I own a Simplex+ and am a complete newbie so cannot help.
Any help would be awesome thank you.
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Pitbull The Elder
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Hi everyone. A friend of mine that actually prompted me to buy a machine in the first place, owns this. He's owned it for about 12 years and he never really got into it and now wants to start again. He bought it second-hand and has no instructions. He's worried that it might need recalibrating, if that is such a thing? Does anybody know enough about this model to be able to help.
I own a Simplex+ and am a complete newbie so cannot help.
Any help would be awesome thank you.
I own a Simplex+ and am a complete newbie so cannot help.
Any help would be awesome thank you.
Machine: Simplex+ Running v2.77. Standard coil
Pinpointer: Cheap and chearful GP (Fully Waterproof)
Field God Sacrifice of choice: Milk Chocolate Hobnobs
Pinpointer: Cheap and chearful GP (Fully Waterproof)
Field God Sacrifice of choice: Milk Chocolate Hobnobs
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Blackadder43
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Here is a video from the late, great Norfolk Wolf....
Might help your friend...
Also this one from Garrett themselves:
I doubt the machine needs recalibrating, just a bit of confidence instilled into your friend should do the trick
Might help your friend...
Also this one from Garrett themselves:
I doubt the machine needs recalibrating, just a bit of confidence instilled into your friend should do the trick
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Jamesey1981
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The manual for it is dowloadable from Garrett's website, I would post a link but the link starts the download so I'm struggling to copy it.
If you google Garrett GTI 1500 it's the first result, free PDF download.
Never used one but I think it has a lot of the same features as the later Ace machines and some other bits of its own so it should be pretty capable, if a bit weighty.
Wouldn't think it would need recalibrating or retuning, I think it has a resin filled coil so that should still be fine and if it has been stored in ok conditions the rest of the electronics should be fine too, certainly worth giving it a good test though, if only just so that you know you can trust it.
If you google Garrett GTI 1500 it's the first result, free PDF download.
Never used one but I think it has a lot of the same features as the later Ace machines and some other bits of its own so it should be pretty capable, if a bit weighty.
Wouldn't think it would need recalibrating or retuning, I think it has a resin filled coil so that should still be fine and if it has been stored in ok conditions the rest of the electronics should be fine too, certainly worth giving it a good test though, if only just so that you know you can trust it.
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Pitbull The Elder
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Thanks Bruce I will pass them on to him.Blackadder43 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 11, 2020 10:26 pm Here is a video from the late, great Norfolk Wolf....
Might help your friend...
Also this one from Garrett themselves:
I doubt the machine needs recalibrating, just a bit of confidence instilled into your friend should do the trick
Machine: Simplex+ Running v2.77. Standard coil
Pinpointer: Cheap and chearful GP (Fully Waterproof)
Field God Sacrifice of choice: Milk Chocolate Hobnobs
Pinpointer: Cheap and chearful GP (Fully Waterproof)
Field God Sacrifice of choice: Milk Chocolate Hobnobs
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Pitbull The Elder
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That's what I understood from looking at the display too.
Machine: Simplex+ Running v2.77. Standard coil
Pinpointer: Cheap and chearful GP (Fully Waterproof)
Field God Sacrifice of choice: Milk Chocolate Hobnobs
Pinpointer: Cheap and chearful GP (Fully Waterproof)
Field God Sacrifice of choice: Milk Chocolate Hobnobs
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Garrett site is now working here is the link to the manual (all 88 pages).Jamesey1981 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 11, 2020 10:39 pm The manual for it is dowloadable from Garrett's website, I would post a link but the link starts the download so I'm struggling to copy it.
If you google Garrett GTI 1500 it's the first result, free PDF download.
Never used one but I think it has a lot of the same features as the later Ace machines and some other bits of its own so it should be pretty capable, if a bit weighty.
Wouldn't think it would need recalibrating or retuning, I think it has a resin filled coil so that should still be fine and if it has been stored in ok conditions the rest of the electronics should be fine too, certainly worth giving it a good test though, if only just so that you know you can trust it.
https://www.garrett.com/sites/default/f ... manual.pdf
As Jamesey said at a quick glance it looks like a forerunner of the ACE series. Rather dated but should still work OK if it has been stored in the dry.
Evan