New SEF coil owners - feedback request

[Jaichim24]

Hey all,

I purchased ths 6X8 and 10X12 SEF coils last summer in July. (I already had the 12X15) They work great however, at the time I received them, my X-1 probe was in the shop so I was required to run the cord up the lower and upper shafts. That was when my problem started. The cord on the new ones I received, the "pig tail/curled" part was a wider diameter than the 12X15 I owned. Where the 12X15 I could just drop the cord down the shafts, the new ones I was not able to do this. I physically had to tie a string to the cord and pull it through the shaft. This caused the cord to stretch and now the loops are not as tight and coiled as when I received them. Since the cord was too big for the shaft, I am not able to adjust the height of the shafts, nor can I collapse them to fit in the back of my car. To collapse the shafts, I have to physically grab the cord down at the bottom near the coil, and pull it fairly hard out of the shaft. This is putting stress on the cord, as well as the strain relief that goes into the coil itself. As many of you X-1 probe users know, constantly moving the coil will cause the internal wires to fray and eventually require the coil to be replaced.

So my question to all you new SEF owners who do not use an X-1 probe, has Kellyco resolved this cord problem? I called them at the time and gave them the measurments of the old coils and the new ones, and I was told the specs they provide to their supplier was the same as my older SEF coil, the 12X15. So, the coil cords should just slide in and out of the Explorer shafts.

Please respond back and let me know. As I have not had these two coils for a year, I'm hoping KellyCo's great customer service will allow some sort of exchange, or at the very least a replacement of the cords. (I didn't follow up when I first got them because I never thought I would be detecting without my X-1) I have been using my explorer more often without my X-1 and I am concerned that this constant pulling of the cord when I put the detector in and out of my card will shorten the life of my SEF coils considerably.

Thanks in advance all for your feedback.

Jai.

 

[eyespy27]

I just got one of the 6x8 SEF coils a week or two ago, and the cord went through the shaft with no problems. I also got an X-12n and that one has the problem you described. I also have been using a string, but ordered an upper and lower shaft (got the upper so far) so I can just change the coils without having to pull the cord through the shaft anymore.

John

 

[leslie]

I have my two coils mounted on seperate bottom stems, then I feed the curly bit into the top stem, push the top stem onto
the bottom stem turning the top stem clockwise as you push,this works o k for me, just remember to place the cam in the
unlocked position.

 

[retiredteamster]

eyespy27 when did you order your 6x8? I ordered one on March 18, 2010 and have was told last Monday they are still on back order.

 

[eyespy27]

I'm gonna guess and say about the 5th or 6th of May. They said they had 3 at the time. I had read somewhere that it's best to follow up regularly, so I called every few days and then a week later, they said they had 2 at the warehouse and would be sending mine out on the 15th. I got it a couple of days later.

John

 

[cmtoys]

The lower shaft seems to be the tight one, I would agree with just ordering an extra lower shaft and fight it in and leave it there ( or replace your Sun Ray probe)

 

[Jaichim24]

I'm fine with the X-1 set up as the cord wraps around the outside, its when I don't use the X-1 that I put the stress on the coil cord. I dunno, I just slipped my 12X15 through the lower shaft and its fine. It seems like by buying another upper shaft, just to avoid stringing it through due to an out of spec product is sort of caving a bit.

 

[eyespy27]

It is caving in a bit, but its just a lot easier than constantly tying a string around the cord, pulling it through,, untying it, etc. in the miserable heat and humidity. I figure its also going to put less stress on the cord itself, plus with a full upper/lower rod setup, it's pretty much pop and go with no fuss. I picked up a used lower rod also, so I don't have to mess with the bolt, and use a piece of cardboard with a slit in it to keep the cord end out of the upper rod. I probably wouldn't have bothered with the upper rod if the cord fit through it, though.

John