Garrett Ace 250 Information & Questions

[silver]

I'd say at a glance that it is a bit of off cut aluminium,...Did it ring up with a high tone ding ding ding?

 

[treasureman]

i guess your just having a test and trial runs. All in time, patients

 

[TheFossickingKid]

Yeah it was silver highish pitch tone and yes treasureman just testing.

 

[silver]

A magnet wont stick to it if it is Aluminium !

 

[rocketaroo]

It may have had two legs originally

 

[webstertwin]

any thoughts on this one for my ten year old son , ease of use ect , weight ?
for coins and relics.
cheers

 

[Sandta]

Perfect
Their a great detector
Have a look back through some of mine and silvers posts

 

[rocketaroo]

certainly suitable, IMO buying new, there would be better options, in the offerings from fisher, or teknetics.

 

[silver]

Sandtas threads

Around the parks with the Ace250
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=7275
On the farm with the Ace250
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=7272

Silvers threads

Todays hunt results.
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=5295
Links within the Forum to Garrett ACE 250 Settings and Info.
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=7497

Hope this helps with your decision,.... light enough for a ten year old(just shorten it).
And I'm sure either Sandta or I could field any questions you may have(or anyone else on here of course).

 

[Goldpick]

Forgot this thread too!

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=5376

The Ace is a pretty reliable detector, and easy to use for the young ones.

 

[silver]

Forgot this thread too!

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=5376

The Ace is a pretty reliable detector, and easy to use for the young ones.

Well that was nice to go back over your thread GP,... from the beggining, and see you get all those finds(including the silvers).

 

[Goldpick]

Seems such a long time ago now, still got the Ace stowed away in its box.

 

[silver]

I'm never getting rid of mine,... one day it will go up on a wall somewhere,....but that's a long way off yet.

 

[Goldpick]

I just used headphones with independent volume control for each earpiece, some cheap RPG units will do the job. I still think the best coil for the Ace was the large DD, much improved depth over the stock concentric coil, and paired with the sniper coil made the Ace a pretty handy little detector. The large concentric made the Ace too nose heavy for my liking.

The trick with the Ace is to use the pinpoint button to scan in "all-metal" for deeper targets, though you need to release it every so often to retune. Not the most practical solution, but it does work picking out deeper coin sized targets.

 

[Coalminers Daughter]

Just bought my1st ever detector ...Garrett250..single unit...what else do I need..any help would be much appreciated

 

[Ramjet]

You need some type of retrieval tool/s, a pouch for your treasure and trash. One with at least 2 pockets so you can keep them separate is handy. You can buy pretty cheap carpenters pouches etc from bunnings. Gloves are handy too.
In your other post you mentioned beach detecting. A sand scoop makes things easier but some use a shovel. A pinpointer makes things much easier but there are not so cheap.

 

[rocketaroo]

I wrote a bit of stuff for Paleo in (Garrett Ace 250 question) early this morning, should help the young fella get onto quick goodies to help keep him interested,(settings etc).

comeback S!

 

[Ramjet]

It's an old topic rocket

 

[Coalminers Daughter]

do you need headphones??sorry never done this b4...also i havnt received it yet ..but thanx ever1 for your advice so far

 

[Ramjet]

No problem. Happy to help. Headphones are good but not essential. Keeps out the surrounding noises like traffic, the surf or whatever. On a beach you would probably want them as the surf can be pretty loud. Look at youtube and you will see how others go about it. We all develop methods that we prefer.
There is a video here that shows some good retrieval methods for nice lawns. As a beginner it may be best to stay away from manicured lawns until you become confidant that you won't make a mess.

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=11178