Oh good thinking about using electrical tape to secure the wires. I'll have to give that a try. Thanks for the tip!

Hahaha! I make sure to say it in all of them. It's like, my signature intro! :D

Hahaha, yes I agree with that! Yea, they do have a good return policy. And I know most detector manufacturers have a great warranty department for issues like theses. Thanks for watching!

It could be. There are so many possible reasons for that to have happened. Its funny you mentioned changing the freq. I didn't even know that was an option. Hahaha. Yes, they are florescent lights and I didn't know that about the coil but it makes sense actually. :) Thanks for the advice! And for watching. :)

Lol! I know, I couldn't believe it. Two hunts in a row with something I shouldn't have dug. Ah well! Yea, I'm going to try to narrow down the cause though. Thanks! And thanks for watching!

Thank you! And thanks for watching.

Sorry to hear that. No one like hearing about a detector crapping out. :( But that's wonderful that the fixed the machine for you without any problems. And very quickly it seems. :) Thank you! And thanks for watching!

It's beautiful for sure! :D

Lol!! That would be too funny. Although, maybe there will be rings inside the mobile home. :D Thanks, I sure will. And thanks for watching.

Thank you! And thanks for watching. :) I know what you mean. And because this isn't "my" machine, there are lots of things I don't know about it, like adjusting the freq. But turns out this particular issue was my fault really since the cable connector came lose and I didn't notice. A small bit of water got in which caused this "freak out". It corrected itself after letting it sit for a week. :)

I really support this notion its a fact.

@@SheDetector Just curious " cable connector came lose" what part was that? I saw you tested the connector going in to the digital/housing, and that was tight. The cable that goes to the coil is already sealed from factory. I was just curious what cable connector you mentioned that fixed it in case I ever come across this issue. Thanks!

Oh yea? I've heard that from a few other people as well. Those are good tips. And great way to narrow down the problem. :D

She Detector hey i noticed you have pull tabs discriminated you shouldn't do that you will miss gold that way

Doug please bare with me here , she is starting off every trip trying to ground balance in the garage with all that rebarr in the concreet. let me fiurst get her to underrt stand that before you start giving her tipps because she cant ground ballance on a floor with rebarr in it OMG

Wayne Kaczmarek "bare" with you? So he can't make a recommendation since you've got another idea?? How do you know she ground balanced in her garage before she went to the beach since it didn't show her doing it in the video? She has more common sense than to ground balance in her garage before she goes to the beach and expect it to work right. Also, there's a good chance her basement floor doesn't have rebar in it anyway or any other metal in it. You sure do make a lot of assumptions.

Oh wow, yea that makes sense. Thanks for the info.

I didn't. But I will now. :) Yea, I read in the manual that it can help reduce the chatter. I'll be messing with it tonight to see if I can narrow down the problem. Oh well thank you for watching. Hahaha, and I'm glad to be able to get the junk off the beaches....when I can. :)

That's great! I just couldn't get this one to stabilize for me. Not enough to have a productive hunt anyways. :(

Oh really? Well, maybe that's happening to mine machine too. I'll be messing with it tonight to see if I can narrow down the problem.

Thank you! Oh yea? Hahaha, at least I'm not the only one then. :) Lol! No way! That's pretty funny too. Yea I bet it sunk way down. Yea, I think it did too, somehow.

Oh bummer on that but at least it worked for you again. :)

Oh really? Bummer on that! Hopefully you were able to do a little hunting at least? That's strange, maybe a bad coil? Could be a small crack somewhere in the coil.

Oh bummer on that! Ok, I'll give that a try and see if that takes care of the problem. :) Thanks for the tip.

Thank you! And thanks for watching.

Oh really? Hum, you could be right about that. Yea, I've heard that the coil failure can be a problem. Although I didn't know that until this happened and I started researching. Hehehe. Yea, I know it's a great machine on land but not so much at the beach in the salt water.

Oh yes, you must redo the ground balance for sure! :)

I thought it was tight enough but it might not have been. Water got in somehow! Good advice on the grease for the seals and such. Thanks!

