I keep reading mixed messages so wanted to see if it could be cleared up a bit for me. I have been thinking about the infinium and will be using it on the Florida east coast so no terrible black sand that I have seen. My main concern is the noise in the surf while waves are passing over the coil. I will more than likely hunt in no more than chest deep water. I had a Sea Hunter MKII and it drove me crazy in the surf. I would like another PI as any increase in depth detection is a good thing. I am just hesitant at this point and might also consider the Excal if there is alot of falsing caused by waves. Thanks for any help.
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Infinium in the surf
- Thread starter Swills
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The falsing is more severe in some ares due to the concentration of salt/minerals in the water even with no black sand.
The Infinium can be adjusted to tone down the falsing, but I have'nt been able to eliminate it altogether.
After a while I got so used to the falsing that I felt as though the machine was "talking" to me, promising fine targets ahead and surprisingly, I have found more than my share with the Infinium.
I switched over to a Whites Dual Field last year, because I finally got tired of the constant signals and necessary tweeking of the Infinium.
It is still my reserve water detector, but only will get used when I can't find anything else with my other machines or when one of them is broken,
CJ
The Infinium can be adjusted to tone down the falsing, but I have'nt been able to eliminate it altogether.
After a while I got so used to the falsing that I felt as though the machine was "talking" to me, promising fine targets ahead and surprisingly, I have found more than my share with the Infinium.
I switched over to a Whites Dual Field last year, because I finally got tired of the constant signals and necessary tweeking of the Infinium.
It is still my reserve water detector, but only will get used when I can't find anything else with my other machines or when one of them is broken,
CJ
bearkat4160
New member
Infinium is deeper than the Excal....had both.
Swills,
The Infinium MAY make some noise as the waves roll by...it all depends on how you tune it. The thing about the Infinium is, it does not have salt water balanced out. You have to ground balance the unit AND adjust the discrimination knob ( which I believe adjusts the pulse delay) as well as the threshold to have it run smooth. The cool thing is, you can run it hot and have it false/chatter and it will be very sensitive to gold jewelry...and you can distinguish the falsing from an actual target.
I have found when hunting at the salt water beaches here in NJ, that running hot makes the unit a tad unstable, yet targets are clearly indentified over falses due to the repeatable hi/lo or lo/hi sound when sweeping over the target as well as it being louder. False signals as well as chatter are very faint beeps and blips and DO NOT repeat when sweeping in different directions. If you are in the water, you have to sweep slowly and sometimes wait for the unit to settle down.
The unit is not for everyone, but if you learn it, it's one heck of a beach unit.
There are only 3 problems I have with the Infinium:
1) The headphone connector..boy do I wish it was sturdier and Garrett made a heavy duty adapter so one can use other headphones.
2) You have to buy a straight shaft...the stock configuration is brutal
3) For beach use, the stock coil is no where near as good as the 10x14 mono...so you gotta get that coil !
But for performance, it's one of the BEST PI's out there in my opinion.
JC
The Infinium MAY make some noise as the waves roll by...it all depends on how you tune it. The thing about the Infinium is, it does not have salt water balanced out. You have to ground balance the unit AND adjust the discrimination knob ( which I believe adjusts the pulse delay) as well as the threshold to have it run smooth. The cool thing is, you can run it hot and have it false/chatter and it will be very sensitive to gold jewelry...and you can distinguish the falsing from an actual target.
I have found when hunting at the salt water beaches here in NJ, that running hot makes the unit a tad unstable, yet targets are clearly indentified over falses due to the repeatable hi/lo or lo/hi sound when sweeping over the target as well as it being louder. False signals as well as chatter are very faint beeps and blips and DO NOT repeat when sweeping in different directions. If you are in the water, you have to sweep slowly and sometimes wait for the unit to settle down.
The unit is not for everyone, but if you learn it, it's one heck of a beach unit.
There are only 3 problems I have with the Infinium:
1) The headphone connector..boy do I wish it was sturdier and Garrett made a heavy duty adapter so one can use other headphones.
2) You have to buy a straight shaft...the stock configuration is brutal
3) For beach use, the stock coil is no where near as good as the 10x14 mono...so you gotta get that coil !
But for performance, it's one of the BEST PI's out there in my opinion.
JC
diggindirt
New member
therover said:
100% I have mine running pretty quiet but it does take time to adjust it that way. I also find the 10x14 mono to be my first choice coil on it (I also still use the 8" mono).The Infinium is wicked in an experienced hunters hands!!! I almost always find small deep targets in pounded areas!
Infiniumexplorer Excalibur
New member
Swills said:
The Infinium reacts as salt water rises and drops. Turning the discrimination up helps, but the deeper you go the noisier it gets. If the salt water is absolutely calm, there's no noise at all, or with fresh water. The waterproof headphones are waaaay too short, don't say I didn't warn you...
The Sea Hunter MKII is supposed to be tuned for sea detecting, why/how did it drive you crazy?
Fishers Ghost
New member
The Infinium is great once you get used to it. Not sure why the Mk 2 gave you trouble, it is normally pretty stable in the waves. If you don't want to have to mess around setting it up then there is no going past the Excal or even a tesoro Sand Shark (not sure if they still make those) The Whites Dule Field is excellent goes deep and will not bother you much with falsing in the waves.
Fishers Ghost.
Fishers Ghost.