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Coil weight
- Thread starter Billium
- Start date
scoopjohnb
New member
Been messing about with the same problem.
Various coils, various weights, so I needed a system that could adjust the weight leverage to the coil.
And keep the balance at the fingertips.
Strap a wet 2x4 to it and run that for a hour. Take it off and it will feel like there is no coil. Your arm needs the workout and after a few times it will be ready. Counter balances seem OK but you are still putting the weight on your arm and even more if you add a counterbalance. Then there are the holders that strap to you and your machine and make it pretty much weightless. Minelab makes the top Notch one and people are saying it works great. All the others look like I could make them myself(aka swingy thang). Also lightening the lower rods would help. I drilled holes up and down the shaft at 12, 3, 6, 9o clock positions. This also helps so no water stays in the shaft if you tilt it up and swing easier in the water. It's only a little but every gram helps.
There is one other option using the weight you have and counterbalance it. This is the route I am going. I want to move the the box and batteries behind or under my arm, extending them further back to even out the weight like a teeter totter.
There is one other option using the weight you have and counterbalance it. This is the route I am going. I want to move the the box and batteries behind or under my arm, extending them further back to even out the weight like a teeter totter.
Mark in S.E. IA
New member
just go buy a swingy thingy or one like it from Kellyco then u don't have to have all that other stuff at the end of your rod. that keeps it simple.
I thought about the counter balance but would still be adding more weight. I think maybe I just need to stop being a panzy and and toughen up. I am just so used to how light the 705 has been that now that there is some weight I am being a sissy. The wife said working out would help but I hate working out.
I'll post up if I come up with any "good ideas".
I'll post up if I come up with any "good ideas".
I had the same problem when I first got my 705 with the 10.5 DD. A friend MoRelic55 suggested that I get a straight middle rod from another brand detector and replace the S middle rod. I found one for 20.00 bucks had to drill one set of holes along the bottom of the shaft to make it work. Super simple and now the 705 is more balanced than before.
Worked great for me
Worked great for me
scoopjohnb
New member
Actually what the counterbalance does is broaden your sweep.
Otherwise the X-terra feels like it wants to rotate in your wrist.
With the counterbalance and the strap it feels like it wants to rotate around your elbow, hence a broader sweep.
Otherwise the X-terra feels like it wants to rotate in your wrist.
With the counterbalance and the strap it feels like it wants to rotate around your elbow, hence a broader sweep.
Mick in Dubbo
New member
it might look different but you don't have to add any extra weight. that's the way I used to use mine. I sold it as I preferred the 5x10 more. much lighter.
Mick Evans.
Mick Evans.
atomicscott
Active member
Here is a harness I made for my XT 505 from some stuff I had laying around the house. The non-swinging arm goes thru the loop and then strap goes over the back of neck to attach to the detector in the opposite (detecting) hand with a small 'bungee' type cord. I know the pic isn't great but maybe you can get the idea at least.
atomicscott
Active member
Bill, Some also like to reverse the 'S' rod to get a similar weight distribution as mounting the coil backwards, it doesn't look quite as strange either. You just gotta watch out for those toes, if you have steel toed boots!