Good to hear. Hope the new unit works a treat!
bob hillier.[/quote said:minelab replaced the gpz7000 being a faulty unit,thank you minelab,us old blokes do know something,after fourty years we do get the drift,anyhow thanks for the info. will consider any information that will help,thank you and regards bob hillier.ps off today to check replacment gpz7000, three of us with a total of 130 years of detecting...bh.
yes we checked with five cent coin, .3 grm gold 6 inches,also buried 5 cent coin ,18inches good signal,tried general and deep gold, got a good signal,also air test ,02 grm-deep signal was a good signal,my question now is, why not run in deep,anyhow this machine works well, next week off to rushworth,to compare the5000 against the 7000, nice to know that the 7000 works ok,not operator error....regards bob hillierRush said:bob hillier.[/quote said:minelab replaced the gpz7000 being a faulty unit,thank you minelab,us old blokes do know something,after fourty years we do get the drift,anyhow thanks for the info. will consider any information that will help,thank you and regards bob hillier.ps off today to check replacment gpz7000, three of us with a total of 130 years of detecting...bh.
I see in another thread you said Minelab gave you these two tests to do to check if your other GPZ was faulty:
" five cent piece in air test should be picked up at 15 to 18 inches "
" .03 of a grm.gold should pick up at 6 inches "
Therefore did you perform these two air tests to check your replacement GPZ 7000 before you headed off today?
bob hillier said:yes we checked with five cent coin, .3 grm gold 6 inches,also buried 5 cent coin ,18inches good signal,tried general and deep gold, got a good signal,also air test ,02 grm-deep signal was a good signal,my question now is, why not run in deep,anyhow this machine works well, next week off to rushworth,to compare the5000 against the 7000, nice to know that the 7000 works ok,not operator error....regards bob hillierRush said:bob hillier.[/quote said:minelab replaced the gpz7000 being a faulty unit,thank you minelab,us old blokes do know something,after fourty years we do get the drift,anyhow thanks for the info. will consider any information that will help,thank you and regards bob hillier.ps off today to check replacment gpz7000, three of us with a total of 130 years of detecting...bh.
I see in another thread you said Minelab gave you these two tests to do to check if your other GPZ was faulty:
" five cent piece in air test should be picked up at 15 to 18 inches "
" .03 of a grm.gold should pick up at 6 inches "
Therefore did you perform these two air tests to check your replacement GPZ 7000 before you headed off today?
bob hillier said:, .3 grm gold 6 inches,,02 grm-deep signal was a good signal,
PhaseTech said:Redfin said:PhaseTech said:Repeat the above whenever you change Gold Mode / Ground Type settings, or when starting off in a new spot.
Nenad
Hey Nenad, you can actually ground balance on the different Gold Modes one after another on initial setup, then you can switch between modes whilst out in the field.
Yes of course, but you won't have the optimum Noise Cancel channel.
the ground was very quite,that is why the 7000 ran a treat,will push the issue at rushworth in the next couple of weeks,also to test the5000 against the 7000,at this point we cannot seperate ,the 7000 runs a lot smoother, aircraft overhead that effect the 5000,only a few warbles from the 7000, thats a +.it is nice to know thaqt the 7000 works,its up to us old farts to accept this modern technoligies.....regards bob hillier ,retired equine dentist,farrier, freeze brander,and horse lover.PabloP said:bob hillier said:yes we checked with five cent coin, .3 grm gold 6 inches,also buried 5 cent coin ,18inches good signal,tried general and deep gold, got a good signal,also air test ,02 grm-deep signal was a good signal,my question now is, why not run in deep,anyhow this machine works well, next week off to rushworth,to compare the5000 against the 7000, nice to know that the 7000 works ok,not operator error....regards bob hillierRush said:bob hillier.[/quote said:minelab replaced the gpz7000 being a faulty unit,thank you minelab,us old blokes do know something,after fourty years we do get the drift,anyhow thanks for the info. will consider any information that will help,thank you and regards bob hillier.ps off today to check replacment gpz7000, three of us with a total of 130 years of detecting...bh.
I see in another thread you said Minelab gave you these two tests to do to check if your other GPZ was faulty:
" five cent piece in air test should be picked up at 15 to 18 inches "
" .03 of a grm.gold should pick up at 6 inches "
Therefore did you perform these two air tests to check your replacement GPZ 7000 before you headed off today?
Bob, Extra Deep can't be used if in Severe ground type, in fact if you go to Severe ground type it defaults to High Yield and won't allow you to select Extra Deep. Also because of the timing required to detect deep targets, you are likely to miss small targets near the surface if in Extra Deep.
Rob.
patchfinder said:Hi Bob, probalbly the problem is that you consider yourself to be an experienced operator, because you didn't even consider that the problem could be on wrong settings or in your part, I am not an experienced operator, even if I am detecting for more than 10 years, my GPZ7000 is my forth detector and works like a treat, I had a training day with Nenad in Victoria, he is a very good teacher and he, very patiently taught me how to operate this perfect machine, now if I find something or not is entirely my fault.
I noticed that the best solution for me was to completely forget what I've learned with other metal detectors and start over with the 7000, because it has nothing in common with previous detector.
Spot on Lee - yes there are some operational differences but the gold is still in the same spots & reading ground hasn't changed. That's where Bob's 40 years of detecting experience will come to the fore once he learns the GPZ quirks & opearting differences.rc62burke said:I don't agree that you need to change all you do with the GPZ!! but there are things that MUST be done differently!!!!!!!
.03 grm,you must be a school teacher,my mistake,we are not all perfect,thank you....bh.have also found a lot of gold over the last fifty years of detecting with all the brands over the years,is this ok with you.....bh.Rush said:bob hillier said:, .3 grm gold 6 inches,,02 grm-deep signal was a good signal,
Thanks bob for your reply.
