Cz5 coils

[oldkoot]

hello all yo Cz5 experts a couple of questions for those that have experience and know about the Cz5

The Cz5 I traded for came with two 8 inch concentric coils, what other coils would all of you guys and gals recommend for the Cz5 ???

Also are coils from other CZ detectors compatible on the Cz5 ???

Thanks for any and all response's

 

[tvr]

hello all yo Cz5 experts a couple of questions for those that have experience and know about the Cz5

The Cz5 I traded for came with two 8 inch concentric coils, what other coils would all of you guys and gals recommend for the Cz5 ???

Also are coils from other CZ detectors compatible on the Cz5 ???

Thanks for any and all response's

Fisher made a 5 inch, 8 inch and 10.5 inch coil. Sunray made a FZ-12, 12.5 inch coil that are as hard as hen's teeth to find. They are all concentric coils. I read that there was a DD coil made but not in production.
The 8 inch is the best overall use coil. If you are in a lot of trash the 5 inch is useful but I've had a couple of them and none were very deep; working the 8 inch coil slow and listening worked better for me in most trashy situations than putting the 5 inch coil on. The 10.5 inch is a bit heavy and makes the detector nose heavy too. I have one of the FZ-12 coils and I like it for coverage at the beach. The FZ-12 has been on my CZ6a for years and has not come off. I don't use it over land, it is beach only for me with that set up. All the CZ coils are compatible ... except the CZ6 which used a different connector (many CZ6 were updated to CZ6a). The CZ20 and CZ21 coils are hard wired, but if a connector were put on, they would be compatible with the other CZ's.

 

[oldkoot]

@tvr thank you for the response

 

[therover]

oldkoot...I replied in our PM and basically said the exact same thing as TVR. I have all the coils, but the 8 inch stays on for the most part.....even on the beach. Just easiest to swing.

I have configured my CZ unit to be on a straight shaft with the box under the arm cuff, making it perfectly balanced. I hunt by tone so I don't need to see the meter.

 

[tvr]

I have configured my CZ unit to be on a straight shaft with the box under the arm cuff, making it perfectly balanced.

The reason I'm not configured that way is that I hunt in nearly all all-metal mode (autotune) and when over a target flip the discriminate knob to disc 0 to listen to tones. It is an easy flip and then back with a thumb on the standard shaft but takes much more moving around to do the mode flip with it mounted for best balance ... always seems to be tradeoffs!