QMaze
Sr. Member
- Aug 3, 2015
- 325
- 148
- Detector(s) used
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Fisher 1235-X |
Garrett Infinium LS
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Just wanted to do my very first review of a product unboxing. Of course anyone is going to be excited opening up a new detector. First things first, I think I've always had this detector in the back of my mind since it came to market but this is the first time I've actually ever seen one other than on the internet. Taking all the components out it was really nice to see a hip mount included, great touch, from the assembly screws to even a DVD was included.
Here are the things that impressed me the most:
The Control Box, very well made and sturdy, the knobs are very firm, not wobbly ( for some reason I just assumed they would be, total surprise), the bezel and the housing itself are well constructed, the battery system is dead simple, really impressed.
The Coil, it is lighter than expected cause it is big and again construction is really stellar, the cable itself is pliable but definitely not cheap and it has a nice graphic to set it off and the control box connector is very nice, a lot of thought went into these 2 items.
Here is what I wasn't impressed with:
The Rechargeable Battery, the battery itself is fine, the way it connects to the charger is really cheap and honestly needs revised. A cheap 9V connector with a charger that has no indicator lights as to charge status, I'm still not sure if its even charging cause the foam battery spacer needs to be squished to connect, this might have been fine when first released but this needs to be addressed for a detector in 2016, just move to a proper lithium system / charger combination. However with that said, it is still nice that has a recharger pack, so although disappointed with the type of charging system it still is a bonus to have an option other than 2AA's.
The Shaft, now this is where disappointment really sets in, honestly for a conventional use shaft, its terrible, there is no other way to describe its performance. Its like making a ski pole out of spaghetti that has been cooking for 5 minutes. With the large beautiful DD coil and the number of section, its not up to the caliber of the rest of the components. The shaft materials itself are nice looking but that wears out in a about the 2 minutes I swung the detector back and forth, taking away the luster of the other well made components. Now I don't know how long the Infinitum has been out, I'm guessing maybe 2002, maybe not, but I don't think the detector has ever seen a revision and I think its time to give it a bit of a face lift but address the shaft and either create 2 versions, a scuba version and conventional shaft, and not an S shaft. Create a Garrett Infinitum LS Carbon Edition, I would actually pay more for a unit with a carbon fiber shaft, that change would give a complete out of the box experience.
Summary:
My comments are not to put down a product or change anyones mind on a future purchase, I just feel the shaft doesn't live up to the control box, control box brackets or the 14" DD coil, it is by far the weakest link in the package. i'm going to assemble it just try it out during the winter but I'm definitely ordering a carbon fiber shaft, this will make it so much more rigid, especially with the bigger coils. This is my first Garrett, well this is my third detector in my life and its been like 20 years in between each time, well sort of, so I'm very happy with the purchase. Yah Me!
Cheers
Here are the things that impressed me the most:
The Control Box, very well made and sturdy, the knobs are very firm, not wobbly ( for some reason I just assumed they would be, total surprise), the bezel and the housing itself are well constructed, the battery system is dead simple, really impressed.
The Coil, it is lighter than expected cause it is big and again construction is really stellar, the cable itself is pliable but definitely not cheap and it has a nice graphic to set it off and the control box connector is very nice, a lot of thought went into these 2 items.
Here is what I wasn't impressed with:
The Rechargeable Battery, the battery itself is fine, the way it connects to the charger is really cheap and honestly needs revised. A cheap 9V connector with a charger that has no indicator lights as to charge status, I'm still not sure if its even charging cause the foam battery spacer needs to be squished to connect, this might have been fine when first released but this needs to be addressed for a detector in 2016, just move to a proper lithium system / charger combination. However with that said, it is still nice that has a recharger pack, so although disappointed with the type of charging system it still is a bonus to have an option other than 2AA's.
The Shaft, now this is where disappointment really sets in, honestly for a conventional use shaft, its terrible, there is no other way to describe its performance. Its like making a ski pole out of spaghetti that has been cooking for 5 minutes. With the large beautiful DD coil and the number of section, its not up to the caliber of the rest of the components. The shaft materials itself are nice looking but that wears out in a about the 2 minutes I swung the detector back and forth, taking away the luster of the other well made components. Now I don't know how long the Infinitum has been out, I'm guessing maybe 2002, maybe not, but I don't think the detector has ever seen a revision and I think its time to give it a bit of a face lift but address the shaft and either create 2 versions, a scuba version and conventional shaft, and not an S shaft. Create a Garrett Infinitum LS Carbon Edition, I would actually pay more for a unit with a carbon fiber shaft, that change would give a complete out of the box experience.
Summary:
My comments are not to put down a product or change anyones mind on a future purchase, I just feel the shaft doesn't live up to the control box, control box brackets or the 14" DD coil, it is by far the weakest link in the package. i'm going to assemble it just try it out during the winter but I'm definitely ordering a carbon fiber shaft, this will make it so much more rigid, especially with the bigger coils. This is my first Garrett, well this is my third detector in my life and its been like 20 years in between each time, well sort of, so I'm very happy with the purchase. Yah Me!
Cheers
