Hi Garrett users

[Dang]

Hello all. I,m Dang. I been detecting for a little while and just acquired a ace 250. A friend actually owns it but doesn't really like it because, as she describes it, sounds to much like a Las Vegas casino. I had a Whites idx pro w/bills mods but it was stolen out of my car and I've been using my old Tesoro Toltec 100 till I can afford a new detector. The Toltec is a great machine but she weighs a ton.
So my friend offered me the Ace250 as a sub and I must say what a great little machine she is. At first I also found myself at the "casino" but discovered that if I lowerd the sensitivity to about 4-5 bars it was much more stable. (In some areas I'm able to use 6 bars.)
After reading many of your post concerning the A250 I might just go out and buy one myself. Many, if not all of you Ace 250 users are pretty satisfied with it, right?
Is there actually additional coils for it now? I didn't see any accessories for the a250 except the original coils cover ($14.95) on Garretts Site. But some of you guys mention a sniper coil. Where can I get that?
Anyway I'll post to you guys later, have a nice weekend.

 

[basstrackerman]

i bought the sniper coil thru clevengers at 1-800-999-9147 $64.00 shipped to my door.i get almost as much depth from it as i do the 6.5x9 that it came with. also i hear if you tape the coil cable straight up the lower shaft for the first foot then rap around shaft and plug in so your coil dont detect it. i talked to mary at garrett and she told me that the coil on these new garretts are so sensitive that they actually pic up the copper in the cable. she also said at least make sure the first rap is above the shaft from the coil and keep it tight. im gonna tape mine to the lower shaft and just buy a new shaft for my other coil and do the same with it.after this she said we could set our sensitivity up higher.and find deeper coins. hope this helps!

bill

 

[Dang]

basstrackerman Wrote:
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> i bought the sniper coil thru clevengers at
> 1-800-999-9147 $64.00 shipped to my door.i get
> almost as much depth from it as i do the 6.5x9
> that it came with. also i hear if you tape the
> coil cable straight up the lower shaft for the
> first foot then rap around shaft and plug in so
> your coil dont detect it. i talked to mary at
> garrett and she told me that the coil on these new
> garretts are so sensitive that they actually pic
> up the copper in the cable. she also said at least
> make sure the first rap is above the shaft from
> the coil and keep it tight. im gonna tape mine to
> the lower shaft and just buy a new shaft for my
> other coil and do the same with it.after this she
> said we could set our sensitivity up higher.and
> find deeper coins. hope this helps!
>
> bill

Thanks bill! Strieght up the lower shaft it is then.

 

[Uncle Willy]

Yeah your days will be much brighter.

Bill