Garrett Infinium users help

[TreasurDiggrNY]

I'm thinking of picking one of these Pi units up. Anyone have experience using this machine on the Northeast saltwater beaches? Just wondering how you liked it, which coils you prefer and how it handles the mineralization we find in NY and NJ. How does the iron check and two tones work for you, do the tones keep the amount of junk targets to a minimum?

 

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[Blskypilot]

I dunno about the beaches up there and the infinium but I'd wager a guess that you'll be fine. I'm no longer in New England. Hunt the Georgia red clay now and I do have an infinium. In the water I don't mind it much because I'm usually digging everything anyway.

As a primary detector the only way I'd run it would be in the water though. If you ever plan for some dry land hunts you can forget that unless you like trash. The disc may work to some degree but you lose sensitivity and its just a knob so I always would wonder what I missed if I used it.

You can learn the hi lo and lo hi tones pretty easy but I would have preferred a different system. In the water, dig it all. Mine chills in the closet except one week a year now unless I'm lucky

 

[Terry Soloman]

Hello from White Plains, New York. Get a Tesoro Sand Shark. It is just as deep, easier to use, cheaper, and has a lifetime warranty. If you are close to White Plains, I'll let you use mine to check one out.

 

[OBN]

Infinum is the deepest PI's for saltwater and wetsand but it's a real SOB to use in rushing saltwater...In the calm it is a much easier. I would recommend the 8 or the 10 x 14 mono's ..I would not recommend it for some Jersy Beach's. Not sure about the NY. It takes some getting use to with it's Hi/Low Lo/Hi's....I can't say I like mine but it has payed for itself in the few times I have used it....A littte tip, GGUW will be coming out with infinuim headsets, with adjustable volume control..soon. Just made a set for mine....

 

[John-Edmonton]

"The Infinium does have some discrimination characteristics. It's not like an accumulative type or notch found on VLF type detectors. In fact, the Infinium is entirely different then any other type of detector. What the Infinium can do as far as discrimination is concerned, is give a tone HIGH-LOW for iron, aluminum and gold. It also gives off a LOW-HIGH signal for silver, copper and again iron. So iron and other junk is always the wild card in both types of signals, as it is a Pulse Induction type of detector. However, the Infinium also comes with an iron check, which again helps with getting a better probability of what type (iron or not?) target it is. Now the Infinium has a bit of a learning curve, and if you are new to metal detecting and lack basic theory on how the machines operate, don't buy one. It will be a lesson in frustration for you.

Now having said that, other little techniques are on your learning curve to be discovered. For instance, the smoothness/roughness of the tone gives a hint as to whether it is an iron rusted target or not. The "Sustain" length of time that the Infinium gives after reading a target gives you a hint as to its size. The Infinium gives a double bleep on bobby pins and wire. So......if you only want to dig gold, only dig the HIGH-LOW signals. That removes a lot of signals that you can leave in the ground. Also, use the iron check, which even cuts out more targets. If you want to dig mostly coins, including old deep silver, dig only the LOW-HIGH signals. Again....use the iron check.

Is the Infinium the holy grail of detectors? No it isn't. It's a PI and loves iron, like all PI's. Iron can not be discriminated out like a VLF detector. But it goes DEEP! It must be ground balanced and a proper frequency must be picked for maxamum performance. I have pulled rings out at over 14 inches with a nice strong signal. It is one of (if not the) deepest machines available. It was designed to get gold in some of the highest mineralized soils in the world. It works in all salt water/beach environments and is water proof too.

Is it a good coin shooter? Perhaps, but only in areas where there are few targets. It's not practical for park environments, as it picks up all metals, even those that your VLF will miss. I have had some success using it in the woods, digging only the LOW-HIGH signals. It should also perform well at relic hunting too.

Where it worked best for me was in hunted out beaches where most of the targets had been removed. The best beach hunters dig ALL targets. The Infinium isn't for everyone, and is not a do it all detector. But if you give it the time it deserves to learn it properly, and use it in its proper environment, it is a killer. I have my best gold ring year ever in 15 years using this machine."

 

[TreasurDiggrNY]

Infinium users help

I dunno about the beaches up there and the infinium but I'd wager a guess that you'll be fine. I'm no longer in New England. Hunt the Georgia red clay now and I do have an infinium. In the water I don't mind it much because I'm usually digging everything anyway.

