Minelab GPX 6000 GPX17 17" Coil Cover – 3011-0430

Protect your Minelab GPX17 search coil from routine ground contact with this genuine Minelab replacement skidplate. Designed specifically for the 17" x 13" elliptical GPX17 coil used with the GPX 6000, the cover fits beneath the coil to absorb scraping and abrasion that would otherwise affect the coil housing.

Coil covers are consumable protective accessories and should be replaced when they become excessively thin, cracked, or damaged.

Key Features

• Genuine Minelab replacement skidplate

• Designed specifically for the GPX17 search coil

• Fits the Minelab GPX 6000 metal detector platform

• Protects the bottom of the coil from scraping and abrasion

• Replaceable design helps preserve the search-coil housing

• Useful for rocky, sandy, gravelly, and hard-ground environments

• Model-specific shape provides the proper fit

• Installs without modifying the search coil

Benefits

• Helps extend the service life of an expensive search coil

• Takes the wear caused by normal contact with the ground

• Replaces a cracked, worn, or missing original cover

• Helps protect the coil during serious gold-prospecting trips

• Easy and economical maintenance accessory

• Useful as a spare for remote detecting locations

Compatibility

• Minelab GPX 6000 Metal Detector

• Minelab GPX17 17" x 13" Elliptical Monoloop Search Coil

This skidplate is not designed for the GPX11, GPX14 DD, or similarly sized coils from other Minelab detector series.

Specifications

• Brand: Minelab

• Product type: Search-coil cover / skidplate

• Minelab part number: 3011-0430

• Compatible coil: GPX17

• Compatible detector: GPX 6000

• Coil size: 17" x 13"

• Coil shape: Elliptical

• Quantity: One coil cover

• Search coil included: No

Package Includes

• 1 Minelab GPX17 17" x 13" elliptical coil cover

Care and Maintenance

Remove the skidplate periodically and clean away trapped sand, soil, and mineralized debris. Inspect both the cover and coil housing for damage before reinstalling. Replace the cover if it becomes cracked, distorted, excessively worn, or no longer fits securely.

Important Information

This listing is for the replaceable skidplate only. The GPX17 search coil, GPX 6000 detector, coil hardware, shaft, and other accessories are not included.

The GPX 6000 17" skidplate plays a crucial role in shielding the search coil from potential damage caused by rough terrain, rocks, debris, and abrasions encountered during metal detecting activities.

The skidplate is custom-engineered to precisely fit the search coil of Minelab GPX metal detector models, offering an additional layer of defense to prolong the lifespan of the detector's coil. By preserving the integrity of the coil surface, this skidplate helps ensure consistent and accurate detection results, maintaining the detector's performance over time.

In essence, this 17" skidplate, is an essential accessory for metal detector enthusiasts, serving to safeguard their equipment investment and maintain optimal detection capabilities during various detecting conditions.