GROUND BALANCING---

Just want to find out from anyone who may noticed a difference when they ground balance there machines 25mm of the ground at a stand still befor releasing the button compared to sitting the coil on the ground and then releasing the button..

I have started to leave the coil on the ground and then release the button...personally havent noticed any change..mind u the ground has plenty of small rocks on it compared to a sand pitch..

My machine settles down and I'm away again..

Mind u didnt find gold in the last 2 days but did find a piece saturday.

Feed back most welcome..

regards

Oneday69

oneday69 wrote:Just want to find out from anyone who may noticed a difference when they ground balance there machines 25mm of the ground at a stand still before releasing the button compared to sitting the coil on the ground and then releasing the button..
I have started to leave the coil on the ground and then release the button...

Have tried that myself and it balanced ok but wasn't as sensitive to small bits especially when
there was a heap of magnetic ironstone gravel on the surface crust.
I prefer the last pump n hold to be only 1cm off the dirt, this gives a good balance but doesn't allow
for the magnetic sands to interfere with the Balance and throw it out a tad.

Pete

Crazy Pete wrote:

oneday69 wrote:Just want to find out from anyone who may noticed a difference when they ground balance there machines 25mm of the ground at a stand still before releasing the button compared to sitting the coil on the ground and then releasing the button..
I have started to leave the coil on the ground and then release the button...

Have tried that myself and it balanced ok but wasn't as sensitive to small bits especially when
there was a heap of magnetic ironstone gravel on the surface crust.
I prefer the last pump n hold to be only 1cm off the dirt, this gives a good balance but doesn't allow
for the magnetic sands to interfere with the Balance and throw it out a tad.

Pete

I fully agree with Pete. Tried both ways. I pump up and down about 25-30mm and stop aboutr 10-20mm above ground each time then hold the button in for a count of three seconds, let it off then don't move the coil for anothert three seconds. Magical!!!

Robert

RIGHTY OH boys u both convince me to go back to the original system and stop reinventing the gold wheel.

Thanks for your advice both Pete and Robert and maybe I'll slow down for a second or two after i let go of the button..I get too impatient--must come with age..

regards

Oneday69

Ray

Gov Tests have proven that excessive BUTTON pushing can, and does cause
frustration in certain sexes of humans

Pete

40 YEARS OF pumping and pulling certainly hasnt helped..

Still tweeking the knobs though..

regards
oneday69

yeah agree with pete on this one , actually tried balancing other ways then on a target and it was defo more sensitive his way,

burnsy

Yeah Burnsy...Pete's a very sensitive new age guy :rolf:

Robert

Good question.

Correct ground balancing is the probably most underrated skill
in P.I. metal detecting imho

I ground balance the way Dr. Pete recommends.

Flakmagnet wrote:Good question.

Correct ground balancing is the probably most underrated skill
in P.I. metal detecting imho

I ground balance the way Dr. Pete recommends.

DR PETE/CRAZY PETE :rolf: :rolf: :rolf:

Geez i think I've contracted Jekyll and Hyde syndrome, when i'm wrong its Crazy's fault & when i'm right
its Dr Pete comin out to play

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i've heard of people that hold it up in the air any good boys?

Could well imagine it to be beneficial if its ready to blow :rolf:

Chop

Maybe your confused between tuning and balancing mate ??
The detector has to see mineral not air to balance bro.

Chris - cant half tell ya used to live here ya bugger

ohh um yer

He's not a chop... he's just a silly sausage!

Robert

right you are Robert

Love ya work Big Chop.
It's great to have a sense of humour that allows us to laugh at ourselves.

Robert

i reckon ya have to these days :)

Good tu see yu didn't run away from the post Chop
"Some times" nearen the 24th can, tryen to gb can be an issue! Yu think yu doin it right but sober people try tellen yu your off yu face :rolf:
It's a fine line, which can only be determined by the lack of gravel on yu nose cheeks or forid

Cheers
Chris

yer i do both auto tune and ground balance wats the difference lol

Well, auto tune is when the car radio is hooked up with constant power supply?? Ground balance is defying the laws of gravity

after a couple of these that would sound about right.

You take the usb cord for ya Ipod. Plug one end into the Ipod and the other end into ya left ear or maybe the right ear. if ya don't hear anything, then strip the wires from a live 240V line and hang on.
Gets rid of interference and I'm ground balanced :rolf:

or in limbo for a while, waiten for the light :rolf:
Get the feelen there talken about somfen else cliff, hahahahaha