A forum set up so that Garrett Infinium users, or prospective users, can receive/share information about this advanced Pulse Induction metal detector.http://www.findmall.com/list.php?62Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:05:23 -0600 Phorum 5.2-dev http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1086438,1086438#msg-1086438 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1086438,1086438#msg-1086438
I really like the idea of having a machine that can be also used in the water. I love water hunting in Florida and so after looking around, I see that the Infinium may be the best choice for me.

Is the Garrett Infinium a machine I should consider for coin shooting on dry land? Many of the parks I am at are pretty trashy. I am also going to be out west for some nugget hunting.

Is the Garret system of ID ing with sounds enough to make it acceptable as a coin shooter?]]> Steve from Ohio Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomThu, 19 Nov 2009 08:20:13 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1084918,1084918#msg-1084918 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1084918,1084918#msg-1084918 Infiniumexplorer Excalibur Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomSat, 14 Nov 2009 05:14:48 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1079958,1079958#msg-1079958 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1079958,1079958#msg-1079958Thank you
lowtones]]> lowtones83 Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomTue, 17 Nov 2009 20:17:23 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1077761,1077761#msg-1077761 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1077761,1077761#msg-1077761I am located in Western Australia so you all know that this ground can be bad.

I think the Infinium is the only waterproof detector that will work these conditions.

I have tried an Excalibur but it nulls (sees iron) even at the lowest sensitivity settings.

I also might need a dealer recommendation (if allowed by personal message) that will ship to Australia.

Thanks for any information.

Tony. :ausflag:]]> Tony Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomThu, 05 Nov 2009 20:50:37 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1076710,1076710#msg-1076710 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1076710,1076710#msg-1076710 Jim Robertson Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomSun, 25 Oct 2009 15:10:56 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1075853,1075853#msg-1075853 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1075853,1075853#msg-1075853
Heres how I got it.
Some fellow friends/gold miners of mine had the Scorpian but it didnt work, so they gave it to me back in MARCH at the gold show in Roseburg, Oregon to send to Garrett for fixing. Garrett fixed it and had been calling them to pay for it to return it back to them. I saw them in Happy Camp this Summer and the husband fell real ill and was rushed to hospital in Medford:sad:. Good thing he is doing much better now.:clapping: But they accrued alot of medical bills and didnt want to pay Garrett for getting the Scorpian back. I offered to pay for, it if I get to keep it...ha, they said OK:super:, as they didnt see themselves getting out much now with bills and continued hospital visits to make sure he will be ok.

So yesterday they told me they had shipped the remainder of the Scorpion (stem,handle,etc) to me so I will have a complete one! Woohoo! She said just send me a small nuggey you got this year dredging, I said, no problem. Been wanting to get one for awhile now. Other good news is, they have a Garrett CX III for backup. So they can detect still.
I did some air test and buried test with it and was pleased. It picked up a .1 gram nuggy in air test and I buried a .25 nuggey 2.5 inches in the ground and it picked it up with a decent signal which I would have dug it while hunting. I also tested same nugget with my GTI 2500 at same depth and heard it, but was not as pronounced as the stinger as per the higher frequncey of the Scorpian.
I might have missed the target with the 2500 in the field, maybe, but the Stinger could make it pop out just a bit more because the 15k ground hog circuit to make it a "dig it target".

So there you go folks, Hope to get some, out in the field test to share for you's here soon and pics to go with.
So far so good,
Alan]]> bearkat4160 Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomWed, 21 Oct 2009 13:40:21 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1075350,1075350#msg-1075350 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1075350,1075350#msg-1075350
HH - Jim]]> ziphius Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomFri, 20 Nov 2009 14:52:06 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1073492,1073492#msg-1073492 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1073492,1073492#msg-1073492
What is the little clear window on the front used for, it almost looks like it should be a light there or something? Is it there to see if any condensation has gotten inside the unit or something?

Has anyone started selling an aftermarket amplifier/speaker combo for these units like are available for the Minelab GPX-4500 etc? I hunt in Bear and Cougar country and am not keen on having my ears covered by headphones.

Cheers
Jennifer]]> jjbond Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomMon, 19 Oct 2009 01:23:03 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1071443,1071443#msg-1071443 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1071443,1071443#msg-1071443 John-Edmonton Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomSun, 18 Oct 2009 23:06:53 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1070874,1070874#msg-1070874 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1070874,1070874#msg-1070874

Had today off after working 6 in a row. It's been snowing on and off for the last several days, so my search window to dig rings is getting smaller. I headed off to a lake, and although it was frozen, I did get a huge size 14 10k gold wedding band and a silver dime digging in the dry sand.
]]> John-Edmonton Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomWed, 14 Oct 2009 09:22:13 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1064686,1064686#msg-1064686 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1064686,1064686#msg-1064686
- Use the reverse discrimination...If there is a change in tone, dig it. If there is no change in tone, it's usually iron

- Just searching for gold? Just dig Hi-Low signals

- Looking for silver and copper coins or rings? Just dig Low-Hi signals

- Bobby pins/ straight nails give a distinct double bleep, especially in certain directions over the targets.

