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Good day to all, I just secured a georgous authorization in a vine field, but as I started detecting this morning, my AXT began to act erratically although there are no overhead power lines or any approximate energy sources! I distanced myself to the adjacent field to see if the issue will dissipate but the problem persisted. I had no other choice than lowering the sensitivity to 0, which made me lose plenty of targets. Did anyone encountered such issue and is there a fix besides pushing the reset bottom which by the way had not made any significant difference. Thanks in advance

Good day everyone, firstly, I thank you for admitting me in your forum. I purchased the Garrett ATX and moved to France, this machine is super precise in detecting relics which forgives its massive weight after five or six hours of operation! Lately I discovered some difficulty in fully retracing the rods at the end of my search, and it looks that some of the black plastic tensioning shim/plate is broken between the shaft and the rods assembly. Did anyone encounter similar failure/issue? And can I still use the machine as is? I searched the web for spare parts but I couldn’t find anything. Please help, thank you

Just a FYI. Just spoke with garrett. While doing repairs on my atx, they replaced all o-rings and said it's now certified water proof by garrett again. It's good for 90 days. Cheap insurance if you have plans for a beach trip.

I may have a short window to add a new 8" mono coil to my garrett atx for $300. I really can't find much for review and comparison of this coil. Anyone with experience with this coil is welcome to post their experiences with it, before I blow money on something for no good reason

Here are a couple short videos I made before I send it in to Garrett for repair. The atx was ground balanced and frequency scanned. Sensitivity is maxed. Running smooth over unobstructed ground. In the videos you will see how knock sensitive it is. Please don't tell me this is normal for the atx. I am 100% new to pi machines, and this is the only one I've ever been around.

I recently posted an ATX for sale because I rarely used it and it sat in the closet most of the time, and when I did use it, it was only about an hour because of the weight. Then I saw a Steve Herschbach’s post on this site, Garrett ATX Accessories, June 30, 2018, on modification accessories for the ATX, and it was just what I needed. But, as the title of this topic states, “Almost five years too late”; I almost had to scrap the project. Steve said the only non ATX coils that would work on the ATX is the DD Infinium coils (Infinium was the precursor to the ATX) and he had a 5x10 DD on his set up. The 5x10 DD coil was discontinued in 2016 and is no longer available, I didn't want the 3x7, so that left only the 10x14. Detector companies list Infinium coils but most are out of stock and I purchased one of three coils I found ($152). I purchased an aftermarket Garrett shaft of all places on Poshmark. The shaft and coil were less than three pounds and the 3.5-pound control portion fit neatly in a 4x6x12 four compartment pouch by cutting an X on the inside of both end compartments. The coil cable ran through the end compartment by the control arm and with a chest strap faces the coil to give you extra cable for mobility when kneeling or digging. I swing the new coil/shaft setup with my left arm and operate the ATX control with my right hand. Bench testing showed improved depth with various nuggets and all controls functioned as they would with an ATX coil and very stable, as Steve had mentioned. I use an "H" harness and had 1" webbing to run up both shoulder straps and around the neck with clips to support "D" rings on the pouch, very comfortable. I bought the detector used so I wasn’t too concerned about the warranty or underwater use. I took it one step further and used an S2 tamperproof bit to remove the rear portion of the ATX to access the proprietary phone jack, scraped just enough off the speaker and jack wires to find the "common" wire (blue is common) and installed a 1/4" jack for my right-angle tip on my Nugget Buster Headphones. With the headphones plugged in you can zip up the compartment and it stays clean. The large center compartment has access to the batteries and coil connector but I leave it connected because it's too hard to disconnect and reconnect each time. Everything works great and I plan to test it in the field. I have read many posts by Steve and have learned a lot of tips and techniques that I use and really appreciate. I know there are really good new detectors out there but I have never given the ATX a real try and that is what I intend to do and for less than $200 it's like having a new PI detector. If anyone out there has a used 5x10 Infinium coil let me know. My go to detector has been the Gold Monster and I scored 1-1/2 ounces of gold in California but I'm relearning now that we are living in central Arizona. Thanks Steve.

