How long does your coil cover last?

[Taxino8]

I have had my Deus for three years and about three months ago the coil cover wore away at the side. I purchased another and this one has only lasted three months and has already worn out in the same place.
I am a bit puzzled as to if I got a duff one or are they now made of weaker materials as my detecting habits have not changed and I detect over the same land, which is mainly barley and wheat stubble with a bit of time on oil seed rape stubble if I'm desperate.

Bob

[jcmaloney]

About one "season" on my Moonlab. If you are wearing out covers you are detecting "right".

I know some folk that will never get a scratch.....

[Tomcat-uk]

Personally I never use a coil cover because water and soil get in between the coil and the cover causing the signal to bounce and you will loose depth. Finds rate increased when I binned the cover.
TC

[redwulf500]

on the gmp i go through 3 a year. using on stubble wears them through but some folks make em last forever , must be swinging above the stubble..

[lord lovell]

bettween 6months and a year it allso depends on the fields searched time spent searching and allso your technique stubble will wear it out very quick as pasture it should last a lot longer than a year

[neverneverman]

If your not wearing though covers your not swinging low and missing lots of goodies ..

[JBM]

About 18 months and I go out 3 times each week. Jerry.

[lord lovell]

Personally I never use a coil cover because water and soil get in between the coil and the cover causing the signal to bounce and you will loose depth. Finds rate increased when I binned the cover.
TC

expensive mistake in life that allways put a cover on

[Tomcat-uk]

M'Lord,
Nope the T2 coil has been naked for bout 3 years and its not even scratched, I keep it 1/2 inch off the ground.
TC

[TinTin]

If your getting through them too quick, you could always buy a cheap frizby and zip tie it upside down onto the bottom of your coil. Should give you an extended life for not very much money.

TinTin

[THE MOLE]

i have never had to replace one, but i guess thats down to all my permissions being pasture. so i dont have that stubble problem.
so although i save on covers i loose out on finds as nobody ploughs around here

neil.

[MetalMonkey]

Personally I never use a coil cover because water and soil get in between the coil and the cover causing the signal to bounce and you will loose depth. Finds rate increased when I binned the cover.
TC

I've had mine 2 years and it still looks good but I'm mainly on pasture, I did notice that Adam wasn't using a coil cover on Deus Day so maybe TC may have a point.
I may have give it a go.

MetalMonkey

[JBM]

M'Lord,
Nope the T2 coil has been naked for bout 3 years and its not even scratched, I keep it 1/2 inch off the ground.
TC

You never know what to might pick up these days without using a cover for protection. Jerry.

[pasttarg]

use just gaffa tape and NO coil cover ??

[Jason5223]

Try a dustbin lid, you will never wear it out and you will always have a signal as soon as you turn it on