Ive had the ATPro since last fall, works great in the water and I've used it in the dirt and found it to work great there too, I will be using it mainly for water. I have the smaller 5x8 coil for it too and last night was curious as to how sensitive it was and was really impressed at how well it air tested ,at least 10" on a dime. However, what really shocked me was how well it does on very small gold. I have some very small hollow 14k earrings, a 1/2" peice of rope chain ect. The ATPro hits all of them while the Excalibur II (locked salt mode) can't even touch. I was curious and got out the Tiger Shark which was my only machine that would come close to responding to that stuff. I couldn't believe it but the ATPro still did better than the Tiger Shark. I then poped the big stock coil back on the ATPro and now the stock not only doesn't air test any better, it hardly responds to the small gold! I'm going to give Garrett a call on Monday and see what they say. In conclusion I would like to say that I am EXTREMELY impressed with the ATPro, I don't know of any other VLF water machine that can do that well with low conductors. Anyone wanna buy a Excalibur II? http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,25402,25402#msg-25402 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:25:13 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,25402,25673#msg-25673 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,25402,25673#msg-25673 Flintstone Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:37:08 +0000 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,25402,25631#msg-25631 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,25402,25631#msg-25631 NASA-Tom Wrote:
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> Connor is correct.
>
> Aaron, , , Even in an air-test............... try
> different Grnd Bal settings........... and see
> what happens to small gold! I did write about
> this in the AT Pro thread.
>
> Just remember............ when you Grnd Bal to
> real dirt.......... that is the Grnd Bal number
> you should be utilizing to perform 'small gold'
> testing.
>
> Try the stock coil.......... and at different Grnd
> Bal settings.............. and see what happens.
>
> Good (but sometimes painful) learning tool.]]> markg Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum Fri, 09 Mar 2012 01:04:39 +0000 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,25402,25621#msg-25621 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,25402,25621#msg-25621 Dan-Pa. Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:48:10 +0000 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,25402,25611#msg-25611 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,25402,25611#msg-25611 possum mo Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:20:02 +0000 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,25402,25410#msg-25410 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,25402,25410#msg-25410 Aaron Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum Sat, 03 Mar 2012 16:57:41 +0000 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,25402,25409#msg-25409 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,25402,25409#msg-25409 NASA-Tom Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum Sat, 03 Mar 2012 16:30:56 +0000 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,25402,25407#msg-25407 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,25402,25407#msg-25407
Thanks]]> Aaron Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:54:30 +0000 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,25402,25406#msg-25406 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,25402,25406#msg-25406
Aaron, , , Even in an air-test............... try different Grnd Bal settings........... and see what happens to small gold! I did write about this in the AT Pro thread.

Just remember............ when you Grnd Bal to real dirt.......... that is the Grnd Bal number you should be utilizing to perform 'small gold' testing.

Try the stock coil.......... and at different Grnd Bal settings.............. and see what happens.

Good (but sometimes painful) learning tool.]]> NASA-Tom Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:45:59 +0000 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,25402,25405#msg-25405 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,25402,25405#msg-25405 Not sure what your asking? This was simply air testing, their was no salt water mentioned, fresh water is all I would recommend the ATPro for.]]> Aaron Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:41:25 +0000 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,25402,25403#msg-25403 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,25402,25403#msg-25403
I'm still looking at an AT Pro thou. Maybe someone will get tired of theirs and swap me out of my F5 and some change for it.]]> connortn Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:27:17 +0000 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,25402,25402#msg-25402 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,25402,25402#msg-25402 I have the smaller 5x8 coil for it too and last night was curious as to how sensitive it was and was really impressed at how well it air tested ,at least 10" on a dime. However, what really shocked me was how well it does on very small gold. I have some very small hollow 14k earrings, a 1/2" peice of rope chain ect. The ATPro hits all of them while the Excalibur II (locked salt mode) can't even touch. I was curious and got out the Tiger Shark which was my only machine that would come close to responding to that stuff. I couldn't believe it but the ATPro still did better than the Tiger Shark.
I then poped the big stock coil back on the ATPro and now the stock not only doesn't air test any better, it hardly responds to the small gold! I'm going to give Garrett a call on Monday and see what they say.
In conclusion I would like to say that I am EXTREMELY impressed with the ATPro, I don't know of any other VLF water machine that can do that well with low conductors.

Anyone wanna buy a Excalibur II?]]> Aaron Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:12:31 +0000