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The Minelab Musketeer Advantage
Lower Shaft Assembly
a) Unscrew the wing nut and remove the bolt (7) that is through the lower
fibreglass shaft (5). Ensure the washers do not fall out (6).
b) Remove the wing nut, bolt (7) and washers from the coil (8). These are
spare parts.
c) With the teardrop washers in place, push
the lower shaft (5) into the bracket on the
coil so that the holes line up.
NOTE:
Ensure that the stainless steel spring clip
located near the top of the fibreglass shaft
is pointing toward the rear of the coil.
d) Push the black nylon bolt (7) through the
holes in the bracket on the coil from the
cable entry side, then place the washer and
wing nut on the other end of the bolt and
tighten it by hand.
Completing the Shaft Assembly
a) Slide the lower shaft assembly (5) into the upper shaft (3). Note that the
black plastic locking nut (9) may need to be loosened to get the lower shaft
assembly in place.
b) Set the length of the shaft by locking the stainless steel spring clip into one
of the holes provided, then tighten the plastic locking ring by hand.
Figure 2 - The coil and
lower shaft assembly
Figure 3 - Completing the shaft assembly
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Shaft Mount
a) Position the control box so that the recess
in the control box (11) is aligned with the
leading edge of the mounting clip (12).
Push the foward section of the control box
upwards until the trigger “clicks” indicating
the control box is secured.
b) Firmly wind between 17 and 20 turns of
the cable around the shaft until it reaches
the control box.
NOTE:
Leave enough slack at the bottom of the cable near the coil to adjust the
coil position without straining the coil cable.
c) Connect the cable connector (10) to the plug on the rear of the control box.
d) Use Velcro tabs to secure cable in the correct position on the shaft
maintaining slack at coil and control box
Hipmount
Hipmounting is an alternative to mounting the detector on the shaft and it
significantly reduces the strain on your arm, enabling you to search for longer
periods of time without undue fatigue.
To hipmount the detector you will be required to purchase the hipmount bag
from your dealer.
a) Check that there are charged batteries in
the control box (11).
b) Put the control box into the hipmount bag
(13) as shown in Fig 5
c) Place the hipmount bag in your preferred
working configuration. The hipmount bag
can be worn on the belt, or over the
shoulder.
d) Wind about 5 turns of the cable around the
shaft. This will reduce the amount of
excess cable.
Figure 4 - Mounting the
control box
Figure 5 - Control box in
hipmount bag
