Garrett's new 2500 coil....Anybody gotm information on the coil!

[KCK]

Here's a picture....and it's not even listed on the Garrett site. Anyone have this coil on their 2500 or have any information on obtaining one! What's the matter with Garrett?

 

[mtdoramike]

n/t

 

[Terry 2500]

The people at Garrett said I could get one from Kellyco for cheaper so I checked it out. Price is $118.00.

 

[Johnnytuinals]

Seems KellyCo has rasied their Prices on the GRT2500s?
Maybe because of the new coil?JT

 

[John-Edmonton]

I got the opportunity to field test the new 9.5 Imaging coil for the GTI 1500 and GTI 2500 Garrett Metal Detectors a while back. The new coil is a very rugged looking coil, quite different from the previous white round 9.5" Imaging Coil. It has a real nice appeal to it too. The elephant ears matched up nicely to the lower rod and the coil was held firmly in place with slight tightening on the threaded tightening knobs. The coil itself is similar to PROformance Series of RHINO TOUGH epoxy-filled search coils, which is Garrett's latest design. There was no noticeable difference in weight and assembly of the coil to the lower rod was in par with any other Garrett Coil I have purchased.

I managed to get two good relic hunts in the river valley, where I can still dig with ease. I hunted several piles of snow, accumulated from a busy shopping mall parking lot, and two hunts in a sports field where the frozen ground had to be opened up with the straight claws of a framing hammer. The very first observation I noticed, especially in the woods for the relic hunts was "stability, stability and stability". Anyone who has previously hunted with the GTI Series Metal Detectors will attest to the fact that running the machine with a high sensitivity makes the coil so sensitive (and deep) that the slightest hit from a twig, tree or rock sets it off, quite often a bell-tone signal. So, you had the option of lowering the sensitivity to decrease the falsing or you could or just repeat maneuvering the coil over the target to see if there was in fact a repeatable signal. Well, it is a real pleasure to hunt with that GTI 1500 with this new coil. Very little falsing with relic hunting and more precise quick target ID.

The coil was found to be just as sensitive as the older white colored coil, in that it easily picked up small 22 shells and projectiles at 4-5 inches with a good solid signal. Copper pennies were a breeze at 6-7 inches. I didn't find any silver coins, which are hard to get at the best of times, but I did get a couple of small musket balls. Sizing with the new coil was on par with the other stock coil. A dime would either read as a A or B sized object. Pennies, nickels and quarters read as B sized object. Of course, the more centered you were over a target, the more accurate the reading. My test garden showed similarities in depth for most of my buried pennies, dimes and quarters with sensitivity set at 3 - 6 - 12, with the white coil giving a clearer signal on my 8 inch deep large cent then the new one. However, a little scrubbing with the coil seemed to equalize the signal. I always have to factor in some human error as my backyard grass is not as level as it could be so +/- 1/4 inch in accuracy factored in to depth would make the two coils pretty well equal.

In trying to be as objective as possible, there was a situation where I hunted on some very cold days, 15.8 F/-9 C and after a while my machine would continue the oversize signal in audio for no apparent reason. I contacted Garrett about this, immediately returned the search coil as per instructions, and after a coil "autopsy" and many other of the coils tested under freezing temperatures, I was assured that I had a faulty prototype coil, the only one in the batch. So, the problem was identified, researched and found to be an isolated incident.

Over all, I am very pleased with this new coil design. It looks sharp and runs very stable. Using it on the GTI 1500 gives the impression of using a brand new machine. I see on the accessories page on the website that there is a coil cover available for this new coil too!

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[Uncle Willy]

They have been out for a short time. Like John I got one long ago to field test. The coil is a lot tougher than the old design, a little more sensitive, very stable, depth only slightly better than the old coil.

Bill

 

[JW]

That all dealers are supposed to use per Garrett.

 

[Johnnytuinals]

So they add a new coil and jack the price up?
Funny the list price has not changed on the Garretts website.JT

 

[NM5K]

I think Garrett probably had an across the board
increase on most all items. IE: the ace 250 has
increased $12.50. And this increase took effect at
all dealers that I've seen so far, so it does seem
as they all use the same price. The list price may be
the same, but I bet the price the dealers pay has
increased none the less. They are just passing it on.
I don't think it has to do with extra coils.
I see an increase on most all garrett items. I think
the ace coils went up a bit too, but I'd have to
check an old ad to make sure.
MK

 

[Uncle Willy]

Yeah inflation hits us all.

Bill

 

[Johnnytuinals]

I still have seen a few GTI2500 with the new coils at the old price on ebay....
So everyone says 20% discount detectors.$161 is much less then the 20%...I am just waiting to see what Whites will put out in the spring.....jt