The 56Khz Makro Gold Racer. This 56Khz detector is designed to ...

The 56Khz Makro Gold Racer.

This 56Khz detector is designed to find the smallest item from the ground such as

Gold flakes, Gold nuggets, Micro Jewelry such as gold ear studs and even sewing

needle at 6 inches in a air test (as an indication of size) that other normal sub 56Khz

detectors may not be able to find and is one of the most sensitive machines I have

ever used to date..

Please note that this is not a coin or relic detector It is designed to detect very small

gold nuggets – for example under 1 gram. and is a detector that a typical gold

prospector or a micro jewelry hunter would use. It can find coins and items which I

have found such as a small silver hammered but is not primarily designed for this. I

will be reviewing this over the coming months and reporting on its progress .and its

finds.

My first impression of the Makro Gold Racer was a completely new redesigned LCD

display layout, with audio boost, tone break control, iSAT and iMask control. It has a

nice touch added by way of a golden shaft and a gold ringed camlock. First

appearances look impressive. All user settings can now be saved unlike on the

Standard Makro Racer.

The Makro Gold Racer looks like a copy of the Makro Racer at first glance but its not

just a Racer running at a higher frequency, it’s a detector designed to customers

needs and all comments and improvements from previous Racer users taken on

board to create an improved detector called the Makro Gold Racer., The vibration

facility has now been omitted so is not really suitable for those who have no hearing

at all and wish to partake in the hobby.

The Gold Racer is a nice lightweight detector weighing just 3 pounds with the

standard coil, whilst other detectors on the market can look heavy and awkward.

The handle has been redesigned and after using it for several hours, there is no arm

ache like I had with the first Makro racer that I reviewed.

The arm strap and cup is nice and wide and I find that I can slip my arm in with a

thick camouflage jacket without any problem.

As for the VDI display all metal functions are on the left, and discrimination functions

are on the right. I think the new display with its nice big numerical read out on the

middle of the screen is more intuitive and better accommodates the extra functions

implemented on the Gold Racer. There are some extra features such as the Audio

Boost and Audio Tone that are not shown on the display panel but are activated by

pressing certain keys and the trigger, and a reminder of these functions are displayed

on the battery cover underneath the detector.

Now custom user settings can be saved on the Gold Racer so you are ready to go

unlike the standard Racer where settings were lost when the detector was switched

off. Setting back to Factory default is also easy to by pressing the corresponding

buttons as shown in the handbook

Easy to use single menu design

3 Search Modes: All Metal, DISC.1, DISC.2

Sensitivity

Adjusts the depth of the

device.

Threshold and iSAT

Intelligent self-adjusting

threshold control allows

for a smooth and noise-

free threshold sound in

challenging terrains by

avoiding disruption of

the threshold in the all

metal mode caused by

high mineralization.

FD / Save

Easily saves your

settings or restores

factory defaults.

Extra features at the

push of a button:

Audio Boost, Audio

Tone, Frequency Shift,

LED Flashlight

Magnetic Mineralization Indicator

Shows mineralization intensity of the ground

Digital Target ID and

ID Filtering

iMask

Eliminates false signals

caused by ground noise

or hot rocks when

searching in

discrimination modes.

Tone Break

Adjusts the break points

of the target response

tones on the Target ID

range.

Ext. Battery Life

Offers 25-30 hours

continuous operation.

Ground Balance with

3 Options:

Automatic, Manual,

Tracking.

Whilst the Makro Racer is a 14Khz machine the Makro Racer Gold is a 56Khz machine

and is capable of picking up the smallest item and is in fact very sensitive on small

items.

The coils are both different. The coils can only be used on the Racers they were

supplied with, as the frequency settings are different and are not interchangeable

between detectors. The Makro racer has black coils and the Makro Gold Racer has

white coils. The two Makro Gold Racer coils, the small 5” and the medium 10" x 5.5"

would be good for stubble as it would hover over the stubble instead of getting

caught in it due to their flat bases and it being a closed elliptical coil.. Makro has

listened to its customers as they have improved the coil lugs by making them thicker

and stronger and are more resistant to breakages and the coil bolts are a vast

improvement over the first Makro Racer design.

