Aureous Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 3 hours ago, oneguy said: so I'm guessing this is the new Garrett PI that Phrunt posted about??? Sure is....the internet is buzzing about it right now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aureous Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 8 hours ago, Steve Herschbach said: Many more to come, first of a series going over every control on the machine, plus more. Great stuff! But as I seem to be the only one currently bringing this question up, I'm keen as hell to learn more about the 'Large' mode. What are your thoughts about it Steve? With the biggest coils, can it scratch the margins of what the GPZ can do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 I don't think the GPZ will get knocked off its perch quite yet. Enough money does get you something. Garrett Axiom Quick Facts, Owner's Manual, Etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Just read the Axiom manual…….once was all that was needed 👍. So logical and well laid out. Some of the Minelab operating manuals demand serious attention for one to be fully comfortable. The Axiom sure does have some Minelab flavour to it………absolutely nothing wrong with that ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strick Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Nice work Steve I know you put a lot of time into it. Its a nice looking machine and I can see its potential in many different detecting scenarios.... strick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Hound Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Awesome! Thanks Steve. Looks like they finally listened and if your willing to put yourself out there and do the videos I'm guessing that it performs too. About time ML got some competition. Can't wait to try one for myself. Is the price point known yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 I’d love to know what the current draw is on this bad boy? I know there about 16 hours run time on the lithium battery but does anyone know the capacity of the stock battery? I wish Garrett would release the price and put me out of my misery 😳 I’m guessing in the low 4K…….US dollars that is. With the exchange rate of the weak Aussie dollar and Garrett Australia markup plus GST…..it’s likely to get close to the cost of the GPX 6000 which is currently $8,000 Aussie dollars. This is going to get interesting ! Minelab will be deciding their next move, that’s for sure and would most likely planned for this very situation. What’s in their war chest 🥷 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geotech Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Battery is 76WHrs, so it's 330mA@14.4V or 660mA@7.2V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 10 hours ago, Gold Hound said: Awesome! Thanks Steve. Looks like they finally listened and if your willing to put yourself out there and do the videos I'm guessing that it performs too. About time ML got some competition. Can't wait to try one for myself. Is the price point known yet? No, but I fear it will be too expensive in Oz, hurting sales. Look at 24K price there - twice what it sells for here. Horrible exchange rate right now making it worse. That alone should insulate Minelab. Yeah, it’s a great machine. Not going to put Minelab out of business, but a powerful detector, fun to use. Now that the initial burst is over, my main desire is to shut up and go detecting with it. I’ll not ignore people, but I’m also not going to get stuck in the position of being a defender of the Axiom, or a person trying to convince anyone of anything. Frankly, I just don’t care, not my problem. I lobbied Garrett forever on this, they finally listened, I did my best to help make it a good machine. I did not get everything, but I got a lot, and I’m happy. But I’ve grown to hate the internet drama over new machines, and if I did not have so much time invested in this website, would go offline entirely. It’s only you, my forum family, that keep me online at all. But I prefer peace more than anything, and so am going to more or less shut up now. Gerry will hopefully take the lead on all this. To everyone. Don’t get all giddy, caught up in a “new thing”, buy it, and then be a vocal baby when it does not do what you thought it would. Be wise, slow down, get more info first. Let others be the guinea pigs if you are unsure at all. It’s just a metal detector, not gods gift to humanity. It does not negate Minelab having some great metal detectors. Many Minelab owners can just go on using what they have, no worries. New buyers now have a new option, that’s all. But all the drama? No thanks. Be adults, take responsibility, sort it out, and leave the BS to the YouTube drama brigade. Count me out! Just call me an old man in second childhood, having the time of his life, having fun with new toys. Meeting and hanging out with fun people from Garland, having some people pay attention to what I have to say when making a new detector…. life is very good my friends. Whether anyone likes the Axiom or not, I just don’t care. I like it, and that’s good enough for me. Peace, and best wishes to all of you!! Garrett Axiom Quick Facts, Owner's Manual, Etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatup Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Looks to be a very interesting machine Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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