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bloody probe, my first one kept sounding off so i sent it to regtons and to be fair to them they sent me a new one, ive only had this one six months and its sounding off like the first one, i havnt used it much so i will have to contact regtons again, is this a common problem with them or am i just unlucky ?

mine did the same  >:( then only to find i dropped it at the ww rally  :o
never mind someone else is suffering with it now  ;D

Hello
Mine did the same.It just used to go off when I pressed it to turn it on.I then discovered that the end was too tight where the battery goes in.I just slackened it off a turn and its been fine since.I dont know the cause but it worked on mine.Hope this has been helpful.
Cheers Andrew

its cos they are cheap lol  ::)

Many a true word Mike ;) Touch wood I've never had a problem in 3 years with mine but they are not really well made. As Andrew says the common problem is the end cap pushing on the battery which in turn forces the ferrite rod and coil in to the end of the probe, which causes the same effect as pushing down on the tip of the probe. Although NiMh batteries don't swell to the same extent as Lithium ones do, but a tiny amount will make a great difference if the battery compartment is tight to begin with. ;)

Thanks Guys, thats really filled me with confidence. I've just spent a week and a halfs pension on one. :o
It arrived this morning and look at the b. weather. Tested it in the kitchen and I must admit it seems far superior to my Sherlock but then it should, it cost 4 times as much.
I did have to wait nearly a week for it though, they were out of stock. New batch just arrived from the States so hopefully that problem has been sorted.

Val

I have owned 2  one of them from when they first came out.

No problems to date,.some folks must have been unlucky but at least its not like the guys who had to have their CTX3030 replaced. :o Jerry.

they are vastly over priced ,have to invent a better cheaper one hmmmm

Mines still very sensitive and beeping but it does not vibrate anymore !

It will do for me though. Saves lots of time.

Wouldn't go detecting without it.

Doesn't vibrate? are you sure you are using the right piece of equipment? :D

Here's my new beast ;)

vlf+dif you can also change mode from tone, vibrate or both,it has a sensitivity mode button and after 3minutes without use it will begin to beep so that it can be located if left behind etc etc.  I've gone through 2 garrett pointers and looks like this one will last longer than the others lol

I bought a Garret pro pointer months ago and like Leytijenks wouldn't go without it. I am aware that some have had problems but as yet mine has been fine. If I hadn't bought when I did, and now had to choose between the Garret and Minelab probes I would go for the Garrett. I think the YouTube video that was posted on site, showing the performance comparison between the two would certainly have made me think twice about opting for the Minelab.

rather use divining rods and be 80 squid better off weehee more beer for me ;D

Reminder..

Not sure if I mentioned in the previous thread about this probe but my probe had problems when I bought it, so sent it back and had a new one which was exactly the same. So, returned the second. Not paying £85 for a unit that's virtually unusable. The latest one they sent works great.   (Regtons were more than helpful - hats off to them)

Minelab Pro Find 25 FIELD TEST / Review (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCGAhi_2HcI#ws)

Wow, the proof was there for all to see, the Minelab was out performed in most areas, Im just glad I bought the Garrett, lets hope the Minelab is faulty, because in this excellent video it showed up very poorly... ,

You will probably find that the soil was too dry/wet for the minelab probe and the soil temperature was not ideal for a comparative test,  ::) and someone had a metal detector turned on 100 yards away, and there were cars parked in a nearby car park, not to mention the ozone layer was a bit thin. But it's a minelab, so it must be good!  ;D

 for 125 english pounds i would want it to dig the holes for me  :o :o :o, i love my minelab but why do they seem to shove such silly prices on anything new they bring out  :-\ :-\ :-\

.............and before anyone else says it , i know some people will pay their silly prices just because it has minelab on the box

Look into my eyes Mike, your eyes are feeling tired, so very tired, now think of a nice ice cold beer, and how nice it  would be to own your own Minelab probe, think of all those women who will fall at your feet, if you owned such a device. ...... tell them about that extra cm you can go!...that will be £120 please, it's as easy as that.  I wonder if Minelab would have me on their sales team.

I will have 2 please  :)

A very wise choice Herbie, your obviously into the futures market, buy before the price goes up.  ;D 

With the Garett probe you are best using a GOOD alkaline battery, and not screwing the battery top too tight!

I've got two and the slight problems I've had have been using a cheapo battery and needing to release the pressure on the battery by easing off the top as it's sounded off with it too tight.

I've had a few probes over the years and they've all broken except for the Garrett.

I'd urge anyone to only buy a Garrett.

So I've heard :D

You guys crack me up..  :D :D

Yes, three women nurses did it  :o  ----- next time it'll be under a general anaesthetic!  ;D  ;D





 

Not surprised as a Minelab man since the middle 1980`s Iam very disappointed with their latest products from Codan.

To makes things even worse their products these days are over priced.

Well that's my personal opinion.  >:(  Jerry.

Yep it definitely used to vibrate.

concerning my faulty garrett pin point probe regtons have informed me my warrenty runs from the first faulty probe i received   and that makes my warrenty out of date and they dont repair them, who can repair this probe then or can i fix it myself as i dont mind having to take it apart . ?