Rockpile Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 I'm being told by a buddy of mine that the gpz doesn't like wet ground. Does anyone have any feedback on whether this is true or not? I've yet to swing my gpz over wet ground. Any pointers would be great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted October 20, 2017 Admin Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 Hey Rockpile, I personally have not had any issues on wet ground with the GPZ. Maybe some other could chime in with their experience. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyy Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 (edited) I have not had any issues. Up in Dewey I detected with the ground frozen, which was miserable. But the machine hummed. Ground underneath was muddy. Which makes it a real pain to separate the gold by the way. Now the GPX 5000, I *have* had that issue before. Usually I just switch to a smaller coil size and things get better. Andy Edited October 20, 2017 by andyy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockpile Posted October 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 Thanks for the feedback. I was able to run my machine on wet ground for the first time.. zero issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted October 25, 2017 Admin Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 Hey Rockpile, Was that after using the Ferrite Ground balancing ring? Thanks for the order also. The Ferrite ring does help for sure, especially in moderate to high mineralization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockpile Posted October 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 I haven't received the ferrite ring as of yet. But I can't wait to try it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Furness Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 Hey Rockpile ... If you bought the detector from Rob brand new check the box your charger came in ... I have heard from a couple people that they found theirs shipped in that box. Looks like a giant over-sized washer about 1.5 inches in diameter x about a 1/4 inch thick, painted yellow just in case you have never seen one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Posted October 27, 2017 Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 I’ve had some good luck in wet ground after a rain. I think it’s lucky to hunt when it’s a little wet out. Might help with electrical conductivity in the ground and how our detectors react to metal targets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredm Posted November 5, 2017 Report Share Posted November 5, 2017 if the ground is salt type minerals you will hear the moan...then you will groan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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