Came across these notes I made when field testing the prototype for the 1350 that I forwarded to Garrett...

[Uncle Willy]

This is what a field tester gets to play with and change before you get it. These were some of my notes:..

(1) Screeching, chirping, signal has to go as it would drive you nuts fast. Sounds like a Road Runner getting its throat cut.

(2) When scanning you get a combination of signals, chirp - beep - belltone.

(3) Belltone isn't listed on the display but is present during profiling and sounds off intermittenly with beep and chirp - or constantly if you whip the coil rapidly over the target - and when you do this the profiling ceases to display.

(4) Sizing function is erratic and far from accurate.

(5) A set 14-inch scanning area for sizing might be a little tight when you consider and take into account the diameter of the stock coil, and especially a large coil.

(6) Within the 14 inch profiling area you get varying signals from chirp to belltone and the sizing is not all that accurate.

(7) A cent results in a straight beep signal and gives the most consistent and accurate profile reading.




I've got a few more but can't find them right now.

Bill

 

[John-Edmonton]

Good assessment skills with some great recommendations.....

 

[Uncle Willy]

Just dumb luck. That proto was a wild one. How's your weather up there?

Bill

 

[JASONSPAZ1]

So when will you be testing a proto of a new Garrett detector? I know you cant speak of it even if you where.
I am holding off buying a GTI 2500, since i have a gut feeling Garrett will be coming out with a new version of the 2500 that is much lighter.

Thanks
Jasonspaz1

 

[Uncle Willy]

Garrett is really tight lipped about new ones. I get a hint sometimes but never know for sure until the phone rings. With the mind boggling success of the 250 I don't look for anything real soon - maybe a tweaked version of the 2500 which is a tweaked version of the 2000 I tested ten years ago.

Bill

 

[willy]

Give the GTI 2500 the ability to 'profile', like the GTP, using the non-imaging coils. ..Willy.

 

[John-Edmonton]

n/t