WATERPROOF COIL ??

[DIGGA]

HI   FOLKS   JUST WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION ,,,,,,,,  HOW  WATERPROOF IS A COIL     THE REASON I ASK  IS THAT  A MEDIEVAL SITE OF MINE HAS A  RIVER RUNNING THROUGH IT   ,,,,,,,,,,   WOULD IT BE OK  TO  TOTALLY  SUBMERGE  THE ENTIRE COIL  AS PARTS OF THE RIVER  ARE   2 FOOT DEEP ,,,,,, AND  WOULD IT BE WORTH  LOOKIND IN RIVERS   OR  BEST TO STICK TO THE RIVERBANK    THANKS

[Merlin]

I know my old viking used to work ok in the river Ebbw!

[Chef Geoff]

Hi Digga
Yes your OK up to the control box. The river bed is always worth a search have you watched the shallow water hunting dvd?
People have thrown coins into water since celtic times plus they had to cross rivers without the aid of bridges untill quite recently in most areas. So give it a go and good luck.

[hedgehog]

Don't do it when it's raining though 

[Richy]

Jon make sure you don't lift the coil higher than the control box, water can run down the shaft and frazzle the electrics.

[U.K. Brian]

The Ace should be O.K. but any detector with the old Coiltek coils is at risk (no water in Australia). This means any one with the Minelab Sovereign with its original Coinsearch coil (or later Sovereign as they were considered the best coil for many years and would be used to replace the stock 800 coil).

Older Tesoro's would suck in water if the coil was plunged into cold water on a hot day.

Location Technology solid coils (light grey in colour) would absorb salt water into the plastic. This caused the cupronickel response to fall dramatically over time whilst copper response remained the same.

The Altek Shadow is another that comes to mind that should not be risked.

[DIGGA]

many thanks  for all the help  folks   

[ROMAN STEVE]

Yes the coil is fine but i wouldnt detect a river unless gravel on
the bottom if its very stoney it will be hard work