I'm sorry to hear you had the same issue. :( Oh that's good thinking. That would be a simple fix too. :) I think water got in the cable connector. After letting the machine sit for a week, it was back to normal. I tightened all the connections then. :)

I didn't know it had that option actually. I'll check out the manual tonight and see if that will fix it all. Thanks for the info!

Worth a try and very easy to do. Hope it works for ya. I know it did for me.

Yea, I'm going to try a few things and see if I can get it to stop. Oh I completely agree. It's perfect for the beach!

Oh really? Wow, what are the odds. Hahaha. I'll be messing with it tonight to see if I can narrow it down.

No way! I would have been so mad! But at least they took care of the problem. Hopefully you haven't had any problems with it since...?

Oh really? That's strange. It's not had an issue while using the Land or Sea before. I'll be messing with it tonight to see if I can narrow down the problem.

LOL!!!!!! :O Oh no!!! Hahahaha, that's pretty funny though. ;)

Oh no!!! I'm sorry to hear that. Were you able to fill it with silicone or something?

Ok, hopefully it wasn't, I feel like that would ruin both the coil and the machine if that's the case. I'll be messing with it tonight to see if I can narrow it down.

It kind of fixed itself honestly. I let it sit for a week and then it worked fine. My conclusion was that it got water in it somewhere. Once it dried, it was good to go again. I think one of my connection cables wasn't tightened all the way.

Well the stock coil is waterproof but the machine is not fully submersible. You will only want to go about 2-3 feet deep. Anything deeper and you risk accidentally getting the electrical box wet. That will ruin the machine. Also, I don't recommend taking it in salt water as this machine wasn't built to hunt in that stuff. It will most likely be extremely unstable in saltwater. Fresh water should be alright though.

Oh yea? I've heard of that happening before. My problem on this hunt was one of the cable connections came undone just enough for a tiny bit of water to get in. It sent the machine nuts! After drying for a week it was fine.

Oh that would have been so much better!! Hahahaha. Oh very nice. You get a big view of the beach and everything! :) Well thanks! I'll keep everyone posted on what I find out. :)

That's really weird. Did you check your cable connections, make sure they were tight?

They are great machines on land and in fresh water for sure. Nuggetnoggin shows that all the time, or used to before he upgraded to the ACE 400. ;) Anyways, I think water got into the cable connector somehow. After letting it sit for a week, it dried, and works fine now.

Yea, I've heard that as well. This wasn't my machine so I was using it stock but I have a coil cover for my Excal. :D

Nice. So ya wrecked someone elses? Jus like a cnt. Same as it ever was..

​@Andrew Jackson wow what a cnt. You I mean, must really hate your life you poser.

Oh really? I'll have to check that out. :) I'm not surprised. Especially a gold machine. It's looking for tiniest bit of gold and the salt will make its brain explode. Hehehe. Well the AT Pro doesn't like salt that's for sure. But it's possible to stabilize it a bit. Not preferred of course since you have to mess with your settings to much. Hahaha, aww bummer on that. Having two machines stinks. ;) Thank you!

here you go .Listen to this guy. he know's what he's talking about.. know PLEASE one of you come up to the great lakes and run all these beeches with me for a couple days and get out of that comunist state where they dont like metal detectors for a weekend

AT Pro sucks in the wet sand

Hi there! Oh good idea. I didn't try that surprisingly. I'll give that a try though. Thanks for the tip! And thanks for watching.

Hi! Oh awesome! I'll go check them out. :)

Je ne suis pas sûr de ce que la sortie est, désolé. :( Oui, il y a toujours des ordures à trouver. Oui, je pense que ce fut la bobine qui se passait mal. Je ne suis pas positif, même si. Non, je ne me dérange pas les questions à tous! :) Je suis situé aux États- États. Dans l'état de la Floride. Je sais qu'il est une grande machine sur la terre, non pas tant sur la plage.

Oh yea. I've looked at that as a possible test machine in the future. :) I hear good things about them. Well stay tuned because I'll be giving yall the chance to vote on which machine I should use next. :)

Non, j'ai actuellement un Sea Hunter Garrett et un F19 Fisher. Le Garrett AT Pro Je voulais simplement emprunter. Je dois le renvoyer si depuis qu'elle a commencé gâcher.

