Facebook page and can provide you a link if you desire).
These look great. I am very interested. What is the difference between the red and the black other than color?
Also, is the Minelab warranty affected by removing the headset for installation?
Thanks for the kind words, Charly! I appreciate it!
ynnek4 -- the red one that was linked earlier in this thread, is produced by a different person, a guy from Australia (his are called detect-Ed shafts). The black ones you have seen are the ones I produce. I don't know anything about the detect-Ed shafts, except that I don't think he produces the lower rod section -- he just produces the "upper." I produce both, so you could either choose one of his, and use your stock lower rod, choose one of his and use one of my lower rods, or purchase both an upper AND lower from me.
OH -- and the warranty would not be affected by simply removing and re-installing the control box. After all, that is the process that is used (removing and re-installing the control box) to replace the battery in the unit, and Minelab already stated that the user will be able to replace the battery themselves, when that becomes necessary.
Thanks!
Steve
Awesome! Thanks for your thorough response.