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What's Happened to the ID Edge?

Are the two detectors covered by the same manual? What is the difference between the two detectors? I was interested in the ID Edge because it had an old coins mode and an autmatic Ground balancing system. Thanks,

Bill
 
it's a PDF file that should still be on the Edge part of the Fisher web page. Perhaps it was down when you looked or something? Try again.....
Yes the Edge is different than an Excel. More power, more notch options, etc, etc....
 
I had one with the 101/2" coil.Was perfect in the water.But on dry land was heavy and floppy.Heavy machines don't usually bother me,but the weight of the 20 with the 101/2 combined with the floppiness got me sore after about an hour swinging on dry land.I hunted only with a 101/2 on the other Cz's I had,6,6a,7 and 7apro and never got sore.DAve
 
n/t
 
Hi Bill,

All of your efforts are appreciated. I do have a couple of questions regarding the new ID Edge.

1. Is this new machine really new, or is it just a souped up ID Excel?

2. How does the depth of detection compare to the old CZ5?

3. Does it perform in iron similar to the way the ID Excel does?

Thanks for the time to respond. If these have already been answered, my apologies, I missed the answers.

OldeTymer
 
Since the Edge shares the same digital numeric system as the Excel -36 to +36, there will be obvious similarities & comparisons. But, it is a different program, frequency, & alot more than an Excel with notches. It was designed to be significantly deeper than the Excel, & that right there is what gets me excited. Power in a lightweight, under 3lb. package.......no more chest mounting for me :D
Yes, it definately shares the same amazing iron trash capability by using the same FAST real time responce of the Excel/C$.
Comparing it to CZ-5 depth is not something I have tried yet. I'd have to guess it can be somewhat close in certain situations, and certainly the Edge will have the "edge" in trash.
More to come in the field test....I'm working hard to "git er Dun" by the weekend ;)
HH, Bill
 
according to one of the engineers at Fisher, (Daniel Snell) the ID Edge is not designed to work in salt water conditions but you can set it to operate in those conditions by notching out foil and reduce the sensitivity a little, but then I would think your chances of finding some gold would be reduced. I think I am going to make a trip to Orlando Saturday and buy the Coin Strike, mtdoramike you convinced me I hope the learning curb will give me a break,I currently use the CZ-20 in the water and in the dry sand,I can't say anything negative about it, it has more than earned it's keep with me,I am just a little concerned about the learning curb,from what I have read the main thing is the setting on the threshold and sensitivity, starting off with low setting, hopefully I will remember that. Any help on info. greatly appreciated HH berniek
 
I have found to make the tones sound nice and clear, play with it.Also in my area running sen to high dont work for me,I run 4 to 7,run most of the time the 5 -25.Some you hear run 10 0,I would never be able to run that,that might have been in England.
If Ralph would get that probe out I would use it more
 
and play with them awhile before you decide to buy it. You may want to do that even if it takes half a day before plucking down $800.00 or so bucks on the machine. Also don't let the learning curve worry you, a lot of guys have gotten comfortable with the C$ in only 10-15 hours, but I'm a slow learner + I was switching back and forth from my CZ70 to the C$, big mistake. Use strictly the C$ until you really get used to it before switcjing to another machine because the C$ is so different then most other machines. Wish I knew you were going to Kellyco earlier, I would have met you over there.
 
mtdoramike, that would have been a great idea, and a lot of help, the salesman was not that familiar with the coin strike, but helpful.
I played with it for a while, and thought what the hex,and bought it.
Got back to Ormond ( home ) watched the video and read the manual and tried it out in the back yard, Not Bad!! I think the two of us are going to get along very good.
Got a question, have you heard any information if Fisher is going to come out with different size coils for the coin strike ? Thanks for all the info. HH Bernie
 
specifically on the ID Edge like the C$ has. But, like the Excel, The EDGE still works fine on the beaches. I tested the Edge at a black sand beach here with several different settings and it performed very well. Didn't have to notch anything, unless I choose to. I buried some gold rings and it hit 'em all & ID'ed correctly. I just couldn't run max sensitivity that's all. 7 was about the most workable in the wet salt + black sands. But that was plenty.....
HH, Bill
 
I disagree about Fisher listening to their customers[look how long it took them to field their first I.D. detector, eight or more years behind everyone else]. Also if they did, they would not have compressed the I.D. scale like on the Coinstrike,[note the negative iron range is not compressed] and would have given us the ability to notch out individual numbers like a DFX. And they would have come out with a new chip to update the Coinstrike as the people at the factory advertised, and would have also put a meter you could see on the analog CZs, like the 3D and older units.
And on the new detectors, the Excel, and the Edge, they went the cheaper route, with a compressed scale and the same tired and clumsy four notch categories.
Maybe they should have named it the " I.D. INSTEAD" [as opposed to what they COULD HAVE DONE].
 
The same league as a Coinstrike.........you can't give them away in England. Word I'm hearing is that the Coinstrike is on the block, not the CZ.
 
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