There are 4 dedicated search coils for the Gold Racer all encased in white.

The GR26 DD Search Coil 26 cm x 14 cm (10" x 5.5") is Ideal for use on uneven ground. It is sensitive to smaller targets and provides convenient use in High ironThe and narrow areas.

The GR13 DD Search Coil 13 cm (5’’) is More senti-tive to smaller and shallow metals, it also provides convenient use in heavy trash areas.

The Large GR40 DD Search Coil 40 cm x 33.5 cm (15.5'' x 13'') (Optional extra) is a waterproof search coil which provides more depth and offers greater coverage enabling you to find targets faster.

The GR26C Concentric Search Coil 26 cm x 14 cm (10" x 5.5") (Optional extra) is useful for areas that are low in mineralization, it may be more sensitive to small gold nuggets and may provide more depth compared to DD search coils. It also provides a cleaner target response and better discrimination on shallow targets. However, it gets more affected by the ground compared to DD search coils in highly mineralized areas.

Ground balance can be carried out in three different ways on the Gold Racer They

are Automatic, Manual and Tracking. However the automatic ground balancing is

simple. Find a spot where there is no metal by first using the all metal mode and

push the ground balance trigger forward (GROUND BALANCE value and “Pump Coil”

warning message will be shown on the display and start pumping the search coil up

and down from about 6''- 8'' above the ground down to around 1'' off the ground

with smooth movements and keeping it parallel to the ground.

Continue pumping until a beep, indicating the completion of ground balance, is

heard. Based on ground conditions, it usually takes about 2-4 pumps for the ground

balance to be completed. Once the ground balance is completed the ground balance

value is shown on the display. The device continues to ground balance and produce a

beep sound as long as you keep the trigger pushed forward and pump the coil. In

order to ensure that the ground balance is accurate, ground balance at least 2-3

times and check the ground balance values on the display are not higher than 1-2

numbers for an accurate Ground balance its as simple as that.

The manual and tracking Ground Balance is slightly more involved so wont go into it

here as the Auto Ground balance is all I have needed during testing.

The ISAT mode works really well and keeps the threshold from waving and that is all

that is needed when searching for the smaller items. The Thresholds on some

detectors can be unstable or outright erratic but this is the smoothest I have ever

encountered and is a pleasure to use.

The VDU menu system is so simple to navigate I like the way i can simply jump

from all-metal mode to Disc mode one or two at a press of a button and it is

really well thought out. This way you can gather maximum information in

minimum time

It's a rapid machine and probably the most stable I've used in all metal mode

with minimum false signals..

There is a big difference between Disc mode 1 and disc mode 2 with Disc

Mode 2 being the deepest mode. For example if the ground seems very

unstable in Disc mode two then just by switching to Disc mode 1 calms the

machine down, make it run less unstable.

I found it didn't go wild around the power lines or electric fences that were

nearby at times so it seems to work well with EMI.. It did OK near the ones I

was detecting around but if any issues do arise, the frequency shift solved the

problem for me, but of course it depends various conditions at the site you are

on.

As with the Maker Racer deeper items tend to give no ID, but if the audio

seems good then dig, with the stock coil you won't have to dig too deep.

My Overall Verdict

The Makro Gold Racer is a very stable machine both in its discrimination and in

the all metal mode.

It's one of the most sensitive machines I have used and would love the chance

to get on some goldfields around the globe to nugget hunt and to use it to its

full potential.- I have some nuggets and paydirt being shipped over from the

USA and will report on its gold seeking performance soon

As a test this small item of gold was air detected at Four inches in all metal

mode. Are other detectors able to do that? This shows the sensitivity of the

56Khz Racer Gold.

A james 1st Thistle crown half groat silver hammered coin found on muddy

ploughed land

I am looking forward to Makros future machines as I said earlier, they listen to

their customers and strive to iron out and rectify any problems and their

customer service is second to none. The Makro Gold Racer has a great deal of

useful features and Makro are really showing their versatility with the

machines they are producing now and their technology is getting better with

each machine

The company can only get larger and stronger in time with their strong

customer base and their ability to access and take note of the feedback from

their customers.