Cable difference water vs land machines?

[KVM2]

I have converted a UMax to be used under water,,,as a wader.. I doubt that the coil will be deeper than three feet, but there will be plenty of hours on it..Coil the 8 inch concentric...Other than possibly using a dab of silicone rubber at the coil/ coil wire connection point, is there anything else I might consider? An hour or two, compared to seven or eight hours can, almost be considered an order of magnitude..Is the land coil wire covering, the same as the U/W machines?If the U/W wire covering material is different, then I may have to improvise/// Thanks for any comments

 

[tvr]

Interesting question. Hadn't thought about there being different materials used since the coils themselves are all advertised as water proof. Took a look and the Sand Shark coils have a thicker and stiffer cable than the coils for the other Tesoro detectors I have.

Don't know if it is needed for the depth rating or if there are other considerations even for shallow water.

Maybe Alcav (Robert) can help with this one.
tvr

 

[pelanj]

The coils should be waterproof up to the connector.