detectors

[topman13]

Hi,what can a more expensive detector do that the ace 250 cant,I'm guessing they go deeper,but do they discriminate between trash better.

 

[cwilk]

That is sort of a loaded question. The real answer is an Ace 250 in a skilled operators hands will outperform a top of the line detector, of any brand, in a less skilled operators hands.

That said. I upgraded from and Ace 250 to a GTI 2500 two years ago. The 2500 is deeper by a little in discriminate mode. Maybe 2-3 inches. You still have to have good technique to dig items deeper than 6 inches in dirt. I have not used the Ace with the bigger coil but my bigger coil on my 2500 gives me a few extra inches of depth. The 2500 pinpoints better than any detector I have ever used. Not by just a little either. Makes recovering items a whole lot faster. The 2500 offers imaging which allows you to skip big targets like cans more easily. After you've used an Ace 250 you can develop the skill to size objects using pinpoint and by lifting the coil up off the ground a few inches. I definitely dig less trash with my 2500 but not by much. If you look at what serious, experienced, treasure hunters do you'll see that they dig the trash. True All Metal mode on the 2500 is very deep but I do not hunt in that mode often. I frequently use it to check iffy signals and have found it to be very useful for doing so.

I don't know why you're asking, but, if you're considering an upgrade my advice would be to get very good with the Ace 250 and then when you do upgrade you will be even better with whatever new detector you purchase. If you have piles of cash at your disposal then by all means get a top of the line detector. Personally, I always wait until I have enough MD swag in my greedy little hands before I upgrade and I now have almost 3 thousand bucks just waiting to be spent. I am waiting for that new Garrett we've been hearing about.

Chris

 

[Uncle Willy]

Most just have more features and all metal. The 250 is equal to machines costing hundreds of dollars more. I have all the Garrett detectors and usethe 250 the most.

Bill

 

[Old Katz]

The Ace 250 is under priced. It could have been priced much higher,
but it is my understanding (hear say only) that garrett made a mid range detector
and priced it lower in an effort to grab a bigger part of the market. That may or
may not be true, but the Ace 250 is one of the most praised detectors and the most
talked about when beginners ask what a good starter detector would be. Its usually
the Ace 250 hands down. I've had mine for two years now and its been trouble free.
That can't be said as much for other detectors out there.

The only things I don't like is that there is no back light.

It does not a thresh hold hum like my MXT does. On my MXT I can detect deeper targets
because there will be a slight bump in the threshold sound as I move my coil over the ground.
Nothing shows on the LCD screen but I can hear that bump in the thresh hold hum.

The Ace could use some more coils like smaller DD coils and maybe a 6 or 7 inch concentric coil.

Other than that it's one of the best detecdtors out there for the price and what it can do. It has
the standard 6x9 coil. A 4.5 sniper coil for trashy areas is also available and a 9x12 for covering more area. Kelly Co
sells a 10x14DD excellerator that works on the Ace 250, but its not available through Garrett.

It is not a gold nugget machine although it will detect gold nuggets if a certain size. A back issue
of Garretts Newsletter had a short piece on a Ace 250 owner who found gold a gold nugget
while vacationing in Alaska.

I would not waste my time (and yours) on an Ace 150. Most people who buy them wish they had spent the
extra money buying the ACe 250 in the first place.

If you don't have a detector yet consider the Ace. It's the better of whats out there for beginners,
in my opinion.

Katz

 

[topman13]

hi chris thanks for your reply.I'm sticking with the 250,i have ordered a 9x12 coil and I'm going to give that ago.99% of the time i know when its a coin I'm digging.i tend to use the coin mode,then to double check the signal I'm getting is right i go in to all metal.this normally tells me if its a coin or rubbish.the thing that baffles me is.i have tried all modes with sensitivity on 6 or higher and just get false readings,so i leave it on 3 or 4 which seems to keep the detector stable and gives accurate readings.but i have read other people saying they use a 6.I'm abit lost with this as i say i get false readings.i know the soil conditions must also come into the equation.i am just starting to use the jewelry mode,but this seems to be pot luck in what is underfoot.am i right in thinking in jewelry mode its just guess work or will practice give me a good idea what I'm digging.sorry for going on,just want to improve my detecting.even if i go out and find buggar all i enjoy going.thanks Nigel