A question please

[Old Katz]

With all the talk about the Ace 350 and the AT-Pro I almost hear NOTHING about the
Infinium. I was giving Garrett's book, Treasure Caches can be found and saw that Garrett was using
an Infinium as well as an older thirty year old detector, The Master Hunter.

I got a copy of Garretts DVD that has the Infinium on it and it sounded to good to be true! Using 96 frequencies
and good on the land as well as in the water, I got to wondering why I don't see more activity on the board? It sounds a lot like
the MineLab!

Question: Why don't I see more about this machine? Is the learning curve too high? It didn't seem so when
I watched the DVD. Are there issues with the machine that gets it returned for repairs?

I would think this machine would be a great gold nugget machine like the MindLab and equally as good for hunting
around old ghost towns for coins etc.

Please give me your input.

Thanks

Kats

 

[Bugar In. USA]

There's a Infinium Forum classroom on finds

 

[Old Katz]

Found it, thanks but if anyone here has anything to chip in I appreciate hearing
what they have to say about the machine.
Katz

 

[John-Edmonton]

The Infinium is an excellent detector, especially when hunting in the right places such as hunted out area, high mineralized areas and searches for deep relics and jewellery. Below is my typical response to it:

http://www.findmall.com/list.php?62

"The Infinium does have some discrimination characteristics. It's not like an accumulative type or notch found on VLF type detectors. In fact, the Infinium is entirely different then any other type of detector. What the Infinium can do as far as discrimination is concerned, is give a tone HIGH-LOW for iron, aluminum and gold. It also gives off a LOW-HIGH signal for silver, copper and again iron. So iron and other junk is always the wild card in both types of signals, as it is a Pulse Induction type of detector. However, the Infinium also comes with an iron check, which again helps with getting a better probability of what type (iron or not?) target it is. Now the Infinium has a bit of a learning curve, and if you are new to metal detecting and lack basic theory on how the machines operate, don't buy one. It will be a lesson in frustration for you.

Now having said that, other little techniques are on your learning curve to be discovered. For instance, the smoothness/roughness of the tone gives a hint as to whether it is an iron rusted target or not. The "Sustain" length of time that the Infinium gives after reading a target gives you a hint as to its size. The Infinium gives a double bleep on bobby pins and wire. So......if you only want to dig gold, only dig the HIGH-LOW signals. That removes a lot of signals that you can leave in the ground. Also, use the iron check, which even cuts out more targets. If you want to dig mostly coins, including old deep silver, dig only the LOW-HIGH signals. Again....use the iron check.

Is the Infinium the holy grail of detectors? No it isn't. It's a PI and loves iron, like all PI's. Iron can not be discriminated out like a VLF detector. But it goes DEEP! It must be ground balanced and a proper frequency must be picked for maxamum performance. I have pulled rings out at over 14 inches with a nice strong signal. It is one of (if not the) deepest machines available. It was designed to get gold in some of the highest mineralized soils in the world. It works in all salt water/beach environments and is water proof too.

Is it a good coin shooter? Perhaps, but only in areas where there are few targets. It's not practical for park environments, as it picks up all metals, even those that your VLF will miss. I have had some success using it in the woods, digging only the LOW-HIGH signals. It should also perform well at relic hunting too.

Where it worked best for me was in hunted out beaches where most of the targets had been removed. The best beach hunters dig ALL targets. The Infinium isn't for everyone, and is not a do it all detector. But if you give it the time it deserves to learn it properly, and use it in its proper environment, it is a killer. I have my best gold ring year ever in 15 years using this machine."

 

[metalhead]

Oh yeah! That Infinium is an incredible creation! I've had mine since it came out and haven't had any problems with it. It's great for nugget shooting in areas known for bigger deeper nuggets. It ignores hot rocks and works like a charm in high mineralization. It's also great for salt water beach hunting in the wet sand and surf/wading.
As far as ghost towning and such, if there's a high amount of iron junk it'll drive ya nuts. Infinium has iron disc(or reverse disc actually). You here all the iron and have to check every target, so it can be some slow goin' in such areas.
Inner city park hunting? Forget it. Man, you'd have to have nerves of steel and the patience of a saint to cope with all the trash targets and such. Some guys do it, though. More power to 'em.
A lot o'guys use the Infinium for relic hunting, but if the area is loaded with iron trash and junk
I love my Infinium and have found plenty of gold nuggets with it in gold country and plenty of gold jewelry with it on the beach.
Best of luck to ya!(I think you should just get the AT Pro) Happy Hunting!

 

[ivanll]

The Infinium LS is Garrett's best Pulse Induction detector with ground balancing ability.

ivanll