BillS said:Don't know why the 5000s and even the SDCs had trouble Saturday, maybe the solar flares?
It was great to meet you to Bjay.Bjay said:Good to meet you Bill. 5000 ran fine in the afternoon. Walked a mile for nothing only to find one small on right near we're we were camped. Just had to fight some angry ants for it.
BigWave said:Finally went out in the GT this weekend, so must have crossed paths.
I took a long weekend after being cabin bound for too long. Found nothing Saturday. Picked up a single 2.38g (angry lobster at top) on Sunday (Maryborough), then a 2.27g and 0.57g today also at Maryborough.
Some other nice gold (a lovely linear patch for around 5g I think) found at the spot by another PAer, but that's his story.
The solar storm had quietened right off by the time we got there on Saturday, was unusually quiet on Sunday, and only picked up a little this afternoon, so I guess we were very lucky. The geomagnetic warning has ended.
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Will put the two lower ones in acid (just for a bit) this week to get rid of the clay coloured ironstone, but will leave the darker iron on the top one for it's character.
BigWave said:Your doing very well mate and your settings look pretty good.
I run in Tracking: Slow, but if you're in Fixed GB, then it doesn't matter.
I try to keep Tuning between 90 and 110 (I hear it's optimised there), but you can go +/-10 on these if you must.
I also run Audio: Quiet, but many (viz: old hand - a very experienced operator) would rather run Audio: Normal and turn down the RX Gain and Stabiliser by 3 or 4 points.
I also run Motion: Slow. Very Slow means it thinks you're very slowly searching a small area.
The manual also tells you to keep the Stabiliser one or two points below the RX Gain, so that's what I do (I go with the designer), but others disagree.
In hot ground, you may want to drop back from Fine Gold to Enhanced timings (simple front panel switch-over), as that's what most of us with the 4500s have to do in hot ground (we don't have Fine Gold)- see the pic below. That way you can go back to Fine Gold with a simple flick of a switch to revert to those settings.
Otherwise, I reckon that you're bang on - at least for the Vic GT.
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/6786/1505202262_gpx_timings.jpg
BigWave said:Hi Heath, at a new spot I'll start in Normal, but in the GT I pretty much always end up in Enhance if I have to drop the gain/stabiliser past 8.
I know two experienced guys that will only use Enhance as the very last resort.
Many spots further south around Ballarat I find are OK for Normal.
I would like the Fine Gold timing on the 45, but I have what I have.
PhaseTechPhaseTech said:Don't forget about Sens Extra guys
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