Condor Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 I made it home to godforsaken Yuma AZ. Temps are downright awful. Low of 84, high 107. Fortunately, there are a couple hammered gold areas 30 min from my front door. I've been out for a couple hrs at sun up for the past few days. The ground is relatively mild so I run the Z hot, HY, ,Normal, Sens 12, minimum threshold. Clay domes and red bedrock send the machine into yowling and growling fits, but I'm getting impressive depth on tiny bits. The smallest is 2 grains, the largest 2.9 grams. The 2300 missed that bigger nugget last year. I saw my own dig spots not a foot from the bigger nug, but it was down a solid 12 inches. Can't wait for cooler weather and a chance to do some serious detecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1515Art Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 pretty gold!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Featherdfishead Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 WTG! If you recall were you running your SDC on 5 your last time in the area? AjR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condor Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 I ran the 2300 almost exclusively at 4. I also attached a booster and ran in ear studio style earphones. The AZ heat makes headphones a chore for me. The wireless function of the Zed is a pleasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calmark Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Nice nuggets, and not even very far from home! Very interesting the SDC missed that 2.9g piece at 12". It seems the GPZ really is for the bigger, deeper stuff. I really do like how portable the SDC is though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K - First Member Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Nice solid info on what the Zed can do. If you need that tool, it apparently delivers. Pretty much what Steve H. has been saying all along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunk Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Good post Condor, very Zeducational! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer@wy Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Half hour from the house, how fricken sweet is that! Good job, it sure does look nice. Interesting bit w regards to sdc, thanks for sharing. Best o luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Nice work, I love Arizona gold. It's an hour away from where I live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulder dash Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Some mighty fine beeping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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