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Platypus Coil Info

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When I received the Platypus coil, I removed the tape, coil cover, and did some work on the bottom of the coil. The coil top shell was sticking up 1/8 to 3/16 beyond the black poured resin. I used a sanding block with 3 5/8 by 5 adhesive backed 80 and 120 sanding paper. After I wet sanded the bottom with 500 grit wet sanding paper for a slick finish. As the pic shows, it is now smooth and level across the bottom. Now it weighs in at 17 oz without coil cover. I do not use the coil cover. To snug up the rod and coil, I removed the Minelab inserts and streched the rubber washers around the inside on the Minelab inserts and positioned them back in the rod. Now, no
 
I notice the cord is wrapped around the stem as opposed to run inside. Do you use a SunRay probe or am I missing something? How do you connect it a the top?
 
Hello JBTN,
Noticed on your thread you said the coil without the cover weight is 17 oz, That must be without the cable?
I weighted my coil at out local post office scale and it came in at 21.5 ounces without the cover and that's with the total cable with plug included, Even at 21.5 ounces with the center mounted mount the coil feels light and the extra 1.5" inch of coverage is great!
HH, Paul (Ca)
 
what happens if the coil turns out to be quirky? do you think that minelabe will replace it?
 
I really like your mod but be careful, what you don't want to do is reach the shielding paint which I don't think is possible given the photo Doc posted of the construction, but they don't show how the bottom was sheilded so I'm not 100% sure. Some coils have shielding paint on the shell (I don't think this one does) and you don't want to trim down and expose the edge of that paint or else the coil will false quite a bit. Nice work though!
 
have done it already.
The danger is that you would sand your way right into the windings, although the windings should be set much deeper.
However, be forewarned, if in using the coil without a cover, you do wear it down and expose the windings, that is not covered under the warranty.
We give you FREE coil covers for a reason. To protect the coil. Coil covers are inexpesive and easy to replace, wear through to the windings and that's unfixable.
Take care!
DOC
 
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