GARRETT PROPOINTER PROBLEM

[ryaan21]

You are by far not the only one having this problem. Every person I know personally aside from one has had those exact issues with the Garrett Pro pointer. That would be about 7 people.

What makes it worse is that people constantly bury posts about crappy pro pointers. Not on this forum, but on others that will remain nameless. If you so much as mention your pro pointer might not be working correctly there is a barage of critisizm.

My own dealings with Garrett and their customer service mirror what the OP said.

I sent my ATPRO in for repairs, get it back and it is basically still broken. They "fixed" the falsing on the coil only to have it last less than 3 months and the problem I had with the external speaker not working was never properly fixed. Combine that with the cheap $.50 cent arm cuff that snapped off during normal use and I was a little miffed.

I called and emailed Garrett. I was polite, respectful and I did not get ANY response at all.

It stinks, because I think they should be focusing more on the ATPRO/ATGOLD and the Pro Pointer instead of dumping r&d into a $2100 dollar detector.

I will probably give the AT PRO another shot when I can afford it. When it did work it worked amazingly. The pro pointer however I would not take if it were free.

 

[BarryL]

Mine started acting up the last time out as well . Never had a problem before with it . As I was trying to pinpoint the target it would not stop beeping and So I held it in the hole barely touching the dirt and turned it off and back on worked fine for about 30 seconds then started again . after reading a responce on this thread I may have just found out why so will check it and report back after I give it a test Oh and yes I replaced the battery first thing just to clear that up and also have the bushing in the cap to keep the battery making good connection because this was a problem from the start the small foam cushion that Garrett installs is not appropriate IMHO .

 

[BarryL]

Well got it out and turned it on and worked great for 10 seconds and then started that continuos beep . Went straight in to the sink and washed the freaking built up dirt that I neglect to clean off after each hunt that seems to build up in the side lot scraper and presto no more Continuing beeping Boy do I feel Dumb! Pinpoints perfect again without supertuning Too!

 

[1859large]

Did you try a fresh battery? An alkaline battery? Mine gets squawky when the battery is getting low. Otherwise the advice above is what I would give. Turn it on in the air first. If you want to detune it, turn it on close to the target in the hole.

What happens if you turn it on in the air and move it towards a coin in the air. Try turning it on close to the coin and see how it detunes close to the coin and only goes off at a shorter distance to the coin.

Mine works like a charm. It will go off if I bang it into the side of the hole or use it as a digging tool.

HH

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[Larry Bartlett]

I am having the same issues with a garrett pin pointer that is less than a year old.

 

[Robert2300]

Do yourself a favor and let them replace the pinpointer.
Good luck.
robt2300