CZ-21 Coil/Cable question

granthansen · Jun 13, 2012

Hey all... I got my Fisher CZ-21 from KellyCo and they did a fine job pre-assembling it. However, they didn't wind the coil cable around the shaft. Although the instruction manual says to finger tighten the cable to the coil, it's definitely on there a lot tighter than just done by hand. So, for you CZ-21 users... do you finger tighten? Or use a wrench and just gently tighten it off.

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lookindown · Jun 13, 2012

How can the manual say that when everything is hardwired? You cant tighten any connections, the wire going into the coil, the coil wire into the housing, even the headphones are hardwired. Im confused.

granthansen · Jun 13, 2012

Ah, lookindown, you are a genius! I was so focused on the cable that I misinterpreted the manual. Right now the cable isn't wrapped around the shaft, but I can simply release the coil portion from the upper shaft and wrap around, and then re-connect. Thanks. Sometimes simple things have to be pointed out!

lookindown · Jun 13, 2012

Glad you got it figured out...good luck with your CZ.

CASPER-2 · Jun 14, 2012

Good Luck with your CZ21
just dont wrap cord to tight
leave a little slack - if you make it to tight
you could put undue tention on the conection
and cause prob down the road
I let friend borrow one of mine and he wrapped it to tight
and from him putting pressure on the coil slowly pulled and pulled
and eventually I had to send in for repairs

granthansen · Jun 14, 2012

Casper-2, thanks for the valuable tip!

Sandman · Jun 14, 2012

I chest mount my control box and have the cable taped straight down the shaft with a small loop at the coil for strain relief. This is the best mount for non diving. The upper shaft is secured to my belt with a short bungee cord.

granthansen · Jun 14, 2012

Sandman, what do you use for your chest mount?

Sandman · Jun 19, 2012

granthansen said:
Sandman, what do you use for your chest mount?

Fisher still sells the chest mount belt though it isn't advertised on the web page. Just give them a call and they will ship one out to you. I forget the price but it is high quality stuff.