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Metal Detecting for Gold
First impressions of the GPX4500
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<blockquote data-quote="Dignit" data-source="post: 303289" data-attributes="member: 5167"><p>Hi Steelpat</p><p>Glad you are finding the 4500 surprisingly good. </p><p>By all reports I've seen, the 7000 is definitely better on prickly gold and species.</p><p>However the 45 is very very good on nuggety gold.</p><p>I take it you were running in fixed ground balance. Keep in mind the 7000 runs auto ground balance, but correct me if I'm wrong. If what I say is correct this would explain your comparative need to ground balance regularly. You can switch to auto tracking which I do when the ground mineralisation is highly variable. However I believe fixed gives you better depth and is my preferred choice.</p><p>I used the standard harness to start with my 45, then due to shoulder and neck pain added a hip stick but this did not satisfactorily solve my discomfort. I've now upgraded to a Proswing harness with double struts, cross bar, and have recently added the control arm. It is the way to go for us older detectorists. I don't have any specific back or neck pain now. However do get all over aches and pains which I put down to just being 55.</p><p>Hope you hit some gold soon.</p><p>Cheers Dig'n-it</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dignit, post: 303289, member: 5167"] Hi Steelpat Glad you are finding the 4500 surprisingly good. By all reports I've seen, the 7000 is definitely better on prickly gold and species. However the 45 is very very good on nuggety gold. I take it you were running in fixed ground balance. Keep in mind the 7000 runs auto ground balance, but correct me if I'm wrong. If what I say is correct this would explain your comparative need to ground balance regularly. You can switch to auto tracking which I do when the ground mineralisation is highly variable. However I believe fixed gives you better depth and is my preferred choice. I used the standard harness to start with my 45, then due to shoulder and neck pain added a hip stick but this did not satisfactorily solve my discomfort. I've now upgraded to a Proswing harness with double struts, cross bar, and have recently added the control arm. It is the way to go for us older detectorists. I don't have any specific back or neck pain now. However do get all over aches and pains which I put down to just being 55. Hope you hit some gold soon. Cheers Dig'n-it [/QUOTE]
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