Sun Ray In-Line Probe and CZ-3D

[okie-colin]

Now that I have got the hang of my CZ-3D and starting to consistently make some good finds I am interested in buying an in-line probe for it. I use a handheld probe that does the job, but is unwieldy, has to be constantly re-tuned, and seems to be less sensitive to non-ferrous metals. Does anyone use a Sun Ray probe on their CZs and do you like it? What are the drawbacks (other than the obviously high cost)? Thanks.

Colin - Tulsa

 

[WVAdirtdigger]

It's very sensitive and has made me dig a few holes deeper than
i would have. It's good at finding coins on edge that are beside the hole you just dug, if you know what I mean. Another advantage is that you can use the pinpoint feature of your detector with it. My previous probe was Vibraprobe 460. I like the Vibraprobe but the Sunray definitely goes much deeper.

The only drawback is that it detects off of all sides of the point of the probe. Sometimes it's hard to find which direction it's telling you the object is in.

Keep looking for a used one. They do pop-up from time to time.

HH
Dave

 

[mtdoramike]

I actually liked it better on the CZ3d, but it works on any CZ model and gets good depth. I was gettin a good 3" on a target in the ground and thats with sesitivity set at 4, which is usually max for a CZ without falsing.

Now the drawbacks:
1. It will add a good pound to the weight of your machine.

2. The obvious, which is the cost, but once you use it and get used to it, its hard to switch to another machine that doesn't have a inline probe

3. Forgetting to switch from Probe back to coil after locating the target. I have swung for a good 5 minutes before realizing when I wasn't getting any hits that it was still in the probe position. hahahahahahahaha.

Other then these minor issues, the Sunray probes are a sweet deal, I just bought a new inline probe for my GTI1500.

 

[Ralph Sun Ray]

Mike,

It actually weighs in at 11 oz. overall. Just wanted to make that correction as 5 oz. is quite a bit. By the way, I enjoy your posts and good hunting to you all.

Ralph (Sun Ray)

 

[mtdoramike]

and it works every bit as well as the FZ1 probe. I'm getting spoiled now. hahahahahahahahaha!