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I was honored to receive one of the new ACE 150 Garrett detectors to field test about a week before the dealer meeting at the factory.
From time to time I do field test for manufacturers and thus I keep unknown places for such test that have bad conditions for any detector.
In Short, I was very surprised by the performance of the new Ace 150 in bad ground. I was hunting a site where other detectors seem to act erratic at for the iron ore content about 6 inches deep at the site. However, the Ace 150 worked there smoothly even at the highest sensitivity settings. I especially like the tone ID even in All Metal more and can see where it will help a great deal at beaches looking for those thin gold necklaces lost. It gets approx. 35 hours on a set of four AA batteries which is another plus. No doubt this unit and the Ace 250 will put many other brands and models to the test. I will tell you that I found several coins at this bad site that I had missed with other detectors I tested in the past. Even found an all-brass 10 gauge shotgun shell at 7 inches that I missed before. Most of my coins I found were deep at about 5 to 6 inches, yet the tone ID and target ID were accurate on the Ace 150. It will certainly be a detector sold out of my shop for many years to come. The price can not be beat. Keith Wills
From time to time I do field test for manufacturers and thus I keep unknown places for such test that have bad conditions for any detector.
In Short, I was very surprised by the performance of the new Ace 150 in bad ground. I was hunting a site where other detectors seem to act erratic at for the iron ore content about 6 inches deep at the site. However, the Ace 150 worked there smoothly even at the highest sensitivity settings. I especially like the tone ID even in All Metal more and can see where it will help a great deal at beaches looking for those thin gold necklaces lost. It gets approx. 35 hours on a set of four AA batteries which is another plus. No doubt this unit and the Ace 250 will put many other brands and models to the test. I will tell you that I found several coins at this bad site that I had missed with other detectors I tested in the past. Even found an all-brass 10 gauge shotgun shell at 7 inches that I missed before. Most of my coins I found were deep at about 5 to 6 inches, yet the tone ID and target ID were accurate on the Ace 150. It will certainly be a detector sold out of my shop for many years to come. The price can not be beat. Keith Wills