Several weeks ago I picked up a non-working CZ-6a off the bay as a bit of a project. When it arrived, I opened in up and checked out the guts and determined it would need a couple parts replaced to get it up and running again. I made a call to Keith at East Texas and after explaining what I had, he felt sure he had the parts needed to make the fix. Off she went on the white truck.
Yesterday, the white truck brought her back.
I found a fresh pair of Energizer 9V's, a set of headphones and quickly did some initial testing with some Zincolns, square and round tabs, a few rings and loose change. Then off we went to the slopes.
I initially started in the standard pole mount arrangement, knowing I would need to change before too long. (I am not as young as I used to be) Within a short time, the steepness of the slope and my shoulder demanded it was time to change. I changed to a hip-mount, first left side, then right side. Neither worked well as the housing was in the way when kneeling trying to make a recovery. The chest mount was last and seems to work best.
The CZ didn't disappoint and even running the standard 8" coil, which makes coverage slow, I picked up plenty of coins and ski stuff across the board, all categorizing properly in their respective target ID slots. To speed up coverage in the future, I will likely pick up the 10.5 inch coil. Being that I will be running a chest mount, the weight shouldn't be too bad.
So it looks like the rescue project was a success and I now have an old NEW friend for the slopes this year. And while the slopes have been hit HARD over the years, and good finds have thinned dramatically to where most have given up, I hope to turn up a few more BIG silver coins as well as enjoy the alpine views at 11,000 ft.
Best to the rest of you CZ'ers out there.
Rich (Utah)
Yesterday, the white truck brought her back.
I found a fresh pair of Energizer 9V's, a set of headphones and quickly did some initial testing with some Zincolns, square and round tabs, a few rings and loose change. Then off we went to the slopes.I initially started in the standard pole mount arrangement, knowing I would need to change before too long. (I am not as young as I used to be) Within a short time, the steepness of the slope and my shoulder demanded it was time to change. I changed to a hip-mount, first left side, then right side. Neither worked well as the housing was in the way when kneeling trying to make a recovery. The chest mount was last and seems to work best.
The CZ didn't disappoint and even running the standard 8" coil, which makes coverage slow, I picked up plenty of coins and ski stuff across the board, all categorizing properly in their respective target ID slots. To speed up coverage in the future, I will likely pick up the 10.5 inch coil. Being that I will be running a chest mount, the weight shouldn't be too bad.
So it looks like the rescue project was a success and I now have an old NEW friend for the slopes this year. And while the slopes have been hit HARD over the years, and good finds have thinned dramatically to where most have given up, I hope to turn up a few more BIG silver coins as well as enjoy the alpine views at 11,000 ft.
Best to the rest of you CZ'ers out there.
Rich (Utah)
