Ground balancing a metal detector can get a bit confusing and overwhelming so Metal-detectors.co.za has put together some information to make it a little easier for you to understand. A metal detector that is correctly ground balanced for you will allow the metal detector to perform much better and will give you a deeper and accurate target identity of what is lying under the surface.

 Ground balancing is there to help you cancel out all the other mineralization’s that your metal detector will come across and allowing the metal detector to only read any new targets and not the ground and the target. When you ground balance a metal detector what you are hoping to do is find the proper balance between the effects of the ground.

A positive ground balance setting can cause the minimization to produce a response just like a good target if set too high. Especially if your sensitivity is set to high along with it. If this happens you can potentially miss good targets being masked by the metal detector seeing only the mineralization and not the good targets that you are looking for.

A negative ground balance setting can cause the metal detector to not see the ground minimization and or any new targets. Your metal detector will run more quietly but you will experience a noticeable loss of depth on your metal detector.  Neither of which is good.

A good balance between a negative setting and a positive setting is a must to active maximum depth and good target id for your metal detector.  Generally, fixed ground balance machines are slightly positive on the ground balance so it will work well in more conditions and soil types. Being a tiny bit positive on the detectors ground balance helps the machine run a bit smoother as well.

Soils in different areas contain varying levels of metallic minerals which can affect metal detection depth. That means that if you don’t know the composition of the ground that you are searching, you could be missing valuable treasures. One way to minimize the effects that ground minerals cause is by using ground balancing, as it allows your metal detector to limit signals from ground minerals from under the ground.

Ground balance is important because it is very possible that in areas where ground mineralization is concentrated, you may get signals that tell you there is a target when there really is no treasures underneath the ground at all. The feedback from mineralization can also hide good treasures from you, and negatively affect depth detection. A ground balance setting on your metal detector will help minimize the loss of depth and the false signals.

There are three different ground balancing technologies:

Manual Ground Balance – This allows you to adjust the ground balance to minimize the amount of ground signal that is being heard with your metal detector when operating it.

Automatic Ground Balance – Your metal detector will automatically do the ground balance setting automatically it will set it all up for you. This type is much more accurate than manually setting ground balance and it is much quicker and easier for the user to use this setting available.

Tracking Ground Balance – Your metal detector will continuously adjust the ground balance setting while you are busy detecting.

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