Have you ever had a machine that you liked so much that you were afraid to use it. Afraid something would happen to it? I had the chance to purchase an older Fisher unit at a very good price. A Cz6a.
It just came back from Fisher and had been calibrated and cleaned. I put the 5" coil on and headed over to a school area where I always try a new machine out. There is an area where the kids have a bon-fire
each year during football season. It is loaded with nails from the wood that was burned. The Etrac is a constant null in this area. I checked the CZ with some coins I had in my pocket to make sure it was IDing
correctly. It was. I started out digging everthing just to make sure it was hitting on targets and giving correct ID as well. First target was pulltab, and it was a pulltab, second was tinfoil and it was can slaw.
After digging several of these type targets decided to try and find a high tone and see what it turned out to be. I hit a nice high tone that was repeatable in all directions. I hit the pinpoint button and the meter
pegged past 8" on the scale. I dug the target and at almost 9" was a 1950 wheat penny. Now this is with a 5" coil. I only have a 5" and 10.5" coil. I am now looking for a 8" coil , so if anyone has an extra one please let me know.
Tom in SC