(Update..problems solved) Here's why. 1. My vlf gold kruzer runs just as, or more stable in the same mineralized ground. 2. The closed DD coil is very knock sensitive. I thought that problem was resolved with the newer closed coils 3. The atx will go haywire when just setting the coil on the ground. 4. Had to run the sensitivity at 10 or lower to run smooth at all. My experience with PI machines is 2 hrs on the atx, and a ton of YouTube videos and reading articles and reviews... so I'm basically saying I don't know squat. My detecting experience in whole...it's a new passion of mine in the last couple months. I go out whenever I get a chance. My main vlf is the nokta gold kruzer. Still learning it, with about 25 to 30 hrs behind it. I'm a research junkie. Lots of reading and 100s of hrs of videos. In other words, I don't know squat. I'm hoping someone with experience with the atx will chime in with advice, and let me know if this is normal, or if I need to consider returning this machine. I appreciate any help, and or advice

I just ordered a Garrett atx deepseeker package for $1300. It has the larger deepseeker coil, and the standard "closed" dd coil. Then I ordered a new, open box infinium 5x10 dd sniper coil for $75. So for just under $1500 (with taxes, and shipping) I think I will have a good first PI machine geared toward nugget shooting. I'm a professional lead detectorist already, so how hard can gold be? 😁 looking forward to all opinions and constructive criticism.

I'm planning on my yearly trip to the Florida Treasure Coast in November and in the past have been using my Orx and Nox. This year I'd like to try something different in the way of a PI so I'm considering buying the ATX or Axiom. Curious to know if others have used either one between Melbourne and Fort Pierce. I'm thinking the ATX would be more robust to the elements. Thanks.

Many of you may have already viewed this video by the The Hoover Boys detecting an old picnic area with the Garrett ATX. If I recall correctly Garrett released the ATX in 2013 then added the 11x13 closed coils around 2017-18. Per one of the 842 comments of this three year old video they are detecting with both the original 10x12 DD open coil and the 11x13 closed DD. There are also a few videos on YouTube that addressed the ATX ability to handle EMI with both the DD & mono coils. In this video The Hoover Boys refer to the Garrett ATX as a nickel machine and as “the brick”.

The Garrett ATX price point keeps bringing me back for another look as opposed to the Minelab SDC and the Axiom. I have been looking at the 11x13 closed mono coil for the edge sensitivity in addition to ground coverage. If I can avoid it, I don’t want to purchased a DD coil plus the 8” mono coil. However, it is not a given that the coil will not be submersed under water. I realize the 10x12 has a center sweet spot that does not fit into tight areas. Has anyone used the Garrett ATX with the 11x13 closed mono coil? How does the 11x13 closed mono compared to the 10x12 opened DD with a full scuff cover plate?

Specifications for the Garrett ATX list the total weight for either the 10x12 (open) search coil or the 11x13 (closed) search coil as 6.9 pounds. The 10x12 weighting 3 lbs 7 oz and the 11x13 at 3 lbs 7.5 oz. Does anyone know the total weight of the ATX with the 8 inch mono coil?

Other than the weight and cost of coils, has anyone compared the ATX to the Axiom for prospecting?

Hi friends from US! While doing my deep research on atx, to really understand how this technology works. I struggled to identificaing targets based on audio tones. Yes, I know that Pi machine has poor ability for recognition targets. But while motion mode provides dual tone audio feedback, I keep wondering about message that provides me. That scale of tones may varying from hi/low to low/hi and that is my question. If tone starts with very short low tone with long hi tone echo, what I can predict about target material? And otherwise. If target get you short hi tone followed by long low echo, may I assume that the long echo tone assigning the target to the scale of material corresponding to the tone? So if I get short low tone followed by long hi echo, target response should be somewhere close to low conductive material? Even if the complete audio response is low/hi indicating good conductor? Is there any advice how I can be better in recognition targets based only on audio response, beside to dig everything what Iron check doesnt recognize? How the iron check actually works? Can I use it to helping identificaing targets, even if they are not iron. I have noticed that if I swing over for example pulltab in Iron check mode, it does not make any difference(off course it did not), but when the audio is non existent in Iron check, what that can tell me? Before You ask why I decide for atx ( If you dont know Iam a begginer) I am also motorcycle enthusiastic and my condition for packing are limited, so this is numero uno for me, and offcourse the military housing just ring a bell for me. Thank you for your time. Greetings René

