fixed ground balance questions

[hatpin]

I have a Vaquero with manual GB. Sometimes I get false signaling in discriminate, and when I switch it to all metal the ground is "nulled" , I think that is the proper terminology . I balance it in neutral but the mineralization changes . There are times I hit all metal and listen for the null signal just to make sure its not to far negative.

So heres the question. Will a fixed GB machine like a silver Umax , give false readings in areas where it is to far negative? I can adjust the Vaquero back to neutral but not the Silver. Is a machine like the Silver set more positive to prevent falsing ?

I live in Northern missouri where the soil is not heavily mineralized but it does change quickly in areas.

A couple of friends want to get into detecting and I would like to get a silver myself.

 

[Rainyday101]

My ground is mild and I own a Silver. I don't know for sure if it is set slightly positive or not, but assume it is and I get no falsing. I do get partially discriminated pops and clicks in a trashy area. When I use the Tiger or Tejon from one spot to another 30 miles away I get very little if any variance in ground balance. I very rarely have to adjust either and when I do it is only a fine amount. For me in my ground the Silver has been a money maker. In fact I think Tesoro should change the name from Silver uMax to Money Maker! The Silver is very effective with excellent disc. up to it's depth limit which I find to about 7" in my soil. Maybe a decent whisper if the soil was moist and conditions were right at 8", maybe. There are deeper detectors no doubt, but within it's depth range it is a great detector. I would love to try a Deleon or Cibola someday also, but quite frankly don't see that happening any time soon because I have been focusing on water hunting with the Tiger. In opinion the Tiger is like a Silver on steroids with a ground balance.

If your soil conditions permit, the Silver in my opinion would be a great budget minded detector for someone starting. I can't comment on any of the competitors with displays in that price range because I have not used them. I however do believe that beep and dig has a lot merits for teaching somebody who is new. It focuses them on the importance of audio responses. Just my opinion, right or wrong.

 

[Walknstik]

My opinion is that fixed ground balance units are set at the factory to perform in the various soils it may encounter around the globe. Like Hatpin I like to run my ground balance neutral or a bit positive with a manual unit and here my ground is mild but it does change just a small bit from site to site. We are hearing that ground balance change because we are adjusting our ground balance neutral. A fixed ground balance unit would have no problem performing here.