He intentado utilizar el AT Pro y el Deporte MX en la playa. Ambas máquinas hicieron bien. Sin embargo, prefiero el MX Deporte en la playa sobre el AT Pro. El AT Pro no le gusta el agua salada y es muy hablador.

Yea, I should have. I didn't think about doing that. I guess if I was more experienced I might have thought about doing that. Hahaha. Next time I will. :)

Note: Even though I run in Pro Zero Mode, I still crank up the iron discrimination to 30 most of the times. You can also do some minor frequency adjustments with the AT pro too. Hope Garrett or Kellyco can fix you up though because it is bad being without your AT pro!

Nick Haas Oh that's good. Yea Kellyco will take care of it. I actually have another machine I'll start using this week. I'm very excited! :)

My Garret Carrot did the same thing, and i tried everything to get it to stop, and the last thing i tried was changing the batteries, and that fixed it..

Calvin H. Oh wow. Well at least you were able to get it corrected. :)

How do you like that ace 250.

I sure hope so. I thought this weekend would have been it but nope. :( It's coming one day though! :)

Yea, I'm thinking it was the water. I let it sit for a week and I guess it dried because it works fine now. Yea, water must have snuck in... :(

Not yet. I was letting it sit for a for days in case it was wet inside somehow. I'll try that tonight though. Thanks for the tip.

No problem. Good luck

Lol! No way! Hahahaha, that's pretty funny. Yea, I think water got in somewhere. :(

Yea? Sorry to hear that, I know it's frustrating!! That's not good, there's something wrong with it most likely. If you did all of that I would think it's something with the motherboard. That will require Garretts involvement to fix it. Rainbow haze? Yikes! Hahaha winter in Michigan and your out detecting!? You're crazy! But good on you. Hahaha. I would contact Garrett honestly, they should fix it for you no problem, if you're still in your warranty period. Even if you're not, it wouldn't hurt to call and ask what they can do for you.

I believe it is still under warranty, I got mine for a Christmas present from my husband. He purchased it from Kellyco. It is too frustrating to even use most of the time. And I was so thrilled when I got it. :-(

Lisa Vincent Oh even better! Kellyco is great with helping you get stuff taken care of. Contact them first and see if you need to send it them or to Garrett directly. Hopefully you can get it fixed pretty quickly and actually be able to enjoy hunting with it.

I hadn't but I will now. I didn't think about that. It could fix it though. Good idea!

Oh no! Really? Bummer on that. Yea, probably the coil went bad. Hahaha yes they sure do! Darn grill grates. Hahahaha.

Yea. I let it sit for a week and it apparently dried out. It works fine now. Oh wow! That's good that you were able to fix it at least. Well but it's waterproof so it should have been able to handle being sprayed down... :/

Oh really? I'll be messing around with it tonight to see if I can figure out the problem. Or at least narrow it down some.

Oh really? Ok, I'll give that a try. I'll be messing with it tonight to see if I can narrow down the problem. Thank you! And thanks for watching.

I think my cable connector was a bit loose and water got in. :( After letting the machine sit for a few days it was good as new.

Yea, a few people mentioned that as well. I'll be showing different things that I did in Mondays video. :) Yea, I like the sand until I'm having to dig to China through it. Hahaha.

Thank you! Oh yea, that was very irritating. I was just getting ready to start my water hunt. :( Oh awesome! Welcome to the hobby. :) And great choice getting it from Kellyco. :) South Padre is very nice, I'm sure you'll find some good stuff too. The AT Pro will do find in the dry sand. It will do alright in the wet stuff but might be hard to keep stable. You could get a lot of falsing and ghost signals. Ghost signals are targets that you dig, only to find there isn't actually a target there. The machine thought there was because of the salt level. Very annoying! But, you can adjust your settings to reduce that from happening. Just make sure to take the manual with you. You might need it to adjust your settings or to do a manual ground balance. Hahaha, I will so long as you keep watching. ;) Thanks for watching and good luck!

