Garrett Propointer Falsing?

randy

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• Mar 16, 2010

• #1

Anyone else had an issue with the Garrett Propointer falsing. I like to prod and scrape the hole pretty hard with it -- poke it into the dirt and the like, and it falses when I do that. If I don't put any pressure on it, it doesn't. Tested in a hole scanned and known to be free of targets. Does it all the time now and never used to.

Anyone else encountered this. Has mine gone bad?

 

Richard in BC

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• Mar 16, 2010

• #2

Mine does the same when applying pressure to the end.

My Garrett PP is also starting to make a rattling sound when it vibrates,like something is loose inside

 

space_weaseal

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• Mar 16, 2010

• #3

I thought mine was today until i discovered a tinny backing to a earring...
When i first got the propointer i gave it a 8 but now that i have used it a few times i will give it a 9 1/2.

 

M-scope

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• Mar 16, 2010

• #4

Mine does the same thing...When tip is pressed against anything, it sounds off...Didnt do this when first used. Problem developed later...

 

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irishfan01

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• Mar 30, 2010

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I have never had that problem with mine, but now that someone brought it up, i will really pay attention. What would you rate the durability of it?

 

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RWJR13

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• Mar 30, 2010

• #6

Had that problem with mine....Called Garrett and they replaced it when I took it in...

 

Monkeywrangler2

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• Apr 1, 2010

• #7

Mine will do that a little if I push hard on the soil, but it only gets really buggy/weird if the battery gets really low. Then it is find again after I change the battery.

 

randwool

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• Apr 2, 2010

• #8

Got two of them and have never had any problems like that.

 

Riznitch

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• Apr 2, 2010

• #9

havent seen that with mine either but, ill keep an eye out also. i did have one incident where it was firing off with the dirt in my hand but nothing was there. i was wondering if it was some old iron residue that had degraded into nothing.