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Does the coil cable really make a difference?

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Oakman404

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Does running the coil cable straight up the shaft versus wrapping it around the shaft really make a difference? If so, then why don't the manufacturer's recommend it or better yet sell all ready equipped to do this? I'm not questioning the skill and time observed recommendations of all the MD'ers here just wondering if anyone has ever tested this? I have always wrapped mine IAW the manufacturer's instructions, I just learned this technique here on this great forum. I can't tell you all how much I have learned just by reading all the old posts, or how many times I would say to myself "Dang why didn't I think of that"!

Oakman
 
If you've nicely wound your cable and it's not flopping around then that is fine. I have seen lot's of loosely wound cables that are moving with every sweep. This would give you some beeps because the coil will pick up this movement. I have even seen people with the longer cables made for hip mounting make several loops of the cable down by the coil. I mean like 5 winds 6 inches in diameter directly over the coil swinging in the wind. This is bad. I never had a problem with falsing in winding my cables but choose to run it strait up the shaft. It keeps the cable looking nice when you take it off. Plus for me it's faster to change out a coil this way. It really your choice.
 
For years, I've run the coil straight up for about 18 inches, then use electrical tape to secure the area where I start winding it. I keep it about 2 or three inches away from the shaft and the center of the receive coil. It does seem to stop a lot of the falsing. My theory is the middle coil is the receive area, and by keeping the coil out of this area, it does not pick up the metal in the coil as well.
 
This all makes perfect sense and I too now run mine straight up the 1st shaft now. I just wonder why the manufacturer's don't mention this. I love this forum. The ground is still frozen with 6 inches of snow on it, however, it is up to 19F here so I am soooo ready to get out and hunt. Thanks for the replies.:clapping:


Oakman
 
Maybe at higher sensitivities. The only problem I had with mine-I had wrapped it tightly and when it was plugged in at the housing, I didn't have enough play in it and every sweep pulled on the connector and caused false signals. Didn't find out what was causing all the weird signals until I tried checking with the detector turned on-went ballistic..
 
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