+She Detector You're a darlin', and I do thank you!

You're very welcome. Good luck on your next hunt! :)

Oh really? I'll look into that. Thanks for the info!

Yea, I think it's really weird if it's the water causing it to have that problem. It is waterproof up to 10 feet. Yes, the Excalibur is the way to go for sure for beach detecting. :)

Does it really? I'll have to read the manual and see if that will fix it. Thanks for the info!

Oh really? I hear it's pretty common. Oh that's good, thanks for the advice! :)

I didn't mess with the frequency with the machine while I had it. But, I've heard it's an option to help with the chatter if need be. Hahahaha! You can't go wrong with dry sand. Good choice! :D

I did not. I've heard that as well. Luckily the problem was a little water got into the cable connection. After sitting for a week, everything dried out and was good as new. :)

You know what, all detectors work very well up on the great lakes areas. someone please come up here for a weekend and have a couple beers with me and dig all this gold and silver up here. its too much just for me!!!!

serious some body come up and spend a couple days and have a good time. it's nice up here

Yea, a few people have said the same thing. :/

Oh yea, that would be bad... :( I'll be messing with it tonight to see if I can narrow down the problem. Maybe find the crack or something.

No way! Hahaha, what are the odds. Although it's a bummer that it happened to you too. :( Oh wow really? I hadn't noticed that. I'll check it out though. Thanks for the info!

***** Oh yea. I've had a few people tell me that too. Good advice!

I don't disagree that the problem could be water or a short somewhere. After your comment I, being the curious type tried to make the problem I had reoccur. I was checking out an old soccer field and the transformer for the lighting was right by the entrance gate, which is a where I always start (pick up clad for parking coffee etc.) Well my AT Gold went nuts right away, sounded like I was running over a spilled bucket of dug trash and the indicator pointer was all over the place. As I had this problem before I changed the frequencies and lowered the sensitivity a couple of notches below max. It worked fine found 2 dimes and a few pennies, within 2ft of the transformer, admittedly the signal was very scratchy, at 15-20ft away that totally cleared up. Oh and I looked at my coil and cable with a magnifying glass for cracks and and found none. As well that is the only problem I have had with it.

chris anderson Oh that's a good idea. Lol, that's a nice picture you paint. :)

Not yet. I wanted to give it time to dry in case water got inside somewhere. I've been waiting to turn it back on. I'll be doing that tonight though and see what happens.

Thank you! And thanks for watching. :D Welcome to the hobby! Well I own three machines but I've tested out a few others, yes. :D If I had to pick only one machine specifically for hunting the beach and the water, I would pick the Minelab Excalibur. It's by far the best machine, in my opinion, for beach hunting. It is a bit more expensive ($1499) but it's totally worth it. I've found 6 rings with it in the past 2 months. And before that, when I wasn't using the Excal, I found ZERO rings. Hahaha. Am I saying it's all the machine? No......but maybe. ;D

Thank you she detector....have you ever tried the Tesoro sand shark ? I know it's a little bit less expensive than the minelab ....I was just wondering if it would do you think hold its own for both beach and water.... it kinda caught my attention.again thank you for all your good advice you're great

Hahaha, funny you mention that. That's the next one I'm trying out! I should be out with it not this weekend, but next. :D Well thank you!

GREAT !! i will be eagerly awaiting your video and review. Thanks !

Have that sand shark out yet?

Oh I still have Beaker. I've just not been taking him out lately. I was doing some testing on the AT Pro to see how it handle at the beach. The conclusion? Not very well. Lol. It's something I've been doing with Kellyco. They let me test out different machines to see how they handle at the beach. Then I send the machine back to them. But, I have a new toy that I'll be using this weekend. I'm very excited! :)

Yea, AT Pro does NOT like salt. Hahaha. Yea, I also have a Garrett Sea Hunter, PI machine, and I love it. Although I've not taken it out in a few weeks because I've been playing with the Excal. :)

Oh yes, I made sure to do that each time I moved areas.

Good tips! I'll try all of those and see if I can't get it to stop acting up. Thanks!