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Replacement shaft for the Excalibur . . another option

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Andy Sabisch

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As most Excal users know, the S-rod Minelab provides is the first thing to go once you get your detector . . at least if you want to be a lot more comfortable using it. The straight-shafts have been out for years (and many wondered why the Excal II's stayed with the S-rod design) and it makes it feel like a totally different detector.

One supplier of rods is Anderson Detector Shafts out of Canada and I had the chance to look over his products at the Myrtle Beach show earlier this year. Well, one of my 3 Excal's still has an S-handle so when I needed to go with a new shaft as my buddy and I fought over who got it when we went out, I checked in with them and found out they are looking at a line of carbon fiber rods in addition to the metal rods.

Long story short, got one of the new carbon fiber rods and got a chance to use it both for diving and wading over the past week . . . solid design, no flexing and a bit lighter than the metal rods . . . . . .

Here's a few photos of the carbon fiber rod and the metal rod I have on my other Excal's

Andy
 
nice looking set up :thumbup: i"ll have to get one i"m still using the s rod.
thanks for posting the pics
lazyaussie
 
Nice one Andy, thanks for sharing! I may have to go that way next time. So, the whole thing is carbon fiber? WOW, looks great!
 
Formula 1 tech there i bet the price is too, any more advantages other than a few grams/oz in weight?
 
as the 1000 coils tends to pick up my spare regulator, communication system or gauges . . . . . I also like being able to pinpoint and recover targets faster with the smaller coil.

I have the 8" coil on my CZ-21 & 1280-X and tend to use the 8" coil on the Tigershark unless I need the additional coverage and use the larger concentric coil. I had a Clean Sweep which was good for looking for recently lost items but unfortunately Tesoro no longer makes it and I made the mistake of lending by previous Tigershark and Clean Sweep coil out a few years ago and never saw the guy that borrowed it or the detector since . . .

On wreck sites I tend to go larger (Garrett Infinium) with a longer shaft length to keep the coil away from my gear.

Andy
 
I have that Anderson shaft on my Excal...I love it but make sure to check the nut tightness holding the handle. I had mine come off and replaced it with a locking nut.
 
My another option is back to the S shaft.

I try hip mount, cross chest mount, Strait shaft, but i am back with the original shaft. I find all the other option had to much minus.
The loss wire by hip or chest mount, give to much interference, mostly wen you out of water,the wire touching your wet clothing..and also you are attache to your machine.
the strait shaft is good but working in water at chest level most the time, the wave hiting the computer box, give some false signal and readjust the setting.and those setting are a bit more difficult to rich.

So for $5 I am back with the original S shaft with a bungee strap hook to a shoulder harness. It is the best way for best performance( no wire hagging), the weight(60%less) and to keep your machine up when you have to put it aside.Very simple, adjustable and removable easy. 2 small hook and a strap, it fit in the pocket, and use the bungee after, to tie the headphone with the machine.
 
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