John,
I've only had it a short while. I actually bought it from a buddy of mine that I talked into purchasing it. He used it once and didn't have time so I took it off his hands, for a good price. It was bought new just a year ago. I was going to sell it but decided to keep it. I actually had on the classifieds here before. The one time I had it out it was acting up...volume would waver high, low etc. and it was real scratchy hunting especially when I hit a target, not the nice crisp ping sound Garretts are known for. I reset it and it worked fine. I went out and got the 10x14 coil for it. When I went out to try the new coil out, same thing happened but the problem wouldn't go away. Tried both coils same out come. So, I figured since it's winter I better get it fixed for Spring. I still have my EX II to detect with, which I'm glad since winter has been real mild so far. Thanks for the info. I'll let you know how it performs when I get it back.
HH Big Al (NJ) asckhilla@comcast.net