question for Golden users

[OzarksMike]

I bought a used Golden and am trying to learn it. I can't seem to get a smooth threshold sound from it. It wants to warble all the time. The lower the threshold the faster it warbles, almost a staccato sound. If I turn it up it doesn't warble as much but then it seems too loud. Is this normal? It's a bit annoying.

 

[Tinfoil]

Cranked all the way. Is there a lot of elect. interfearance around you. If so just back the Sen. off some. Also swap out coils and see if it is still doing it. HH : : Jerry aka Tinfoil

 

[diggernash]

My golden's threshold might as well be glued in the pegged out position. I rarely move it. It will calm the machine down a little bit in a high interference situation, but I like the way solid targets sound off with the threshold cranked!

Sensitivity is a different matter, I play with it quite a bit, more trash = less sensitivity. You'd be surprised how often I am down in the 3-5 sensitivity range. Of course when I get my hands on a 5.75 coil, I hope to be able to up the sensitivity again. (Again... since I managed to disappear my 4" hockey puck)

Jarrett

 

[OzarksMike]

Sensitivity is around 3. No electrical interference. I don't have another coil to try. I thought maybe it was the phones since it seems to sound erratic in discriminate so swapped them out with no effect. Maybe I should send it in and have it checked out?

 

[rmptr]

Mike, maybe you should try that GB test Dahut posted...

If there is a significant change, positive or negative, maybe you would be willing to try the preset GB adjustment that Skiwhiz has posted?

LoL Lost hockey puck!
It's always the little ones that cause problems!

HH
rmptr

 

[OzarksMike]

Problem solved! Thanks for the advice guys. Tinfoil, you were right about the elec. interference. I fogot about the buried powerline from my house to my garage. Duh!! I went to a nearby park and everything worked just fine. Thanks again!

 

[diggernash]

Glad it turned out to be something simple. BTW, I'm sure most have experienced this, but high voltage electric fences will drive a detector nuts. I've had several times that it was almost impossible to hunt near farmhouses that had electric fence controllers in the barn. The pulsing is maddening...lol.

 

[rmptr]

Hey! Good deal!

...underground electrical!

LoL Hot fences and MD'ing...
I got a beer drinkin' friend that learned why he shouldn't step over to the side and water the fence line! Dummy.

rmptr