2nd AT Pro problems

[erjtej]

Hi All! Got my replacement AT Pro Saturday ( first one the pro mode didn't work) but couldn't test until today because of work. Well, looks like it has to go back too. Completely erratic at times in all modes, pinpoint ramps up even with coil held over my head in the air. Couldn't detect a quarter on top of the ground when it was acting up. Called Garrett and they may send another coil. I got it home and played with it, turned it on and it worked perfectly. Moved through some settings and it started acting up again. I noticed how it falses when you shake the coil, so I tried that to see if it changed anything. Finally wiggled the strain relief where it enters the head and it went nuts again. By moving the cord there I can make the pinpoint not work, lock up any mode, and cause it to not pick up any coins. You guys might want to try this on yours, hope it isn't a widespread problem. Take care and HH! Earl.

 

[Uncle Willy]

Typical early production glitches. Hope they get it ironed out.

Bill

 

[erjtej]

Got out today and tried it out again. It didn't work when I first tried it, but after wiggling the connection for awhile it settled in and worked as it should. Really good depth and target separation was amazing. I found 2 dimes a quarter and a penny in about 10 minutes in an area that has been hunted hard (a drained swimming beach). The dimes were from 6 inches to 8 inches deep in wet blue clay and the quarter was around 8 inches, the penny about 10 inches. All the targets were in heavy trash concentrations and came through very clear in audio response. I hope to get another coil from Garrett soon and hopefully solve the problem. If it will work as good as it did today, it is definitely a keeper.

 

[Uncle Willy]

Yeah it's going to be a keeper for everybody once they figure out all it can do.

Bill