No problems, it was just a quick demo I filmed when I first installed the new firmware to give a bit of an idea the depth difference in mild soils once switching to the new ZeroGB mild soil mode.
Its like the QED. If you turn off ground balance then it has similar sensitivity to a gpx5000 Turn ground balance back on and its not even close to a gpx5000. In the goldfields you cant run without ground balance. Me thinks ML must have a patent on their ground balance system that doesn't loose depth like these other detectors. For reference with a 14 inch mono coil laying flat on mineralized ground my gpx can detect my gold ring even when held 750 mm above the coil. The QED in the same test less than 300mm
Yes, the QED was much deeper with ground balance disabled, the Algoforce is also much deeper with GB disabled, in our soils here in New Zealand's gold fields I'm very lucky and can run with GB Disabled looking for gold, the downside is we mostly only have tiny gold so it's lucky I can run with the extra power of zeroGB :) You'd be surprised, the Minelab GPX 5000 also has a way to turn ground balance off, and gets far more depth than than with it's ground balance enabled too, coils and relics timing is one way, there is also a GB that you can manually turn off. The Algoforce can work in very tough ground, high magnetite and black sand very well, it handles severe hot rocks, in this way it's much better than the QED, more sensitive too. Minelab detetctors are loaded with patents though and all other brands have to work around these methods,
Next option ……a magnified anti reflecting glass for the unreadable tiny display that is overcrowded with icons… who needs a display when you have to dig it all.? It is a lot of money I guess…..
The display enables it to be more than just a dig it all machine, so turns it into a true multi purpose PI not just for prospecting and the screens really easy to see, even in bright sunlight.
