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CZ-20/21 vs Gold Bug Pro

Fixed? I used to be a surf hunter. All my good finds were in holes between the second and third bar. I never used a coil cover because in the water you don't really need one. When I picked up this "hobby" again I put a coil cover on the CZ-20 because I have no intention of wading in the surf again (Vibrio issues). I decided to air test my machine, the old dime at 11" test and it would pick up the dime at about 9". I popped the coil cover off and it picked up the dime at 11.5" solid. I took it to the beach this morning, 46 degrees F and 30 knots of wind. Needless to say my dog and I had it all to ourselves. No gold rings but I got in a quarter line just above the wet sand and about 10" in depth. The hits were round and solid. I dug about 14 before I looked up and saw my dog standing beside the door of my truck. We'll go again in the morning. Has anyone else had similar problems with coil covers? Thanks. bjones.
 
bjones8103 said:
Fixed? I used to be a surf hunter. All my good finds were in holes between the second and third bar. I never used a coil cover because in the water you don't really need one. When I picked up this "hobby" again I put a coil cover on the CZ-20 because I have no intention of wading in the surf again (Vibrio issues). I decided to air test my machine, the old dime at 11" test and it would pick up the dime at about 9". I popped the coil cover off and it picked up the dime at 11.5" solid. I took it to the beach this morning, 46 degrees F and 30 knots of wind. Needless to say my dog and I had it all to ourselves. No gold rings but I got in a quarter line just above the wet sand and about 10" in depth. The hits were round and solid. I dug about 14 before I looked up and saw my dog standing beside the door of my truck. We'll go again in the morning. Has anyone else had similar problems with coil covers? Thanks. bjones.
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I've had 6 Cz-5's tuned by Nasa Tom and he told me when using coil covers they lose 1/2' or so in depth.He does not recommend them.I've never used them anyway as I don't hunt in conditions that warrant them.To lose 2 1/2" in depth with covers on is crazy.The only thing I can think of is mineralized sand trapped in there but I'm sure that wasn't the case.
 
Thats really interesting about the coil cover problem.Could it be to do with the coil cover restricting the natural expansion and contraction of the coil?Nautilus machines use a system of manual coil balancing to overcome this problem as the coil expands and contracts to varying conditions.
Maybe if the coil cover restricts expansion and contraction in any way,the coils are not working at peak efficiency?
 
I'm thinking I may have a bad connection in the coil itself, that when I was tapping the cover off it re-established contact. If so, the fix will only be temporary.
 
Why have you had to buy so many cz-5's? The Cz-5 was the first machine that I used without a coil cover and after a lot of use the coil had a place worn out on the bottom. On other machines I've worn out coil covers but never a coil.
 
chuck said:
Why have you had to buy so many cz-5's? The Cz-5 was the first machine that I used without a coil cover and after a lot of use the coil had a place worn out on the bottom. On other machines I've worn out coil covers but never a coil.
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I didn't have to buy them I chose too.Thats the detector that got me into detecting.To this day they are still my go to detector.I'm not saying their the best I just know them well their simple to use go really deep and get the goods.It just snowballed into collecting them now. HH!
 
If you are using a TDI you can get a 7.5 inch coil. That is a great detector in both wet and dry sand you don't GB it. I have found many small gold items with it. Like children or baby rings and ear rings charms. When there aren't many targets on the beach I turn to the TDI Pro to do a final clean up.
 
I would love to have a TDI Pro. My best hunting has been in the surf with PI detectors. The problem with the TDI is that you can't take a shower with it. bjones
 
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