Sandman said:
dahut said:
The AT-P can go swimming if I want to. That is the clincher.
Since Garrett sent me a completely new ATP I have had to troubles. It has a fast retune speed and you can swing it fairly fast on dry land and in the water is where it shines. I am having trouble breaking the new habit of looking at the screen to see the numbers as I will scoop it anyway. Tone id is on the money and I like the weight.
The skinny I got was this: the company was pressured by the detector buying public to release it before it was ready. It was being tested in Europe, and was working, but wasn't perfected yet. But the outcry reached the ultimatum phase - "Sell it to us or we'll buy something else!"
It was relayed to me that it became a genuine concern, not just a few of the usual whiny folks, crybabying.
You know how them danged detectorists are!
So we've seen this spate of problems with it. The ergonomics and general "plastic-y-ness" of the unit were gonna happen, regardless... that is the New Garrett. I mean, Mr Garrett, how much can a lower shaft cam-lok cost, for goodness sake?!
But the leaking and falsing were development issues, not completely ironed out.
To Garretts credit, they have enough cash and resources to make good on it. They say there is nothing like the last minute to get things done.
So Garrett got the waterproofing problems and microphonic coil faults ironed out right away. I've not heard of anybody that failed to have their faulty detectors replaced outright, as you did, or repaired. Usually there is a token of appreciation thrown in for good measure.
SO all that said, the ability to just leave the sand and walk right out into the water is a cinch - Score! for Garrett.
Here's a 15 khz detector that has iron ID, tone ID, selectable ground balance, fast response, manageable weight, AND is as good on land as it is in the water?! It's a no brainer.
