bing! (L.A.)
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I dont know if this is the right way to tune the GQ SS v1.0, but it seems to be working real well since I chanced upon this procedure. I live in SoCal BTW.
If your GQ is too noisy on the swing, try this little trick.
First, ofcourse, speed up the SAT 1/16th to 1/8 turn at a time. If you max out the SAT, then start bringing up the REJECT (DELAY knob). This is where the technique begins. There was no way to tell how much REJECT to add since there are no detents or marks on the unit. I used to just randomly twist the knob by 1/8 turn to quiet things down. I really felt that this was not a good way to do things. As we all know, more REJECT is less sensitivity on small gold. We dont want too much.
A few weeks ago, I noticed that you as you bring up the DELAY, you'll get a BANG of audio. When you stop moving the knob just enough to get that BANG, the unit will quiet down enough to allow you to back off the SAT by 1/8th to 1/4th turn. Finessing the DELAY knob is the key. Adding enough REJECT to get that BANG allows one to start detecting again without the "Whum...Whummmm" sound when you swing. If it is still noisy, repeat the procedure.
Since discovering this little trick, I have been able to run my GQ SS v1.0 reliably in Socal black sand beaches. It has been smooth enough to allow me to listen for really faint signals and hunt faster than I used to. Furthermore, the threshold has changed from coming in and out with a swing, to a stuttering background (which I like).
This procedure allows one to have a benchmark in setting the delay with the added confidence of not adding too much. After 2 to 3 ajdustments of the DELAY knob in one hunt, I checked and saw that the knob was still less then 1/8 turn from MIN.
According to Eric Foster, the sensitivity of the DELAY knob is non-linear (correct me if I'm wrong). So the first 1/8 turn will have very little effect on the DELAY (not as much as when it is half way) and shouldnt affect out ability to find small gold.
There seems to be some drift to the actual DELAY relative to the knob. A little tweak every now and then is necessary due to changing conditions of water and iron in the sand. Remember to back off the SAT from MAX after retuning the DELAY. This gives you some leeway to retune the unit without having to unnecessarily touch the DELAY.
I hope this helps some of you. Seems to work for me and it took me 2 years of owning and using this unit to get really comfortable with it.
bing
If your GQ is too noisy on the swing, try this little trick.
First, ofcourse, speed up the SAT 1/16th to 1/8 turn at a time. If you max out the SAT, then start bringing up the REJECT (DELAY knob). This is where the technique begins. There was no way to tell how much REJECT to add since there are no detents or marks on the unit. I used to just randomly twist the knob by 1/8 turn to quiet things down. I really felt that this was not a good way to do things. As we all know, more REJECT is less sensitivity on small gold. We dont want too much.
A few weeks ago, I noticed that you as you bring up the DELAY, you'll get a BANG of audio. When you stop moving the knob just enough to get that BANG, the unit will quiet down enough to allow you to back off the SAT by 1/8th to 1/4th turn. Finessing the DELAY knob is the key. Adding enough REJECT to get that BANG allows one to start detecting again without the "Whum...Whummmm" sound when you swing. If it is still noisy, repeat the procedure.
Since discovering this little trick, I have been able to run my GQ SS v1.0 reliably in Socal black sand beaches. It has been smooth enough to allow me to listen for really faint signals and hunt faster than I used to. Furthermore, the threshold has changed from coming in and out with a swing, to a stuttering background (which I like).
This procedure allows one to have a benchmark in setting the delay with the added confidence of not adding too much. After 2 to 3 ajdustments of the DELAY knob in one hunt, I checked and saw that the knob was still less then 1/8 turn from MIN.
According to Eric Foster, the sensitivity of the DELAY knob is non-linear (correct me if I'm wrong). So the first 1/8 turn will have very little effect on the DELAY (not as much as when it is half way) and shouldnt affect out ability to find small gold.
There seems to be some drift to the actual DELAY relative to the knob. A little tweak every now and then is necessary due to changing conditions of water and iron in the sand. Remember to back off the SAT from MAX after retuning the DELAY. This gives you some leeway to retune the unit without having to unnecessarily touch the DELAY.
I hope this helps some of you. Seems to work for me and it took me 2 years of owning and using this unit to get really comfortable with it.
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