Bill W. further down this page you made the following statement...................

[Bill W.]

That performance difference is really puzzling to me. I'd be curious to know if we ever figure that one out. Especially since NASA Tom did some of his testing in Florida. But, if the ground varies alot like PA that may mean very little. I really don't think being the detectorist NASA Tom is has anything to do with it... there's very little to adjust wrong on the 3D. With you being familiar with the CZ-5 you were already ahead on the general layout, etc. of the 3D. The performance issue on nickels was either your machine or soil... IMHO. There is no doubt though that the 3D is definitely not suited for some areas. For me, when I bought the CZ-3D it was between the 3D and the CZ-70Pro. At the time, I did not realize the CZ-5 was such a good machine too. Since I hunt mostly 100+ year old sites the 3D was a good choice for me. I really don't hunt any sites that are modern. If I am not finding at least mercs I pack up and leave. Otherwise, I would have probably went with the CZ-70Pro.

-Bill

 

[Bill W.]

But, for most of us that isn't the case... The 3D works in older areas. If you use it in more modern areas your hand will surely be sore.

-Bill

 

[BJ in Okla.]

My 3d was not like his. I bought my 3d new in April of 2004. I did sent mine back to Fisher and the tech that I talked to, I won't give his name, I ask him to make sure my 3d had every adjustment where it was to be and sent in my 8" coil and had them to tune it to that coil.
My GB would be from 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 and 5 most of the time, at one site 90 mile's from where I live, the GB was 6 1/2. I never GB in the Salt mode, but some times would check a target in salt mode.<BR>I don't care what unit you use, you are going to dig trash. I dug a 1898 "V" nickel that read 136 on a Sovereign xs with a Sun Ray meter, and the 7" V nickel read as foil on a CZ 6a. I saw a Barber dime read as Zink in the ground on a CZ 6a,CZ 5 and a Whites Classic ID. I saw 2 war nickels that read out of the nickel zone on a 3d and on a CZ 70.And buffs in the nickel icon.<BR>
A couple of weeks ago, I was using a CZ 5, I got a low tone, iron to mid tone foil signal at 6 1/2" with a 5" coil. The week before in the same area a 1929 SL quarter came out of the ground at 6". So I dug real slow using my UniProbe, I got 3 little bits of a rusty nail and a 1920 Wheatie. After I got the Wheatie out, I still got a low tone iron signal, I dug another 3", the CZ 5 said iron, I could not get it with my probe, the probe is good for a good 3", I gave up thinking a steel water line.<BR>The sites that we hunt are old, like 1900 and newer with modern trash. We have only been a State since 1907. But you never know what some one lost, I have a 1864IH,1876 Seated quarter that came out of a park the we did not find anything else but clad. We think that it got hauled in with some fill dirt.<BR>I read some where that the best Disc was your digger...HH...BJ

 

[Bill-NC]

i am glad i dont have a high tone mid tone low tone. i set my 1266x up with a nickel and go for it.

 

[Kelley (Texas)]

with your CZ-3D, but apparently no one wanted to listen to you. Please have a great day! Kelley (Texas)