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Well, I've been out with the Ace 250 several times in the past two weeks and the more I use it the better I like it.
<span style="background-color:#ffff00;"><STRONG>POSITIVES:</STRONG></span>
- Lightweight (that's an understatement!)
- Super fast response . . you'd be hard pressed to be able to sweep it fast enough to miss a target
- Accurate target ID (even for deeper targets - see below)
- Stingy on batteries (4 AA cells and I'm still 1/2 full)
- Interchangeable coils (non available yet but they can be swapped)
- Easy to adjust; the rocker switches are nice
<span style="background-color:#ffff00;"><STRONG>NEGATIVES:</STRONG></span>
- Pinpoint mode is not quite as deep as the Disc. mode
- Tough to get . . . heck of a demand for them!
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<span style="background-color:#ffff00;"><STRONG>REPORT</STRONG></span>
I've had it to several sites - all of which have been hunted before. In each case targets turned up and for the most part, the target ID and depth indication were dead on. I had a friend of mine out with me on one trip who is a Garrett 2500 users and he was also impressed with the weight, performance and user-friendliness of the unit. He said there would be one under the tree for a relative this holiday.
This afternoon I hit a small site near Charlotte which I and others have hit in the past. There was a house from the 1800's here which had just recently been moved somehwere. I was able to run with the sensitivity at one notch below max with minimal falsing and when I dropped it down one more, it ran dead silent.
Near the sidewalk I got a solid 1c signal at 6 inches indicated. Removing a 6" plug, the target was still in the hole and pulling some dirt out, up popped a 1905 Indian Head. A short distance away I pulled the military cuff button, again with a clear signal. The attached photo shows the two targets. I also found a few other coins including 3 nickels . . . it really likes them!
The one thing I did notice is that when switching to PINPOINT, the signal strength was markedly weaker than in DISC; i.e., a signal you could not miss versus a whisper on the deep targets. If you even catch the edge of the target with the coil when switching to PINPOINT, you will not get a signal but since you know there is something there, move an inch and repeat. The pinpointing was dead one . . . right in front of the cutout in the coil.
All in all, the 250 is one fun detector to swing and it's amazing how much performance and features Garrett has been able to squeeze into that little housing. Having used the 150 a bit as well with similar results, Garrett definitely has a pair of winners for their line-up.
Andy Sabisch
<span style="background-color:#ffff00;"><STRONG>POSITIVES:</STRONG></span>
- Lightweight (that's an understatement!)
- Super fast response . . you'd be hard pressed to be able to sweep it fast enough to miss a target
- Accurate target ID (even for deeper targets - see below)
- Stingy on batteries (4 AA cells and I'm still 1/2 full)
- Interchangeable coils (non available yet but they can be swapped)
- Easy to adjust; the rocker switches are nice
<span style="background-color:#ffff00;"><STRONG>NEGATIVES:</STRONG></span>
- Pinpoint mode is not quite as deep as the Disc. mode
- Tough to get . . . heck of a demand for them!
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<span style="background-color:#ffff00;"><STRONG>REPORT</STRONG></span>
I've had it to several sites - all of which have been hunted before. In each case targets turned up and for the most part, the target ID and depth indication were dead on. I had a friend of mine out with me on one trip who is a Garrett 2500 users and he was also impressed with the weight, performance and user-friendliness of the unit. He said there would be one under the tree for a relative this holiday.
This afternoon I hit a small site near Charlotte which I and others have hit in the past. There was a house from the 1800's here which had just recently been moved somehwere. I was able to run with the sensitivity at one notch below max with minimal falsing and when I dropped it down one more, it ran dead silent.
Near the sidewalk I got a solid 1c signal at 6 inches indicated. Removing a 6" plug, the target was still in the hole and pulling some dirt out, up popped a 1905 Indian Head. A short distance away I pulled the military cuff button, again with a clear signal. The attached photo shows the two targets. I also found a few other coins including 3 nickels . . . it really likes them!
The one thing I did notice is that when switching to PINPOINT, the signal strength was markedly weaker than in DISC; i.e., a signal you could not miss versus a whisper on the deep targets. If you even catch the edge of the target with the coil when switching to PINPOINT, you will not get a signal but since you know there is something there, move an inch and repeat. The pinpointing was dead one . . . right in front of the cutout in the coil.
All in all, the 250 is one fun detector to swing and it's amazing how much performance and features Garrett has been able to squeeze into that little housing. Having used the 150 a bit as well with similar results, Garrett definitely has a pair of winners for their line-up.
Andy Sabisch