Hello everybody. Any of you have ever done a Garrett Atx coil cable extension?I have an infinium coil and I put the unit behind my back into a bag.It's very light to use but I like the standard 10*12 Atx coil! Maybe this coil cable extension submersible in water? Thanks so much

Has anyone ever tried to put a carbon fiber shaft on the Garrett ATX?

Has anyone had an issue with the coil bolt end coming off? Where would I get a new coil bolt?

Hi guys, I'm from Argentina. I detect in the Andes mountain range, bordering Chile, I currently have an XP ORX elliptical coil, I got a lot of superficial gold up to 15-20 cm, but I want to go a little deeper, I don't have extreme mineralization, it's intermediate and maybe some hot rocks. Returning to the subject, there are not many options for pi detectors here in Argentina, minelab with astronomical prices, garrett atx and some other used TDI. no minelab used here, only new gpx 6000 and gpz7000 available. if i choose the garrett atx will i gain depth compared to the xp orx with elliptical coil? or is it preferable to acquire a 9" hf coil and continue playing with VLF?

Consider myself pretty handy, a question for anyone. I would like to repair an ATX 12in dd with the typical cracked up coil wire, looking for info on replacement coiled wire and a new connector plug . If none are available then what would be the proper straight cable to use to connect it without the capability to retract it? Just for a “see if I can fix it” project. Thx for any info, Jerseybones

I got a PM with the following question. In general if you PM me on anything but a genuinely private matter, I will answer on the forum instead. This helps other people see an answer they might be interested in, and let’s others add their opinions and knowledge. It’s not like I know everything. “Could I ask you please which coil would be best to use on a Garrett Atx for depth on most gold rings to be found on a typical u.k. beach that have a mixture of brown and black sand”. There are basically three ATX coil sizes - small 8”, the mediums, and the large 15”x20”. The ATX was designed to work best with DD coils, and monos offer no real depth advantage over DD, as one might expect with some other detectors. The 8” is generally too small for large beach work, the 15”x20” mono more than most people want to swing, and really is more for ground coverage than extra depth. But it’s possible in milder soil that the large coil will give the best depth on a ring. The worse the mineralization gets, the more this advantage is lost, and in the worst ground the smaller DD coils will do better. If you drop a magnet on your beach, and it comes up clean, the 15”x20” mono will probably have the best depth on large rings. Smaller rings less so. If the magnet comes up with a glob of magnetic sand, go a smaller DD. So it kind of comes down to the medium 10x12 and 11x13 coils. These coils are all so close in performance, that I almost think the 11x13 DD is just the 10x12 winding dropped into an enclosed housing. As I mentioned, the ATX is designed around DD coils, and so the mono really does not seem to offer the difference I would normally expect of a mono versus DD. If the coil was never going to be submerged, I’d would go the 11”x13” DD as having the center rod mount. If it will ever be used wading, go the 10”x12” DD.

