infinium ls

[x512x]

Got a guy selling the infinium ls on Craigslist for 700$ he had it for 6 months and never uses it. Don't know to much about this detector is it any good..what's it good for?

 

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[TomPA]

From the Garrett website: (The Infinium is also a very popular relic machine for use in hot ground)

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[TD="width: 449, align: left"]Infinium LS™ Metal Detector
PN: 1152070.....MSRP: $1,250 Includes:

• 10" x 14" PROformance™ DD submersible searchcoil
• Land headphones
• Hip-mount and belt
• Includes both AA alkaline and rechargeable batteries
• Instructional DVD.

For underwater and heavily mineralized ground environments, our Infinium LS is second to none. It is the world's most versatile pulse induction detector, transmitting 96 frequencies for operation in extremely mineralized environments. The Infinium'sDiscrimination Dial for All-Metal hunting can eliminate unwanted targets and assist in audible target identification.

Learn more

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[TD="width: 451, align: left"]Highly Recommended - Relic Hunting, Cache Hunting, Prospecting, Surf Hunting, Treasure Diving Recommended - Coin Hunting, Jewelry Hunting, Ghost Town Hunting, Dry Beach/Fresh Water Hunting

RELIC HUNTERS: the Infinium penetrates deeply
into the most difficult mineralized ground. (Anywhere in the world)​

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Submersible headphones sold separately.​

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[Sandman]

This is a Pulse Induction detector that operates on many freq. at once but it lacks disc. With time you can learn the sounds and guess it it is trash or not.

 

[panthermartin]

i just bought one from Kellyco. $700 on craigslist is a good price, especially when you chew him down a little.

 

[gunsil]

Infinium is good for beach hunting in salt water and diving in same. It also is good for relic hunting and gold nugget hunting in highly mineralized soil. They don't really have much discrimination capability, so they find a lot of trash, but nothing beats a PI detector for depth in salt water or highly mineralized soil so it depends on what you need a detector for. Garrett is a superb brand with perhaps the best customer support in the business. There are also a bunch of coils available for the Infinium, some good for underwater and some not. Make sure what coil or coils come with it so you'll have an idea of it's capabilities as purchased.

 

[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."

 

[Treasure finder]

I was at the beach with my Infinium today and found a AA battery at 13 inches measured with a good signal. And yes it is a black
sand beach. Besides since it is tuned for nuggets it is great for gold rings at the beach and elsewhere. I bought it for beach use
and nugget hunting. $800 used on EBay with the 10x14 DD coil and the 8 inch Mono and both sets of headphones.
Rich

 

[John-Edmonton]

That's a typical depth on a battery....you got a nice deal on it with all of those extras....

 

[Treasure finder]

Thanks John, it is a deep detector and I am well pleased with it.
Rich

 

[x512x]

I would love to buy it guys but I'm mostly detecting in yards and parks or the woods never the beach...I live in central Texas