Steve Herschbach Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Steve Moore is the director of marketing at Garrett Electronics. He was interviewed on Relics Radio regarding the new Garrett Ace Apex. It's a long recording so skip ahead to the 6:00 minute mark to get right to the real discussion. Garrett Ace Apex Data & Reviews Garrett Ace Apex metal detector - new for 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 "future models will be a slow process" "battery not designed to be user replaceable" "eight frequency shifts for each frequency option" "defer on answering how many or what frequencies are used in the multifrequency modes. Maybe when finalized." "much more rainproof and weatherproof than other Aces" "fully submersible? 80% of people don't do that" "testing? I don't do that. Used it, it performs great, but will let others speak to testing" "last minute testing and tweaking still in progress, won't be long... this summer" "target id numbers normalized to read very close to AT series, within a point or two" 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Goldman Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 40 minutes ago, Steve Herschbach said: "future models will be a slow process" "battery not designed to be user replaceable" - however he did confirm it is still a long lived battery which would only necessitate a service center replacement infrequently (I estimate 5 to 7 years based on other similar batteries) so no biggie. "eight frequency shifts for each frequency option" "defer on answering how many or what frequencies are used in the multifrequency mode" - not surprising "much more rainproof and weatherproof than other Aces" "fully submersible? 80% of people don't do that" - It is probably more like 90%, but that is sort of beside the point. Probably 50% or more of people take it into the water at some point, and those people would probably like the peace of mind of knowing if they drop their detector in the drink it is not toast. You only need a foot of water to have a disaster. "testing? I don't do that. Used it, it performs great, but will let others speak to testing" Gotta love the marketing guys... "last minute testing and tweaking still in progress, won't be long... this summer" As expected. "target id numbers normalized to read very close to AT series, within a point or two" That's fine, but what is more important to me is that they are repeatable and stable since it has been 5 years since I last swung an AT Pro. No word on software updates... My commentary in emoji and bold italics above. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mh9162013 Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 On 5/22/2020 at 12:32 PM, Steve Herschbach said: "battery not designed to be user replaceable" Ugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mh9162013 Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 On 5/22/2020 at 12:32 PM, Steve Herschbach said: "fully submersible? 80% of people don't do that" Huh, I wonder what would happen if you applied the same logic to insurance. To be fair, I get what he's saying. But I think there's a lot more to the desire for waterproofing than just detecting underwater. And yes, I'm sure he knows that. But he's spinning the best he can (and I don't blame him; he's just doing his job). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWest Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Curious how long the warranty will be on this "rain proof" unit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Goldman Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 1 hour ago, FWest said: Curious how long the warranty will be on this "rain proof" unit? 2 years - see below. Garrett Ace Apex Data & Reviews 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67GTA Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 He said on the American Digger podcast that it could be updated if there was an issue but there were no plans for regular updates. https://www.spreaker.com/user/admrr/steve-moore-of-garrett-talks-about-the-n 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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