What is Garrett thinking I wonder, to advance the evolution of the ATX circuit? Its a good, solid detector for a single channel PI circuit. If it was removed from the big, heavy, bulky ridiculous housing with the big, bulky, heavy, ridiculous collapsing stem setup, I'm sure it would sell a heap more. Collaborating with a well known and respected coil manufacturer to make available the proprietary plugs and specs would also help heaps. A good coil range sells detectors as we all know. My thoughts also stretched to how the QED (also being a single channel PI) can be adjusted to have faster or slower sampling with relevant timings to either find small gold/targets OR bigger, deeper gold/targets. Seeing how Minelabs patents (MPS) don't allow for multi-channel detectors to be built by any other company, I suspect that this adjustable concept is the logical step to make? Use a small coil: fast sampling/timing. Use a large coil: slower sampling/timing. Garrett has a very good PI circuit in the ATX....why not actually (FINALLY) turn it into the quality prospecting PI that it was supposed to be? Most of the engineering is already done so I'd imagine the cost of doing the rest wouldn't be a huge financial burden. God knows the Fisher Impulse Gold isn't on the horizon any time soon so perhaps a well positioned gold prospecting PI detector with ground tracking and great sensitivity should be a focus for Garrett? Especially now that Whites range of prospecting PI's are now gone from the marketplace. They have the 24K to cover the entry level high frequency VLF side of their 'lineup' so now its time to offer a practical prospecting PI as well. Undercut Minelab's high price point by a good margin (which won't be hard to do) and I would suspect that sales should flow, especially in Africa. I think I know Steve's thoughts on this....what about everyone else?

hello everyone, let's talk about atx, garrett gonna make a replacement? What do we blame him for, simply for being heavy? in performance, it always surpasses all existing machines on the range with gpz! on black sand is it yes or not the only one with the gpz to be effective? steeve please, he is no longer your favorite for his versatility; despite its weight? despite his age ! gpx 6000 really has big problems on very mineralized ground? and on black sand? a future ctx 3030! and why not just a submersible gpz at 3 meters because they have the same design I do not denigrate anyone, nor the detectors I'm just asking his questions to help me trill I may be overvaluing the atx, but is it still a safe bet today or do I have to wait for a new one? I'm just asking if the atx is still the best off-road on the market today (black sand, salt water 3 meters, mineralized soil, performance, medium soil) for me atx is the champion just because the gpz is not submersible

Hi everyone, I need some help. I live on an island in South Carolina that has a ton of civil war history. I have historical maps and encapments printed on clear plastic that I use to cross reference where things were. This along with out of print books and local knowledge and research done by friends makes me think that I just won't be swinging in any old place. There is also the opportunity to look for jewelry on the beaches and in the water. The hunting I am planning on doing is in the woods, on the beach and in the water. I would say that actual hunting in the water above a foot or so would be limited to no more than 10% of the time. The low tides here are extreme and good planning usually negates the need to walk amongst the sharks 😊. Beach hunting would be approx 70% and wooded areas the remaining 20%. I am not considering the loss of iron check on mono's as a limiting factor. I have owned the CTX, the NOX 800 and I did own an ATX when I lived up north so I am very familiar with the weight and when a bungee should be used. I also have first hand experience with sand in the cam locks. I would like to limit my arsenal to 2 coils .. maybe 3. Here are my thoughts and concerns on each. DD COIL: (I will be getting at least one DD) 10x12 original DD. Don't like the issue with coil knocking although I don't know what is is like using an atx without that issue. The enclosed coils came out after I got mine.. Also worried about the hinge long term 11x13 DD, never used it. Does it float? That would be bad in the surf.. But then again.. Only 10% ish of the time would I expect to be in waist high water. I would deal with a buoyancy issue if it is that much better a coil. MONO's: Small 8" mono. Maybe good for the wooded areas... I think I really want it because I like the looks 11x13 mono... Does it offer any appreciable depth that would keep it in the running? 15x20 Deepseeker. I have had it and know the weight it adds.. But I am thinking that some of the deep relics may be sanded in and this might be worth it. I think that there are some doozies still unearthed where old piers have been that are just beyond the capabilities of anything else. I wouldn't primarily use this coil to dig booming targets.. Rather as a cherry picker... OK.. That's my story... What 2 or 3 coils would you recommend for how I am planning on hunting? Thanks in advance for all your comments. John in SC.

I'm checking both out. Need some input by others.

I am looking to get a beach PI detector and the ATX is one of my choices. This is in Florida on the Gulf side around the Tampa area. I am also going to use it in Tennessee where I do a lot of CW relic hunting. I was wondering anyone's idea about this detector.