Falsing on Garretts

[Junkdigger]

Hello, I am a minelab explorer user but have tried a lot of detectors, including Garretts. I had a GTAX750 that I loved but sold it. It worked great, it wasnt quite as deep as a minelab but it was no slouch and it was fun to use and put a lot of finds in the pouch, some of my best finds were made with this machine. I sold mine figuring I could always get another. I then bought a GTAX1200 thinking it would be even better, but no, it falsed all the time and was a pain to use, lowering the sensitivity would ot help. I then bought another 1250 thinking mine was defective, but it was the same. I also tried a Ace 250 that also falses like crazy, I know the standard fix is lowering the sensitivity, but it does not help, Maybe Garrett has raised the output power on the detectors to try to gain depth? I need to get another 750 as it was my second favorite detector of all the machine i have owned and i have used dozens, but they dont make them any more. Does any one else noticed this problem?

 

[Uncle Willy]

I have seven or eight Garretts and don't have that problem. Did you try running the cable straight up the shaft for about a foot and taping or fastening it down. How much did you lower the sensitivity? I run mine at 6 or 6.5 for best performance. Did you scan with the coil at least an inch off the ground. You should have contacted Garrett.

Bill

 

[lazyaussie]

try running in all metal so you can hear what the detector is telling you, when pinpointing a target listen for nice sharp signals as the false signals/ground noise will give a wider softer signal, swing your coil slower so the detector can cope with multiple signals, try moving around to see if the falsing continues.
hope this helps
lazyaussie