Metal detector Garrett GTAx550 was tested. In our opinion, the ideal detector for the beginner, here and pinpojnt, and two aaplets, in general, at first sight impresses. It is the improved model after GTA 500, was, the truth also GTAx500, but it from the same series as GTA, ostensibly spoke that have improved, but believe GTA 500 and GTAx 500 too most, and here GTAx550 it already an another matter, and sensitivity is better, and appearance has changed. That new in 550 models, well in the first it belltone, Crossfire 2 search coil, in difference from GTA with the first Crossfire. In the rest all the same, a car a ground balance, pinpojnt, two aaplets of search, a sound threshold, on the display of a picture of prototypes of the purposes of a steel more beautiful look!
The detector has 8 buttons of management.
Power/Hold to reset — includes, switches off the detector and allows to dump all options to factory installations by default.
Pinpoint — Electronic pinpojnt, allows to define the centre of object and to measure depth zaleganija object.
Set Depth — Installation of sensitivity of the detector, is regulated by buttons + or -
Set Audio — Installation of a tonality of a sound signal, is regulated by buttons + or -
Accept/Reject — Discriminator Installation, reception or elimination of this or that type of metal.
Last Mode — Transition from a current operating mode to the last, probably to move under programs A and B.
LCD the display has following indexes:
The discriminator cursor — Moves on the top scale, specifies in the certain type of metal designated on the top ruler of the display.
The top scale — Has drawings / icons of those or other prototypes of finds.
The bottom scale — the Basic scale of the discriminator (reception / a deviation), in a mode pinpojnt specifies depth zaleganija object in inches.
Detector test:
Test was spent in wood, on a neutral place, soil neutral. We have decided to try to begin search with factory options as it is provided in the detector, to press button Power and to keep about 5 seconds, the detector has published a signal and has passed in a condition programmed by default at factory. It is a mode “B” so-called Coins, in Coin transfer. The discriminator excludes all types of ferrous metal and accepts nonferrous metal, including coins, try to work in this mode what that time before adjusting the device on the of manners. GTAx550 has a mode of the sound discriminator under name Belltone and a simple standard signal of search. Belltone publishes such pleasant sound, hand bell type on nonferrous metal with high conductivity, basically it is coins. The standard signal will be on all the rest, but I advise to be verified with the display in this mode as nickel alloys and some silver purposes will give the same signal as on a coin.
The test for air so 5 kop the USSR in a mode of the discriminator with sensitivity almost on maximum (two small squares up to the end), 20-23 sm, 10 kop the USSR – 15-17 sm, a wedding ring of 13-15 sm, a stopper from beer – 19-22 sm, a flask – 43-45 see In a static mode at pressed button Pinpoint has been to begin with carried out: 5 kop 24-26 sm, 10 kop the USSR – 17-19 sm, a wedding ring of 15-17 sm, a stopper from beer – 20-23 sm, a flask – nearby 50 see the Car as much as possible about metre.
Further we began to check the new district, the first signals have been caught in 5 minutes of work, it were most likely what rests that of a copper tray, is possible and that that other, but at first sight … Depth not big, centimetres 12. Further the typewriter rests have been found, that is more true that there was from keyboard hinges and pair of buttons, a font a Russian and a Latin, is possible from a Soviet period. After 30 minutes of searches we have decided to include all metals to search. The detector responded to all successively, we dug out also what that uncertain parts of metal, probably, it were splinters. The soil did not bring, a strong mineralization was not observed. Pinpojnter the instructions of depth to 12 inches as much as possible work wonderfully, but it is good for applying to coins. Having worked even 40 minutes in standard conditions, we supernatural have not noticed anything, Garrett as always, is typical. We have decided to try all the same as will be conducted by the detector on soil with a strong mineralization. On following put we have gone on ours the test a place where it is all and it is checked, 4 coins by advantage 5 and 3 kop have been dug, on various depth (from 20 to 25 sm) so in a mode by default the detector has found out 5 kop with very languid signal on depth of 20 sm, after pass on a signal with pinpojntom, a signal has amplified, certainly the detector has given out us a heap of phantom signals on all territory and all. Other coins have been buried on depth about 25 sm, specially. It was to be expected, soil very heavy, crude. However, anything surprising for this machine.
In the conclusion we have decided to walk on a beach, the standard test. Well, coins ringed interestingly, such hand bell though some coins ring so interestingly, jumps thus over the discriminator cursor from a designation 1 cent, on a designation of a uvula from a stopper, after extraction of the purpose it there was 15 kop the USSR, the truth all oxidised. Stoppers the truth in standard mode Coins are caught dashing, it was necessary to switch off the discriminator end-to-end to 1 tsentoviku. We once have caught very interesting signal, and Belltone the discriminator cursor on 1 dollar has rung out also, thought silver, and what you think? It was the stopper from the vodka, screwed, completely flat, here such focuses, the truth nevertheless to find something valuable, it was possible to us, silver, a ringlet, has pleased it for 1 hour of searches on a beach. And so, in general, not badly.
If you search for the first detector for yourselves, GTAX 550 would be an excellent choice to start to test as the searcher. The weight not big, ergonomics at level, eats this machine from 8 batteries of type AA, finger-type. I advise to have a cover on the display from a moisture and a dirt. Search coils can will be replaced on 4.5 inch sniper or 12 inch multiplier of depth, or ellipse DD. An estimation of the detector 9 + on 10 ball system.
