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1270 coil air testing
- Thread starter WV62
- Start date
Great Depths, 1270 is an awesome detector goes really deep. A/M's is unbelievable. You have multi-confg with the toggle, just stay below nickels unless its super trashy. don't bother with the silencer toggle never found it very good, and the pin point is kind of wide on large ,shallow targets, Iuse the Iron or AM to pin point. Goes really deep with the 10.5 spider coil, if you have a 10.5 coil from a 1200 series detector it will work on the 1270 (1265, 1266).
amcjavelin
Active member
my deepest target i ever got with the 1270 was 12k gold heart locket 1 x 1" squared at 10" deep and was a super good signal!
amcjavelin
Active member
on the 1270 pinpointing can be wide there are 2 things that i've learned that will kind of curb this (1) run coil over target about 6" off the ground and sometimes cutting the sens all the way back will work to but sometimes on coin sized targets can be as wide as a mayonaise jar lid or something that size, so swing a little higher on that good target it will cut pinpoint alot better this is the only advantage on than khz the 1236x2 had over the 1270 the 1236x2 is dead on no guess work with that!
amcjavelin
Active member
can i ask how new of a unit it is i have heard of the ones built with in the last year or so going back for this prob, man that sucks, im very sorry to hear this!
WV62
Well-known member
amcjavelin said:
I bought it used off ebay late last year, so I don't know how old it is. It looks almost new or at least lightly used. If anybody knows what evolved over the 1270 history, maybe I could tell from some feature. When I quit detecting in 1971 because of work I don't think the 1270 was around then. Now that I retired last May the 1270 I am told is on its way out, so I kind of missed out on this one.
Maybe this is a clue, I just got my owners manual out and it has a sticker over the old Los Banos address with the new El Paso address. So I would guess it was one of the early ones from when First Texas took over. So does anybody know about when that was?
Ron in WV
amcjavelin
Active member
i think the man at fisher you want to talk tois felix they will have you up and running in no time
OK Ron call Felix on Monday and ask him to check your unit for the Modifications the 1270, mine already had them on there, make sure you give him the RA # of the unit. Here is the info:
1270 - A customer indicated that the case sometimes breaks off at the grip and that water can get in and the circuits corrode. These were determined to be clear design weaknesses. We continue to work on all products and make improvements when ever possible!
We have made changes to improve:
1) Added a machined steel support to reinforce the bottom of the case so that it will not break.
2) Weather-proofed by adding silicon around the junction between the face plate and the case halves.
3) Sealed the speaker (it's mounted on top and points up) with a clear plastic seal.
No-Charge Upgrade to any owner of a CZ21 with a date code earlier than 0409xxxxx.
Detectors dated 0309xxxxx(March 2009), and earlier are eligible.
1270 - A customer indicated that the case sometimes breaks off at the grip and that water can get in and the circuits corrode. These were determined to be clear design weaknesses. We continue to work on all products and make improvements when ever possible!
We have made changes to improve:
1) Added a machined steel support to reinforce the bottom of the case so that it will not break.
2) Weather-proofed by adding silicon around the junction between the face plate and the case halves.
3) Sealed the speaker (it's mounted on top and points up) with a clear plastic seal.
No-Charge Upgrade to any owner of a CZ21 with a date code earlier than 0409xxxxx.
Detectors dated 0309xxxxx(March 2009), and earlier are eligible.
WV62
Well-known member
pasttom said:
I for one would like to know how it turns out on the Edge. Would also like to know what kind of turn around time you get on yours, just thinking mine may be gone about the same amount of time.
I will also give any updates on mine as they come in.
Hope yours comes back good as new.
Ron in WV
WV62
Well-known member
I got my call from F. T. and my 1270 has 3 shorted items on the circuit board, so it is undergoing surgery today or tomorrow and would be in the mail Friday. They also had to install a kit fix for the loose control box. Cost for all was $135 and I think I am getting pretty quick turn around.
Ron In WV
Ron In WV