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A nice colour ?

Hard to tell but looks like some sort of spring loaded arm rest that sits up against your tricep. Can’t imagine that it would give you much more control but...? Certainly wouldn’t help with weight.

Thanks for the answer Reg. I was sure these places would have received a visit from you and the Z ?

Really? I didn’t try it, exhausted from bike riding with the kids and fell asleep!! Did you or Reg ever go back with the GPZ? I assume somebody has. I am always wondering about those big gold areas that have already been done over thoroughly, whether they might still give up a nice piece to the Z. It would only take 1 nice ‘color ’ to make it worthwhile. I also plan to not die wondering ?

That’s what dreams are made of ❤️ Thanks for posting JR. How google hits for Guys Rush in the next 24 do you reckon. Sad to hear about the sheep. Hope things turn for you soon ?

Haven’t got the 6” yet and have just found my first bit of gold with the 11” (2 days ago). This little speci... Showed up as a constant 5 on the display which surprised me. Thought there must have been a significant amount inside but when cracked open... It was more than was originally showing but not much. The second photo is with the flash on and you can see the little tiny specks of gold through the quartz besides the main piece. Also smashed and panned the rest of the quartz and got the 2 little flakes in the pan to the left of the speci. Whether it is the quantity or the type of gold the VDI above 1 or 2 surprised me. As with all things detecting, there are no hard and fast rules...unfortunately ?

There was a post recently about listening and understanding detectors. Well, that Da Yammie post above...I tried listening...I can hear it...but for the life of me I can barely understand it ? Some sort of French/Canadian/Scottish/Irish/Polish mix?? ?

And P.S. - thanks for the reply, it is appreciated ?

Went back and turned it right up - can just hear it between the talking and the scraping. That's an interesting point. I took the time recently to watch SteelPat's presentation about the timings and other settings on the various Minelabs so the presets Vs variable timings could certainly be a game changer - for the experienced user. I did read TathraDJ's review. Follow PA in general pretty closely and have certainly been watching the QED threads. Nice that they have made a seperate area just for the QED now. Here and PA are the only forums I look at. I'm hoping to secure some sort of a referral sponsorship deal with Steve H for the amount of times I have placed a link for "Steve's Gold Detector Reviews" for the newbies enquiring about the different detector models ?

Wow, that's some cracking gold!! Please let us know when the article is out and where to find it ?

A question for you Reg and JR. To be honest I haven't watched many vids on the QED as I'm not in the market for one but the audio in that vid certainly seemed different to what I've seen on other PIs and the GPZ. Seemed like a more digitized audio and also no threshold. More like a VLF. Was that a normal audio type noise for the QED or were they perhaps running a 'bogenes' type set-up? Thanks, Northeast.

You’re both right. The Zed is super sensitive and it is simply reacting to the minerals. The bigger the root the more the reaction and the reaction would also depend on how much/what minerals are in the ground. I have only noticed it with gum trees/eucalypts as that is the vast majority of trees in our detecting areas but would assume other tree roots would have a similar effect. And yes, I would assume a higher frequency VLF (oxymoron) would hit quite hard on them at close range considering the minerals in our hand will set them off too. It’s only a minor side effect of the Super Duper Zed ?

Been there a few times with the Zed, Reg. It does love water filled gum tree roots unfortunately. And Jin, I've played the 'metal in a hollow tree' game before as well. All the fun and games of detecting I guess ?

That’s a jolly good idea Clive! If not for this update could we please have one for the next update Minelab? (I know you are watching ?).

Amen to that!!! ?

And the elephant? What's that all about? ?

The problem is we all want to see this now so I hope you follow through with it ? Steve, very nice of you to volunteer. Tom probably has the most overly qualified 'volunteer' he'll ever have!! And if the 'tuck and roll' does eventuate please have a camera at the ready ?

Bugger!

Agree with you Phoenix. I think it is a very, very, very low percentage issue. These are now the only 2 issues of this type that I've seen across a couple of forums. If it is at the point when you are ferrite balancing with the ring it might be related to when the Quick Trak button is activated? It's a shame it has happened to yours Iain but the bright side is that Minelab can and will fix it. Hope it is a quick turn around for you ?

Was the WM12 turned on?? ?

Hmmmm, interesting one. There is a known issue with some machines where the sound drops out when changing between gold modes or ground modes. Turning the GPZ off and then on again corrects the problem. But I have never seen where that issue causes the machine to turn itself off. Lots of possibilities: - is the battery fully charged? - are the battery connections clean, not damaged, is the battery seated properly. - is the wireless module thingy connected, seated properly? - were you using headphones direct to the GPZ? Are the headphones faulty? - are you using the WM12? Is that battery fully charged or possibly a fault with it? - are you using a booster of some description - is there an issue with that? - the coil connection seems unlikely to be the issue but??? - the machine hasn’t been wet, washed down, left in the rain and water has got into the electronics? (Worst case scenario ?) Hope you sort it ?

I expected as much. Living the dream Paul ?

And the next installment is the clean up, Paul? ?

73 lead shot, poor buggers!! Certainly got them the goods. I'm not sure about that mozzieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee sound of the Makro though ? Would make my ears bleed after a while.

That bit of gold is a very beautiful piece Reg - well done. QED strikes again ?