Pointer That Works Well With Nox. Need Suggestions.

[Andy2640]

One gripe with the pro-find 35, (which incidentally i love) it can have a tendency to take in muck through the speaker cover netting.  This kills the noise of the alert feature, and i then have to rely on the vibrations.  I was looking at the carrot as a back up, i am now tempted more than ever.

[Bob'ke]

27 minutes ago, Andy2640 said:

One gripe with the pro-find 35, (which incidentally i love) it can have a tendency to take in muck through the speaker cover netting.  This kills the noise of the alert feature, and i then have to rely on the vibrations.  I was looking at the carrot as a back up, i am now tempted more than ever.

I put a bit of (transparent) tape over it. No noticable sound loss and no more dirt in the holes. I suppose it will not keep when using (prolonged) under water.

[Andy2640]

Good tip Bob, nice1. 

[William P]

Like many others here, I have had zero issues with the Garrett Pro-Pointer AT (Carrot). Possible things to note is that I always  noise cancel the Nox first, and when the pointer comes into play, I ground balance the Pro-Pointer AT before probing. It's sometimes surprising how many folks don't GB the Carrot, but it helps with some probing issues that others have had.

Not sure if any of that helps, but my Nox 800 and Garrett Carrot are happy partners ?

-Bill 

[JustSwell]

On 9/7/2018 at 6:56 AM, Andy2640 said:

One gripe with the pro-find 35, (which incidentally i love) it can have a tendency to take in muck through the speaker cover netting.  This kills the noise of the alert feature, and i then have to rely on the vibrations.  I was looking at the carrot as a back up, i am now tempted more than ever.

I'll keep that thought and bob's tip in mind if I get mine working again.   My 35 hasn't even seen mud yet, just dry beach sand and then the dip into a rocky lake.  I remember looking at those tiny speaker holes and just like with the Equinox wondering how they get good sound while still waterproofing them.  Little bugger perks up ears of passersby when I'm finding things.  Makes for good conversation anyway.  

Both the 35 and the carrot have sped up my finds so much and ended all those vanishing finds I was having before.   Can't live without them now.  I hadn't really taken enough advantage yet of the tone ID, except for my last ring find with it.  The equinox already has us so close and it takes seconds to pinpoint now.  But that one deep hole in the sand with tiny copper tubes, bottle caps, and odd water worn metal shards probably could have had me missing that ring without it.

[Johnnysalami1957]

Sorry, I couldn't help it.....

[JustSwell]

On 9/11/2018 at 7:49 PM, Johnnysalami1957 said:

Sorry, I couldn't help it.....

i must be tired.  this is going over my head tonight.  What stupid thing did I say now?

The 35 is on it's way to service.  They were really quick to respond with the RMA and nice about it. 

[Lunk]

1 hour ago, phrunt said:

Does the Pro-Find 35 detect small gold like the marketing indicates? my Carrot AT picks up to about .3 of a gram ok, any smaller and its a no go.  I don't often use it for gold prospecting but it would be handy to have one that could be used if I was having enough trouble finding the target to speed up the process.  I've started using my carrot lately to quickly sort out junk when using my GPX as it's a real junk magnet.

 

Like you Simon, I rarely use my pinpointer when nugget hunting and have never tried it on small gold; it’s reserved for large, deep nuggets to ensure I don’t mark them with the pick.

[Johnnysalami1957]

5 hours ago, JustSwell said:

i must be tired.  this is going over my head tonight.  What stupid thing did I say now?

The 35 is on it's way to service.  They were really quick to respond with the RMA and nice about it. 

Lol. Nothing. Just that pinpointing sometimes is a mystical process.

Dig we must!