Popular Post phoenix Posted April 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2019 I`m sure some will remember when the 7000 first came out I was not a big fan of it, but here it is 4 and a bit years later it`s obvious to me the fault was with the operator, not the detector. Just lately I`ve lifted my game again with the 7000, I`ve cranked the gain a bit and cut target volume down to almost nothing and I now always work very slow, and it amazes me some of the pieces I am now getting at depth that I had previously missed. This is not a big piece by any stretch of the imagination, but for the most part, I am detecting ground that in the last 40 years has seen literally thousands of detectors. This one was the tiniest break in the threshold and down about 6 or 7" in very hard ground. Hopefully there is a big bit waiting for me ? 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norvic Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 On ya, myself I migrated from the 5000 to the Z with very few concerns, but tis a magic MD no doubt, don`t get me wrong the 5000 was brilliant too but the Zs is another notch up for me. Like you I found low target volumes the go, you can crank the rest no trouble if the ground allows but not that target volume. I suspect it is the Zs Target Volume settings that have turned some back to the PIs. Early on JP recommended to keep it 8 and lower, so I took his advice, he`s on the money. Have got it running so well now I`ve almost gone away from difficult and using normal most the time, dig a few more false signals plus it makes most of those deeper larger nuggets come across as positive rather then negative. ie. negative is null over signal, signal each side. Do you use a booster? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 8 minutes ago, Norvic said: Do you use a booster? No mate, I run twin shoulder mounted WM12`s, I`m running a volume limit of 4, I let the background static dictate the gain, this bit yesterday the gain was 7 and I`m now running a target volume of 2 and I have threshold set so I can just barely here it. cheers Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanursepaul Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 All the gold is up in Queensland.. that's the go mate... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norvic Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 1 hour ago, phoenix said: No mate, I run twin shoulder mounted WM12`s, I`m running a volume limit of 4, I let the background static dictate the gain, this bit yesterday the gain was 7 and I`m now running a target volume of 2 and I have threshold set so I can just barely here it. cheers Dave Ah ha, twin WM12s must give that a go, be fairly failsafe to have 2 WM12s too 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Yeh the very first time I used a WM12 I decided I wanted to run 2 and I was horrified when I discovered recommended retail was $375, but about 2 years ago I found a new one on ebay for $308 so I grabbed that one. If one of my WM12`s were to fail now I would replace it without question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norvic Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 1 hour ago, vanursepaul said: All the gold is up in Queensland.. that's the go mate... The boards considering transporting The Outback Yank to Tasmania permanently...……... 2 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatup Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 nice little piece phoenix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanursepaul Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Norvic said: Ah ha, twin WM12s must give that a go, be fairly failsafe to have 2 WM12s too The Goldhounds always have a spare WM12 in the bag.... of course since you know me you should know why I knew that right???? lolol 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanny Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Lots of good reflections and good information on this post. Thanks, and all the best, Lanny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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