Steve Herschbach Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 No foolishness implied. I guess my question is did you do a reset last time, and did that fix it? I’m a bit different I suppose but anytime I put a detector away for more than a few days, the first thing I do when heading out on a new outing is do a full reset. I don’t trust microprocessors with complicated settings that create programs not to end up with glitches, and I don’t want to run detector for a week that is doing something to hurt my performance I am not even aware of. It may seem a hassle but once you learn your settings it just takes a couple minutes. I just like having that factory fresh feeling when I start out. Now, when I am detecting days in a row in the same general area I do not reset every day, but if I make a big jump, say from Nevada to the California Sierras, I will do a full reset to make sure there are no carryover ground settings in memory that will mess with me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Hi Flakmagnet It might be worthwhile to get with a dealer or another GPZ 7000 owner to compare detector performance and procedures. Or join a club that has some GPZ owners. There are many benefits to belonging to a club. There are a few of us GPZ 7000 owners at Bill Southern’s Spring and Fall outings in Arizona. The next one is near Quartzsite March 20-22. It’s a lot of fun and the cost is the price of a pot-luck dish. Have a good day, Chet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flakmagnet Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 Hi Steve, I did do a reset as a result of the first post's suggestions but the difficulty of tuning with the ferrite returned. I have been in the same area so had not reset recently…and I think it makes a lot of sense to reset often especially if it's been awhile since I've been out, so that is what I will start doing. I do always reset when I change areas. I am always gratified by the responses to questions and I have learned a lot more by asking them than by not asking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flakmagnet Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 8 minutes ago, Chet said: It might be worthwhile to get with a dealer or another GPZ 7000 owner to compare detector performance and procedures. Or join a club that has some GPZ owners. There are many benefits to belonging to a club. There are a few of us GPZ 7000 owners at Bill Southern’s Spring and Fall outings in Arizona. The next one is near Quartzsite March 20-22. It’s a lot of fun and the cost is the price of a pot-luck dish. Have a good day, Chet Hi Chet, all good suggestions. I belong to WSPA and have since its inception. I've been to Bill's outings in Gold Basin and have also hunted with him in different settings. I am pretty comfortable with the GPZ and coming up with settings that work in various areas, but the ferrite difficulty is recent hence the questions. I do think my lack of resetting often is the culprit and will mess with that next time out. I do look forward to meeting you one day, I hear so many nice things about you. Best... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Hi Flakmagnet I just recently joined the WSPA at Bill’s last outing near Morristown. Hopefully it will provide some new possibilities and activities. I look forward to meeting you and more of the members. Have a good day, Chet 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flakmagnet Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 This seems to be the clearest method to overcome what I am experiencing. From a post by JP: Turn the GPZ on. - noise cancel. - balance with ferrite and Quick Trak in semi auto. - release Quick Track and pump ground balance just off to the side. - check ferrite again. If still making noise over ferrite, balance with ferrite and Quick Trak in semi auto again. Repeat the above steps until quiete over ferrite and ground. - start detecting. - check over the ferrite sporadically through the day or if the detector seems 'out of tune'. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Hi Flakmagnet That is a good procedure. Sometimes I have experienced ground with reddish rocks that would not ferrite balance at all. I look around for better looking ground and balance with a little more effort since I had knocked it way out while trying on the hot ground. Sometimes it won’t quiet down as much as normal. But later hundreds of feet away on some different ground it balances fine. Have a good day, Chet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhaseTech Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 In my experience what can help with Ferrite balance is to make sure your coil is right next to it, then when you squeeze the trigger, go over the ferrite immediately. And give the coil a few quick sweeps across it. Are you in Normal or Difficult? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flakmagnet Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 I am in Normal…and thank you, will do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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