- A long drawn out audio duration from going over a target means that it is a large target like a tin can.....just leave it!

- Gold rings tend to give a more softer sound (high-low) compared with bottle caps, which really like to scream at you due to all those extra eddies formed from the uneven ridges

- Increasing the thresh-hold gives you even more depth

- dig those targets giving an echo, as they can be two coins close to each other, a bi-metal coin, a large copper or silver coin or as I recently discovered, a ring made up of two different metals. In my case, it was a stainless steel ring with a gold band around it.]]> John-Edmonton Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomMon, 05 Oct 2009 14:53:47 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1063980,1063980#msg-1063980 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1063980,1063980#msg-1063980 Scotto's Excal Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomSat, 03 Oct 2009 16:45:30 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1062645,1062645#msg-1062645 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1062645,1062645#msg-1062645 metalhead Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomSun, 04 Oct 2009 14:46:12 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1062245,1062245#msg-1062245 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1062245,1062245#msg-1062245

The water is getting "COLD" these days. Wore my chest waders with an extra pair of sweat pants underneath to keep myself from freezing. I think my days are numbered playing in the water :(

No rings today, however, I got enough loot to keep me occupied for about 5 hours in the water. Also got more fishing tackle too. I did manage to find 2 love tokens. I haven't found any of these for a while. One is the typical aluminum disk found at old amusement centers where the person stamps his/her message...."I LOVE BILL"

The other appears to be a silver defaced quarter with "WALTER" stamped on it, and the obverse is stamped "LAURIE" on some sort of a round disk. These two were glues/soldered? together.
]]> John-Edmonton Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomTue, 29 Sep 2009 22:38:32 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1058985,1058985#msg-1058985 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1058985,1058985#msg-1058985(This message does not contain any text.)
]]> Jim Robertson Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomThu, 29 Oct 2009 13:26:46 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1058841,1058841#msg-1058841 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1058841,1058841#msg-1058841 Rockpile Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomWed, 30 Sep 2009 18:30:00 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1058254,1058254#msg-1058254 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1058254,1058254#msg-1058254I little help please? Thank you. D.]]> Don222 Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomThu, 01 Oct 2009 09:47:40 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1057551,1057551#msg-1057551 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1057551,1057551#msg-1057551(This message does not contain any text.)
]]> Scotto's Excal Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomFri, 25 Sep 2009 06:06:05 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1056441,1056441#msg-1056441 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1056441,1056441#msg-1056441

Headed out early this morning to get some more water hunting in. I can't believe the weather. It's still hot out, with temperatures remaining above zero at night. The water was crystal clear, and not a soul around, except some people off in the distance fishing in a boat. There were plenty of signals to keep me occupied all day. The loot factor was good, and I did manage a couple of rings, and a gold bracelet that eventually turned out to be gold not. :( Also got another bracelet with (fake) diamonds in it. That too got my heart racing. :)

Below are the jewellery pics:

I had such a vivid,wonderful, spectacular day with fall quickly approaching. I took some extra pics to show what my neck of the woods looks like at this time of year. :)
]]> John-Edmonton Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomTue, 22 Sep 2009 00:55:31 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1056134,1056134#msg-1056134 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1056134,1056134#msg-1056134 Dertnc Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomFri, 25 Sep 2009 15:44:40 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1055721,1055721#msg-1055721 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1055721,1055721#msg-1055721

Headed out to a nearby lake, only to find it was closed for the season. Next, headed out to a closer standby, hunted with the Infinium and got a teddy ring. Too funny! :) Next, headed home to finish off my sports field I started yesterday, and continued using my Garrett Scorpion. I again got some loot and 3 more rings. And gold has been teasing us with going over $1,000.00/Ounce again.

