Heres our Nokta Fors Gold Review:- Nokta Fors Gold Metal Detector review for very highly mineralized ground. I chose as a test site an area that I have had limited luck for finding gold nuggets. I have found some here and there, but finds are usually few and far between. The test site is very noisy, contaminated with rubbish, mainly iron left over from loggers and fencing wire from farmers, as well as led bullets and numerous hot rocks. Over grown with vegetation and rocks scattered all over, it is hard to swing a detector at this site. I have used a few top brand metal detectors at the site over the years and have had minimal luck. As the Nokta Fors Gold is new to me, I was not expecting to find much, and thought I might take a while to get to know the machine, this wasnt the case.  The most impressive thing about the Nokta Fors Gold metal detector is the ID Masking feature and the way it completely got rid of the iron noise. After finding a small piece of iron, I was able to use this as a test sample to cancel out the unwanted sounds that heavily contaminated and had previously made detecting difficult in this area. In a different area you may have to adjust the machine again if there is different level of iron around, but this is not much of a problem as it is simple to adjust. Just wave the detector over a sample iron find and adjust again, takes about five seconds. I then tested the Automatic Ground Balance feature, and was able to reduced more of the unwanted noises. This control is great for the beginner and professional alike. The ground balance feature distinguishes ground noise from the things you want to chase. If its ground noise, it will disappear with a couple of waves across. Using these two controls made the work a lot easier and a hell of a lot more fun than using other much more expensive machines. With other machines I spend more time digging holes than looking. I was able to cover a lot more area as I didnt waist a lot of time digging holes. On the first day after about an hour of using the machine I was confident that the Nokta Fors Gold could handle the iron rich ground that I was working. I played around with the controls and found them very straight forward and easy to use. Feeling confident I went straight for some holes that I had been working in previously and found a few bits of very small iron and thought the Nokta was going to perform like other machines, but after adjusting the machine to rule out the small iron bits and checking the signal with a piece of test gold that I carry in my pocket the machine could still register the gold and the iron bits were not registering at all. I continued along the creek bank, checking old holes as I went, there were no problem signals from any other bits of iron. Then in one of the holes I heard a signal that was very close in sound quality to that of my test piece of gold. With the built in pin pointer I was able to easily sift thru half an inch of dirt to find a nice small piece of gold, see picture. Continuing further up the creek, finding heaps of small lead shot, I decided to detect the water in the creek and in a small puddle found another nice piece of gold about a few inches down. The second day wasnt much to talk about, got heaps of signals but only found trash. Tin foil, ring pulls, lead shot and iron although I was very impressed at the depth at which the Nokta was able to find. Previously I had been over this area with my Minelab 4500 and had no gold signals, but heaps of iron and trash signals. with the Nokta Fors Gold i could get rid of the unwanted iron noises with the ID Masking. The Nokta machine is very light and well balanced, no real need for a bungie support cord on this machine. I swung it around for about four hours on each day for 2 days, with no problems. I suffer from arthritis in the hands, and get back and shoulder pain when out and about, comes from getting older, but had no problems with the Nokta Fors Gold. Target depth in this mineralized rocky ground was impressive. After playing with different settings I was able to pick up quite deep signals for small targets, depending on soil type and target type. The controls were quite easy to configure, user friendly. The Ground Balancing on the Nokta Fors Gold was excellent. The best feature I found was the Automatic Ground Balancing. Most of the time after hearing a sound I wasnt sure of, all I had to do was swing back over the noise and if it was ground noise it usually went away with one or two passes. If the noise continued then I would check the value on the screen in the handle to see weather it was worth chasing or digging  for. The automatic ground balance saved me a lot of work by the end of the day. You must remember I have gone over this ground with the Minelab 4500 and mid range Garrett machines before, and there also has been other people using their Minelab 5000 on this site as well. I am not comparing the actual machines but just the operation of the way they work. The Nokta Fors Gold is a very easy machine to use. I was rapped in the vibration mode, it’s not just good for people with hearing problems. There is vibration with or with out sound. As the sound signal changes with different finds i.e. gold vs iron so does the vibration, so you can feel the different values. Night detecting around your camp would be good with this setting. When starting out, use the vibration with sound and the screen on the handle so you can get used to feeling what your detector is finding. Also the vibration mode does not alter your setting values. The lead light in the hand grip which acts like a torch is a great idea, as myself and a lot of other people in Australia like to prospect at night because summer days are too hot. I havent tried this out yet but will review this later. I am very impressed with the Nokta Fors Gold Metal Detector. The ID Masking to rid iron noise and the Auto Ground Balance makes it a superior machine for noisy Australian conditions. Features such as vibration mode, low weight, built in pin pointer, torch LED, user friendliness and depth range for small targets, makes it a high end machine for a low end price. Great value for money. I would not hesitate to recommend the Nokta Fors Gold for gold detecting and relic hunting. At the moment I have not finished testing the unit in Australia, as all experienced prospectors would know, we have so many different ground types. My next review will be using the Nokta Fors Gold on the Australian beaches. Robert Crampton Owner Crampo’s Prospecting Supplies. crampo.r@gmail crampo.au
Posted on: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 07:33:08 +0000
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