anyone try those chinese knockoff garrett ace detectors

[toasted]

Only $87 on eBay. Would it be an adequate backup or backup to the backup or dont waste your money

 

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[flgliderpilot]

Yes I have one they are exact copy here is my video reviews, one with Nel Tornado ;-)

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Thanks for sharing this... I searched but never found your videos until you posted the links

 

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JUNK!!!!! did I say JUNK!!!!!

 

[flgliderpilot]

It might be an exact clone, but you can bet that every piece it's made of is the cheapest available. I am trying to think of a scenario where I might buy one and I can't think of anything. Perhaps if it was an exact clone of a XP Deus or some other machine that normally costs thousands of dollars, I may consider it, but an Ace 250 is only $200 and comes with warranty, made in the USA good parts and usually you even get freebies thrown in... This knock off is not a good buy.

Agreed for me the knockoff would need to be around $100, for say, an Ace 350 clone, or $200 for something better similar to the Pro.

Some chinese products are actually made quite well. Remember much of our own products were made in China... I would not be surprised at all if these are parts WERE Garrett parts made in China for Garrett, but being sold from the "back door" to a "business partner". This is exactly what happened to me when my business tried to have some parts made in China.

The poorly made stuff from China that you see in the dollar stores is the worst of the worst. LED bulbs that will actually kill you because the case is shielded from mains voltage by a piece of paper, iPhone chargers that have the mains voltage traces a hair away from the USB connector.. so one day it gets damp, you plug in your phone send mains voltage into your phone (or body). I've seen Chinese products built with chips so badly corroded they looked like they pulled from from a sunken submarine. They source all of these parts used from the local market, and build boards, and hide them in a shiny new injection molded case.

This detector actually looks great compared to the usual products.

 

[cudamark]

And you want to support a country that allows that to go on?? Come on folks, we're committing economic suicide!

 

[yodi]

I wouldn't give you a nickel for a truck load of those things

 

[flgliderpilot]

And you want to support a country that allows that to go on?? Come on folks, we're committing economic suicide!

I totally agree, but the problem is much bigger than choosing not to buy this detector. We could start with the computers we are using to access this forum... and I'm willing to be most of us have been in Harbor Freight.

 

[cudamark]

Not everything in Harbor Freight is from China. Granted, most things are, especially the give-aways and super bargain stuff, but, if you look hard enough, you can even find things made in the USA there.....or at least the free world. I don't mean to suggest that it's easy to find some items made here, but, at least give it a try.

 

[sycotoad]

there is an interesting reply to the link posted regarding these detectors -
Garrett ACE 250 (MD 6250, China fake). Photo and video | MD-Hunter Blog

did any of you guys ever think your big US brand names just might be getting their stuff made in big bad China and not tell their very patriotic customers?

 

[bowwinkles]

No, but I did however get the impression that there may be a Chinese product shill scanning this forum.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

I don't care if a manufacturer makes or has parts made in China but I will not buy or support buying counterfeit detectors.....A rip off is a rip off....

 

[flgliderpilot]

The detectors may be assembled in the USA but I would be surprised if the circuit boards and injected parts were manufactured in the USA. This would explain why China has a different coil, but the same main unit.

 

[oneton]

I was under the impression that fisher only did repair work and had new detectors built in other countries like china. They are not going to tell us if they did because fear of losing bussiness,i can believe this.

 

[JoeB_OH]

I bought one last year, tried it a few times & it didn't work well at all! I sent it back so, NO - Don't waste your time or money.

 

[Rick K]

Oneton -

you are totally wrong. The actual facts are as follows.

first Texas Products in El Paso Texas (FT) builds all Fisher, Teknetics and Bounty Hunter detectors in El Paso. Electronic components are sourced from US suppliers (who sell products made all over the world. FT owns a plant over the border in Mexico which makes circuit boards. All design, assembly and test is done in El Paso in their facility which creates hundreds of US jobs.

there is one exception, the Bounty Hunter Jr. Is made both in EP and in China. The boxes they are shipped in clearly indicate which place the individual unit was made.