Magoo

11 hours ago, Gold Catcher said:

I find the treshold volume and volume controls to be the most imapctful GPZ funtions. Together with low smooting (if needed) you can rescue Normal mode for many difficult grounds. Sensitivity in Normal is somewhat less important. I keep it at around 6-7 and that has plenty power. 

 

Something to try next test lower sensitivity and see if it hears my test target. Cheers

14 hours ago, Norvic said:

My 2 bob on getting more out of the Z, if the ground you work can be done using normal, or you can tolerate a noisy machine even in difficult try manual ground balance, requires you to GB manually which with the GPZ fast track is quick and easy requiring just a couple of up and down pumps with FT button depressed.. Set to whatever settings you are conditioned to use except Volume, keep that at 6 or lower. Get the hang of using manual and you will find the Z performs up a notch or so. Also don`t be afraid of using extra deep at times, it will not leave many signals once your tuned in. 

Thanks norvic i read your post on another topic. First few days ran manual gb. Found same type of tiny gold. I was glad to find man or auto didnt make a difference in response on my test target. I was mainly swinging over in auto to make sure it wouldnt lessen the response..So im confident in this type of ground that auto is doing the job..But i take on board what your saying..The biggest shock testing was how much i lot in difficult.. i did try very deep and there was a slight improvement on response but not enough to get to excited about..but normal to difficult big difference. Just hope i can run normal more often than not..I will be over the moon when i can get a mates 5000 over test target and cannot pickup. Will make purchasing 7000 worth it🙂

Im ran steve's super hot setting all day today. Love them.

Appreciate the time forum member take to put there well written,easy to understand thoughts here..

I ran hy normal 20 sen. No amps, no phones, no speaker just wm on left ear. Threshold as loud as needed to here it..

Volumes as steve suggested 4 for both. Full auto gb.

Smoothing off..Found 3 of the smallest bits of gold likely  0.10g combined..

Smallest buckshot pocket full. And dug my first couple of deep targets. Used 22 slug burried in pipe clay. To do some testing. And happy to say above setting i was using came out on top. Couldnt improve on them..Tried lots of combos.. normal killed. difficult.

Hy, normal, smoothing off killed smoothing on high and low..And i was wrapped at the depth this gpz machine was able to detect this slug..I left it there its my new test hole. Will try friends 5000 combos. X coil nugget finder. What evers avaliable. Because i have it burried at a depth my machine with standard coil with maxed settings can only get...Yes more testing required in hotter ground but good test sample. And gave me lots of confidence in gpz going forward. Was running most of the day in semi mineralize ground. Noisey but as steve said really pops on a target.. Thank guys great learning site..

Im going to try liquid nails. On my stock coil. Thin spread across the cover. Or might just do a bead around the edge. And 4 or 5 lines across.