As a primary detector the only way I'd run it would be in the water though. If you ever plan for some dry land hunts you can forget that unless you like trash. The disc may work to some degree but you lose sensitivity and its just a knob so I always would wonder what I missed if I used it.

You can learn the hi lo and lo hi tones pretty easy but I would have preferred a different system. In the water, dig it all. Mine chills in the closet except one week a year now unless I'm lucky

Thanks Blskypilot for the info and reply

Hello from White Plains, New York. Get a Tesoro Sand Shark. It is just as deep, easier to use, cheaper, and has a lifetime warranty. If you are close to White Plains, I'll let you use mine to check one out.

Thanks for the info and reply Terry, long time no speak, I'm in NYC, spoke to you on the phone a couple of times, thanks for the offer of using The Shark but that heater is off the short list, I'm specifically looking for info on the Infinium.

Infinum is the deepest PI's for saltwater and wetsand but it's a real SOB to use in rushing saltwater...In the calm it is a much easier. I would recommend the 8 or the 10 x 14 mono's ..I would not recommend it for some Jersy Beach's. Not sure about the NY. It takes some getting use to with it's Hi/Low Lo/Hi's....I can't say I like mine but it has payed for itself in the few times I have used it....A littte tip, GGUW will be coming out with infinuim headsets, with adjustable volume control..soon. Just made a set for mine....
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Hey OBN, thanks for the great info and reply, awesome headphones in the pic above are they the GGUW phones for your Infinium? I think I read you were going to be making headphones for the excal or Sov units?Best of luck with that. Looking at the Infinium as a site specififc unit to use on a few beaches and will probably sit in the corner most of the time, I use the CZ21 as my work horse and a 1280X as a back-up.

"The Infinium does have some discrimination characteristics. It's not like an accumulative type or notch found on VLF type detectors. In fact, the Infinium is entirely different then any other type of detector. What the Infinium can do as far as discrimination is concerned, is give a tone HIGH-LOW for iron, aluminum and gold. It also gives off a LOW-HIGH signal for silver, copper and again iron. So iron and other junk is always the wild card in both types of signals, as it is a Pulse Induction type of detector. However, the Infinium also comes with an iron check, which again helps with getting a better probability of what type (iron or not?) target it is. Now the Infinium has a bit of a learning curve, and if you are new to metal detecting and lack basic theory on how the machines operate, don't buy one. It will be a lesson in frustration for you.

Now having said that, other little techniques are on your learning curve to be discovered. For instance, the smoothness/roughness of the tone gives a hint as to whether it is an iron rusted target or not. The "Sustain" length of time that the Infinium gives after reading a target gives you a hint as to its size. The Infinium gives a double bleep on bobby pins and wire. So......if you only want to dig gold, only dig the HIGH-LOW signals. That removes a lot of signals that you can leave in the ground. Also, use the iron check, which even cuts out more targets. If you want to dig mostly coins, including old deep silver, dig only the LOW-HIGH signals. Again....use the iron check.

Is the Infinium the holy grail of detectors? No it isn't. It's a PI and loves iron, like all PI's. Iron can not be discriminated out like a VLF detector. But it goes DEEP! It must be ground balanced and a proper frequency must be picked for maxamum performance. I have pulled rings out at over 14 inches with a nice strong signal. It is one of (if not the) deepest machines available. It was designed to get gold in some of the highest mineralized soils in the world. It works in all salt water/beach environments and is water proof too.

Is it a good coin shooter? Perhaps, but only in areas where there are few targets. It's not practical for park environments, as it picks up all metals, even those that your VLF will miss. I have had some success using it in the woods, digging only the LOW-HIGH signals. It should also perform well at relic hunting too.

Where it worked best for me was in hunted out beaches where most of the targets had been removed. The best beach hunters dig ALL targets. The Infinium isn't for everyone, and is not a do it all detector. But if you give it the time it deserves to learn it properly, and use it in its proper environment, it is a killer. I have my best gold ring year ever in 15 years using this machine."

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Hey John,
Thanks a lot for the info and reply, I know you have a ton of experience with the Infinium and I've seen your results. I want to use the machine for the same reasons you use it, thanks again.