I feel you may have made an error in the nugget sizes for the air tests.
Therefore can you confirm the nugget sizes as previously in that other thread you mentioned " ,0.3 of a grm " however above you are now saying ",.3 gram " and then " ,02 gram " ?
Thanks again.
i did consider all the settings,minelab have replaced the 7000,the new machine works a treat,thank you again minelab,they have allways looked after me and my friends.nenad is the best,this machine is very different,groundbreacking,technogily at its best.....bhpatchfinder said:Hi Bob, probalbly the problem is that you consider yourself to be an experienced operator, because you didn't even consider that the problem could be on wrong settings or in your part, I am not an experienced operator, even if I am detecting for more than 10 years, my GPZ7000 is my forth detector and works like a treat, I had a training day with Nenad in Victoria, he is a very good teacher and he, very patiently taught me how to operate this perfect machine, now if I find something or not is entirely my fault.
I noticed that the best solution for me was to completely forget what I've learned with other metal detectors and start over with the 7000, because it has nothing in common with previous detector.
thanks for the info. mate will take on boardPabloP said:bob hillier said:yes we checked with five cent coin, .3 grm gold 6 inches,also buried 5 cent coin ,18inches good signal,tried general and deep gold, got a good signal,also air test ,02 grm-deep signal was a good signal,my question now is, why not run in deep,anyhow this machine works well, next week off to rushworth,to compare the5000 against the 7000, nice to know that the 7000 works ok,not operator error....regards bob hillierRush said:bob hillier.[/quote said:minelab replaced the gpz7000 being a faulty unit,thank you minelab,us old blokes do know something,after fourty years we do get the drift,anyhow thanks for the info. will consider any information that will help,thank you and regards bob hillier.ps off today to check replacment gpz7000, three of us with a total of 130 years of detecting...bh.
I see in another thread you said Minelab gave you these two tests to do to check if your other GPZ was faulty:
" five cent piece in air test should be picked up at 15 to 18 inches "
" .03 of a grm.gold should pick up at 6 inches "
Therefore did you perform these two air tests to check your replacement GPZ 7000 before you headed off today?
Bob, Extra Deep can't be used if in Severe ground type, in fact if you go to Severe ground type it defaults to High Yield and won't allow you to select Extra Deep. Also because of the timing required to detect deep targets, you are likely to miss small targets near the surface if in Extra Deep.
Rob.
thank you my friend,us old folk do make mistakes on this modern technology,a bit of give and take would be nice,i am too old to argue the point.thank you for your support ...bhrc62burke said:patchfinder said:Hi Bob, probalbly the problem is that you consider yourself to be an experienced operator, because you didn't even consider that the problem could be on wrong settings or in your part, I am not an experienced operator, even if I am detecting for more than 10 years, my GPZ7000 is my forth detector and works like a treat, I had a training day with Nenad in Victoria, he is a very good teacher and he, very patiently taught me how to operate this perfect machine, now if I find something or not is entirely my fault.
I noticed that the best solution for me was to completely forget what I've learned with other metal detectors and start over with the 7000, because it has nothing in common with previous detector.
Hey "Patchfinder" or "Goldquest"
I still can't understand why you continue to make "Antagonistic" comments without even knowing who you are having a go at, man there is no need to bring that crap here.
I find it odd when folks don't use the same username across the forums the use it get the suspicion levels up, have a think before you comment, it was clearly obvious the guy was frustrated & your comments are just not helpful.
I don't agree that you need to change all you do with the GPZ!! but there are things that MUST be done differently!!!!!!!
Lee
bob hillier said:Rush said:I feel you may have made an error in the nugget sizes for the air tests.
Therefore can you confirm the nugget sizes as previously in that other thread you mentioned " ,0.3 of a grm " however above you are now saying ",.3 gram " and then " ,02 gram " ?
.03 grm,you must be a school teacher,my mistake,we are not all perfect,thank you....bh.have also found a lot of gold over the last fifty years of detecting with all the brands over the years,is this ok with you.....bh.
the three of us were also surprised that the 7000- would pick up a gold nugget half the size of a matchead .03 grm.at six inches .02 grm at two inches ,this ground was sandy black loam,the 7000 would struggle in minerlised ground at this depth,early days,but at least i know the detector is working a treat, and not operator errorr ,regards bob h.Rush said:bob hillier said:Rush said:I feel you may have made an error in the nugget sizes for the air tests.
Therefore can you confirm the nugget sizes as previously in that other thread you mentioned " ,0.3 of a grm " however above you are now saying ",.3 gram " and then " ,02 gram " ?
.03 grm,you must be a school teacher,my mistake,we are not all perfect,thank you....bh.have also found a lot of gold over the last fifty years of detecting with all the brands over the years,is this ok with you.....bh.
Nah too old and dumb to be a school teacher, and did not mean to get your back up by the sounds of things.
The main reason behind my questioning is I find 6" on a 0.03 gram piece with a 14" coil hard to accept however a 0.30 gram to be more realistic.
Oh well, hope your replacement 7000 lives up to your expectations.
PhaseTech said:GPZ 7000 Ground Balance / Start up simplified in 5 steps.
1. Select your Gold Mode and Ground Type. If you're not sure, leave it on the factory settings, High Yield / Difficult
2. Do an Auto Noise Cancel
3. Scan a 5m stretch of ground to make sure there are no targets present
4. Hold in quick track and swing the coil and walk forwards faster than you normally would (keep coil an inch or two above ground)
5. Release quick track button and pump coil like you would any other gold detector
You're good to go!
Repeat the above whenever you change Gold Mode / Ground Type settings, or when starting off in a new spot.
Hope this helps some users.
Nenad
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