CZ-7 12AA's to 2 9v Conversion

[yukonbuck]

Just converted my CZ-7 to 2, 9 volt batteries instead of 12, 1.5v AA's. Does anyone see a problem with this? I get the same depth and it's been on for 4 hours and still has full battery strength. One hell of a lot cheaper I can tell you... but I'm worried about any side effects that I haven't heard of. Thanks in advance!

Yukonbuck

 

[Dan-Pa.]

CZ7 and CZ7A had the best weighting and ergonomics of any CZ ever made even though it was a rodmount only and decreasing the weight under the armcup will alter this ergomomics and should be taken into consideration.
With the price of nine volts and many sales on AA batteries and 80-90 hrs on the AA's versus perhaps 18-20 hrs on the two 9 volts one wonders if you are saving money on batteries.
Your call of course but personally take out one 6 battery holder while not using and get used to the slow pinpoint of the CZ7. Unfortunately the CZ7 did have a battery drain when turned off and had a slow pinpoint but was corrected by the CZ7A. Seems like consumers wanted hipmount capabilities and the CZ7 and 7A just didn't sell and went the way of the Dodo bird. Actually these models are heavier than 2 nine volt CZ's but well the ergonomics makes them feel lighter and don't fix what ain't broke comes to mind.