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Non water proof coils
- Thread starter wiimii
- Start date
I've seen bedliner put on the bottom of coils inlieu of a coil cover. And I've put silicon caulking around coil connnectors to make them more water resistant. Never coated the whole thing, myself. If you are convinced that the bedliner will "do the trick", give it a shot. For the record, the debate between the X-TERRA coils being water resistant vs water proof is more about water pressure than anything else. Waterproof coils have been tested at certain depths, for a given period of time. Water resistant is simply what it implies, resistant to water penetration during normal use. With coil cables not really long enough to submerge them more than a couple feet, I'm not sure I'd worry too much about the difference. Especially if you "seal" the edges and cable connection. Just be aware that if you try the bedliner and the coil leaks, it will probably not be under warranty due to the "modification" of the bedliner coating. JMHO HH Randy
Silicone is very good but Lexel caulking is better than silicone. In some situations some people use exterior acrylic latex caulking because they say it is easier to remove off of coils than silicone(or Lexel) if need be.
I have contacted a bedliner spray company and they could not guarantee there was not trace metal in their spray. I guess you could test it by spraying on some carboard and scanning with the 6x10 or 6" HF DD in Prospecting Mode in AM(All Metal).
Alot of people use PC-7 on the bottom of their gold prospecting detector coils, so I contacted PC Products and they said it has about 1/1000 ths part metal in it, but PC-11 has NO trace metal in it. So IMO I will use PC-11 the next time I will coat the bottom of a coil to protect from abrasion.
I have contacted a bedliner spray company and they could not guarantee there was not trace metal in their spray. I guess you could test it by spraying on some carboard and scanning with the 6x10 or 6" HF DD in Prospecting Mode in AM(All Metal).
Alot of people use PC-7 on the bottom of their gold prospecting detector coils, so I contacted PC Products and they said it has about 1/1000 ths part metal in it, but PC-11 has NO trace metal in it. So IMO I will use PC-11 the next time I will coat the bottom of a coil to protect from abrasion.