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I have heard the horror stories but I want honest opinions from my fellow CZ users....
- Thread starter Hotcz70
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joe dirt_1
Active member
I tried the Coinstrike a couple of years ago. I gave it about 3 weeks and got rid of it. Granted, maybe not enough time to really learn the detector. If I hadn't got rid of it when I did it was going to be mangled around a tree or something....I hated that damn detector.
I have since read where there were problems with some of the coils on the CS....Maybe I had a bad coil, not sure, but I won't make that mistake again. It had an awkward user interface and many targets seemed to register that magical 51 number.
I read the manual several times and it didn't help....I had the detector set up correctly. Some seem to do ok with the CS, but I have read where many hated it as much as I did. I give the Coinstrike a big
Roger
I have since read where there were problems with some of the coils on the CS....Maybe I had a bad coil, not sure, but I won't make that mistake again. It had an awkward user interface and many targets seemed to register that magical 51 number.
I read the manual several times and it didn't help....I had the detector set up correctly. Some seem to do ok with the CS, but I have read where many hated it as much as I did. I give the Coinstrike a big
Roger
MarkCZ
Well-known member
The Coinstrike is really easy to use!
Mine had a bad coil when I got it and when I read the horror story systems it sounded like what I had to go through before I replaced the coil!
Its as deep or deeper than the CZ's
It ID's better!
It has a separate iron discrimination that I like!
Automatic ground balance is nice!
Auto Ground track is nice!
Has Notch discrimination if you want to use it?
It is a little sensitive to EMI but only if your trying to run it Really hot!
The only learning curve is setting the Sensitivity and threshold, but its not really hard if you start off understanding what they are and how they work together on the Coinstrike.
It has the remember the last settings feature which is nice!
It is a single frequency and not a dual frequency (it runs at 7khz oh, that's a secret)
It has four tones, but one is iron so for the coin hunter it has three!
It runs on two 9 volt batteries and rings like a telephone when the get low! (that was a learning curve)
The worse thing about the detector is like many others is the menu system, to get anywhere you have to go through the menu. ANd it and ALL detector should have a toggle switch for pinpointing, when you have to use your thumb to reach up to the pad you lose much of your grip on the detector.
Next thing that people complain about is bottle caps! many say the C$ loves them. Now I've not hunted a lot with it yet but so far bottle caps haven't been anymore of a problem than any other detector I've own! (but be warned) The claim is that the C$ loves anything that is small and round!
Mark
Mine had a bad coil when I got it and when I read the horror story systems it sounded like what I had to go through before I replaced the coil!
Its as deep or deeper than the CZ's
It ID's better!
It has a separate iron discrimination that I like!
Automatic ground balance is nice!
Auto Ground track is nice!
Has Notch discrimination if you want to use it?
It is a little sensitive to EMI but only if your trying to run it Really hot!
The only learning curve is setting the Sensitivity and threshold, but its not really hard if you start off understanding what they are and how they work together on the Coinstrike.
It has the remember the last settings feature which is nice!
It is a single frequency and not a dual frequency (it runs at 7khz oh, that's a secret)
It has four tones, but one is iron so for the coin hunter it has three!
It runs on two 9 volt batteries and rings like a telephone when the get low! (that was a learning curve)
The worse thing about the detector is like many others is the menu system, to get anywhere you have to go through the menu. ANd it and ALL detector should have a toggle switch for pinpointing, when you have to use your thumb to reach up to the pad you lose much of your grip on the detector.
Next thing that people complain about is bottle caps! many say the C$ loves them. Now I've not hunted a lot with it yet but so far bottle caps haven't been anymore of a problem than any other detector I've own! (but be warned) The claim is that the C$ loves anything that is small and round!
Mark
I had 2 Coinstrikes and both were deep seeking units with fast response time and really good on brass and round objects. That includes bottle caps and washers. The only reason I ended up selling them is because I beach hunt 90% of the time, and I use my CZ's and PI's for that. It did not do bad on some beaches but a few beaches that had hot rocks, it signaled on them as diggable targets.
If you primarily land hunt, and want a faster sweep, tone ID unit that can also ID in all metal that can be set up to run deep, it's a great unit. It takes a bit to get used to in terms of figuring out what threshold and sensitivity setting to use for your conditions, but for some of the used prices that are out there now, I don't think you can go wrong. The only thing that may bother you is the interface. The membrane push buttons are kinda finicky and if you hit the button and go past the setting you want to adjust, you have to cycle through again. It is a very good machine in iron, and you can adjust the iron discrimination level to knock all iron out or set it up as you like. I never used the notch feature and always ran with all targets except iron accepted. Can't remember if you can notch out zincs.
