Can this metal detector be is in the water at the beach, not salt water
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The first 2 feet of the shaft and coil can be submerged. In fresh water wet soil depth is fantastic 10-11" on a quarter at 12 sensitivity in low mineralized soil. In salty sandy soil such as the beach it is useless, sensitivity has to be taken down to 4 and used in A2 (all metal 2), depth will only be 3-4 inches in wet salty sand. The Teknetics Gamma 6000 will work in wet salty sandy soil.
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Yes can be used in salt water, and speedometer. Be sure to read what type of transducer if it comes with a basic transducer the downimage won't work, you need the HDI TRANSDUCER for the down image. I had to purchase a different transducer that I got at bass pro shops for around $60.
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Yes, it will also work on land. It will however be a bit bulkier than a traditional land detector as it is designed for under water use.
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What you need to do is check with the manufacture of this unit. Some people place a large plastic bag over the foot and up the shaft as high as possible and use it in shallow areas along the beach. However you run the chance of a leak and could suffer damage from the humidity of the saltwater. Don't take chances if your not willing to except the lose of the unit from use in areas it isn't designed for. Personally no I would not take that chance. Joseph
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Hi. It should work quite well on sand. In fact, the beach is where you may find all sorts of metal keys, coins, etc.
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I've never used it in water, but on land it does awesome. Once you learn how to use it, you will be able to have a good idea what the item is before you dig. Just like with all metal detectors, the bottle caps/ tabs will fall into the coin range. I use the 5x8 DD coil in trashy areas and the stock coil every where else. My son has the Ace 250; it's a good metal detector, but the AT Pro is much superior. There is a learning curve, so be patient and you will love this detector. Start watching videos on YouTube. Nugget Noggin uses the AT Pro and he has a lot of videos.
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If you can find an electrical outlet at the beach you could. Item has to be plugged into either a vehicle outlet or wall outlet.
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I strongly doubt it. Since it depends on suction, it needs a smooth, non-porous surface and the detector only works when it can "see" the incoming radar/laser signals.
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If you don't live on the coast near salt water you would probably be ok, just keep a eye on it, if you start to see any signs of rust, keep it in.
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The metal detector will work fine in all terrains, the only things that will mess with it are areas that re high in metal content. Water puddles might not work real well either.
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Yes, it's fine for the beach but less effective in salt water than an "inductive pulse" type detector, such as the Garrett Infinium LS, or Sea Hunter models which features a "salt elimination" setting that eliminates the mineralization of salt water. Inductive pulse machines are best for heavily mineralized soil and salt water conditions, but the cost is about double that of the AT Pro. I plan to buy an inductive pulse machine next, when I can afford it. A must have for surf hunting.
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As far as "totally waterproof", this detector can go down to 10 feet max, so "totally" isn't necessarily the case either. Look to the Sea Hunter or Infinium LS Series for much more "waterproof" detectors from Garrett. Remember to get yourself a good set of waterproof headphones as well because they don't come with the machine automatically. I hope this helped. Good Hunting!
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No, this does not replace a Metal Detector. But it is a great tool one uses once their medal detector has located an object below the ground level. The Garrett Pro-pointer helps you locate an item quickly. Would suggest finding him a good metal detector. If he is just getting into this hobby I would recommend a Garrett Ace 250 which is a good one, light, easy to use. I purchase my Garrett at Kellyco's local store, also have a website kellycodetectors.com . Also suggest viewing both items on Youtube.
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I haven't used it in the ocean, but I don't imagine that it would be effected by the salt water.The ipod is waterproofed on the inside. It's not like it's just covered by a flimsy external waterproof cover. To look at the ipod, it just looks like any other normal ipod. The water, salted or otherwise should not be a problem.
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Yes you can but its not the best in that environment. You would ground balance and drop the sensitivity down a bit but your depth will suffer. It will NOT beat a PI (pulse induction) detector or a multiple freq machine like a Minelab CTX3030 in that regard. It IS however an exceptional machine other wise. Just know that it suffers a bit when in actual salt water or wet (salt water laden) sand. It is excellent in fresh water however. -- I have both an AT Pro and a CTX 3030 but I only have the CTX 3030 mostly for my beach detecting.
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Yes. Saves a lot of digging time in the sand. If you get a few charts of the beach you visit, you can find the eddies. The are the hot spots where rings and other jewelry get washed up at. Gold is 50 times heavier than water and will roll with the tide. You need to find the low spots where the items can not roll up and over. If you have the Garrett Pro or Gold you can go in to up to 12 feet of water, getting to places other beach combers can not go! Scott
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No I used on the beach it worked great as the sand sifted out the coins are left