Ground Balancing the 3030
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Briman05
Elite Member
From my understanding you shouldn't enable auto gb
Jason in Enid
Elite Member
I have never needed to enable the GB function.
Jason in Enid
Elite Member
Please don't refer to it as "auto gb", that only confuses the situation. The GB feature is either turned on or turned off.
Silverfishin
Elite Member
3030
Every once in awhile I will turn it on and then ground balance the detector, then turn it off. But that is in the dirt. On the beach you will want to do it more often.
Every once in awhile I will turn it on and then ground balance the detector, then turn it off. But that is in the dirt. On the beach you will want to do it more often.
Most applications running auto GB-- meaning manual GB not engaged will suffice and provide good to maximum performance.
And when one engages manual GB and then follows the prompts by bobbing coil etc--- and then disengage manual GB, you have wasted your time.
As soon as you disengage manual GB and sweep your coil--- your detector is tracking the ground.
And when one engages manual GB and then follows the prompts by bobbing coil etc--- and then disengage manual GB, you have wasted your time.
As soon as you disengage manual GB and sweep your coil--- your detector is tracking the ground.
mrwilburino
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On rare occasions I will hit a pretty bad patch of soil; usually fill dirt from some old industrial site. If the sensitivity is running at single digits in auto+3...... and the sensitivity number is staying pretty consistent..... then I will check the "enable GB" box, pump the coil, and perform an auto (it's not really manual) ground balance. 99% of the time however, I leave the GB box un-checked and let the CTX's ground tracking work its magic.
