Fitting The Coil - Minelab F3Ci Service Manual

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3.4.6 Fittin t e Coil
a. With practice and a pull through tool it is possible to fit the coil to the detector without
opening the detector body and removing the detector shafts.
Figure 62: Coil LRU
Connect the coil cable pull-through to the coil connector. Alternatively, a piece of
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string could be used to thread the coil cable into the shafts.
Extend the lower and middle shaft 2 cm (1 in) and position the shaft at 90 degrees to
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the detector body.
Feed the coil cable pull-through into the coil end of the lower shaft and out through
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the detector hinge. Feed the coil cable until the coil connector is exposed.
Insert the pin coil cable into the end of the upper shaft so that the pin engages into
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the turns of the coil cable within the shaft. Turn the pin counter clockwise to lock it
into place.
Figure 64: Insert Pin coil cable
Slide the coil into the end of the lower shaft. Fit the cap shaft then fit the two screws
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(14mm Nylon). Figure 65.
Extend shafts 2 cm
Figure 63: Threading Coil Cable through Shafts
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