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GARRETT infinum ls
- Thread starter goldman76
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Black Davy
New member
Goldman 76,
I guess it really depends on its use. It is a very good water and beach unit, it is a good gold unit, it is a good relic unit. It is not a detector that you bring into a heavy trash area. It has good discrimination qualitys based on its hi-lo and lo-high tones, it also gives tone idications for bobbie pins that give double beeps and other items that give more prolonged tones. As with many units there is a learning curve and this is such a unit, but those who have taken the time to learn this unit will tell you how much they like it, I am one of those people. The Garrett Infinium forum has lots of posts and tips for anyone looking for more info on this unit.
I guess it really depends on its use. It is a very good water and beach unit, it is a good gold unit, it is a good relic unit. It is not a detector that you bring into a heavy trash area. It has good discrimination qualitys based on its hi-lo and lo-high tones, it also gives tone idications for bobbie pins that give double beeps and other items that give more prolonged tones. As with many units there is a learning curve and this is such a unit, but those who have taken the time to learn this unit will tell you how much they like it, I am one of those people. The Garrett Infinium forum has lots of posts and tips for anyone looking for more info on this unit.
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."
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http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b330/John-Edmonton/GARRETTRINGS2.jpg
All rings above found with all Garrett Metal Detectors, including Infinium, which found all the gold ones.
Click below and wait for it to download:
http://www.photoshow.com/watch/ZT8SI9HY
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."
<center>
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b330/John-Edmonton/GARRETTRINGS2.jpg
All rings above found with all Garrett Metal Detectors, including Infinium, which found all the gold ones.
Click below and wait for it to download:
http://www.photoshow.com/watch/ZT8SI9HY
Uncle Willy
New member
John and Davy pretty well laid it out. The Infinium is a breed all its own and is a real deep seeker. It's basically like hunting with a VLF in all metal all the time and you basically dig everything. It will get way down there where other detectors fear to tread.
Bill
Bill