Ground Balancing the V3i and VX3
Spectra's automatic ground balance system has a fast-track mode that attempts to balance the system to soil conditions within 20 seconds of turn-on. If you do not begin searching within 20 seconds or the ground is unusually trashy, the detector may not fast-track correctly and you may want to do a manual ground balance:
Believe me you need to do a manual Ground Balance. Some people say that V3i will track to the ground in 15 seconds by itself. If the ground balance is far enough from the ground this may not happen. The more highly mineralized the ground matrix, the more important a good manual GB becomes. Besides a manual ground balance only takes seconds,
Spectra's automatic ground balance system has a fast-track mode that attempts to balance the system to soil conditions within 20 seconds of turn-on. If you do not begin searching within 20 seconds or the ground is unusually trashy, the detector may not fast-track correctly and you may want to do a manual ground balance:
Believe me you need to do a manual Ground Balance. Some people say that V3i will track to the ground in 15 seconds by itself. If the ground balance is far enough from the ground this may not happen. The more highly mineralized the ground matrix, the more important a good manual GB becomes. Besides a manual ground balance only takes seconds,