I had both the 8 and 10.5 inch coils and preferred the 8 inch coil. I didn't relic hunt with it and when I did try the 10.5, it was a bit too heavy for me to swing any length of time. I did end up attaching the hip mount bracket to a straight shaft so I could mount the control box under the cuff which made it super balanced and light. Just could not see the display, but I hunted mostly by tone ID anyway and dug everything that sounded good and repeated. Found a lot of deep brass and silver coins in some areas.
Heck...I think one is selling for $250 somewhere. That is a bargain in my book for a land hunter,
If you primarily land hunt, and want a faster sweep, tone ID unit that can also ID in all metal that can be set up to run deep, it's a great unit. It takes a bit to get used to in terms of figuring out what threshold and sensitivity setting to use for your conditions, but for some of the used prices that are out there now, I don't think you can go wrong. The only thing that may bother you is the interface. The membrane push buttons are kinda finicky and if you hit the button and go past the setting you want to adjust, you have to cycle through again. It is a very good machine in iron, and you can adjust the iron discrimination level to knock all iron out or set it up as you like. I never used the notch feature and always ran with all targets except iron accepted. Can't remember if you can notch out zincs.
I had both the 8 and 10.5 inch coils and preferred the 8 inch coil. I didn't relic hunt with it and when I did try the 10.5, it was a bit too heavy for me to swing any length of time. I did end up attaching the hip mount bracket to a straight shaft so I could mount the control box under the cuff which made it super balanced and light. Just could not see the display, but I hunted mostly by tone ID anyway and dug everything that sounded good and repeated. Found a lot of deep brass and silver coins in some areas.
Heck...I think one is selling for $250 somewhere. That is a bargain in my book for a land hunter,
Had an early one and found some nice silver including a 11-12 inch barber dime..Expect a learning period as some of the facets and terms are not like a conventional detector but once learned a nice unit. My problem was our area is loaded with rusty beer caps and the unit tends to call round rusty targets a coin and even Fishers poster boy didnt have an answer how to distinguish the good from the bad and till this day never heard of any way to tell. One experienced detectorist said the round rusty objects gave a mushy sound but being familiar with audio variances I could never tell..So bottom line a nice unit that likes round rusty objects and would contact the factory and see if they still have parts should one go down as many of their older products parts are at a premium...
Ive owned several over the years. Its does take time to learn them. Ive had a Coinstrike(8 inch coil) that picked up a 9-10 inch penny that my buddies cz with 10 or 12 inch coil couldnt hear even with a plug removed. Could be there was nearby junk and a smaller coil on the cz would have been better. Ive rarely gotten out this year due to health issues and work and stuff. Last time I took the Coinstrike for a spin all I dug was iffy junk that I thought might be a coin. I was looking for deep stuff Ive missed with all the other machines.Sometimes an old one pops up. Couple yrs ago at a fairgrounds got a great coin signal left to right but at ninety degrees it went to negative numbers and jumped all over though it sounded good. It was shallow and just to sweet to pass up. Got a 1920's or 30's merc with a big glob of rusty crap covering most of the coin. That was one interesting find, and the only time that has happened. I think if one took the time to learn it you might like it. I perfer a cz though any day.I would be happy if I could find the time to spend a few hrs swinging a detector, any detector
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)I just bought one off of Ebay while deployed to the Stan and I absolutely love it. It is very deep and is no more susceptible to EMI than my CZ-70. Actually I can mitigate EMI better with the C$. It works great with the 10.5" coil and also the 5" coil. If you get it and are having trouble than it's one of 3 things...in-experience, EMI, Bad coil. All of which can be fixed. I bought a 5" coil off of ebay to go with it and it turned out to have bad wiring on the plug which made the detector turn on but not respond to anything, keypad or coin. I re-soldered the connector and man it works great! So far I like it better than my CZ-70. Buy it, learn it, love it!
Yukonbuck
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Mike Hillis
Well-known member
Performance is top notch. User interface is old school.
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MarkCZ
Well-known member
I know of four C$'s I have two, my (friend) co-worker has one, his brother has one. All are excellent detectors.
The first one I got was jumpy, falsed signal and just drove me nuts! I replaced the search coil with a used one and bingo! All is well.
I've shared the coil story before.
Mark
The first one I got was jumpy, falsed signal and just drove me nuts! I replaced the search coil with a used one and bingo! All is well.
I've shared the coil story before.
Mark
The Coinstrike is a pretty deep machine but it can't id iron at all. I dug more iron than coins with each one of these machines and it all sounded like a good round coin signal with coin ID numbers. I bought 3 different machines because I just couldn't believe how bad this machine was at IDing targets. I compared it to several different machines on in ground targets and it was the worst ID detector I've ever owned. On the other hand the Fisher Edge was a great machine so it may be possible that I had 3 faulty units. It should have been an excellent machine but it never panned out. I believe the quality control on these units was not up to code.