Below are the "GOODERS" :look:
]]> John-Edmonton Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomMon, 21 Sep 2009 05:26:27 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1052427,1052427#msg-1052427 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1052427,1052427#msg-1052427

Dropped my kids off at school then headed out to a lake. The gold gods blessed me today, as I got 4 golds! Also got a 1968 silver quarter, the last year they were made. I got the first gold ring with my Garrett AT3, then switched to the Infinium, as there were very few targets. Switching to the PI really put some new life into hunting this area.
]]> John-Edmonton Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomThu, 17 Sep 2009 18:30:27 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1050063,1050063#msg-1050063 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1050063,1050063#msg-1050063 John-Edmonton Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomSat, 12 Sep 2009 23:22:50 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1049093,1049093#msg-1049093 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1049093,1049093#msg-1049093
"Other procedures to fully utilize the Infinium LS discrimination are as follows. When a target is detected, take note of the tone you are getting first. Then move only the front toe of the coil over the target and check the target response tone. You will quite often find that a target may be giving a high or low tone first, but by using the front toe of the coil, this tone will change. I have found this discrimination test a more accurate way of determining a targets conductivity. Sometimes a plated bit of steel will give a high tone, but by using the toe of the coil, it will change to a low tone, indicating that it is more likely to be steel. Then use the reverse discrimination to confirm the targets possible identity."]]> king-ghidorah Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomSat, 12 Sep 2009 20:22:10 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1044445,1044445#msg-1044445 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1044445,1044445#msg-1044445

It's been a good year for rings again this year. Both the Infinium & Garrett Stinger were exceptional with getting rings so far. I see that the poor economy has prompted a lot of others to go ring searching also, with great results!

Below are some gold rings found earlier this year with the Garrett Gold Stinger:


]]> John-Edmonton Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomSun, 06 Sep 2009 13:11:24 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1041034,1041034#msg-1041034 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1041034,1041034#msg-1041034
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[attachment 137564 shaft4.jpg]]]> Bill D. (VA) Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomTue, 08 Sep 2009 17:56:57 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1038722,1038722#msg-1038722 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1038722,1038722#msg-1038722
Now that is customer service :thumbup:]]> John-Edmonton Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomThu, 15 Oct 2009 00:31:37 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1038365,1038365#msg-1038365 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1038365,1038365#msg-1038365
I am thinking about selling a few land units and getting one, but I don't want to get a new unit that still needs mods to make it stable. I would love to have a new one out of the box where at least I know that it is the most current one so that if I do have problems/issues with ground balancing, adjusting, etc. then I would know the issue is operator error as opposed to a unit that has to go back for adjustments.

Any help would be appreciated !

Thanks,

John]]> therover Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomThu, 24 Sep 2009 07:20:23 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1037658,1037658#msg-1037658 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1037658,1037658#msg-1037658
The Infinium is a very unique machine and it's nice to see that Garrett and the user community have worked hard to address and try to resolve any past issues!!!:garrett:

It's great that this "Infinium Classroom" section was created and has given everyone a place to discuss important issues and provide any requested technical help!

I would also like to personally "THANK":super: all the experienced users that have taken their time in helping to prevent discouraged new owners from wrapping their machines around tree trunks!!!:clap:

Once again, THANKS!!!]]> diggindirt Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomMon, 14 Sep 2009 05:32:28 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1037488,1037488#msg-1037488 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?62,1037488,1037488#msg-1037488Just got the Appraisal of one of the rings I found on my third hunt after getting the Infinium back in July. I was neck deep in the water at a lake and found a really nice Diamond ring around a foot in the muck. It gave a HIGH-LOW tone and I could tell it was a good target just by the way the sound came into the head phones, REALLY LOUD! After some time of digging and pinpointing in the muddy water I finally was able to get it into the scoop. When I looked down into the scoop all I could do was grin, I couldn't talk, I just shoved that ring on my finger as tight as I could, closed my fist and slowly walked out of the water. My wife came down to the shore and I opened my hand to show her, she asked "is it real?"

It was, and has turned out to be some ring! The Appraisal came back at $5375.00!!:yikes:

The ring is not too uncommon, but the Large Diamond was exceptional in the grading, close to flawless!

Total carat was 3/4 as it has one large stone and two smaller sisters.

I am really pleased with the Infinium to say the least. Beginners luck? Of Course! But I do believe it takes a sense of locality, timing, speed of detection, knowledge of the machine, and perseverance. If you want to find treasure then you have to put the work and the time in for the rewards also. So far my wife and I have found over 24 rings in two months. We have also put a lot of time in. Not all the rings were found in the water, not all were found with the Infinium. But the machine has paid for itself in a very short time with the loot it alone has detected.

A tip O' the hat to Mr Garrett, I thank you for a great instrument. Guys here on the forum, I thank you for the sharing of information.

Anyone out there doubting the Infiniums capabilities or questioning themselves about buying a PI machine like the Infinium should send me a private note with your phone number, I would be happy to talk to you in person about my experiences so far, and I am a newbie using it!


I did get lucky, so can you, now go get yours:thumbup:]]> 3qtr Garrett Infinium Forum ClassroomThu, 27 Aug 2009 07:57:08 -0500