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GPX4500 Coil choice for wet ground
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<blockquote data-quote="Goldfield Joe" data-source="post: 643402" data-attributes="member: 3537"><p>Hi Hamsy,</p><p></p><p>As Wilson has stated above, the 4500 is not losing depth, it's just our ability to discern targets from ground noise and other conditions.</p><p></p><p>I own a 4500 and I cannot speak highly enough of its capability. Admittedly I am in the GT and you are in a different area but we have very highly mineralised soils here. I usually run a 12" Evo with my 4500 and one of the best things I learned was not to be afraid to DIAL IT BACK. In ideal conditions I could run gain of 11 and yes this will increase our ability to hear the target response but I have run a gain of 6 in damp AND mineralised conditions and still found good gold. I think a large part of it comes down to US needing to adjust to the settings we are changing. Just learning to listen differently can make all the difference. Check out my finds posted a couple of days ago, all in damp and mineralised conditions. I have absolute faith in my 4500, less faith in my abilities!!!!</p><p></p><p>P.S. I ALWAYS use headphones, I used to use a speaker but the day I started using headphones changed my gold detecting life, I have found far more gold with them than without. I hope this helps you on your quest for great gold!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goldfield Joe, post: 643402, member: 3537"] Hi Hamsy, As Wilson has stated above, the 4500 is not losing depth, it's just our ability to discern targets from ground noise and other conditions. I own a 4500 and I cannot speak highly enough of its capability. Admittedly I am in the GT and you are in a different area but we have very highly mineralised soils here. I usually run a 12" Evo with my 4500 and one of the best things I learned was not to be afraid to DIAL IT BACK. In ideal conditions I could run gain of 11 and yes this will increase our ability to hear the target response but I have run a gain of 6 in damp AND mineralised conditions and still found good gold. I think a large part of it comes down to US needing to adjust to the settings we are changing. Just learning to listen differently can make all the difference. Check out my finds posted a couple of days ago, all in damp and mineralised conditions. I have absolute faith in my 4500, less faith in my abilities!!!! P.S. I ALWAYS use headphones, I used to use a speaker but the day I started using headphones changed my gold detecting life, I have found far more gold with them than without. I hope this helps you on your quest for great gold! [/QUOTE]
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