garrett at pro

[zincmaster]

100 percent junk metal detector do not waster your money......... junkl junk junk junk junk doesnt pinpoint right falses alot i cannot believe i spent 600 bucks ant this piece of crap is only a paper weight junk junk junk

 

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[Ken Reckart]

Return it and get a White Detector;

 

[bulltab]

Here is what ive found with my at pro so far,,,,,

 

[Kayaker]

I've had mine two weeks and have had no problems at all. No falsing, EVER. Pinpoints perfectly. I didn't pay $600 for it... but would have. It seems to be a fine machine. I can't say I've found anything extremely valuable yet, but that's my inexperience, not the equipment. I got a nice little silver (I think) kid's ring and dug some pretty deep wheaties with it, first time out.

What's the serial number on yours? Seems serial numbers starting with 505 or lower were the ones with coil "issues". Mine is 511xxxx.
Early QA issues? Yes... Best machine ever? Probably not... Junk? Definitely not, in my opinion.

 

[neuseman]

Zincmaster, How long have you been using your AT-PRO? It may take a little time to get use to this machine! I have an ACE-250 and it took me a little while to get use to it and im still learning something new everyday I use it!

 

[zincmaster]

MY NUMBERS START 5111XXXX. the place i bought it from wants me to send it back to the manufacturer but i should not have to eat that cost because they sold me junk.

 

[allen]

keep practicing with it and maybe things
will get better with your machine.

 

[zincmaster]

Zincmaster, How long have you been using your AT-PRO? It may take a little time to get use to this machine! I have an ACE-250 and it took me a little while to get use to it and im still learning something new everyday I use it!

( when i pinpoint and it says its in the middle of the plug , i dig and it ends up being 3 or four inches in front of the plug, and it also hits of the sides of the coil instead of the middle bar like its supposed too. and it falses alot. and for $594 bucks i should not have those problems. nor do i believe i should have to pay to ship it back so they can correct it. im just glad i got a bounty hunter so i can actually find stuff. its rediculous that they would sell something that is so out of whack then expect you to be happy with junk. the place i bought it from hasnt even returned my call yet because they have to talk to a manager.)

 

[jeff of pa]

Sorry ! I Felt your post is More appropriate here.

Also Sorry You Feel this way, But I Have to admit
I Thought the same about another
($1500.00) Brand detector I Am using Right now.

Hopefully You just need some More Time & Learning also !

Jeff

 

[neuseman]

If your machine is not right you must send it back to Garrett! 600 buck is too much money to just sit in a closet! Send it in a get the problems fixed and try your machine again and if you still dont like it, sell it. There are a lot of people that have had good sucess with the AT-PRO! Get your machine fixed and the odds are you will have good sucess too! HH!

 

[Kayaker]

Any chance the coil connection, at the box, is not seated the whole way? I had a heck of a time getting that o-ring to go into the socket without pinching it. I've read of folks having problems due to the o-ring getting hung up and they didn't/couldn't screw in the connector the whole way.

 

[charlie8137]

If you don't like it and want to get rid of it.....I might be interested if the price it right. After all, it doesn't work correctly.

 

[ultraflight77]

If you call Garrett and request a call tag,they will Email you a prepaid shipping lable to send the control box and coil to them.Thats what I did when mine was acting up,they won't offer it you have to ask them(be nice though ). Pinpointing a DD coil is different than a concentric,read up on the technique.

 

[lookindown]

Sorry you are having trouble. I've had mine for 3 weeks and it is amazing. I cant stop smiling and I'm not even going to tell you what all I've found. I can run 7 bars sens and it is quiet as a mouse. It air tests a quarter at 12 inches and a 5 gram gold ring at 14.

 

[cyerby]

Did you try the heel/toe method of pinpointing? In fact, did you even practice pinpointing before you went out? I fiund it pinpoints dead on..no problems.

 

[zincmaster]

ive tried it all, its even hitting off of the sides of the coil, im pretty sure that its only supposed to hit on the center bar. called garrett got a real nice guy on the phone explained it to him , its getting sent in tomorrow ,and he said ill have it back in a week.


to lookindown: i have seen the finds you have made with your at pro, and im jealous, you are kickin a$$ with ur detector . i only hope they can solve the problem and get it back to me working properly a appreciate all the input tho and i hope you find great things in your future.

as for the guy wanting to buy it, ill sell it for $594 you pick up after all i bought it in this condition . wouldnt want me to take a loss would ya lol jk i bought it because i seen all the good reviews and alot of cool finds from others with the at. ill post again when i get it back from garrett and let you know what they say. HH all

 

[lookindown]

When you get it back I think you will be pleased. Good luck and keep us updated.

 

[gleaner1]

Sorry you are having trouble. I've had mine for 3 weeks and it is amazing. I cant stop smiling and I'm not even going to tell you what all I've found. I can run 7 bars sens and it is quiet as a mouse. It air tests a quarter at 12 inches and a 5 gram gold ring at 14.

What lookindown said.

 

[gleaner1]

pp with the big dd is a cakewalk, deep or shallow. If it works...........

 

[Jerry-Wi]

Pinpointing is very accurate and fast with the At Pro. Bear in mind that the DD coil pinpoints different than a concentric coil does. I would suggest looking the At Pro basics videos for some pointers.

Good Luck

Jerry